The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-03-30

gence in The st. Louis Union of Saturday.
We hope it may turn out an invention Of
Madam Rumor.
We learn from the officers of the steamer
figom0, in this morning from -. Joseph
that traders have receutiy arrived at Indie
pendencr, from Santa fr. bringing most
melancholy accounts from Col. FRUENoNI'>
company. II seems that the culd was 80 "
ceSSive in the mountains a. To cause the
death of all their cattle in one night. They
were then some three hundred milrS distant
from Taos, Ia which place Col, fRrEMCNT
proceeded, accompanied ty cnly three 9TH
ers. On his arrival there, Major ByALL
ordered out a detachment To 20 IN search oi
the company; with these Col. I. returned
to the place where he had l,ii bis comrades:
bat nothing was TO be seen but vast SNOWY
waste. 1t is supposed that they all perish.
et', and were buried beneath the snuw,,-
The above il generally accredited in aud a
bout Independence.
II does hot necessarily follow, however,
that this brave baud has persisted There
are many sheltered spots in the mountain
Businesses TO which the party may have re-
treated, with comparative safety. We shall
anXiUusly avail, further details.
LArER.-The ST. Louis Republican of
Monday has the following i'll confirmation
Of the above. Ii copies fem the IndCptn-
dcnce Expostor of March 20:
"We stop the press to-day, to announce
the arrival Of Mr.. Green Jones, Of our town,
direct from Santa Fe. He brings with him
the Santa Fe Republican, Of the I'd Febu
IL. IL -
Fremont and his party have suffered Sc
verely, and some If them have been lost
We are gratitied 10 learn that Col. Fremont
himself is still safe. The whole country
must, and will feel thrilling intere,, in the
narrative we publish below, taken from the
Santa Fe Republican, Feb. I'd:
"COl. Fremont-We present 10 our Iea
ders in this weeks paper communication
from our correspondent at Taos, relative to
Col. Fremont's unfortunate expedition,
which will be found below:
"DEAR HovEy: From the Circumstance,
Of those who carry this | am compelled to
be short
'.There is not much novelty in this place,
unless it is the successful excursion Of the
commander Of this post, and the very untor.
tunste affair OF Col. Fremont.
"ThiS enterprising and experienced Off
Ger had started from the United States for.
California. Being in the winter season.
ana being ove.taken by very severe aud
long snow storm willie passing through the
mountain gorge the Colonel lost some 1870
mules in one night. Being left on foot, the
party could scarcely remain where it was,
and it was deemed impossible to proceed.
Finally, the Colonel despatched three men
10 seek some settlement, which, after TWEEN
~ days absence aud not returning. the Co.
lionel started for Taos, in company with one
or two men, distance CT some $50 miles,
which he made in nine days. On his ar
rival, our commander, Maj. Beall, issued
an order for thirty days provision for the
detailed party and mules to carry them
"Col. Fremont, though much ena ciated,
and in feeble health, molly resolved to ac.
company the succor sent out by our hui
name commander.
"Ihe suiierinss Of the party have been
terribly severe, even 10 the extreme of feed.
ing upon each other. Both Col. Fremont
aud Maj. Beall deserve great credit in the
whole affair, the one for his perseverance
and humane sallantry in pers.sting 10 re-
turn IN person to the succor of his compau.
ions in misery, aud the other for the prompt.
ness and humanity with which he order
ed assistance to be rendere to the unfortu.
nate party
The letter says, that Mr.. Jones, who left
Santa Fe after the publication was made,
arrived at independence and reported the
whole number as having persisted, with the
exception Of Col. Fremont himself, who
was in Taos, badly frost.bitten. There i,
some cause TO hope that this is not true.