New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-07
Return OF the survivsr. Of Col. Webb.
California Expedition.

The company len New Orleans in the steamship
GLIB, on the 4th inst ali IN good health for the
California ria Brszos Santiago and Rio Grsnde. They
arrived al the latter pori the Eth and the
dsv proceeded up the river. They reached In safety
two dsDs serwar5, an eDcsmPmeni ground immediate
" opposite Clsy Dsviss rancho or village, and there
uliched their tents being Mexican territory Tia,
evening the Choers broke out among them and
those attacked one man died Next day three others
fell victims TO the disease which hsd spread sarin ely
among the company. developing tssfin It's uos; awful
type.
CONSERVATION among the survivors, OF whom a large
proper ion was or less Affected by the
bid symp,oTns became general. Complete di.srgsni-
zs.ion Of this unfortunate company followed.
Col Webb who mad probably not dreamed Of the
extent 10 which the Of the cholera destined
10 co. left the the day after ts formation.
and accompanied by medical man and AZ Interpreter
proceeded up the river for the alleged purpose OF pur
chasing mules for the use Of bis company
Mr. Audubon, the business agent Of the Association,
vas left in charge and when the masdy became 90
grsve be Immediately gave orders to break up the
csmprnent hurryng forward those Who were still in
health. and Remaining sehind himself with The SICK and
few attendants, 10 minister 10 their necessities
Seventeen members OF the Company, on the third
dav after Cholera lad declared itself returned 10 Bra
eos. where they met Isaac II. Williamson OF New Jer-
sew and H. c. Mallory OF New York, two other members
OF the Company, who had been detained At New Or
Rio Grsnde having LETT this city with stores for the
Company.
On lssi Sunday week 9Th inst, the whole Of these
gentlemen except Mr. Mallory, returned forthwith to
ih. city the steamship GlOte which arrived yeser
day from BrszOs.
Mr Audubon II appears during the prevalence Of
the oisesse with which he also attacked had his
saddle bsg. measure Of safety, taken from be
meath his bed by bis attendant and carried the
river and placed in charge Of bsrkeeper Of hotel
in Clay Dsviss rancho. The bags contained $4,000 in
A. ADD h,rr tined bfs artv he
barkeeper stated that IL hsd been delivered 10
Der of the company This being clearly an evasion,
the barkeeper was arrested and threatened with
mary punishment in case he did not reveal what had
become of the money The msn was ssesdtast- not
vithf ,anding iidc placed to his head. Having
been attacked with cholera however, his obstinscy
gave way under the fear OF approaching death aud be
confessed that he and another man had divided the
contents of the ssddlebsg the same time indicating
the spo, where portion Of it was buried
$4,000 were thus recovered. The accomplish Of the
bsrkeeper was slso taken into custody but his stub
bornness proof alike against solicitation and me-
loaded rife was presented TO his head, watch
drawn forth and be told that unless be declared
what he had done with his plumber at the expiration OF
given time he should he pu, TO death. He furiously
tore his shirt bosom open snd babe them hIe and
De ID
This Is the substance of the information we have
ceyed. !, comes from an authentic source. The fol
lowing is list Of those who returned In the Globe
yesterday;
OF Observation-Disclosures Davis, spenser Graham.
Augustus C. Graham, Emmett Powell, LsrOrd Benson
Robert Benson, James Brady. Howard Brady. w. B.
Barclay, Henry Cowden, Harmon Tsllmsn, and John r.
Csvsrey.
CINCINNATI w. Walker, A. II. Van Buren, and
Augustus Follln.
CONNECTICUT Raymond Weed
MAssscHusErTs-Justin Ely, Jr.
NEw.JFRsKY-lsssc II Williamson
The following IL alist OF those who died OF Cholera
at the encsmpment opposite Clay Daviss rsncho, on
the banks of the Rio Grande.
NEw.YoRK- Hamilton J. Borden, Samuel II. Liscom
J T Hall. j. Sherwood.
CrNcrNNATf-Wm. H. Harrison.
BuFPALo-Edwsrd w. Whittesey.
EEw ORIEANs-J Howard Blackwell, John Lambert
The bodies Of these young men were brought over
10 the American side Of the river and Inferred at Da
vi.'s rancho ~ o Plcayune, 10Th ut