The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-30

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6bo TO 5sc Whiskey has ADJ snced to 2'c. FOR hhds
aud Use. for bbls.
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Our Overland CORE. pondence.
HEAp or THE SAS Prpao, Aug. I, 1s49.
The Progress Of The Military Expedition California
Summary Puaisbment Of an old Man Col Jack Hayes
The San Pedro Scenery The Indians, &c &c
1t will doubt create much surprise that date this
the San Pedro. Ut point only hundred and six
teen miles from the San Antonio when 1t IL eonsi-
dered that this expedition has in getting
those two hundred and sixteen ilss the space Of two
calendar months, having started on the LIST Of June
You will perceive that have ged three miles
aud half day That this Is the fault of the road,
which is not than any road in the United States
OF the engthi proved by tho that party OF
California suerants have ovsrtsksn here, having
sccomp lished the distance In seven days. News has
also just been received in camp that party who left
San Dtonio time after reached I'll Paso by the
Frederckt burg route in sixteen days Until struck
this river, fifty miles back We had no hard marches
and in this valley except for about twenty miles
the road Il by rough All the unevennsss
that now exists could have been easily BY
three day labor Of the engineers that In fact
the read presents difficulties aud affords no excuse
for this three. and half mies day marching Mel
ther have unfortunate in having bad weather.
There has been but rainy day since We left The
thunder storms always occur st night. and the sky
before morning These storms so far from Inn
p,dng prgrsss ere Of the greatest benefit IS the
frerhens the which e. this season very dry
tn. expedition will be- four months gu the march.
What makes this the more annoying the fact that
the Csforpisus who travel this road from going In ad-
vance Of the command rhes. people have left the
settlements with GER ain quantity Of provisions ex-
pectpg 10 be not than thirty forty days be-
twe,n sau Antonio aud FL p&so. they have now besn
provisions II fast failing They have represented that
they wish To travel on, IN consequence but the ssm
Msnoing ohcer has issued = psrsmp,ory order that
they shsl hts aud unless they choose
set his der at defiance aud gb MIN they must stay
and stsrve They have told their leaders that they
wiling To fight; but the latter &v.rss To boodshsd,
have restrained them still Protesting against the srd-r
as most understandable &ssumpti,n II power This
order IL the more e1traoi diuary a. these mems
visions usly fail them neither from the supply
train from the comm-sssy csn the procure. even
for money single pound or bead or hour, or coffee
there r. scarcely sufficient for the command Should
tbings really come to the s,srvss point. the Csor-
nsus viii BOT he withheld iron gUiog la advance BY
Major Van Horn spd ell his soldiers
The expedition Is ~ buDeing affair from beginning
Ia End Never did train s- out under more favorsbe
circumstances never more mi-srably conduct
ed. IL not until We we're oo- hundred miles from
San Antonio that IL Vac found that the eng nssrs had
no blasting powder. They ware then obliged to get
blank cartridges from the huwtzsr battery. All
~ Il discovered that there corn In the
train aud the quarter master obliged to srnd to
Mexico To procure the ssticle To Await its arrival
~e had 10 rsnain In one csmo fos eighteen days IL
also sscertainod that tn saps ot mules was In
sufficient and other party patched 10 procure
liz would BE- useless To all the causes
OF delay IL IL sufcis Mt shst here too mouths
out and not hAf way to I'll faso II this he not en-
War Department
A curious ceremony vas witnessed here a rev days
since An old mao travelling -ith tue Cslitfnh
party being suspected ~ ceiling liquor - 'ne
vas srrrstrd brought before tns commanding "nosI,
aud tenteDced 30 be drummsd through not only ""
"a Infsnfr ~ camp but also he II comp An1ns,
the laioruisu- IL seems chat Old pair Of spdistB
shoes found IN his poss.s-tOD snl that this vas
held as conclusive syid.nc. that he mad sold liquor,
AID lad taken those In exchange Tbs man pfsret %
prove that he had purchased quastity u soldiers
clothing In san Antooio aud 20 witnesses 20
speak To HE character iat he not permitted TO
introduce any tertm HI. dsisac. aud forth
With drommsd ou' ~ camp Inis summary proceed
ing has ~pgend.rrd the worst s-ibs feeling bet
the tslifobans and toe con BsD5 ihs so ~ the
old man laid have been r-sBarssby inod-nsive In
his conduct Bur tor the sctise inserfsren,s of COL
Hayes the would have been rescued aud tn. guard
.be executed the order -hot do~n IL J. a terrible
tbiDs for week old man e. b, turned out In the
prsiries to psrish without food shelter In
fsct, With nothing 60 susfsD life, aud with every
chance ~ Losing Il and that the bare suspicion VI
selling liquor
This san Pedro. or Devils River" a. Jack Hayes
j.
toEsrs up zach eids ~ to it, mouth.
These hills al sIik. m fsra structure aud ap-
pssrsnce They entirely bare Of foliage With the
eAc.ptos Of patches OF -tuned brush sood that grow
IN the cfsvces Of the rocks The ~ the
Ia 30 tortuous that IL oecssry % cross a. about ten
times from whore FIRST strike ~ whsr. i-sve
" Tor the psccs The valley varies frn three hand I'd
yards 70 mile In width a7d a. every tarn one 10
ttartled by the abrupt sud wt scenery tnst brrsks
upon the view The rocks heap.d up sni hung to-
g.th.r IN thousand fantastic shap-s, at time
suuipg the form Of tur-f-d cs-l. sud Dthsr Il
lzfa III rift al pft
Hiodco mythology respecting the earth's basis At
the trst cnnpmrot the river tn painted
Caves two large In the tue insiies Of
which covered With red ana black hisrogt phics
commemorative of the vst0as Indian feats aud
grim warrior J. dragging Assy Mexican f-asls, the
sttsr indicated BY tn" crucdk ~hioh she clssgs aud
which she holds up 90 heaven TO iuplore is
lection. In another place tine figures Of ~svsrd
The smidst Of body 81 ncizus, The whole party IN
siree ME The attitudes ~ th-se ngures bid sud
BY no mtsus devoid of merit fh- ssms cannot be
faid ~ the amt horsss dfssu ~ thOs" savage
srtists. Which are stir aud resemble nxures drawn by
Q child with burned Gick STR miles FROM our pre-
ptn In the i'm mediate u~ignb rh"ot OF
several beaver dams. l. al extensive uisi ensanp-
ueut now nhaudoued. ftis qn's probable that THIS
trapping ruund " often freq rented 80 tu.re - srsat
quantity ~ beaver sbBBJsnc" ~ Q y. and " otner
game, such ~ bear urte,. aud VIA hoSs A lev eve
ptrcs sxo a hear broke ipto the camp ~ the tafyr-
mans making quite a s.sss'ton smeng them lie
s.ep a.stetch.d 4 few evening b-iore. IN air camp
ives ie,sd.d by sbsut thirty sui uog, led on ~ .
fierce Old bear With hug" tusSs SOFA" ~ the men hei
10 IN. saons ctubs up tg.ss sni the hogs ID
. tfumphsu Ut march through the rsng bdt the Jsii-
fpi nisns following them ~ SECURED gpody feat BY
shooting down some " the tstt--t a the pack
The Indians have at length b-gua 10 steal mules aud
horse Some nights the s.Dry "a the t1trd n
fartry camp srmsb1dv apr schips tue horses
under hi charge hzuius he infrudrf. aud .c-ivins