The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-23

Aoueis nave Deen received from Col. Fremon,
covering the two months from the last of Novem-
Der to the I'd of February that he was not heard Of
and giving the terrible events of that time They
are written from Taos and Santa Fe New Mexico
and addressed to Mrs. Fremont, at Washington
and, In her absence, (for it was deemed probable
that she might have off to California by sea be-
fore they could arrve,) to Senator Benton, and in
his absence to William Carey Jones. The letters
came from ST. Louis last night, having been brought
| to that place by Mr.. st. Vran. Mrs. Fremont,
| fortunately, was gone Senator Benton had de-
layed his departure for Missouri, confident that
letters were on the way; and in his hands we have
seen the originals, and we propose to give extracts
in the order of their dates. The first is dated
Taos, New Mexico, January 81. 1s4e
write to you from the house of our good friend Carson
bed. To ovsworn, oyerworked fasued and starved
traveller these little lux uries of the world offer interest
whcn n sonr comfortable home is not possible for gu
81 have now the unpleasant task Of telling you how
came here had much rather speak of the future with
plans for which already occupied) for the mind Turns
rom the zen have witnessed and the suengs have
y9uI ianer SUI more VIII give you the story now instead
crest hope that you will not receive this letter When
reaches Washington you mag be way California
progress as bents Fort and from report You will
have heard the circumstances Of departure from Upper
18th Of November with upwards Of one bundled GOOD
mules and one hundred and thirty bushels of sheled
intended 10 support animals in the deep ri the
high mountains and down 70 the lower Of the Grand
Wn0fe usually the obstacle
wsHfassa FS %Se
Of S his life in trapping "
The error of our expedition committed in engaging
have forgotten the whole country through which we Were
70 SSfSupsd Cater passing the
DSndeIng along tortaoas course through deep
ssEas e he he liz q
found ourselves at the mouth Of the Ro del Norte
highest most rugged and impracticabe of all the Rocky
Mountain ranges inaccessible to appers hunters
h KNOWLEDGE pressed with fatal resou
breast deep r he mules and falling frequently into lie
At s on s Of The d
tween one and two) The thermometer Faenhe) stood
day the shining and moderate breeze Judge Of the
aV IT 5 an
e: Inc G hs the naked which lie
Psssos nssn' The water Of the Atlantic and
winter and the raging winds sweep aeross them %h re- re-
morseless fury On first attempt we
.s se R.Ss s ar
distance and were driven back having twelve
being frozen 70 death here dead mules Were already
ling about 5 the camp fires Meantime i showed steadily
cae the summit and were more fortunate then seemed
s 0sd Of 5
wing ponderie crossed the creek descended little and
as if had passed By
packs. pack saddles scattered articles Of clothing and dead
s Sts s
was susd in snow The All
was impossible to get back impossible Our tate stood
w S % and wSa
could be had the extreme SUBMITS Of the Sierra
where the S BeoW in the mSed fna
gion the animals could get about the snow being
thai should every one took my resolution %me
daey and determined to the mountain back the
Win a6or baggage was Transported
IA Of @ s
hs Of Of %U % fan M on
they tse Tumble Be
down. and disappear under the diving snow Sometimes
. The Of some Of the men began to fail
Spanish settlements Of New Mexico for provisions, and for
should leave the mules we had not two weeks provis
ions in the camp and these consisted of Of
se afd o
esrs for the service From hs many that offered chose
and placed the party under the command Of King with
directions to send in Of the least delay
SET o like
with and
fSTebodings You may be sure we contrasted with the
only You Der the volumes Of BaoGstones
Were overlooking al our friend Bants They made
my Chris' t amMsements !esd them The time,
you may suppose that my first law lessons will be well
The party for relief being gone we of the camp occupied
ourselves in removing the baggage and equpage down the
IN few days Now came on he tsda Of
waiting for the return of the relief party Day after day
The D fh Ell he
1 is charm those who had
and ozs to death IN sunshine day and having with him
s s Rs III
We were not then with him.
for relief became oppressed with anxiety weary Of
delay and determined to go myself both in search the
with esPs 6w w 1ah
and the mountains where were and became fearful that
imagine he Leaving s
camp employed with the baggage, under the command of
get off down the river with small party consisting Go.
dey, his yonng newphew, Peuss and Saunders (colored
three days In the camp tet under the command Of Vim.
centhsle the pesses only bad provisions for few meals
failed to meet King my intention make the Mexican
on a hs ss1s .So an of The RG del
my map and thenee send back the speede relief possible
On the second day after leaving the camp we came upon
fresh tfall OF indpns3two lodges with considerable
TUNED and went down the river, and followed On
the ice Of the river. He proved to be Utah, SON of
GIsnd River chief whom had formerly Known nd he
behaved toward, US in friendly manner We encamped
near them al night BY present of rifle my blankets
and other pomhed rewards when we should get in, pre-
Rio Colorado settlement and 10 take with him four of his
horses little baggage The miseraby
poor and could only get along at slow walk. On the
day !the sixth Of proges left the Indian lodges late
and Travelled only some miles, About
discovered little smoke In of timber off fom the
river and thinking, perhaps might be express party
(king and his mem on their return to see This
was the day since that party had left and
the sixth since had left the camp under vincenthaer
we found them-three of them Ceuzfedt, Breckenridge
and Wllams-the mos: miserable objects had ever behed
did not recognize Creutzfedts features when Bracken-
ridge brought him up and told biz name They had been
starving King had starved death few days before His
Tema9s were some six or eight miles above the river
BY aid OF the Indian horses carried these three with
down the valley to the Pueblo the Little Colorado which
reached the fourth day afterwards the after eav
the camp the mountains having travelled through
snow, and on foot. one hundred and sixty miles,
" look upon the feeling which induced out from
the camp inspiration. Had remained there waiting
the of poor Kings party every of have
persisted.
The morning after reaching the Little Colorado Pueblo
shoneI and supplies not being there Cooley and rode on
70 me Mo HOndO, and thence to Taos about twenty-five
mn where we found what needed and the next morn
ing Sodey with four MexIcans thirty horses mules and
pIovsons set ont his the relief Vncenthae