The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-09-06
LATE FROM SANTA re-.

contains letter from Santa Fe under date
OF july 18th, from which we make the fol.
lowing interesting extracts:
The Santa Fe Republican has stopped
Tor want Of paper. They were quie, there
in the territory At that time, with the
exception Of the Indian difficulties, which
are Of very alarming and serious nature.
The red man appears to be making a last
desperate effort 10 retain foothold on his
ancient possessions. We are now in open
hostility with four powerful! tribes Of lndi.
aus. On the north with the Eu.aws, on the
east with the Camanches, on the south with
tho Apaches. and on the west with the
Navnjos. There appears TO be union of
action between these tribes Of Indians.
which is without doubt. The result Of nero.
tintions carried on for the last sir months
BY portion Of the .Nericas population Of
this Territory. In acquiring this Terrific
~. our Government has obtained with il.
endless difficulties with these Indians. The
most important military pos, in the country,
at this time, is that Of New Mexico. To
secure tho services and experience of nm
able commander Of this military depart.
men,, tho respects able and intcllipco, nor.
ton OF the citizens OF Santa Re, have for.
warded to the Secretary Of War a petition
"a copy Of which is encIoscd) asking that
Lieut., Col. Bcal may be appointed to the
command.
Col. Bcall left here Yesterday for Taos.
on an expedition against the Eutaws. Mai.
Grlcr left five DAYS ago, 10 fight the Navn.
JOS, and Maj. S,een Inns gone against the
Apaches and Camanches; the whole force
Of either command scarcely exceeds one
hundred strong
Col. Washington, commanding at thi.
department, has been forced by circumstnn.
COS. to call out four companies of volnn-
secrs-three of'hcm composed Of Ncricans
and one OF Americans. What lew iruops
of,he line we have il New Mexico. arc no,
enough to carry on the war efIcctually
against any ono Of these tribes Of Ind
ians.
Several companies Of Infantry will arrive
here from For. I.cavcn worth the las, Of ,hi.
week. but they will bc Of no service to the
country, except Ia consume the boun,ifuI
supply OF subsistence stores, which the
Government has forwarded TO this place.
Nothing hut mounted troops will do for
this country. Infantry will be dead aud
useless expense on the Government.
Hundreds f einigranis have passed
through thi. place on their way TO Cnlifor-
mia. Our city is filled with them hundreds
are daily arriving and departing, and near
~ all destitute ct The necessary means 10
take them safely through. OF the thou
sands who have left the frontier States Tor
california, not more than ihroe- four,hs
will ever reach their destination. Il is a
melancholy sight To sec men leap madly
over a precipice; but il is awful TO see them
rush. by thousands, into an almost inter.
m'nable desert. opersh bv slow but certain
degrees, from starvation, fatigue, and thirst.
So infatuated arc they that no reasoning
will convince thcm-no facts will restrain
them. The great road that Mr.. Benton
speaks of rs now being made by the foot
steps OF men, women, and children. will be
marked ont and McAdnmizcd bv the bone.
Of the victims Of nations insanity. Blu,
enough of this.
The business Of this place 10 dull-dull.
There are of,he old stocks ON hand, cup.
ply for two Years 10 come The in,rodu.
GERS OF new goods are bound to lose for the
last three months, most articles of dry
goods have been, md still nrc, offered nj
st. Louis cost. The accounts from Chin.
uahua. which has heretofore been the out.
let ior the surplus stocks Of this territory,
are discocraging in the extreme.
A SUB-TREAsuRv OrERArroy.-Somc
months agn, while Mr.. Walker was Secrs,a.
~ Of the Treasury, il became necessary to
transfer two Millions Of dollars from New
York to New Orleans. A letter from Wash.
ington, saying ''it is time that some of the
curious doings Of Mr.. Secretary Walker
should be made known" discloecs the ia.
lowing as the 'curious'' way in which this
transfer was mnde. lie ,depu,ed a Mr..
Harrington, n Wing clerk in his Office, 10
take charge Of the money. ''Why selcc, a
Whig?" asks the Toledo Blade. and then
pertinentIy answers: .Simplv for this rea-
son--lf nm accident had heiaiIen the enter.
prise, that n Wing would have been ssdde,i
with tho blame. MS all the writing. 10 the
matter were in his name rs the ngen, Of the
Department. Is there ony proof that this
was the object? The proof is NJ follows /:
Mr.. Harrington Tor his duty was allowed
simply his expenses, and Mr.. McFcrren.
. Locoioco. was selected to accompany Mr..
Harrington; Mr.. McFcrrcn was allowed for
his journey .fonr thousand dollars over and
above his expenses! ..rho spois" in this
case were KEEP. in the hands ii The ric.ors,