Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-02-25
Late and Interesting from Port
Mann.

An express has arrived at Fort Leavenworth
from Santa Fe, by way OF Fort Mann, bringing
US letters to- the 10th ult From these letters
we learn that news had been received from Col.
Gilpin's camp, at Fort Bent, of rather an ex-
citing character. An express arrived on the
morning Of the 18th, with orders for company
=, and one section OF the Artillery company.
TO be fitted out with the least possible delay, and
to take mp the line of march for his camp as
mos. urgent causes required this movement
Intelligence was received at the same time, that
combined force Of Camanehcs and Mexieans
were gathering, about two hundred and fifty
miles south Of his station preparing to attack
him. For this attack Col. Gilpin was DESTROYS
Of being in readiness. and indeed, 10 be the az
gressor himself, and that, too, By the 18th or
18th Of February. This news produced great
excitement in the garrison at Fort Mann, and
an express was immediately despatched to over
take Lieut. Tuttle and ten or fifteen men, who
had left three days previously for Fort Leayen-
worth, with view TO secure their return In
this they were not successful, as Lieut. Tutile
had reached the fort.
One of the letters says--"1he greatest diff
Guilty now attending the execution Of this order
from our Colonel, is. the want OF teams to carry
provisions and artillery, as all our horses-some
seventy-hye in number have died, except about
dozen, and they are barely able TO stand upon
their feet OF one hundred and forty-four
mules which we brought here with us, not more
than six or eight head can be produced As to
the cattle, am actually ashamed 20 say that Of
eight hundred that came out with our two trails,
only seyenty-fye or one hundred head remain,
and the wolves arc daily deyouring them.--
What arrangements will be made, am hardly
able 10 say al this time, but il will be very dit
fcult matter for us to leave, under these cir
cumstances.'
Another letter, dated Upper Arkansas, five
miles above Bents Fort, Jan. Z, says that de-
taehment to which the writer belonged, left
Fort Mann on the 18th of December, for the
purpose OF cscortine the Suder's train to the
camp of the cavalry, under the command OF
Col Gilpia that ON the night of the 2Sd De-
cember, the officer in command, Lieut. O'Hara,
ordered his men TO encamp, which order they
refused TO obey, and to a man, deserted him.
The officer remained ON the ground, but pro-
cccded next day to headquarters, where he re-
ported the facts to Colonel Gilpin. The Colonel
Immediately ordered Court Martial for the tn
al Of The offenders, but at the time OF writing
the Court had made no decision in the case.
The cavalry detachment is, at present, in
rather bad condition, there being no proNis-
ions in the country, excepting some beef and
corn. A ration of corn is one pint per day
In the course Of n month, The Colonel intends
moving the command into the heart of the Ca
manche country, but unless some arrangement
to get provisions Is made, ii will be impossible to
move from tho river MIR Bent has sent an ex-
press TO Taos to obtain provisions, but it is I'M
dcrstood that he failed to obtain them. If so,
there is prospect of our having rough times;
there is not q horse in the battalion ct for ser
vice. Persons here are asking 500 for their
mules. We are waiting patiently for orders
from the government. Tho health of the bat
TALON is good.r-,St louis Republican.