The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-03-17
important from New Mexico


erican insu,recion at MISREPRESENTATION of Arneri-
cdns.-Probabie capture Of Santa Fe.-Imminent dan
ger Of Col. Doniphan.
We are indebted the poleness of the editors of the
Philadelphia North American for the following important
iaelligence-tour days in aduance'of the mail
PIrTsBuRG, March 10.
By river we have ST. Louis papers four days advance
OF mail, with dates from Santa Fe covering important
news There has been extensive Mexican insunec-
ton at Taos All the Spaniards who evinced any SYM
pahy with the American cause had been compelled to es
Gov. Bent, Stephen Lee, Acting Sheriff, Gen. Elliot
Lee Henry Seal and twenty Americans were killed and
their families despoled The chief alcalde was also kill
ed This all occurred the 18th January. The nsur-
recton had made formidable head and the disafecton
was rapidly spreading The nsurreconists were send
ing expresses all the country raise assistance
The number engaged in the outbreak at Taos about
600. They using every argument to incite the In
dams to hostes, and were making preparations to take
possession of Santa Fe.
The Americans at Santa Fe had only about 500 efec-
tive there, the rest were the sick list or had lett
to Join Col Donphan Such being their situation they
cannot send out, they hardly able to de-
fend themselves. 1t is thought Santa Fe must be cap
tured neither the fort block houses completed
Ii announced the intention of the nsurrectOnsts
who captured Taos to take possession OF the government
wagon trains, which carrying forward supplies,
and thus cut off all communication
The representations made TO Col Donlphan, that CHI
huahua would be easy conquest, were evidently IN
tended as lure entrap him. beget spirit of security,
and lead him far of into the INTERIOR where he might be
1t is the universal opinion in Santa Fe that if General
Wool had gone direct to Chihuahua there would have
been no trouble in New Mexico. Col. Doniphan had
possession of Ell Passo del Norte the 2Sth December.
Letters had been received from the governor Of Chhua-
hua, stating that Gen. Wool within three days
march for the capital This too, doubtless another
ruse to lure Col. Donphan in confidence and cut him
off from all chances Of escape, of falling back upon
Santa Fe, to relieve it in its emergency.
The Mexcans bold in their tone and confident OF
capturing Colonel Doniphan and his command, which
of about 600 men, 500 OF them being of his own
troops the first regiment of mounted Missouri volunteers
and detachment of 100 from Santa Fe, under COM
mand of Lieutenant Colonel MITCHELL of the I'd regiment
consisting Of 80 from Clarks battalion Of light artil
lery under command of Captain Hudson and Lieutenant
Kribben and 10 from Colonel Prices regiment and Colo
mel Wlock's battalion They then assert that they will
massacre every American in New Mexico, and conscats
all their goods.
letter from Lieut. Albert, United States typographical
engineer of later date confirms all the above intelligence
The details of the battle of Bracito also confirmed
The massacre beyond doubt has been horrible one OF
which have yet heard but the beginning and the
instruction ha. been kept quiet until all ready
for the outbreak, that handful of troops there must
be demolished before any effort be made TO relieve
them from the most advanced of western military
posts,