Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-03-25
INSURRECTlON IN NEW MEXICO

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RESURRECTION IN NEW MEXICO
Independence, March !, 1871 have
news to communicate TO you again, from
Santo Fe, but it is Of different character
from any heretofore given. Mr. Miller OIL
Saline county, and Mr. Hoffman of Balti.
more, and some others, are just in, hav.
ing left Santa Fe on the 18th of January.
The 20 arrested on suspicion were releas.
ed, and all apprehensions seemed to be
quoted, when our informants left. AZ
ter they had progressed SEINE few DAYS
upon their route, they were overtaken by
some men who told, them of an nsurr &c.
ton about to take place, or just then 60
ing on, at Taos.
They placed little reliance on the re-
port, until overaken by MIR Lucien Max
well and Spaniard, who had been in the
employ of e. Leitensdorfer. Maxwell,
who had tarm,was fortunately apprised oil
their movements, and escaped by fleeing
TO the mountains. All his stock had been
taken. Through the Spaniard, upon
whom reliance can be placed, and who
had also to flee for his life, we learn tina,
Governor Charles Bent, who wen, up to
Taos few days before to look after his
farm near town, was killed; as we'll as
Stephen Lee, then acting sheriff; (who
had, day or so before, imprisoned some
supposed insuuectionists, General ElIio.
Lee, Henry Leal and all the Americans
in the place, stripping them and their
families of all they had on earth, and Kill
ling also all the Spauiards at all favorable
to The Americans-the chief alcaIde of
Taos being one of them.
This occurred on Tuesday the l7,h.-
On Wednesday,, it was thir determination
to attack Mr. MiIler's party and wagon;
but in this they failed them, by travelling
fifty miles a day. On that day they al.
tackled TurIy's disIIlery, in the valley of
Taos. Turley, with eight men, defend
ed himself Tor Two day, having kind of
breastwork thrown up around his establish.
ment.
AT the commencement OF the nsurrec.
ton, the alcalde of Taos sent word down
to the aicalde of Vagus of their move
ments, and wished to join them. lie
would not; but sent an express immediate
ly to San,e Fe advising them TO be on
their guard, as The mob, who were com.
posed of the lowest rabble, and whose de-
sire was plunder, (about six hundred in
NUMBER were hurrying on to the Puebla
Indian villages and settlements, to arouse
them, and march directly to Santa Fe
aud tOke possession ofthat place, and all
that was in them
What can be done there, no one knows
Messrs. Miller and Hoffman say that
there are only about 400 effective men in
Santa Fe-the rest all on the sick list, or
have gone down to Doniphan; and of
course they cannot send any help out to
the ncighboring points, and in all proba-
bility will not be able to defend themselves
there.
The fort is not completed, as the block
houses are not finished, which renders it
impossible for the troops or citizens of
Santa Fe to retreat to it, with their sick
in case Of an extremely. The cannon are
all in the square, in town, and are in bad
situation to be Of great service.
Alter the mob had attacked Taos and
Thurlcy, ii was their intention to take
some government wagons, going INTO San
ia Fe wihsupplies. When news was re-
ceived at Bent's Fort, by some men who
had fled there with Mr. MIler's company,
they Immediately sen, out few men to
pick up the remaining stock and other
property which they could find.
General Doniphan had representations
made to him, that Chihuahua would be an
easy conquest, and, after a few easily OBJ
tanned victories, he was to march down
sufficiently far into the interior to be sur.
rounded, and all his men cut off. No
word had been yet received by him of Gen
Wool
1t is the opinion of all at Santa Fe, that
if Wool had gone on direct to Chihuahua,
there would have been no trouble anywhere
in New Mexico.
The remains Of five Of the young volun-
teers from Tennessee-Captains VIM. r