Richmond palladium., 1849-04-11

| OoL- rREAoNT.-!Al acquainted with
the perilous situation Of Col. Fremont. look
with intense anxiety for any inform alton
concerning this gallant explorer snd his
party The following from the ST Louis
Republican of Friday win be read with
interest.
Col. Fremont and Lieu' BeaIe on Their
'rnyto CaIifornia-Erien, Of the Dis
osfer to Fremoa.'s Party
Mr.. J. W. Folcer arrived in this CITY
Yesterday from Santa Fe. In company
with Capt. ST. Narin and others. he left ha,
town on the cath Of February. but as
Capt St Narin had charge of the letters
and papers and shipped on another boat.
which has no, arrived. we have no, We,
been able to avail ourselves of them From
Mr.. Folger. however. we gather the in
formation which follows:
Col. Fremont. Of whose disastrous ex-
pedition We have already given an imper-
feet. and in some respects erroneous ac-
count, left Santa Fe on the I 5,h ult on his
way to California. OF the dreadful dsas-
ter which befcl him in the mountains. we
have this account. The published letters
from Col. Fremont and his friends. len
him ascending mountain and within five
or six miles ofthe summit Blu, this eleva.
ton he never reached. 4 storm came up
which forced him {, retreat. and to seek
shelter in the valley below Here, it is
said. the snow tlrfied and accumulated to
the depth of thirty or forty feet. and the
party los, all their amin ais. and ware com
PEELED u leave their entire outfit The
oorar.I ,Io ,lS and t,inr
else from view. and Col. +. and party were
driven TO seek safety on the sides of the
mountain In this emergency. Bill VIII
liams. a hardy mountancer. and two others,
volunteered 10 seek succor from the near
cs, settlements; and i, was arranged that
they should return in twenty days. As
they failed 10 DO 50. however. Col. Fro
mont and one or two others. resolved upon
attempting 20 reach Taos; and on the sixth
dav from their leaving camp they overlook
Williams and one of his companions
The other (Mr. King. Of the District Of
Columbia.) was represented to have died
Of the exposure and OF hunger; and in the
extremity TO which they were driven. the
survivors were forced TO eat part Of his
BODY
Col. Fremont made his wav To Taos.
obtained aid. provisions. and horses, and
then act out in search of his party. But
more than one third Of his men had in
the interval Of his absence. died from ex-
posure and hunger: and one or two had
given out. and were left to die. when he
C came up with them. The number who {
thus pershed is stated at eleven. Captain /
Cathcart. of the English army. was among
the survivors. Col. Fremont, los, his whole
outft-his mules. instruments, baggage.
and everything else Of valu..
On his arrival at Santa Fe. he was
furnished with horses and stores bv the
Commissarv Of the Unite! States. and.
after recruiting his party. he again set OFT
for Caifornia-taking the route pursued
by Col. Cook. in 1917. lie and his party
have suffered terribly in this expedition
and il will be a warning u all others never
to attempt such a Iourncv in mid winter
Lieut.. Beale, United States Navy, was
more fortunate than Col. Fremont lie
his journey 10 Santa Fe. aud
reached there without much difficulty. Mr. !
Folgcr left him at Socorre on Cook route
10 California. in excellent health. and quite
sanguine of reaching his destination in
thirty DAYS
We learn that L. f. Thurston. Esq.
who has filled several offices under the
American Government in New Mexico.
died in Santa Fe during the winier-ile
was native Of Louisville. Ky.