New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-18
FROM NEW MEXICO.
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE.
ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF VAIL
By Chic River to Pittsburgh, and Magnetic
Telegraph,
Mexican InsurreetiOn at Taos.
HORRIBLE MASSACRE.
GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO MURDERED
Assassination of Americans,
PROBABLE CAPTURE OF SANTA FE.
Mexican InsurrectiOn at Taos.
CAPTURE OF SANTA FE
Trap Set to Lure Col, DOniphan,
HIS IMMINENT DANGER.

PITTsBUReH, March l6
By river we have ST. Louis papers four days in
advance OF mail, with dates from Santa Fe cover
ing important news There has been an extensive
Mexican Instruction at Taos. AL the Spanards
who evinced any sympathy with the American
cause had been compelled to escape
Gov Bent, Stephen Lee, Acting Sheriff, Gen.
Elliot Lee Henry Seal, and twenty Americans,
were killed and their families despoiled The
chief Alcslde was also killed. This all occurred on
the 18th January. The Instruction had made for
midable head, and the disaheetion was rapidly
spreading The insurectionists were sending ex-
presses out all the country to raise assistance
The number engaged in the outbreak at Taos was
about 600. They were using every argument to
incite the Indians TO hostllites, and were making
pYeparatlons to take possession oil Santa e.
The Americans at Santa Fe had only about 500
effective men there the rest were on the sick hist
or had left TO Join Col Doniphan such being their
situation they cannot send succor out as they are
hardly able to defend themselves II is thought
Santa Fe must be captured as neither the Fort nor
clock Houses are completed
iopists who captured Taos to take possession OF
ne Government wagon trains which are carrying
orward our supplies, and thus cut of all commu'
lcatlon. ,
The representations made to Col Donphan, that
hihuahua would be an easy conquest, were evl'
entity intended as lure 10 entrap HIM, beget a
pirit of security, and lead him tar OIL INTO the In
error where he might be easily cut of.
IL is the universal opinion in Santa Fe that II
zen Wool had gone direct to Chihuahua there
would have been no trouble IN New Mexico. Col
)oniphan had possession OF III Paso del Norte on
the 2eth December Letters had been received
from the Governor of Chihuahua stating that Gen
Wool was within three days march Of the Capital
This, too was doubtless another ruse to lure Col,
Dopipban ON in confidence, and cut HIM OIL from All
chances of escape Of falling back upon Santa e.
10 relieve il in its emergency .,
The Mexicans are bold IN their tone ana conhdeht
of CAPTURING Col Doniphan and his command which
consists of about coo men, 500 OF them being OF his
own troops the first regiment OF Mounted Missouri
Volunteers and detachment OF 100 men from
Santa Fe under command OF Lieut. Mitchell, OF the
Cd MISUNDERSTANDING OF 80 men from Clark
battalion OF light artillery, under command OF capt
Hudson and Lieut. Kribben, and 10 from Col Price
regiment and Col. Willock's battalion They then
assert that they will massacre every American IN
New Mexico and contiscate all their goods
A letter from Lieut.. Albert, United States Iopo'
graphical Engineer of later date, confirms all the
above intelligence The details Of the battle Of
Brscito are also confirmed. The massacre beyond
doubt has been horrible one OF which we have rs
yet heard but the beginning and the instruction
has been kept so quiet until all was ready for the
outbreak that our handful Of troops there must be
demolished before any effort can be made to relieve
them from the most advanced Of our western mill
tary posts.
Lieut. Aberts men suffered very severely
coming to Missouri. The calls upon Government
Cor prompt assistance and large renforcementS are
strenuous and the situation Of our gallant men,
fac away from suecor. in the heart of an enemys
country. shows the rashness which has character
ized the whole advance into New Mexico.
Eight Of the leading men engaged IN the con
spiracy have arrived, Jour dispatch does not say
TI<ysJ who have made tull confession OF The
whole plot
Letters received also state that Col Cook and
the Mormon Battalion were $50 miles beyond
Santa Fe They were generally in good health,