METROPOLITAN OFFICE, I
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% METROPOLITAN OFFICE, I
4 Nonfay Ercning, o'clock, March So
W. have JUS, convcrsed with Mr. Miller, OF
afave,te. isho passed. on tho AigOHId thIsmorn.
III d mercInn Just in from Santa Fe. leaving
,ers on the 18Th January. Mr. James Brown,
fPstts CO., came as far as Cottonwood Grove
1. .oompanv with Mr.. NJ, and there stopped for
10 pu pose of recruiting his mules. One man
ame Pitcher. from Fayette, in Browns com
any, died on the road.


Mr.. Miller brings news confirming the report
Z the murder of Gov. Ben, Gen. Elliott Lee OF
/. Ious, and Stephen Z. Lee, sheriff of Tons.
kadnnber of Others supposed to be fifteen III all,
ID been murdered at Tons. Mr.. NJ, reports
Ia. Donphan still at FL Passo with about 300
IN (s here the artillery company joins hIm) and
boui 800 traders, in all, about 200 men, ard
be force ho intended gong on to ChIhuahua,
"a wili in all probability 90 so unless he hears
~ General Wool had gone in another direction.
Aps. Murphy with Government funds was met
ID Moro eighty miles this side Of Santa fc, and
lad seni for an escort Of 100 men to 20 on with
i'm.


Mr.. Subctt was met % miles beyond BenI's
'ort was gong without difficulty, his mules in



- order.


News of the whereabouts Of Gen. Wool had


Asbern received at Santa f. on the l3.h; aud
III did not, IN a, probability hear anything Of


- until Mr.. Subielt reached there.


M. Miller thinks that rs. as soon as Col.
'sice receives the information, he will send an
gpsess to Col. Doniphan: which with in all pro-
tbility, induce him to change his determination
VI 1emain at FL Passo, or return TO Santa Fe.-


4 E pusso Col. ID. found in the post office a
tier from the Governor Of ChIhuahun. to some
hcer there informing him that Gen. Wool was
1vanclng on Chhuahua with 200 men, and
tonld prOb0hIy soon have possession OF the cly.
bis was supposed to be good authority. that
len, Wool was in the neigborhood, tho 1t IS now
JARED that 1t only hoax intended to de-
ave and lead on an insufficient force TO Chlhua-
ua,


Mr.. Miller thinks Col. D's. force altogether in
liicien, either to 20 on TO ChIhunhul or remain


FL PLsso, but fears that from their success on
.ie 26th Dec. and the Ilic difficulty at FL PaS>o.
lat they will be dispose to push on Mr.. Me-
iuffiu had made an Intellectual effort to csr1p"
-om prison. A new trial had been granted him;
ut il was Supposed he would be again convicted
I'D f0aIIy shot. The Infantry company from
his city were at Santa Fc and generally in gDoI
ealth, although there was std Il good deal Of
ckness with the voUntccrs. Mr.. Ml,.er had
ificut time in getting in, though he lost nonn
I bic company. Ilo heard of four men who
ID frozen 10 death.