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@luul"S as ooes to regions and events of general interest at the present time it is believed will not be unacceptable to our readers. lEnq

 Washington, Sept. %, ls45.

 arrived here last Monday. and if you have not received letter from -- for the last two weeks, you have probably not yet heard of my return from the Rocky Mountains-which now formallv an. nounce to you. -,i ar ..."

 We arrived at Fort Leavenworth on the 24th of August, after an absence of days, during which time we had travelled about 2,2OO miles had seen the waters that flow into the Pacific. the mountains covered with perpetual snow, had eaten plenty of buffalo meat, and had seen thousands of Indians. But suppose you would rather have little more detailed account of our trip, which proceed to give You. en-. .. .g

 On the l7th of May, Col. Kearny started from Fort Leavenworth with 25o dragons. I was to accompany the expedition the typographical of- ficer, but not knowing the time they intended to start, was not ordered to leave here Washingtonl until too late, and did not arrive at Fort L. until four days after their departure. However, the Col, had left orders for me to follow them, and the next day, with half dozen dragons as an escort, started oft to overtake the main body, supposing that they would travel about Is miles a day, and that could easily catch them in ah out five days. difficulty in following. But instead of Is miles day, found from heircamps that they were trav- cling at least 25 and as was only provsioned for seven days, had to make in one day the march they made in two, so that fifty miles was the least distance could travel in any one day. had two pack horses with me to carry my instruments and baggage, and to add to my troubles after the third day, these were unable to keep up. Taking one dfagoon and gentleman who was to accompany the expedition as an amateur, started out The next morning, and by travelling 60 miles that day, and about 75 the next, we at last overlook them. The men whom left behind were to follow as fast as they could. The Colonel left me two mules to take the place of the horses that had given ou and went on, waiting for my other men. After wait. ing two days, they came up-the horses We're re. placed by the mules-and in two days more oyer took the command again, and did not leave it until we returned to Fort Leavenworth. This fast tray. cling was the hardest work that had ever done, not being much used to riding on horseback; for the first two days was unable to stand in the eve. ming after dismounting from my horse, but soon became hardened to it, and believe could have ridden for the whole 24 hours without dsmounting.

 About 27O miles from Fort L. we struck the Platte River, and continued along that river and it's North Fork to Fort Laramie, post of the American Fur Company; this is about 600 miles from Fort Leavenworth. Here we saw about 1900 Sioux Indians. They were very much scared at the s'ght of so many armed white men. as they had not believed there were so many in the whole United States; and when any one told them how numerous the people of this country were, they told him he lied, We had talk with them. telling them they must behave themselves, and not kill any more white men. and must spill all the whskey the tra. ders brought into their country; they said they would, and when we came back to Laramie they told us they had split several barrels, which be- leve was fact.

 From Fort L. we went to the South Pass of the Rocky Mountains, where we arrived on the 3oth of June. We crossed the Pass, and immediately re- turned to Laramie, arriving there about the middle of July. From there we went to Rents Fort, on

 

 buffalo robes are bought from the Indians, and is about 400 miles south of Fort Laramie. We stayed here day, hut saw no Indians. From this place to Fort Leavenworth is about 600 miles, which latter place we reached, as said before, on the 24th of August. .g T

 We had very pleasant trip, as far as weather and health were concerned. We had scarcely any rain. and very few persons were sick. As for my self, never was in better health than during the whole trip. The only drawback was, that we trav. eled fast that there was no time for hunting and other amuseInents which we would liked to have engaged in. Every night we were tired. and glad enough to get to bed early. ..r

 My business was to take the latitude and loppi. tude as we went along, totse the distance we trav. eled, and to keep journal. I am to make map of the route pursued by the expedition, and what is to be done with the journal (which is not yet written out) l do not know. For the purpose of making the map, am now stationed here.

 Interesting Relic. = Some persons who were engaged in digging well on the estate of Phiness J. Stone, on Bunker Hill, on Saturday last, dug up several human skeletons, bullets, copper coins, buttons. &c. The place where these remains and relics were found, is supposed to have formed part of one of the main entrenchments at the time of the battle, and that the hndes were covefed up where they fell, or were thrown In immediately after the conflict. On several Of the buttons were the numbers of the regiments to which the wearers belonged. They seem to have been members of the British army, if is known that no such but tons were worn by the Americans. Boston Eogle.

 

 Peniftd Bodies.-A discovery has lately been