The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-03-31
ABBEVILLE C. H., S. c., MARCH 81, 1847.

Miller, Of Saline county, and MIR. Huffman,
OF Baltimore, and some others, are Just in,
having left Santa Fe on the 18th Of january
The twenty arrested on suspicion wer"
released, and all apprehensons seemed to
be quieted, when our informan, left. After
they had progressed some few DAYS on their
route. they were over-taked by some men,
who told them Of an insurrccrion about to
to take place, or just then going on, at Toas
They placed little reliance on the report,
until over-taken by Mr. Lucien Maxwell
and Spaniard, who had been IN the cm.
ploy Of f. Lcitendsorftr Maxwell, who
had farm, Was fortunately Y apprised of their
movements, and escaped by fleeing to the
mountains. All his stock had been taken
Through the Spaniards, upon whom rrli
ance can be place, and who had also to flee
for his life, we learn that Gov. Charles Bent
who went up TO Toas ii few days before, TO
look after his farm, near town. was killed
as we'll as Stephen Lee, then acting
Sheriff. (wh had a day or SO before im-
prlssoned some supposed insurrec,ionists J
Gen. Elliot Lee, Henry Leal, and all the
AmerIcans in the place, stripping them and
their families Of all they had on earth, and
killing also all Spaniards at all E,vora bic to
the Americans, the chief aIcade Of 'roas
being one Of them. This occurred on Tues
day, the 18th. On Wednesday it was their
determination 10 attack Mr. Miler's party
and wagons; but in this they foied them,
by travelling fifty miles day. On that
day they attacked Turley's distIlery, in
the valley of Taos. TurIry, with eight
men, defended himself for two days, having
a kind Of breastwork thrown up around his
establishment
Atthe commencement Of the insnrrection.
the alcalde Of Taos sent word down TO the
alcalde of Vagus Of their movements, and
wished HIM TO join them. He would not
but sent an express Immediately to Santa
Fe, advising them to on their guard, as the
mobs, who were composed Of the lowest
rabble, and whose desire was plumber.
(about 600 in number,) were hurrying on
10 the Puebia Indian villages and settle
ments to arouse them, and march directly
to Santa Fe, and take possession of that
place and all that was in it. What can be-
done there no one knows. Messrs Miller
and Hoffman say that there are only about
four hundred effective men in Santa Fe-
the rest all on the sick list, or have gone
down to Doni phan: and Of course they
cannot send any help the neigboring points,
and in all probability will not be able 10
defend themselves there. The fort is not
completed, as the block houses are not fin
lshed, which renders It impossible for the
troops or citizens of Santa Fe TO retreat to it
with their sick in case of an extremity
The commons are all in the square in town,
and are in bad situation to be Of great ser
vice.
After the mob had attacked Taos and
Turley it was their intention to take some
Government wagons going into Santa Fe
with supplies. When news was received
at Bents Fort by some men who had fled
there with Mr. Milier's company, they i'm
sent out Il few men 10 pick up the
remaining stock and other property which
they could find
Col. Doniphan had representations made
10 him that chihuahua would be and easy
and after few easily obtai ned
victories he was to march down sufficiently
far into the interior as to be surrounded and
all his men cut off, No word had been re-
ceivcd by him of Gen. Wool.
Mr.. Brown, one Of the lesses of the peni-
tentiary, left Santa Fe few days before
Messrs. Miller and Hoffman, with the ex-
press mail, and is now short distance from
here in distress H lp has been sent him.
1t is the opinion Of all at Santa Fe, that, if
Wool had gone ON direct to Chihuahua.
there wonld have been no trouble anywhere
in New Mexico. J. M.
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