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hundred Dragons and his cannon, and gone this
| morning towards Chihuahua. We passed, to-day,
| the ruins Of the ancient town OF Pecos. Nislea u


with some Mexicans, and an interpreter, who gave
! me full account Of il. IL was said 10 nave oeeh
i built long before the conquest II stands on an emi-
| nenee. The dwellings, were built of small stones


and mud; some Of the buildings are still 30 Tar per


feet as to show three full stories There were four


rooms under ground, fifteen feet deep and twenty


five feet across in a circular form. In one OF these


rooms, burned the "holy hre," which was klndlsd
many centuries before the conquesb and when the
Pecos Indians were converted TO the Catholic faith
they still continued their religious rites, and
among them the "sacred fire." which never ceased


to burn till years since, when the village was


broken up. The population is probably one thou


sand. The church is large, and although in ruins,
was evidently fine building. IL was built after the


conquest The eastern roof of the main building Is
still good-it is filed with birds. As we came IN


front Of 1t the Mexlcans took off their hats, and on


entering the building did the same. The general


learned, to-day, that Saazar had been in command


at the cahoD, and that he had passed around us


and gone TO st. Miguel, the town we passed yester-


day. The general sent him word that he had his


son prisoner, and would treat him WELL II the ia


ther remained peaceable but if he took up arms, or
excited the people 10 resistance, he would hang
him.


Il We encamped at g. p. m, on the Peeos creek, IN
excellent grass, where was a beautiful farm, well


watered-distanee, to-day, fifteen and three-quarter


miles.


An abundance Of vegetables have been brought in


camp this evening, and have Jared better than
since we left Missouri. Bread, coffee, and bacon


with other little "hxngs which ladies only can pro-


vide US with, but Of themselves after few weeks,


campaigners become a little tired.


An American gentleman has ust arrived in camp


from Santa Fei he left at IL, m, to-day, and says


that after the governors abdicaton the acades held
In unee nd he All


tearing down the churches TO prevent their being


converted into barracks and that the American citi-


zens interfered and assured them, that they had


nothing TO fear that subject and thereby, saved


the churches. A lady also sent for him this morn


ing, and asked him II he did not think II advisable


for her to leave the town, with her daughters, TO
save them from dishonor. He advised her by all


means TO remain at home, and assured her that she


and her daughters, were IN no danger from the APP
proach Of the army.


eft, and many country people are going to town fol
> protection.


Tuesday, August l6ih.--Started as usual, and al
six miles came to The cahon, where the Mexca1
army had been assembled. There had been 1900
troops there, but it seems that the nearer we ap-
preached them, the fewer they became, and when
we passed through they had all gone. The position
they chose was near the lower end, and il was on,
OF great strength. The passage was not more thar


40 feet wide-in front, they had made obstruction
with timber, and beyond this, at 300 yards dis
lance, was an eminence in the road on which then
cannon had been placed; and ii was thought by ui
that their position was equal to 5000 men w,


reached the hill which overooks Santa Fe, at 5 .
{ m Major Clark's artillery put into line, and
the mounted troops and infantry were marched
through the town TO the palace, (as il is caed) on
the public square, where the general and his stat


dismounted, and were received by the acting cover
nor, and other dgnitaries, and conducted to large
room. The general stated, in few words, the OBJ
] ject Of his VISIT and gave Of safety and


protection TO oil unofiendIRg citizens. While this


TRANSFERRED the stars and stripes hosled on tn,
j stah which Is attached to the palace, by Major
Swords, and as soon it seen to wave above


the buildings, il hailed by national salute from
: the batteries OF Captains Fischer and Weightman
Il under the command of Major Clark. While the
r general was Proclaiming the conquest Of New Mex
leo, part Of the United States the first gun wa,
Y heard. "There," said he my guns proclaim thai
the flag Of the United States floats this capital
, The people appeared satisfied. The general slep


in the palace, 1--WE democrats must call il the COVER


nor's house.) One company of dragons was KEEP


in the city as guard, and the business of the day
: was ended.


Thus, in the short space Of fifty days, has ar
. army been marched nearly 900 miles, over deser
, country, and conquered province of 80, 600 souls
Y without hiring gun-a success which may be at
tributed mainly to the skill and ability with which
T General kearney has managed this arduous and
a delicate business. In explaining his object in com


ing into the country, and the kindness he felt for tt,
inhabitants, he was mild and courteous; but then
r would add } claim the whole of New Mexico fol
c the United States | put my hand on it from thi,
= moment, (bringing his hand firmly down on his
r thigh and demand obedience to its laws.


Wednesday, august l9.-The general addressed
the whole people to-day at length than he had


on other occasions, and took particular care to give
them the most positive of protection in
their persons, property, and religion Many fam
hnI led nn ~ and ha olI al.


friends to bring them back, and to say to them thai
they would be more safe under his administration
than they had ever been He stated that in taking
, possession of New Mexico, he claimed the whole


of it for the United States without reference to the
Rio Grande. He absolved them from their allegiance
to Mexico and Gov. Armijo, and proclaimed him
, self governor of New Mexico, and claimed them as
citizens of the United States.


The acting governor and alcaldes then took the
oath of allegiance to the United States, and the peo
= pie, with a simultaneous shout, exclaimed "Vpe Il
, General" The acting governor then addressed the
! people as follows:


"John Baptist, vigil and acade, political and


military governor pro tenn of the department of New
Mexico, to the inhabitants of Santa Fe, the capita
thereof, greeting: 1t having been out of my power
by all the exertions that could put in practice, tc
calm the fears impressed on the inhabitants by the
desertion of Gen. Don Manuel Armijo and his sol


diers and what was most frightful, he having made
them conceive, on the approach of the military
, forces Of the government Of the United States Of


North America to the capital, that said forces were


composed of cruel and sanguinary savages, and 70,
which many families have left their homes to hide


themselves in the desert-beieving that no security


no protection of their lives property was to bt


expected from the commander of said forces and in


order to appease these fears, thought it convenien


and necessary to order to be set up in the mos


public places, the proclamation of the chief of said
forces of which the following is its tenor" He
then read the proclamation which General X. had
sent among the Mexicans in advance.


Thursday, Aug. 2Oh and Friday, 2lst.-The gene.


raj sits in his room and is constantly receiving visits
from the officers of ex-Gov. Armijo and others, who
fled on his approach. To all who remain quiet and


peaceable he promises protection. Many of them
come into his presence very much disquieted, bu
he has the happy faculty of calming all their fears
and he is winning aurels among them daily. Ex
Gov. Armijo has certainly fled. The cannon he
took from the place have been retaken by Cap Fis
, cher, and will be here soon. The gun taken from
the Texan prisoners left in a mountain, car


riage destroyed; the gun, a brass six-pounder has