Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-12

" taken. OF dropping fayor,,e ps,ol hcn n.
amoaa'ed TO recover and before he did the Mexesns
came up and would have been upon hm but one Of his
comrades Mr. Buge-s) also halted tho two
,nem pistols the Mexcans halted long enough Tor Major
ouurpped their pursuers. The number Of tho Mexican
force could not be asceained the too hot
| " pursued TO them.
Major BOSand of the Arkansas regiment of cavalry had
oeeh OUT on scout 1T tho tme different dircc-
non' MAJOR Gaines, who was stationed at the Palomos
rNss, Twelve miles Salo also scout, out who
had made no discoveries. Great anxiety was manifested
by different officers the numbers Of the
and very many doubted whether there any force at
EnesrnReion. Al his Urgent request Msior B,tland
was permitted by Gen Wool to make another
ssnee. A, the time MAJOR Games and Captain Cay
went out on Reconnaissance from Paomos On the 18th
MAJOR Boiland started with forty officers and men, who
were selected from the whole regiment On the l9h no
reached Enearnaeion and found armed there lie
n an express BACK requesting Col Gl's regiment to be
sent TO JOIN him, that might further
ind the MeSiesns. After he OF his express and be-
fore he received Major Gaines and Capt Clay
Joined him with h:rtyse,en c men, selected from
Col Marshalls regiment OF Kentucky cavalry. The off,
GERS OF tho two parties determined proceed farther
San LUIS road for the purpose of obtaining definite
Information On the 2lst they marched thirty mile. to-
wards San Luis, but found Mexican troops The next
day. the 2sd, they returned Encarnacon Intending t
continue their into camp.
In the meantime information had been communicated to
Zen Minon, VINO commanded 5000 Mexican cavalry .t,
toned one hundred miles below San Luis road of
tho ARRIVAL OF MsJors Boanj and Game. at
Tie is represented be bold officer and n.
determined to make forced march and them Off Ak
ing all his cavalry he hem and the nigh, of the
zSd nc came up with them at Encarnacion He had mi
mute information Of their numbers and position from the
Mexeans residing nj that place lie quietly stationed his
whole force around the house where troops were en-
| eamped and awaited the dawn OF day.
The night Of the 22d most .ble 1, r,n.d
considerably unusual occurrence at this season of
the year in this OF Mexicothe wind blew furou,y
making II difficult to hear sound at dis,anee-tbc
nlgnt was dark and every way disagreeabe About II
O'Clock OF the sennels American camp g,ve no.
ee that he thought he heard the sound OF arms ingny
The party reused and out to ex.mine Thev
found nothing and concluded noise OF the mule.
at work a, the well in the machinery pumping water
MOST OF the party lay down sleep but many ken,
awake Capt Henrie he did not 20 TO seep afsr tb.,
event but continued during the remainder Of the night
"hend yoawned, 10 their surprise they fond themselves
enufey surrounded by large MeXcsn force, the very
numbers OF which they could estimate The MeSican
troops stationed nearly half milo off, in every dir,c
ton, where II was possible with horses Our lutte
band Immediately took measures put ITEMS Ives in pos
ture OF defence determined Sc lives rs dearly nos
so'c. white nag was sent from the Mexicans to the A.
mericsns requiring them surrender They were wholly
aNeFse 10 and wanted fight out Some considerable.
conversation ensued, IN which the Mexican officer
that their 5000 strong and that resi,tnnce
useless Doubts OF the truth OF this statement were expe.
sed The Mexican general said that Major Gaines roud
sasy himself OF the ruth OF the statement snd might 90
out and count the Mexican troops. Msxic,n Officer Of
equal rank was sont IN as hostage, wheeupon Maor
Gaines Gid and satisfied himself OF the oyerwbe,p
numoer OF the Mexican army Gen. Mnon promised that
u they surrendered they should be treated
prisoners Of There Mexican Puide with Nno-
Gaines Who had been forced guide the party CAM
Henre, who Mier prisoner also was known IN MAJ
OF the Me1cans all Of whom rtaln the greatest bost
aga nsth Texans, and the Mer prisoners generally Cen
Mnon was informed OF these and pledged his homo
that Capt Henrie should be treated as prisoner of war %
should not be hut aud that the Mexican guide should have
TAR tFlal When requested put these guarantees in
wnung ne sald That was unnecessary thoi the word of
mexican general was worth thousand signatures
Gen hinon having repeatedly made these assurances
ana seeming disposed TO act literally with them and our
little band OF eighty seeing themselves rJ
onnumbered more than thirty one and that there was
no chance OF escape capuaed these terms and sur
ehue'ea as PRISONERS OF war know all the officers aud
many OF the who thus surrendered nd nd notb
ing saying hat there are not Drawer the army or
IN tbs United States. Bat resistance would have been
madness There could have escaped than barely
enough TO ten the news OF the death Of their companions
Situated as they then were, all reasonable men will allow
| they did right.
