Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-14
--LATEST FROM SANTA FE.

M OhIEN VI n StbhNo-
TISEMNT OF THE MURDERERS
I -ANTIClPATED INSURRECTION.
From the Platte Argus Extra--August 7th, ls47.
From the following, for which we are 10,
deb,ed to the office of the Weston Herald,
it will be seen that matters of great inter-
est have, and probably will, take place in
Santa Fe. ".t "r, ee
We are indebted-te Mr.. M'Carty Of Lex
lingtop, and Mr.. Coulter Of St. Louis, who
arrived at Fort Leavenwor,h last evening,
for late and highly interesting intelligence
from New Mexico and the plains. They
left Santa Fe on The 5th of July. All was
quiet al that time, though from the increas
ed boldness and impupence OF the Mexi-
cans, fears were generally entertained that
another instruction was about to break
out. $780,
They arrived at Las Vegas on the 9th,
where they learned the following interest
ing particulars. 1t seems, that on the night
Of the 26lh Of June, the horses belonging TO
Capt. Horine's Company Of mounted men
which was stationed under Maj Edmond
son at Las Vegas, were stolen, and that on
the 28th Lieutenant Brown, with privates
M'Clanhan and Charles Quessenbery, to.
gether with a Spaniard as guide went
forth in pursuit of them. Not returning on
the following day as they intended, it was
suspected that they had met with foul play.
On the morning OF the 9Th Of July, a Span
ish woman came in and stated that three
Americans and one Spaniard had been muir
dered and burnt. Maj. E. Immediately
put out pickle, guard, with orders to per
nit no one to come in, unless they were
brought to him. On the same day, Wm
Cox, private in Capt. Ho!oway's compa,
ny, while out on a hunt, discovered three
sight. His suspicious being aroused, he
captured them and brought them into camp
They were examined separately by Major
E. but being unable TO obtain any thing
satisfactory from them, one of them was
hung several times, when let down the 81
time, he stated that at mass on the previous
Sunday, he heard that 8 Americans and one
Spanard had been murdered and burnt neal
Las Vegas, when this confession was extor
ted, Mai. T.. Immediately ordered his men
to be prepared for marching at 10 O'Clock
that night. Accordingly at the time ap
pointed the troops, numbering % mounted
and 33 infantry, with one 70 pound howll
ger, took up the line OF march, with the ex
pectation OF reaching town by day light.
Maj. f. ascertaining that he would be un
able to reach the place in time, went out in
advance with the mounted men, leaving or
ders for the infantry and artillery to follow
as rapidly as possible. Soon after night
he reached the town and dividing his mer
into two parties, one under his own com
mand, the other under Capt. Horne, witt
Capt. Holloway he ordered the former tc
charge on the right and the latter on thu
eft OF the place, with their horses at fuI
speed--unable to gain admittance on the
left, Maj. e. went round the left, when he
saw the Mexicans making for the noun
tains. He called to them TO stop, and or
their refusing he ordered his men TO fire.
Six Mexicans were killed and two mortaliy
wounded. The Mexicans report that ter
were killed. The rest were captured anC