The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-04-21


came oppressed with anxiety, weary OF de
lay. and determined TO go myself, both in
.ea,ch Of the ahsen. party. and in search OF
relief in the Mexican settlements. ] was
aware that our troops in New M"yico had
been engaged IN hnstiliies wi h the span
,,h Ulahs. and with H., Apaches who range
in The valley ofahe R,.o del Nor,e and the
,nonnta,ns where We. were, ana bscamr
fearful hat they (kriig and >his.pa,tj had
leen cu, off hy-rhtse luiiMs. ! coull i'm
acme no other accident % them. Leaving
Tia camp employed " hh 1,'e' baggage M
der the command OF Virnenilrn|er, with in
functions 10 follow me in three days, sa,
off down the river viii email party co"
listing of GodeS, his Young mephew, Pre-
MSS. and Saunders, colore1 servant We
carried orr arms and provisions for two o.
three days in the camp Ie't under The com
nnna ot Vmcentbaler the messes o:iy lad
provi. ions Tor few meals. and a supply OF
five pounds Of sugar 10 each man. III
faded TO meet King my intention was 10
make the Mexican settlement Oh the Col
orsdo. little ailluant of tho Rio del Norle
abou, half degree above Taos. lyon will
see il on my map) and thence send back
,g.e .pecdiest rellel possible to The patty un
de; Encenlha'er.
On tho eeco I'd day after leaving the
camp We came upon fresh trail OF Ind
ans-,wo lo,ines with "A copside NUM-.
Yer of animals. This did uol lessen our
uneasiness for our long absent people The
ln,lan trail, where we fell upon il. tuned
ANA went down the river, aud we followed
it On the fifth day after leaving the camp
we surprised an Indian on the ice of the
r,ver H. proved TO be Utah, sou of
Grand River chef whom we had formerly
known, and he behaved towards us in
friendly nanner.-We rncamped ear them
a, nigh. BY present ola nile, my Two
blankets. and other piomi>ed rewards
VIXEN We should get in, prevailed on 'l!is
lndian 10 90 with us as a guide to. the ll!le
RIO Colorado settlement, and 10 take with
him his iorr horses, 10 carry our little bag
gage. The horses were miserahly poor,
sad could Only get along al slow walk
o.. The rex, day the sixth of orr progress
we lief, The indian lodges late, and travel
led ONLY seine six or seven miles. About
sunset we discovered little smoke, in
@to"r of timber, Oh from he river, aud,
blinking perhaps il might be our express
party King and his men or their return. we
weh 70 see This was the twenty second
day since tina, party had eflus, and the
sixth since We had left The camp under Vim
.enthalrr. We found them, three Of them
GreulzleId Breckenridge, and Williams
the mos, miserable objects ever beheid.
dill notrecognze Creuzeldt's features,
when Breckenridge brought him up and
told me lis name. They had been starving
KIM had Starved 10 dcah a few days be-
fure--ils remains were some SIX or eight
miles above near the river. By aid OF the
Indian horses we carried these three with
ms, down the valley. to the Puebla, on the
I;uie Colorado, which we reached he
t,uth day afer wards the tenth after leav-
ln- he camp on the mountains, having
travelled through STOW, and on foot, one
Aupdred and sixty miles.
81 look upon The feeling which induced
u 10 get on, from TIE camp as an inspira-
ton. Had I remained .'lere, waiting the
reurn Of poor Kings party, every man of
Ms gust have persisted.
Srhe morning after reaching the Little
Colorado pnebla, horses and supplies not
being there, Cooley and rode on TO the,
Rio Hondn, and ,Iercc to Taos, about
lwery five NILES, whore we found what
we needed, and the rex, mon!ng Cooley,
WITH four Mcxicans, ihir!y horses and
mules, and provisions, SAT on, on his re-
,nrn 70 ile relief of Einccnjhaer's parry -
lihaa,d from him athe Colorado Pnrba,
which he reached the same day he left me
mud pressed on The neNl morning. o. The
woy lie received an accession Of eiaAl or
ZEN horses, turned over 10 hin, by the orders
OF Major Beall, Of the army, commanding
officer Of This northern lsnirt OF New Meyi
co. From him | received the offer Of eye
ny aid in his power, and such acna' assist
nnce as he was able 10 ren,|er-Some llor
fes, Which he had Just recovered from the
Ulahs. were loaned to me-, and he supplied
me from the comrsiSsary'S department 9Th
provisions, which !could have hn! nowhere
else. Ard myself ia The midst Of friends.
With Carson, is living Oweus.-Waxwell
is at his father in laws, doing prosperous
business as merchant and contractor for
the 'roors. Iremain here with these Ok,
comrades, while Cooley goes back, because
twas NOT necessary for me to go with him,
and il was necessary for me TO remain,
and prepare the means of resum,ng the ex
petition TO California as soon as he returns
The men LEFT behind. expect him on
Wednesday evening The 3lst inyant, this be
Ing tho l7lh.
"Say 10 your father that these are my
plans for the future:
CAT the beginning Of February Cooley
having got back at that time shall sci out