| Show TUB THE COLORADO expedition ronce AND OBJECTS COX the sixth infantry sar some 6 das ago we e announced that general clarke as soon as the intelligence reached him of the affair between the united slates Dra dragoons under col Huf hodman fiman and the mijae and pah utah indians had issued the necessary orders to effectively effects ely carry out the views views of the government go eminent the steamer uncle sam was as chartered and all the preparations made to establish the required posts in in the moja e country in accordance with ith the orders order issued d b by general clarke cearle the following troops y have hare been put in in motion v iz iz co F P eth infantry brevet major armstead Ann stead commanding numbering in rank and file 82 men co 11 auh all infantry autry smith 80 men co H oth infantry marshall marhall so 80 men co C eth infantry 1st ast ilig gins 80 men eo co G eth infantry capt ketchum to join at san diego 80 men co K 6 atti th in infantry capt garnett to join oin at 1 0 ort t yuma a 84 men cor coe fth infantry 1st ast dark clark to join at fort yuma 84 men two companies dragoons to marca frocil Fort Tejon men one company artillery with ith two mountain howitzers howit CO 60 men total men ne col E K mansfield inspector gen eral will accompany the expedition as far as fort yuma on a tour of inspect ton COIL the expedition will mil he be in trusted to the command of colonel wm win hasman Yo ath infantry with the follow 1119 la officers on his staff james L corley adjutant sd A A adjutant general ad charles G sawtelle Santel lc acting quarter gnaster aster assistant surgeon and Assist assistant atit surgeon edgar edar the troops from this chib place and benita cia viz companies r F and II 11 I 1 and C wll will sail on the steamer uncle sam at 10 this morning for the mouth of if the colorado stopping at san ban diego tor for company G which will mil be placed on board oard at that point on reaching the M mouth ut of tho the colorado r riv iv e er r the small steamers employed on that stream will convey the troops to fort yuma where t they 1 e will mill be joined by companies K X and E which have been ordered to march from san bernardino so as to reach fort yuma about the same tnie time as ai well ell as by t two 0 companies of the I 1 ast 1st st dragoons numbering one hundred and thirty men which have received orders to march from the tejon and by the artillery company now at fort yuma there the remainder of the journey into tho the e country will bo be made by marchin marching and the troops will be accompanied by pack mules the march will probably be conducted on the western bink bank of the river river until the command arrives arrives at beales crossing crossing when they will be disposed of as circumstances may require it is ignot not designed to towage war against the indians bili but to establish certain posts now become necessary to the safety of the overland mail abail route which passes through the mojave country and ancl to chastise the indians in in case they prove e refractory frac tory and hostile the operations will be defensive rather than offensive sive and no assault will be made upon the indians unless courted by themselves companies F and H of the ath infantry passed through our city yesterday to go ao on board the steamer and their fine military appearance was a subject 1 of general remark ind and eulogy they had the air air of active service service soldiers in in every sense of the word these men had already exhibited their zeal and dev fotion by b their exposures and dufferin suf sufferings ferin d during arim the mormon campaign they had already marched across the continent a distance cf several thousand miles they had given every ever evidence of their loyalty and cobrae co courage urae I 1 ard and were then commencing another tedious travel trav el of over ov er two thousand miles preparatory to commencing me cing another fatiguing g and active campaign in m which there was no little of I 1 danger and privation and a mere modicum cum of military glory as a recompense I 1 I 1 the brave fellows will leave us with the heart felt wishes of our community I 1 for their welfare and safety and the earnest conviction that at all tunes times and under all circumstances the noble sixth will gallantly maintain the high name and position that regiment has honorably won on many bloodstained blood stained fields st lows louis herald |
