Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-05-05
AFFAIRS IN NEW MExICO.

ArrAlMS In NEW MEXICO.
a ninetees days campaign-Details of the SEP
eral engagements, DC.
Correspondence Of the Missouri Republican.
S4NrA FE FEBRUARY Is, lS47.
Genekearny had scarcely left New Mexico
Tor California when runners of a revolution be
gan to De spoken Of among the Mexican inhab
itsnts, but the Kindness with which these geo
re were treated by the Americans, and the APP
lsrent willingness with which the Mexicans
submltted TO the New government which hat
Been established over them, lulied us allinto the
belief OF quiet submission. This was wholly
Deceptive. The fire Of revenge was still b.rn-
ing beneath.
80 attend 70 private business at Taos. On the
goth information was brought to Col. Price by
an Indian living SIX miles from town that Gov
ernor bent and six other Americans had been
murdered at Taos--that an insurrection was in
ppglcss7that the people OF Taos and the Pue-
olo Indians near were coming IN great numbers
toXafds Santa re, compelling all on the road
to5oin them II they would not do so willingly,
end that the object was to possess themselves
OF all the property, public and private in Santa
Fes and destroy the Americans, who had been
reNesented as few in number. On the same
dayian order way received from st. Miguel,
which had been written by order Of the people
.ssembled at Taos, "calling on all persons in
osssngeei VINO were -apie 10 pear arms 10 re,
P'etfso s'al'a W eerea'n uat' e,n'e e. ono
equpFe'o' ana Plo' Y 'or service. |opieH
VI .hc SAINT instrument were ieee.'eu 'ioli oth-
erWTns' geneisny through tne s'si'epce OIL 'ne
HucaileS, on tue Nist continuation OF inc muir
gers az l aos were Iecel'eG indirectiy. i'ate IN
sne hisn' VI 'ue 1su ml. Aomn dr'lseu anu con,
hfs'su ,e -, IN VI a,'' pd1''iu iui'io' nich nao
rescnoa MS 'ne Two Gays previous.
AS soon as Coi' rrice received tne second re
port " ohg murders ~ aos, ne issued an o.oer
"f"apl I4qinonSUi',9i tne 'oiunteers' anu zap
Det&win, Oh Inc y. =. oragroohs, pom statoh-
eanear albuquerque, to repair with their respc-
nyescommands to Santa re; ne directed capt.
6urgwin 70 follow MIN with one company OF
dragoons ON the road TO Taos, and at a. M.
! on Inc 2ad the Oolonei' Win tnree hundreo vol
nntecrs ana ioor ~ pound howitzers' WITH TWEEN
sv-menI IRON CaPt ficners company unoer LII.
Dyef tofonance) ann LII Hassenoeuoie marcn-
nj ~ the direction oil mat place. Win a view 10
meet the enemy as near the mountain as posi-
ole, 70 prevent the lnhaoitants on the valley OF
neDei Norte from forming junction win
fhen. 4 his valley was a dense population,
and much was TO be appfenenoed from the great
superiority OF numbers which the enemy might
bring against Us. b MaTehed TINS DAY IL miles
80 cncampeo' -
sJanuary 24h.-Started early and after mar
ching twelve miles met the enemy, from fifteen
hundred to two thousand strong, on the bottom
sfsthe Del N orte, near the mouth of the creek,
which was nearly surrounded by high, sharp
hills, from one to two hundred feet high; they
we've ,crests, having no level ground on the top,
but.faIling directly back with a deep declivity.
Beyound this to snowy mountain, distant one
-miIe,awas very rough country, broken into
.couical hills and deep ravines. The enemy,on
our approach, fed to the top of the hills, and
commenced firing on us at three P. NJ. As
son as the howtzers could be brought into line
On the plain, the Colonel ordered Lieut.. Dyer,
assisted by Lieut. Hassendube, Of Capt. Fis-
cher's company, to open his fire of shells upon
the enemy, which order was promptly obeyed,
but not with the success We could have wished,
for when the guns were elevated sufficiently to
reach the top of the crests, the shells would
pass within a few feet of the enemy and fy
many hundred yards beyond them into the OF
poste valley, the enemy dropping fat at every
fash behind the sha. points of the hills. At
this time it was discovered that they were out
thanking us ON each side, and that the wagon
train, one mile in tine rear, was in great danger;
indeed it was evident that this was their object,
a. well as to prevent us from running away.
supposing from their great superiority in num-
bers, we could not escape them. At this peri
Oh ofthe battle Col. Price ordered Captain st.
Vain with his 60 mounted volunteers (citizens
oil, Santa Fe and mountain men) to go back and
briae up the train. This he did as eddy as
possible, under q sharp fire from the enemy
from the sand hills and some houses. As Capt
St yran approached the creek on his return,
be discovered number of the enemy outtank-
ilgu on the right: ne charged upon them,and
killed two; after which he returned to the main
body of the army. The Mexicans and Indians
smbolden by their sale position, came down the
hill on the left, and occupied house and or
chard on the edge OF the plain, flrlng with
great accuracy at the artillery men. The Col.
then orered Lieut. Dyer to move his battery
within 1870 yards OF the house and adobe wall,