New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-04
Gen. CoIlier'- ParIy-From the Plains.

We have before US a letter from gentleman IN
Gen Coor'- party his way San Francisco, TO his
brother In this city, from which are permitted to
make the following extracts lCn Gar.
CovsciL GKovE, Kaw Nation, June T. lsi9.
We were delayed al Fort Leavenworth much longer
than we anticipated and our Chiei Gen Co,leI, was
Compelled To provision his detachment m the aosence o.
tbe eoS of1Se second DAYS march from the For, we
ovcstaken by express with orders from Gen
Brooke issued al ST. Louis 70 halt" and await farther
orders Under this order We were stationary Y dsys-
camp procure grass for cattle. week sgo We
were made happy by the receipt Of The for or
ders and the morning took up our line of march uf
Santa Re We distant leQ miles from fOn Leey-
enworh, in the mds Of the kAw or Kansas tlbe OF n-
dans. They worthless, ,hleving race, not 70 De
trusted for moment We here IN advance ol TIE
Dragons ordered lo tie and halted for the day by
on miles although The Capisin informed be would
lay day here for repairs We think the escort thus Tar
WhsI &c Gen. SonTs enns We 90 no, Hpes ~ ~ a os "
selves here IN she midst worthless band Of
savage. as there i on the continent Geu Collier drove
several OF these saVeges nom camp last night and -
last compelled TO threaten 20 shoot them Il
they returned Is unsafe TO permit Them to enter The
camp They bunting expedition, aud rs they say
to heht the fawnees, with whom they always ~ war
hwoad be useless 10 attempt description OF the couu
al oth~rs II il boundless feld Of grass with nothing
TO break its dull monolony. An ocean Without wave
m ne prc.pse and i soon becomes tame When You
ascend TO the summit Of some elevated point you look
9 stream When You approach this you hsve trouble IN
getting your down the muddy hanks aud across
TIE lash OF the whip the poor mule and The rep-
non OF the curses, tic same horid oaihs Atnght
VIC look out for good camping ound WOOD wafer and
grass are the three requisites Then comes me eVsnns
without batter This enter the tent, weary sad
dun, and sees rest uPcn the ground A violent storm
wind rain, thunder and lightning closes iAe drama 81
dsy. This is prairie hf, Of which We read such de-
hgAfa descrpnonsg % tiis o'H Il l. The same NOM
day today with the exception OF an occasional travel me
whole OF one day. aud of even two, without Wool, water,
orgssss To me there Is nothing pleasant III this l.
utterly void Of all poetryterrby Aas aud Improbable
We have sad accounts from The parties ia vance Of
The Cholera has pursued almost every rain and their
last four days l have Counted tw~ns,-one new made
graves What silent ourying place, How profoundly
must hey aefe sleep That sleeP thai knows no waking
CArruRx or oYsrke BoAIs-Vve learn from
the 81 Mays ssaoos, that number OF pirsteal oys-
termen have recently been deprvdstng in the waters
% ST. Mary's County, Nd On last Tuesday week a
party proceeded down the bay in schooner for the
purpose OF capturing them. On reaching the mouth Of
III. bay seven vessels discovered in sight and
ehsse hcins given, one vessel was osp,ufed She was
however, permitted 10 depart On Thursday. news
was received that several oyster boats again
anchored on Herring Island Another party was sc.
coransly htsed out and Friday morning proceeded
in open boats to capture them. When opposite New.
town. they discovered vessel heavily laden with 0ys
ters standing down the Potomac and ninecisey gave
chase. The Day being unusually sslm they sOon came
40 with the vessel and boarded her without resistance
Another oyster boat now seen making her way up
the river and party was dispatched TO intercept her,
which was soon accomplished The whole parry, 10
IN number, with their boats, were brought 10 Leonard
town. where they arrived about nighull Guards
being thea placed on board the two vessels their
wrre brought up into the village, and on the following
day srrsigned before Justices Csmser, SPadiag and
Holmes There wss quite crowd in the Conrs House
u witness The trial After hesElng the argued At
length the magistrate decided that the vessels
forfeited and sentenced the oaenseFs 20 pay hne o.
Eve dollars each. ms was immediately done b the
Captain aud hands Of ore OF the boats, who lett for
home the same evening but The Others (wlih the
espton OF the Captain failing 70 pay the tine are s;i
detained ia the village The captured vessels sail from
York River Va We have Ascertained from me oyster
meas counsel that IL is their intention 20 sppea from
the decision OF the magistrates
lxczsAsg OF PoPULArIoS.-The British ship
Grcenock 1890 tons burden. arrived at Quarantine on
Friday in ballast direct from Cork, Ireland having OF
board Sls Irish s,eersge passengers The Robert e
Winthrop from Liverpool with 2ci passengers arrived
also On Friday evening. The Nj Wsshingson arrived
on Saturday with 80 and also the Brit snip Oriental
from Liverpool alih 25l, s in the sseessgen,sSias
total Of sss hEsdrsd Tish immisr arrived IN two
days ii thisport sses'ea grsssasf' ID