New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-25
Bad New. from a California Company


| We re~ret to learn that letters were received
in Marble head on saturday which contain most uu-
welcome intelligence % ihe friends Of those = DO
| left that town Cor California b. the RIO Grende
| route. They bring int ligence OF the deain by
cholera of Mr. Natiaue. j aney. the leader OF the
expedition which is therefore bsoAen up, ana lht
survivors. seven in number. are ou their return T.
New .Eng and. Tie Company sailed from New
York early DO March, iu the Peerless. We have
been permitted % make tAe following extracts
from one oi the letters received, written by Mr..
John ". Glover. a nephew Of Mr. Blaney. u Is
dated, New Orleans, April d.. Mr.. q. says
owe arrived At the Brszos On the 31i Of March. on
the "a went o. the mouth Of tie Rio Hrande' ard
proceeded up the river that evening. Tho nevt morn
ing arrived Al Br0wnsvic, where we remained M
Ill we had made Al necessary arrangements 70 conin-e
the route GA tas zilh crossed the river 20 titA
rn0ros aud had prOrcied Our way aDOu. two mlfs,
when q very heavy rain tqus overlook us, and drenc
ed us completely We ke ~ on, however, about mile
farther. 20 a farm house whore we passed me nsni
AZ about 3 o'clock, Mr. Baney got up and said ne was
very cold. and went 90 the hre where ne soon gD'
warm ~ e. In the morning. Ne pat il5 mules - me
wagons aud started three teams OF us-one from B's
ton. one from New York, and one from MarD enehd-
beside four or i've others horseback think no one
Of the whole company felt wei, lot ono complain
ed III We reached the hrst watering place about seven
miles from MstemOrrs
There we found party Of seven missionaries,
Of whom was taken sick for whom they had sent for
carriage 10 take him hack. We had been there tut
short time when three IL our parry we're taken frE
This decided not % 90 farther until they wert bet
ter ~ T. O'Clock tho carrsce which bad been sent
for arrived and. the sick Missionary having died, We
persuaded Mr. Eanev @ get into 81 and 60 bn 20 town
Mr Chapman vent with bin. and also Mr.. oxen, one
Of the Now York Company Who had taken quite isD-
cy 10 bifn Mr. or u said be would return re- soon 81
possible and tell Nhst the doctor said w.ited an
al O'Clock and hearing nothing. started and rode 10
Brownsville, where they hsd carried him At about
o'clock iound him very sics and three doctors about
hlm. At o'clock. ono Of the New York party or"r'a
20 back 10 the camp. IL wished 10 send aad D.
started with my hors9 since Mich he has never been
seen or heard of-n al probability he WIS murdered
Al . O'Clock Mr.. Blsney died. and the next morning
Mr. owen aitac ko1 and died the same afternoon
Tho Ee~. lork party returned with as. The day W.
started for the mouth of the River the Consul received
news from the B)stou party requesting him % tend
carriage for them lay Al the point OF death
and three others attacked. II Is impossible 10
cross The chOlers Ia 90 violent GA the Sd of Apr
we started for Eew.Ofssns
Mr. Biauey. we understand has LETT q vile and
seven children. Other letters say that the de-
structon Of llc on the Rio Grande by cholera has
been most fearful Large companies are wasted
away. aul hardly enough remain 70 tell the to'e.
The BrouHsrts Fl9r Of April D. however, says
thst the cholera had then nearly disappeared from
MatamCrCs.