Richmond palladium., 1848-06-14
From the Cincinnati Daily Atlas
News from Santa Fc, Chth u3 hu:a
and Fort Mann.

and Fort Mann. i
By the ST Louis papers. we learn that Mr.. F.
Aubrey had arrived at Indepe ence. having
travelled from Santa Fe, distance of eight hun
dred miles in eigh, days and ten hours. He was
detained day by Indians. who took him priso-
ner and from whom he escaped with the loss of
has baggage, and really accomplished the distance
in seven days aud ten hours He iefs Santa Re
with six men. but they gave ont before they had 7
accomplished three hundred miles of the distance,
alone. lie killed three horsas aud two mules
walked forty miles. was three days without pro-
visions, and sep, only four five hours the
route. Such travelling is uneNanpled.
= Mr.. \. brought copies Of the Santa Fe RePub-
lie an up TO the 10Th Of May.
AFFAIRS AT CHrHuAHrs.-Nr. Robert Brent
arrived at Santa F- from Chihuahus. which CITY
he left the 18Th of April, and reported That
ener, Pric. had received an order from M
General Butler. TO abandon Chihuahua, and Z"
take up position sixty miles Distant. or at .aeh
place would furnish provisions and forage.
and there remain until further orders He was
also ordered to give up all munitions of war be-
longing TO thu Mex,cans-to withdraw the pa
roles of all prisoners of war. aud give them their
former liberty, and to see that the government
and every thing in ChihuaiIua was placed in its
former position. At the same time. informant
OF tn. treaty was communicated. We cannot
find that General Price ob-yed this order, but il
is to b. presumed that he did
FIoHr WITH TIE observation-disclosures who
had arrived at Santa Fe stated that Col. GEipin,
a few days after he left the Moro. encountered
large party Of the Cananche 1n1iaHs; that Col.
/ G iipin made attack upon them: thai the In
dams returned the fire. ani that the troops Were
inme diatev ordered TO charge. which thew did
/ most giiiantv. driving the intians before them
The loss of the lnd'ans. IN men and stock. rs sad
/ TO have been great that Of the Americans Que or
/ two killed, aud few wounded. Col. Gtlpin
still in pursuit Of the enemy
Capt. HackeIton. Assistant Commssarv OF
Subsistence at Santa Fe, seriously sick on
the l 5th Of Nav.
+ A young man nv the name of J. c. Delapp.
Clerk the Commissary department. left his
Office in Santa Fe about the 5th Of May. and had
not been heard Of the 18th tie is supposed
TO have been on froic, and to have oeen muir
drr-d.
! An unsuccessful attempt made by the Eu-
ttaw IntiarS to rob Mr.. Mandav. partner Of
I Waldo. OF Jackson county, in tins Statr. lie
in thu vicinity OF Red kivcr--the In .Ians
surrounded h,Iu and he deserted by all hls
tncn They attempted to decoy him to their VII
iagr. wherr, IT intended that the ApaChes
should attack aud Kill him. Bat he coHirived to
escape from them. after the loss of about five
hundred dollars worth of goods, and reached
Santa fe.
FIGHr WITH THE N.vIJos Information has
been received Santa Fe from Col. Newly,
who had gone out on an expeditions against the
Navilo Indians. When eleven days abse mt from
Santa Fe. he discovered a large body of NavIjos,
who fled before him Pursuit ordered, AMI
not stop until the Indians had been owe rtak en.
and their stock secured. Capt. Stockton, OF Ma
REYNOLDS battaiion, does not seem TO have exc
cuted this order promptly. He sutfe red the In
dians to drive off, instead Of attacking them. and
it is said that few men of his party took upon
the to capture eleven Indians. their arms
and stock. Col. Newly on reaching the encamp-
t,- Of nth
.rs having been suffered TO retain their horses
and to escape at leisure lie immediately or
dered the prisoners to be disarnned--Meantime
those who had escaped. and others who h I'd ioin-
ed them, attacked the American camp, firing
upon the IN from the hills, in every direction
The American force returned the fire. killing
one of the principal chiefs. and three or four
others. and wounding several. None Of the
troops were injured. Next morning, Col. New
by sent out scouting parties, and met two or three
Of the chiefs-to whom he gave three days TO
bring in their people and make a satisfactory
, peace.
Mexican, murdered his wife, by striking he'
with an axe, and then killed his sister in law,
girl of fifteen years of age. lie was apprehend-
ed, confessed the crime, but assigned no reason
; for it-adopung our favorit- mode of escaping
: punishment. by feignng insanity
r. Mr.. Aubrey. on his route home. heard nothing
: of Col. Gilpin's command. and suppoSes him Il
have bee in the heart Of the Camanche country
, Fort MASS.-The St. Louis Republican ha
received communication from Fort Mann, o
which it gives the following abstract:
= Mai. Singer, United States Paymaster, return
= ing W ith Government train, was attacked fv
. miles south of the crossing Of the Arkansas, b.
, the Indians, and driven from their wagons TIN
r Indians piiiaged the wagons and took the Ma nor
= papers MAJOR ). and an express arrived at For
,, Mann with intelligence of the attack Captain
Pelizer Immediately called out the two compa
nies stationed at the Fort. and selected SOM
. sIxty-hve men to go in pursuit OF the Indians
: himself in command Capt. Hotzscheiter, Lieu's
: Tuttle and Keller, were also of the party
: Captain Peltzer AMI his party left the Fort. n
: three miles out came mp with Leitse ndorier
> Webb's train, when he halted. The train wa
y ordered on, Peltzer assuring them his force woul
be up with them shortly. Lieut.. futile, VIII
had been de tafned at the Fort, in procuring hi
tain Peltzer informed him, that the tran ha
: gone and would be up TO the crossing Of tn
5 Ark ansas by day iight--that he had gone abou
e Il mile on the road, aud discovered about 100 In
. dians and had bee n compelled to retreat Lieut.
futile suggested that he had better GO on, an
( send back an escort for him. This he declined
IA saving that his presence needed at the Fort
o After time. he permitted 1t. Tuiiie TO pro
n eeed, remarkng that he did at his risk.
Lieut.. Tuttle travelled all night, and in In
midst of a severe hail ana thunder storm. passe
t the train without discovering it, and reached III
e Crossings. Not finding them the re he dete rmi II
. proceeded the Pawnee Fork, twelve mile
above the Crossings. He reached the Fork i
IL the night, and by secrefing himself in n ravine
- he enabled to fully reconnoitr. the India
:, encampme He fou nj from l 81 to 300 lad
n ans, with about 50 mules. Having gained a
the Information he could. he turned 10 the ross
Z e ings--was disappointed IN not meeting the trai
IT Capt. Peitzers forces, and he proceed ed in tn
j. direction of Fort Mann. lie met Lei,sendo rfer
!, train abou, miles from the Fort and l-arne
that Capt. Pei,zer's first arnpment was abou
three n,iIes from Fort Mann, and the next nigh
q he stait with ih- train, ten miles distanf-nu
IL correspondent says. too intoxicated go aay fuu
st ,her. The troops It is said proceeded mile
:, out. and no. being joined by the Captain an
- one having orders. and Lieut. TuttIe having mis-.
IS ed them, returned TO the Fort. Capt Hol zsche
.r ter and Lirut. Keller wouii have proceede.
Is and done gooj service. if they had received an
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