The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-19

these buildings capable OF siei'efihk Nv ~ ~
drsd men Besides these, there wcfe mahS sinahe'
buildings and the large church OF The iown Was sairats
in the northwestern angle, snail passage beng ei es
tween il and the outer wall Inc sAlenst wal ~ ~
s admirably calculated for defence. even point ID r
exterior walls and pickes being fankcd hy -sne PfoeSt
inc building as will be seen from the enclosed dfa~,as
h fer having reconnorei the town, J selected ne
western flank OF the church the poini Of Aiics af
about o'clock, p m, Lieut. Dyer was ofdefea 70 "len
his battery al the distance OF about &$l tai4s ~
s Ven, up by the 6-poundeT and the howixefs iof about
Two hours and ahalf when as the ammunition wsgph
had moi vet come up, and the troops were sabc,ag fon
cold and fatigue, returned 10 Don fernana" faIN %
the morning of the ith, ! again advanced uion Fnreio
Posting the dragons under Capt BuEwin about 30
,anis from the western flank OF the church oiaefed me
mounted men under Captains N wan and Ssats !"
uostion on the opposite side OF the Town. whehee my
roud discover and intercept any fagtiyes wis might at
tempt TO escape towards the MOUNTAINS OF On TIE afef
lion Of Don Fernando. The residue OF The troops io9k
Ground about 800 yards from the noriheia wall
Here too Lieut. Over established himself with the q
nounder and two howitzers, while Lieut. Hasstnianhe
OF Major Clarks battalion light artillery, remained Win
Cant Burgwn, la command OF two howilers. By ths
arrangement fire obtained, sweeping The iionl
and eastern flank OF the church.
All these arrangements having been male. the batteries
opened upon the town at nine o'clock a m ~ eleven
oclock finding il impossible to breach the walls OF the
church with the 6-pounder and howtzers, determined
10 storm that building AT signal Capt. Bugwm,
s regiment United States dragoons,l al the heal OF his
own Company, and that Of Capt McNillin, tof the vol
unteers charged the western Hank OF the church WINE
Capt Angney infantry battalion, and Capt Barber, and
Lieut. Boon, I'd regiment Missouri mounted sou'se,s
mentioned had established themselves under The western
wall OF the church, axes were used IN The aue'np, 70
breach IT, and temporary ladder nSs avn R Seen iaus
the head of q small party, left the cover afforded by The
flank of the church, and penetrating into the corral III
front OF that building endeayped to force the door In
wound which deprived me of his valuable services and
of which he died the seventh instant. lleuenanis
Mcllvaine, lst United States dragoons and Royal and
Lakeland I'd regiment mounted volunteers, accompanied
Capt Burgwin into the corral but the attempt on the
church door proved Ruthless, and they compelled to
retire behind the wall In the meantime small holes had
been cut into the western wall, and shells were thrown
in BY hand, doing good execution The 6-pounder was
now brought around by Lieut. Wilson, who at the dis
lance of two hundred yards, poured heavy fire OF
grape into the town. The enemy during all This time
kept up destructive hire upon our troops About half
past three o'clock the 6pounder run up within sixty
yards Of the church, and after ten Troublesome Of the
holes which had been cut with the axes was wdened
into practicable beach. The gun was now run up
within ten yards OF the wall-a shell was thrown IN
three rounds OF grape were poured into the breach The
slormng pary-among whom were Lieut. Dyer OF the
ordnance, and Leuenants Wilson and Taylor LIST dra-
goons entered and took possession OF the church without
opposition The interior was filled with dense smoke,
but for which circumstance our sorming party would
have suffered great loss. few OF the enemy were seen
the gallery where open door admitted the ar, but
they retired without firing gun The troops lett to sup
port the battery the north were now ordered to charge
on that side The enemy abandoned the western part OF
the town Many took refuge in the large houses the
east, while others endeavored to escape toward the
mountains These latter were pursued by the mounted
men under Captains Slack and St Vrain, who killed
ity-one OF them only two or three men escaping. 1t
night, and our troops were quietly quartered IN
the houses which the enemy had abandoned. On the
next morning the enemy sued for peace and thinking the
severe loss they had sustained would prove saluay
lesson, granted their supplication on the condition
Of their principal men, who had instigated and
been actively engaged in the murder of governor Bent
and others The number OF the enemy at the at the bat
tie of Pueblo de Taos was between SIX and seven hun
bred OF these about hundred and fifty were kill
ed-wounded not known. Our own loss was seven
killed and forty five wounded. Many OF the wounded
The principal leaders in this instruction Taoya,
Pablo Chavis, Pablo Montoya Cortez, and Tomas,
Pueblo Indian OF these, Tafoya was killed at Canada
Chavis was killed at Pueblo; Montoya was hanged at
Don Fernando the seventh instant and Tomas was
shot by private while in the guard room at the latter
town. Corez is still at large This person was at the
operations in that quarter, refer you to the suboned
letters from Captains Henley separate battalion Missou
mounted volunteers and Murphy, OF the infantry,
and lieut. Mckinney second regiment Missouri mount
ed volunteers.
In the battles Of Canada, Embudo, and Pueblo de Ia
the officers and men behaved admirably Where all
distinguish individuals, such discrimination might OPP
crate prejudcally against the just claims of others
have the honor to eSpssStay SqT ebed
Col. commanding the army in New Mexico.
The ApJurANr GENERAL Of the Army, Washington D. c.
Extract from letter. dated
SANTA FE New Mexico, February IT, 1917.
Ny DEAR COLONEL: AS the events of the last few
months in this territory calculated to create some in
ieest in the States have thought might he interesting
to you have detailed account of the from one
personally acquainted with many of the facts The en-
trance OF our troops into the country without being in the
least resisted, led almost every to believe that the
change of government would be hailed with delight by
the people; and think Gen. Keany left for California
the full belief that effort would be made to wrest
the government from US 1t became apparent to al
most every that the clergy and rcos, wealthy men,
were nmlcal TO the change from motives OF interest, and
that the lower class, comprising, indeed, nearly the
whole popuaton,) wholly under the influence of the two
higher classes, were too degraded and ignorant to appre
cate or understand the advantages to be derived from the
change: Early in December received certain ntel-
sence that plot was on foot TO wrest the country from
us, and that II had extended far and wide A number OF
the principals were arrested and confined. Doniphans
Norte on the 25h of December together with the dis
covery OF the plot would, thought be sufficient to
mp the plot in the bud. Again in error. Gov.
Bent learned afterwards through the priest of Don
throughout the whole valley, and particularly among the
Puebos "a warike tribe OF lndians whose town in the
laos valley Is the strongest in New Mexico, and had al
ways been regarded by the Mexicans mpregnable On
the 18th of last month the governor mpudenty left here
for Taos where he had formerly resided On the 10th
was stated that he had been murdered This sud-
den and unexpected that could neither believe nor
realize It, On the morning of the Goth the whole truth
was before us, and we knew that he and number of
surgenls, numbering less than fifteen hundred were
marching towards this place. The troops from Albu
querque, comprising Major Edmondson's command of
three companies OF volunteers and the squadron of da