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Yesterday W. rseeiysds from j sco,r.
pondentat Santa IL two letiers...cr. II
teds5h The 18th Of October, and I'M s,I "a
the 9Th Of November. They were tfSiisss.t Si.s.
to This city BY gentleman who forr.s
one Of company recently arrived i II
dependence from New Mexico. F,ar
the first OF these letters, we learn tha, ny ~.
electors met on the 5lh Of October .aj I
elected Thomas Charvis representa,iys s 4
Congress-. GenT Manuel ;Arm:;o 1T s
been appointed Governor OF New Mer;..
but had not then entered Upon his oi;c;s,
duties; Franciso Garcin Conde was -,4 y
pointed General Of the fifth division ~ u
posed of The States Sf Durango, Chin.
hua and New Mexico. Jose Anton.
Charvis had been appointed 10 Tie bead II
the Custom House in Santa Fe.


On the first day ofJune, Manurv Cha,
Wis, man much respected by the Ams,;
cans, died in Santa Fe. General Coma.
collector Of customs, is said to haze 49,
much harder on traders than IL to,m..
years. The duties amount to sevs, ~,
dred and fifty dollars per wagon lo.S =
goods, and one hundred and fifty doll,,.
for translating invoices, &c., and tb,v -.
rigidly exacted. Not only was this IN
case, but many Of the goods were seized
as being prohibited, and heavy losses wsr,
sustained. The writer had one load can.
fscated, team and all; and the driver wa,
Imprisoned, and yet his loss was bv NJ
means the greatest. All Of the GONNA.
nies have been in the habit Of taking out
contraband goods, with the implied assent
Of the custom house officers, but this wear
/ the Government sent General Conde to
Santa Fei with orders to enforce the law
. and he has done so. Coarse cotton poods
object Of contrabaEd--h been sold
very low at auction, and the collector de-
clares that he will hereafter enforce the
law in this particular. Duties will be il
is said, at least $1,000 per wagon. Gen,
! Condos order prohibiting the introduction
of coarse cotton goods, will nearly stop the
trade to Santa Fe. The trade has been
very prosperous, as; ow ing TO an appre-
hension Of war, the people Of the iouer
country had been induced to visit Santa Fs
to make their purchases.-H. Louis .NsU
| Era.