New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-09
LATER FR0il SANTA Fg.
Particulars of the Disaster TO Freemss,'.
Party.


Ors of our mercantile houses received BY tie
'sst uav from to- West letter rom Mr. Y + Aubey
- Itfe Glad q ihs To- ans tl.ed II Santa Re On
lie 5,s Oh n tbs e.tsr. Nr Aabry Gays. Col Fire.
ont y m b. rere 10 few days he iosi al ria mules
sbout o1s hundred III num1er n the m12LlAin--s-v-
e-.i n nj. men anf such the extreme dss.tr LOT
> -h..h hey reoueod shst ib"y we're compe led
- as fhs remains Of tao THREE II tie Of the
Marty .eS BIN Ia Tsos sst week. lie said tina; be
never would - sbou. Ire mountains In TIRE winter
son sgsin be satisfied Eth trips Of this klndAni
am I.
Arksnss. River 20 take and bring in ali the prisoner. 70
- found with TIE Ki0vs intsns II the Indians rcfase
= comply vih MS rrqoett The troops ordered 10
make war upon them Ire expedition consists of two
Companies Of q. Dragons, under command Of Ne r
Bea'r'
Mr. Aub.- ,--ed ai hi. soo5s ba, los, By ihs sever
ty Of the Water IS mules. ADD had aDous tee same
number stolen from him by the Indians in the noun
tsins.
Mr !. ". Fo'rer arrived in this city yesterday
from santa rs 10 company vita Capt - Nfsin AMI
others b. left list town toe 9Th OF February, but
40 Capt st Vrsn bad charge Of the letters and papers
sac shipped another boat which has not arrived.
have not set been able avail ourscves OF The From
Mr F0lger however, We gather the Information which
follows
have already given An imperfect and In respects
erroneous account left santa the l5.h ut OF his
way b California OF tne dreadful disaster which beie
him In fls mountains ne haFe this account i ne
us5 shed 'etiers from Col Fremont and h.s friends Ell
nifn ascending IT 0untsin and within i've six miles
% lte summit But this elevation he never reached -
storm Up. which forced him o. retreat ana 10
seek shf ter IL the valley below. Here 10 said the
snow driled aud accumulated 70 the depth Of thirty
forty feet and the party lost all their animals and were
compelled 70 leave their entire outfit TIE snow cover
ed the animals snd every thing else from view and Col
and hs party were driven 10 seeS sAeiy on TIE sfes
Of the mountain.
In this emergency. Bill Williams hsriy mountain
Ger and two others volunteered seek succor from
the nearest sC,lcInents and II was arranged that they
should re.8rn n twenty days As they iaed 10 do 90
however Col Fremont and ono OF Two olhtri resolved
upon attempting = reach Taos and On the sixth day
from their leaving camp, they overlook Williams and
one Of biz omyanious. The otscr OR King Of The
Di.trct Cogmbia) represented II have died Of;
the exposure and of hunger snd IN the extremity TO
which they were driven the survivors were forced 70
eat psr; o. BIS body
Col Fremont made Ills way 10 Taos. obtained aid.
p-ovisons and rs-s snd then set Ia search OF his
party But more than oLethrd OF his had in the
Interval Of his sbsence. cet from exposure and bun.
ger and one or twO had given cut, and were len 10
die xken he came up with them. Capt Csthcsr,, OF
the Engi.h army. was among the survivors Col Ere
mont lost bis whole outh.-hs mules, instruments,
baggage, and every thiag else OF value.
On bis arrival ~ Santa ie he was furnished VITA
Jrses by the QuaFiermas;er and with stores BY the
Cornisssry Of the Jniird States aud after recruiting
bis party be- again set OF tor taking the r"u,
pursued by Col Cook In 80. lie aud h. party have
suffered terribly IN this expedition AID II will be
warning 10 all others ~ attempt such journey
IN mid winter.
Lieutenan. Beale. U. : Navy. was more fortunate
than Col. Fremont He prosecuted his journey to
santa re- and reached there without much difficulty
Mr folger left hin ~ ~ocorro, on COOKS route 20 "a
torna excel health. aud quite sarguine OF roach
ing his Destination in thirty days
We learn that l.. +. ThurstOn. Esq who has MED
several Offices under the American Government IN New
Mexico HE'D IN santa re during the winter. He was
native Oi Louisville, Ky.