Rec f d Aug. 26 Santa Fe 



AnsM Dec. 22 July 2,1846 



Dear Engelmann, 



After a happy and fast voyage of only days (the fastest 



ever raade by f rei/arht-wac:ons) I arrived on the 30 th of last nonth 



here, a^d will use the time, which I will have to spend here.to re- 



port to you about the success so far of my trip and about local hat>- 



Plrst about the newest events* 

 penings/"As we arrived the news of the brilliant battle of Matamores 



had Justbeer .received. In places where this first skirmish had been 



boasted as a complete vistory of the Mexlcans, thus creating hostile 



attitudes against foreigners, as in Chihuahua, there entered since 



then fear and consternation in place of overconf idence, and the Arne- 



ricans will now certainly say, as previously f % Santa Fe is too unim- 



portant and has relatively raore contact with foreigners, than the 



cities of the interior, to afford a reliable fundamental reaction. 



Fowever, yesterday,an incident which in itself had no importance, 



could have becomean event, when our H boys w , who came here with the 



caravan had preempted the Texas army, of which we had already news, 



and would not have anything to accomplish any raore« Mr. Spage^, who S^^fcY 



was in matters of business with governor Armigo, had to listen to "/U^J 0 



some rough words: corajos americanos (?)and. enemigos were the key- 



words.The governor^alledf or the guard and had the canons loaded, but 



was satisfied finallyjby directing his ire at the officer.who had not 



appeared at the first call,because S. had not come frora the 



Thus the matter was closed.The advance-aruard of the american army 



is supposed to be some 200 miles from here, and it is sald, that in 



a few daysja negotiator will arrive here to discuss a surrendei%It 



is doubtful if Armigo can mount resistanc© wn im»« pV>.^tir> 



1 fft, dacs er , Heute. Mnr /? ;r. n t r afen N a r Jii^ rrht^-ro ii 



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