The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-19
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SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
sr. LOUIS, March 7, 1917.
Ihave just received some important intelligence from
the Plains, which hasten to communicate. party Of
six persons have arrived from Santa Fe, which place
they left the l3th Of January last They bear the
startling intelligence that insurrecton had occurred
Taos, small town hundred miles north of Santa
Re, and that number Of Americans had been killed,
among whom were His Excellency, Charles Bent Go
Of New Mexico General Elliot Lee, Maj Stephen
Lee, acting sheriff Of Taos, and Mr.. Turly, ira.
der The information communicated by the Alcalde
of Taos to the Alcalde Of Los Vegas and was gene.
rally credited at Santa Fe when my nformants left
The military force at Taos small consisting of but
two companies belonging to Col Prices regiment The
force at Santa Fe numbered about twelve hundred men,
being composed of portion of Col Prices regiment and
Msjor Willock's command. Fears are very generally
entertained in this quarter that the people Santa Fe
emboldened by the OF their country men at Taos
will attempt revolution in that city, which may prove
successful 1t is presumabe, however, that the Amer
cans at Santa Fe their guard, plot of this
kind was detected and crushed there about the first OF
January.
MARCH 9Th, ls47.
Since writing the foregoing, further and later inel
gence has reached us. A Mr.. MAXWELL resident of
have just arrve and coroborated the report above
toned He also stated that the Acade Of Taos whose
communication is alluded to, had fallen the day after
the Americans killed, in consequence of having
made attempt to quell the instruction. Ameng the
Americans killed is q Mr.. Leal of this State.
We are hourly expecting further intelligence, which,
SO soon received, will communicate. ARGUS
From the st. Louis Republican, March 81
INDEPENDENCE, March l, le47.
To communicate
Fe but is of different character from any heretofore
given MI Miller, Of Saline county, and Mr. Hoffman,
Of Baltimore and some Others just in, having left
Santa Fe the 18th Of January. The 20 arrested
suspicion were released and all apprehensions seemed
to be quiated when nformants left Alter they had
progressed few days upon their route, they
overtaken by some men, who told them of insurrec
They placed little reliance the report, until over
| taken by MIR. Lucien Maxwell and SpaniaTd, who had
II %as Of
and escaped by feeing to the mountains All his stock
had been taken; Through the spaniard, upon whom re
we learn that Gov Charles Bent who went up to Taos
few days before, to look after his farm town,
killed; well as stephen Lee then acting sheriff twho
had day before imprisoned some supposed nsur
rectionists) Gen. Elliot Lee, Henry Leal and ali the
s.y had e o eaS S o
at all favorable to the Americans-the chief alcalde Of
This occurred on Tuesday, the 7sh. On Wednesday
twas their determination to attack Mr.. Mlers party
and wagon but in this they oiled them, by travelling
disIory in the valley Of Taos Turlsy with eight men
defended himself for two Jays having kind OF breast
| work thrown up around his establishment.
At the commencement of the insurrection, the acade
Of Taos word down the alcalde Of Vagus of their
Sn ssn, sn espsss o Santa F sS
sing them to be on their guard as the mob who were
plumber, about six hundred in number, hurrying
to the Puebla Indian villages and settlements, tS
them, and march directly to Santa Fe and take
possession Of that place, and all that was in It
What DO done there, knows Messrs. Mil
Ter and Hoffman say that there only about four hun
dred effective men in Santa Fe-he rest all on the sic
list have gone down to Doniphanand Of course the
cannot send any help out to the neghborng points
in all probability will not be able to defend themselve
there.
The fort not completed, the block are no
finished, which renders impossible for the troops
citizens Of Santa Fe to retreat TO II, with their SICK
of extremity The all in the square
in town. and in bad situation to be of great ser
vice.
After the mob had attacked Taos and Turley, II wal
their intention to take some 60, eminent wagons, gonl
at Bents Fort, by some men who had fed there with
Mr.. Mer's company, they Immediately sent out few
mon to pick the remaining stock and other property
| General Donphan had representations mede to him
that Chihuahua would be aneasy conquest, and after
few easily obtained victories he TO march down sui
cently far into the interior to be surrounded and all hi
men cut off, No word had been yet received by him Of
Msgofin was to Imske his escape with Kirker, who
| waited long time at appointed place for him bu
from the fact OF his not coming on supposed his es
accordingly.
| Mr.. Miller met pay master Capt. Murphy we sup
pose about hundred and fifty miles from Santa Fe
and Subette about seventy miles from this side Beni
Fort Lieut. Albert of the army, coming in with some
government wagons, &C. had ell his mules taken IRON
him, and he left upon the plains to get along as he might
MIR. Brown, one OF the lessees Of the pentenaiy, left
Santa Fe few days before Messrs Miller and Hoffman
with the express mail and Is now short distance from
here in distress Help has been sent him. You will gel
letters by him, which will tell you more IL Is the
opinion Of all at Santa Fe that II Wool had gone on di
rect to Chihuahua there would have Teen trouble
anywhere in New Mexico.
INDEpErpENcE, Mo, March l, le47.
Mr. Goo Hoffman and several others, arrived here hi
gence They {. that they left Santa Fe the 18th
January When they reached the Moro, an American
came to them from Taos, who stated that there Of
Of the Mexcans at that place. and that IN
had mastered about twenty Americans, among whom
was Charles Bent, who was q visit TO Taos at tn
time, and has farm there. They drove Of all th
stock Gov. Bent had there.
American gave them, in their opinion tue. They
were at the time within about forty miles Of Taos
which alarmed them, as there were only four in com
pany. They travelled night and day. till they on
Of danger and came by Bens Fort where they tarie'
awhile.
They also state that they had received news Col
Doniphsn, who had taken possession OF III Psso. let
the Governor Of Chihuahua in which he said that Gen
Wool was within three days march oil Chihuahua Thi.
was Intended to deceive the Americans and induce Col
Doniphsn to venture down 10 join Wool.
The only chance Of his escape, Is to retreat back u
Santa Fe He will be certain TO be attacked by force
sent up from Chihuahua These gentlemen think tn
weakened condition Of the Americans In New Mexico
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