Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-03-18
CAPTURE Of Majors Gaines and Borlana.

The following IS more minute account than
IS vet been published of the surprise aud capture
of Majors Gaines and Borsnd, with their respect
i've de,oebmen,s.
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EanorS fteoyu"e- a',o"s aeSoun,s " ',e oaP-
'nte Of "sIp's u"'"es a"u po''",u ""u 'e ue'aO"
mems uuue' ,',si eo'''u"us WI
70 WE Cn'eu S'"'e'so''e y, W.
70 tne omce's ln capu',y' as t"e "ieN'Oa" 'e's'o,
nj Inc story wncn reacneu Us tep'esen'eu lpe, al
10 nave ueeh taken "s'eep' "'no"' having "e"
sen'inels posted :,
Know all ihe ohcers VINO nave oeen oapru.eu'
and without disparagement TO theIf Oro'het ohceIs
may say confidently, Their supetors are not 70 ne
found IN Inc regiment TO which 'hey oe'ohg Inc
same may he safely sara OF 'le men WIN 'ne"'
they were all picked men ohcefs ana men WIN
ueslre thH thcy WIN DC ia''y 'ep'eSeh'eu !" ."e
Unned states, and they WIN cons'ucI " burning
disgrace 10 DC suspected " no' eN".o"'"s ""0"'u'
ness and high courage under any c,reums'ances'-
L write, therefore, TO 90 them Jusuee as ia' Us u
can De done oy oro'ne, o'nce'
THIS evening, capt Daniei Drake hent'e'
Texan, formerly mler prisoner, VINO escaped rom
the Mexicans, aud who IS also acting IN Gen;
WOODS column as an interpreter VINO was captured
with the pnfues oil oaines anu botlahu teseheu
the camp, having maue ms escape from 'he MeAt'
L.. l.. al Nlu,
can guard hea'u hlm narIa.e III Tue cTcum
stances OF 'ue su''e"ue' anu VI MS ese'Pe " "e"
WOOL
TOT TWO Weeks uany' accounts auu run,o's "a'e
been received oy the geneia's III eonuianu' OF CON
templated attacks on Sa'i'llo ana General "oorS
camp oy MeMsan 'o'ce wncn was -, reP pre-
oy some ., '"e "e.,1ans ~ "u'n'e' 'y,ooo "'1"
"" '"e nv" JUS, n''Jo' ,io"ur'' w 'sN''' ""1
Is assistant commissary IN Zen. "oofs column, ana
who had been permitted to go out TO make re-
connoissahce WIN TWO ON rs returned 10 camp
and reported mat az the hacienda EnearnaS'on,
sN'y mnes ron, ea"l''o, on '"c 9an LUIS 'oau, ne
u'seo'e'eu meH1eu" 'o'Se' ""u vas 0"1seu "
'ne'' easS'y 10, "i'ee" ~ '"eny uneS' ms "o'-
ses ave hee'e' 'nan tue neNoan 81 ou. We was aea,
.aHen, on aoo"uu, VI "'"Pp,"s 's,v','e p,s'u
"hlSh ne u.shoul'eu 70 'eeo'e'' ahu oe'"Ie nc u'o
SO the MeNcshs came UP a"u wouiu nave peen up
on nun oH one OF ms co"'aues Nnir burgess az
so hahed' anu me TWO presenting ,ntn P,s'os, INC
"eA'eans "a"eu lons enouen ", 'n"Jo' ,'o"e'u "
'emou"'' wig" '"ey pun spurs a. a." '"e' "o'ses a,'u
oo,'s,rppee 'ne'' Pu,Sne's ne nu"'oers VI .ne
mexican Iofcc eoulu n" We asce''',neu, az inc
s'ous "e,e 700 no',} p"'.u.u " eou". .'u"'.
Malo, Dorlanu' OIL Tue A.kan'as 'eg'n'en, u cav
a,,y naa osen our Q" sIou' al 'ne SANE u"'e III
u'ue'en' uHeo'l"n' mg', ui'nes, ~no was s'a'
; q. tne a,o' III go A.
INV a'so 'Nau soo'.s 'u WV nv "I'9 ""
e,e' "'e" a"N.e! vas ",''"esser y! u''s' 81" !,
on'e's 10 a,oe,.",' ene nul'oS's VI ''e "iu
very hhhy "ouo'eu ~"e'"e' '"e'e WIS H"y '',, At
n"Ia'"ao'o"' ~ MS o"" r,Se" ,'q'es'' !" iJo'
Do',"nu was pe'""eu ~ We" "o'' " =, a'a ny.
1'o'ne' leSo-'np'Ss -, ~ ."e sAne ''''e
oa''es a'u oIp'"" "a! wen ~ o., 'eIo'i''D's,
slhce fon a''hos' "" Tue io'" "aJ'' D"''d"u
s'"i'e" WI" 'o'p o,i'e'' a''u "eI, ""p o'
'ec'eu ron 'ne wn''e 'eennen'. va u'e I'm ne