sulI do consider the Ulcers entirely witbou, bI0o
Tor as they were out scout they should have hat
els ou IN sdd!uuon TO the camp guard. But they were
on their return home without having enemy and
as the night dark aud dsaRteeable during which
time It is sad Mexcaas never made an ATTACK thew
neglected sending picket deeming It unnecessary-
ne Two scouting parties were independent OF each other
| neither otheer having night TO Command the whole.
In I'VE minutes alter the party surrendered and gave u
their arms, the Mexican gu dc shot down upon Them
thus giving marked evidence of the confidence 10 he
placed IN the Plghtcd word OF Mexican general This
poor i'llows tate was hard one. lie had been compel
led 10 go out as guide with Major Gainess party as one
could not be procured otherwise at the time Of their den,
'Hfe. But the Mexican generals nothing for this
their object is TO strike all those urd syorir
the AmeHcsns IN a"y way, and thus preventing them
giving US information; and the life OF person is t,o
less regarded by Mexican general his W. I'd
| OF honor.
The whole party remained at Exclamation that d,v TIE
next morning, the 2ih the prisoners started under
a guard Of two hundred men, for San Luis Potosi Me-
J1Ts Games and Borand were permitted 10 ret,in the
horses and the Of the prisoners wero str pped of
both Cspts Clay and Daney aud the other commission
ed Ulcers furnished with mustang ponies; the re-
manuer marched on foot
The treatment Of the Mexican guide induced Can't Hen
re o. believe that he might share the same fate e had
! no confidence whatever in the word Of Cen Mnon Du-
ring The day he remsrksd the officers taking to each other
n king him Ma
uo and also has received from Ulcers many
dollars for corn, with Gen. Mnon He recognised
Henfie, and riding up 20 him sad-"WelI SIR suppose
you will ysi' the city OF Mexico a second tmer THAT
very doubtful" replied Henue. In the afternoon an x
Pess came IN with letter. Some Of the officer who
received aroused Henres suspicious further and turnn
short around where the officer reading the letter he
found number apparently watching him. lie believed
they designed murder him. aud he determined TO make
his escape possible and advised some of the prisoner,
Of IT,
BY accident, during evening he found himself
on moor Gainess mare, Of the best blooded naps in
heniucky and the maJos pistols still remaining in the
holsters The Prso had become scattered
sunset and Capt Ienre set himself buslv 20 vvo IN
make them keep close together To do th. he rode b,ek
within ten 6les Of the Of the line when discovering
small interval in the line Of the Mexican guard h. sud
denly put spurs to the and daried through the lines
The guard immod sely wheeled pursuit but their pon
were no match for Kentucky blood horse and before
gun could be fairly leveed him he darted out Of reach
Tie had three ranches TO pass As ho passed these no
found that the McNans in pursuit gavo notice to the ran
cheros, who followed him with fresh horses still no ou
ped them oil. After passing tho last rancho he had pplled
up his mare, TO rest her. when single Mexican came up
supposng him 20 be unarmed tie waited until he came
within thirty steps, when, cooking the msors ling pis.
ol he tired, and the Mexican rolled OIL In a sbot inns
another came near he likewise permitted him 20 approach
still nearer, when he wheeled and shot him down lie
osded his pistol, and after eong dsanco another
stared from behind some bushes he road aod rode
% him. ho shot Of bun, with what could not tell
but he not pusued by that Mexican my farther When
he came Encanac he found tho camp had been A.
armed, he supposes by who had passed him
when lac he'd left tho rood. DyorRng from this straight
course he crossed several roads aud eyadd number Of
parties who ~ pursuit Of him. A. length he came 10
plain where there place to hide. The moon was
shining, and he could largo number Of in pur-
suit Putting spurs TO his now idtd mare, he made for
mountain valley, and following tho east no at 9Th
tludci his pursners IL travelled up the valley forty mi e.
as be- fuppocd hoping find outlet towards Paorn
but IN This he disappointed. lie was unable 10 find
Tor himself his lamishcd mare md tho next morn
ing after his escape tho noble animal expired more from
| tie want n water than from nlpue