The republic., 1851-12-22
From tie 81. Louis Republican, December u.
Santa Fe.

The following letter from our valuable corre-
spondent in independence was not received "a
soon anticipated. The gentleman to whom it
was committed board the St. Ange when
she sunk, and took passage by stage to Hannibal
and by the packet TO this place. He reached the
city as early as the means of conveyance permit
ted him. The letter contains interesting
items in relation to Santa Fe and New Mexico.
Although the season has thus far been compara-
lively mild in this vicinity, nil accounts from
the plains represent the storms very severe. in
addition TO what our correspondent says, we have
letters from st. Joseph, and other points on the
frontier, which represent the severity of the cold
and depth OF snow as unusually great Mt this pc
Rod. One letter from n place in Iowa, about one
hundred miles west of st. Joseph, says the snow is
from foot TO fifteen inches deep. The letter
bears date fifteen days ago, but il has been
mislaid, cannot quote its precise expression.
IL has been long time since the in coming traius
from Santa Fe have experienced such severe wea-
ther, so carly in the fall, as they have this. Ii is
feared that there are other parties, besides those al
ludcd to by our correspondent, who may suffer
from the storm in their inward trip.
"INDEPENBENcE, December O. 1851.
"MEssRs EpIroRs The Santa F6 mail reached
here in due time under the charge of Mr.. Wailacc.
1t was with good deal of difficulty the trip was
made, in consequence of great depth Of snow en- the
plains The storm commenced upon the party at
Cedar Springs, lasting four days and nights. White
the storm was upon them, they travelled slowly
until the 4h, when they lost all of their animals
except one, with which they were enabled TO get
dred miles of, time enough TO make the trip
through TO this point by Monday last. The passen-
gers in the stage were Mr.. Porter and his wife. Mai
Reynolds's party, composed of ten to sixteen per-
sons, among whom are Judge HoughIon, Richard
Owens, Mr. Pians. wife and two children, was over
taken at Fort Atkinson, and will probably reach here
in FIVE six days. Chess mule train was len at the
Cimerono Springs, out ofcorn, and nearly out ofpro
Visions for the men. McCaulcy's train, outward
bound, was at the Moro. getting along pretty well.
Aubrey was not seen by the party, having left the
old for bis new route up the Arkansas. Mckenzie
Government exprees) was at Pawnee Fork; has
been much retarded on his route by the severity Of
the weather. In Santa Fe business very dull,
and the merchants anticipate but little change foe
the next six months TO come. To the removal of
the troops they attributeit all. The excitement re
specting SINNERS death not so great "a here
tofore, HE friends finding they could effect nothing
by what they had done or could do in fefretingout
and bringing the murderers TO the punishment
they deserve. Whether any further attempts will
be made before legal tribunal in Bcrnalno or
any other county was not known at the time the
mail left.
We without news from Fl Peso ~ this
route. Captain L. G.. Easton, Rndsminzki, aud
Mr. Scot, go out in the stage 20 Santa FG. SALT
Lake mail has not yet arrived. We learn that
there has been very deep SHOWS ON the route