The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-09 00:00:00

REVOLUTION IN SANTE FE,

NEW MEXICO.

liDitbEa
" OF THE GOVERNOR AND ALL HIS PRINCIPAL OF-
41ERS, AND INSTALLATION OF THE REBEL CHIEF AS
s'AvXRNOR OF THE STATE.
NATI, FR, AUG. 12.—Thursday last the Governor, ,
:t Peres, political and military chief of the terri-
rt”°fNew
.Mexico, accompanied by Abreu, and a smallmiles
from soldiers, marched to the Cavaja (twenty
4ase.krta Fe), where a large number of malcontents had
rib —"'ed, composed of the inhabitants from Rio Ar-
itat to Taos, among whom were the Indians living in
het neighbourhood, who are partly civilized, and sub-
the s°f the general Government. Upon the meeting of
two armiesornor , which took place near St. Ildefonso, the
an L. commanded his soldiers to fire, at which order
of men went over to the enemy, except twenty-three
wn°lll one was killed on the spot, and three or four
oonded.
The Governor immediately fled with all who
Old The
him to Santa Fe, where they remained until
hogrsnt, under favour of which they started upon good
es, in order to get as far as possible from their
etietties
who knew how to take more adroit measures to
fielci cePt them ; for so soon as they disappeared from the
of battle they dispatched the Indians to cut off their
threat b
th. Y the Rio Abajo, with orders to spare none of
vie ;rn, which Was literally accomplished. The next day the
ofrs encamped at La Chapello, which is near the town
anta and there killed the governor, Ramon and
n 4r.oclino Abreu, Chico Alari, a young lieutenant named
t'rioutierres, and many others whose names are not known. The
241 tr'Phant army, having declared their leader, Jose Gon-
esYla inhabitant of Taos, Governor, made the entrance
Intotne town, where he assumed the government, assisted
hßafael Garcia, who had commanded the troops with him.
was now tranquil. But one thing was wanting to corn-
!' ete their
tae Purpose—the head of Santiago Abreu, Judge of
le district friend of the stranger and the poor—the
rated and meritorious officer ; and they received the news
muiat he had been massacred by the Indians of Santo Do-
teenhge' From the best accounts, the killed are about fif-
1v0,,-',among whom was Miguel Sena, and five or six
QO-bnued, among whom are Francisco Surrasino, formerly
lst ended,
and Commissary ; Apuntis, Adjutant of the
e ke„ deceased Governor ; Jose Bustamente ; and the ser-
icat Antonia Sena. All seems quiet enough at this time,
retough yesterday the report was, that the victors, who had
to ,tlft!ed home the day after their entrance here, were about
sit Theus for the purpose of committing further outrages.
horp new Governor, with several others, immediately d
tbo; and we have some assurance that we shall be spare
dic presence. The country is in a sad and ruinous con-
gehl„°' The statements of this letter are confirmed by a
td`eirieman who has arrived in town from Santa Fe. It is
that the priests were also very obnoxious to the revo-
of:°j2ts: and many of them had suffered personal violence
the 2a character.—St. Louis Republican of

1%IR• CROSSE'S NEW INSECTS.

ter,Wa. subjoin two letters relative to the result of the in-
the s`4The,' experiments which Mr. Crosse has undertaken for
the development of insect life in solutions of silica (flint), by
he "g-continued application of voltaic electricity. We
to ehad the pleasure of seeing the preserved insects alluded
so'llOw in the hands of Mr. Clarke ; and as his invitation will
„8"ile our readers to attain similar evidence of their senses
ti7ecting this very extraordinary phenomenon, we submit
1.1 entire to the public attention, as a subject well descry-
ug the most careful and continued in
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.
re 1‘
1.31k,--4 beg leave to send you a copy of a letter I
theeived this day from Andrew Crosse, Esq., in the hope
Wt Y" may find space for it in your valuable journal. It
Per airord me much pleasure to show those insects to any
" who is interested in the subject.—Yours, respectfully,
" E. M. CLARKE.
"No. 11, Lowther Arcade, Strand, Nov. 3."
"' Broomfield, near Taunton, Oct. 30, 1837.
DEAR SIR,—I send you by my friend, Mr. —, a
8111411 bottle of spirits of wine, containing about 30 insects,
p!°duced in silicate of potash, under the long-continued ac-
,,." of weak voltaic electricity. I am quite as much sur-
Prised an as much in e ark about this affair as I
aaa
allti at firsd quitet. I have had lately severadl new families of them,
•• have them at this present time growing on a piece of
n 7.11. Wire plunged into silicate of potash,and a quarter of
;Inch under the surface if the fluid, at the positive pole
°` a battery consisting of 20 pairs of small zinc and copper
eYlinders. I likewise have them forming on the surface of
eenstantly electrified sulphate of copper, at the edge of the
441, and strangely mixed up with chrystals of sulphate of
e°PPer. In fact, I have them in all stages, from their ear-
!est formation to their full perfection, and crawling about
pretty nimbly.
Most of their formations took place in the
as ij access of light is very prejudicial to them, as far
anme Wave Observed. I have had hundreds of vessels of the
and i water as that used in the solution in the same room,
si ?that rooms, with not the slightest appearance of a
Meta r 44seet, or the germ of one. In one of these experi-
,the vessel wascovered with paper, and yet the insects
in were
formed as before. Of course, I have no merit to claim
ficiale affair. It was pure accident, and tile looking for arti-
an apparatus
brought them to my notice. lam preparing
tin Pl,Plaratus to repeat these experiments in a more unexc93-
more
thZe manner, but have difficulties to contend with
hay °ne would at first expect. Many of the remarks which
Thal L'en made upon these formations would not have seen
ti,. e if the writers had been better acquainted with the
flaeurnstances attending them, and which, to say the truth,
te? le rather avoided noticing, from the wish I entertain of
ng myself better informed of the nature of these apparent
ex)::t!ries• My friend Mr. has seen and pretty closely
nodint'aed with a powerful lens their different appearances,
viri,t4eY have been seen by a great number of persons. I
Le this in some haste, but though this is a rough sketch it
s'ixa correct one. I believe the younger insects have only
ojegs, and when more advanced eight, and this is, I
014uerstand, not uncommon in the mitt genus. You may
dear what use you please of this letter. I beg to remain,
'4', Yours truly, "' ANDREW CROSSE.
" To Mr. E. M. Clarke.
tli," Pp.S.—Although these insects are formed either below
on- urface, or at the edge of an electrified fluid, yet when
ee they have left it they are drowned on falling into it."

