The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-10
From the ST Louis Union, March 81.
From Santa Fe-Highiy Important Particulars.

We had the pleasure last evening of conversng with
Mr. Thomas Caldwell, the gentleman referred 10 in
published statement OF the late engagements Santa
Fe Mr. c. arrived on board the Bertrand and very kind
y has given US the particulars OF the intelligence au
dei to-
The at Taos was perpetrated on the night OF
the 18th Of January The names of the persons Killed
excepting those already published, informant had
ascertaned; The number slain was about twenty five
Governor Bent the two Lees, Ar. Leal, OF Jefferson
county, and Romulus Culver of Clinton county, OF
the number Immediately anonymous letters were sent
to the surrounding settlements from Taos urging the peo-
pie TO rise and massacre the invaders One of these
received at Moro town the east side of the noun
,ans On the 10TH eight Americans were at this place
and they were immediately assassnated. Among the
killed were L. L. Waldo, and Benjamin Prewitt, both old
traders The first intelligence of these disasters was
brought to Santa Fe by Charles Town. who escaped
narrowly.
Al the date of these massacres Capt Hendly, of Raw
county wiiha grazing party of 30 men, Moro.
The insurgents soon became formidable and fortified the
town. Hendly attacked them and fought for several
hours, killing fifteen, and capturing eighteen others, who
Were subsequently sent prisoners to Santa Fe In the
engagement, Hendly killed, when finding that the
insurgents could not be driven from their position the LIST
lieutenant OF the command ordered retreat Vegas
town IS miles from Santa Fe, and 25 miles from Moro
Here he halted and reported himself Col Price, San
ia Fe. Col ?. Immediately sent out reinforcement OF
10 men, under command OF Capt MORN. and prepared
to march on laos Capt MORN proceeded to Vegas and
about the 2oth january joined the late command of Hend
ly The party then proceeded to Moro, but its APP
pfoach, the inhabitants of the place fled Moro had
population OF about 1900, nearly all OF whom took 10
the mountains Our force then destroyed the place. with
the exception OF three edces occupied by nyams The
ranches, far and wide, also Laid waste Al last
counts the work OF destruction going on.
Col Prce as stated, prepared TO make descent upon
Taos He took $50 men and several pieces of artillery,
and was joined BY Mr. St Vran of the firm OF Bent Il
ST. Vran, with nifty clerks and employees, and imme-
dately marched for Taos AT La Carada about twenty
five miles from Santa Fe he encountered a body OF the
enemy, 1900 strong, and at once engaged them. The
struggle short, but sangunary simultaneous dis
charge OF cannon and rifles from forces brought hr
ysix OF tie enemy to the dust when the rest, dscharg
ing their pieces preciptately fed Some eight
Americans were wounded, but none killed The wound
ed were nearly all OF the artillery.
Col Price and his command next proceeded in the d.
rection OF Taos, and at pass in the mountains called
Lambado twenty miles from Taos again encountered the
enemy. IL said that at this point great number OF
Mexicans were killed, but no Americans. The enemy
were driven IRON the pass, and our little army continued
IT'S march to complete the work OF vengeance by the de-
structon OF Taos The particulars of the latter engage
ment our informant learned after he had left Santa Fe
1t will be from the foregoing statements that the
account previously published in many respects both
incomplete and erroneous. 1t made up we learn,
from rumor.
We further learn from Mr. Caldwell that Col Doni-
phan would doubtless march on Chihuahua as soon as
his artillery should arrive He had intercepted letter
from the commandan at Chihuahua, TO the former
mandant at I'll Paso, which stated that Gen Wool had
doubtless determine Doniphan's course The opinion of
Mr. G. is, that without Wools presence, chihuahua
could be taken and held by the force al Ell Paso
MIR. {. left Santa Fe with twelve and several wag
ons, and had in charge large mail He left his compa-
ny twenty-five miles this side of the Arkansas crossing
and pushed on He thinks they will be in in about ten
days