The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-07-05
From Sante .Fe.
Correspondence of the st. Louis Republican.

IspEPEHpENcE, June 81, 1852.
The Santa Fe mail has just arrived, and am
enabled to give you some Information oil inttters
and things in New Mexico, and on the road out
Governor Calhoun who, you know, left about the
9Th of May, with Hubbles' party, and stopped by
the way in consequence Of feeble health. has again
recovered sufficiently to prosecute his Journey and
was passed by the mail party at Middle Cimarone
spring. He is accompanied by Colonel Wooley, d.
v. Whiting, w. Johnson, esq, and VIM. Love,
postmaster, as also DIR. Mcfarland, assistant sur
geon, and Lieutenant Johnson, with escort Of
twenty men
Since the governors departure, and that of the
secretary, Colonel Sumner has removed his head
quarters from Albuquerque to Santa Fee, whether
permanently or not, remains to be seen; 30 that It
10 now civil government, under control OF the
military. Perhaps things may go on smoothly
under the present arrangement, yet am little
apprehensve that some trouble may grow out oil It,
The commissary department at Fort Union, as
have photographed you, was entered short time
since, and large amount of provisions distracted.
party OF soldiers pursued number Of the thieves
into the mountains, and succeeded in capturing
| two Of them. They were taken in irons to Santa
Philip Garcia was executed on the 29th May, at
Tome, for killing his fellow prisoner, to whom, for
trivial offence, he had been chained. Before
his companion was dead, he cut OIL his leg, and
was just in the act of escaping. when he was Sc
cured, and shortly after tried.
The mail from San Antonio reached Santa Fe
on the 9th, said to have been the best trip that
mail mas inaCe- give you Deiow Ho' Vi sho
principal trans, and the places at which they we're
met on the road r.
1T Sand Hill, three trains, Byrn's and some
others. Wings train at Middle Cimarone Spring;
overlook Gov. Calhoun and party at Lower Gina
rome; met McCauley 5 train in tho Tornado beyond
| Arkansas; passed Mormon train of four wagons
| and six men returning from the ella met the
troops under command of Maj. Stein, at the
| Caehes-they all well at that time. Lieut..
Parks had died on the route, of cholera. The mail,
| as also Aubry's train, was met between the Coon
| creeks, getting along very we'll Jones and Rus
| sells train near little Arkansas. Bent, Choteau,
and pleasure party of ladies and gentlemen, were
at Council Grove, as also McManna's party-the
health of all parties very good.
Quite number Of Mexican trains were ON the
| road, and some other Americans. Ross and
Wethered's company progressing finely now,
| since the rains over. Could some discretion be
| used by all traversing the plains, and as little
travel upon them possible during the rainy sea.
son. am fully convinced that less sickness would
be known; especially does this apply to the troops
aken from their quarters and exposed to rain and
| mud night and day ...
| The health of our place is unaccountably good.
Our citizens very much gratfed with the pros
| pect of a speedy completion of the railroad. We
have just had news by telegraph of the nomination
| OF Gen. Scott.