FREAK --
WITH FOX HOUNDS.—One day last week
ofe
huntsmen of the Badsworth hunt stopped at the door
the inn at Stainborough, near Barnsley, with his gallant
Pack' and called out to the landlord with a shrill voice
for a glass of mountain dew. Boniface, who was
the kitchen, quickly made his appearance in the passage,
hating • .
it's hand part of a boiled ham upon a dish, for the
th'ufhllY dinner. The rich scent quickly caught the noses of
Ilsthuune'rY dogs, who, it appears, could not resist a taste,
eY all made a rush into the passage and seized the
witlah. which they despatched in a twinkling., in_ gallant. style,
elt as good relish, apparently, as though it had been the
tease of bold reynard. Hark back was the word, but
Deal t° the call, the hounds went forwards, and stormed the
o,Zry ;
milk bowls were emptied rapidly, and half pounds
the
quickly disappeared • the cats ran in all directions
to.. e top of the house ; chairs and tables were turned
110PsY turvey, the cur dog happily escaped out of the
es; with only a portion of his tail ; in fact, every thing
Quick] as tenantable to the stomach, either dead or alive,nder
discil, disappeared before they could be brought u
~""ae•--Derbyshire Courier.
th TERIOus CASE.—Within the last few days
14,Banddee and mysterious disappearance of Mr. Angus
tider°ntald' watch-case maker, Glasgow, has excited con-
to Ga'ie attention. It appears that Alr. 111‘Donald went
duri ree„T'ek on Thursday morning last, where be remained
n'e day. In the evening he was seen on board the
has the
steam-boat on his return to Glasgow, but
feetilat since been heard of. Mr. M'Donald is about five
tyes eight inches in height, of slender make, fair hair, blue
,Iweitish visage slightly pitted with the small-pox, and
hiouo out forty years of age. He had on a blue coat, a
strin eassirnere vest, dark blue trowsers with narrow
black' grey stockings, shoes, black silk neckcloth, and
watch kid gloves. He had on his person several pairs of
441)1 -eases. 23fr dollars, and a number of other va-
hawire articles. A day or two after his disappearance, a
for '7 of the name of M'Alillan presented a snuff-box
iostasoati7 at Mr. M'Donald's shop, which his daughter
off, Y recognised as her father's, and the fellow slunk
tell wisle returned a second time, and on being pressed to
him there he had got the box, be said that it was given to
The
ue sold by a female publican in one of the wynds.
by a 'awker subsequently attempted to get the box melted
tins 4 silversmith in the west end of the town, but he was
Ivitheieessful, as the silversmith would have nothing to do
the h• The police took up the case, and proceeded to
kib°use of the publican in question, and found Mr..
that (:11414's Watch in a stable or byre. The publican
.stud
in Pa 'e Watch bad been left by a girl the preceding
.mght,
cliotroent for three .ills of whisky.' She was unrn!-
Th:,Y aPprebended, but has since been liberated on bail.
goih M`Millan, against whom there was no
charge, is
forth large. Two of the watchcases have since been
%N.' and the matter is being probed by the procurator
I6aed Mr. M'Donald's wife and family, as may be ima-
tlisappeattrre2o a state of extreme distress at his unaccountable
s ace.--Glasgoto Courier.
tileirtraj• Barker fox-hounds made
at deb on Mill's new pack of
Wedncsda the Ist inst., by throwing off
Y.e 7,ll°_°•,Baron.et's seat, Mottisfont Abbey, near Rom-
ig' froin' day being most inauspicious, the company was.
'leaner ~nomerous. After partaking of an elegant
.*
tOtt in' rey proceeded to cover, when, after much time
:•:at-ttwa.nding theirthey had a splendid race, at a
.4ton, P'ee, kill;ng him late in the evening at Bos-