New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-02
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New Mexico
-. A. G. o,,i. Ran,,hEcan March -,

From the 81. Louis Republican March -,
The New Era of last evening contains a ietter
from Fort Bent dated the lst February WHICH VU
roboraos In all essential particulars, the news 1s,s
toforc received of Instruction IN Taos ana ,iio
murder Of Governor Bent and many others This ie'.
ter puts end 10 the hope entertained mere ma
the report might have been exaggerated or uhouhu.
We have already published an account OF me 49,
son of An nsurrecon at Santa Fe the plot having ots
timely discovered and the disclosures maoe oy ".
prisoners. But this letter leads US 70 suppose s'
there was another popular outbreak sno tnsi e'
cd ali over New Mexico. Tue wrltr says ,' 90, The
ersl instruction" happening about inonln ANU ~.
discovery Of the first sboriive one mad TAKEN Poe'
and that all the Americans who could be found were
msssscred snd their property plundered. tnese rep
reseutstons make exceedingly ANXIOUS 10 nsI oi
that quarter We cannot believe that the meAcans
have been able 10 make much head against our troops
Santa Fe but they may Of assisted as this letter sat
by the Pueblo lndians) have been soie 70 ossuo{
amount OF property and to sacrifice many lives in the
assaults upon weaker points An express from San,a
re- which may soon be expected, We suppose ougnt 10
give US full particulars In regard to this in'urrecuoh
Bgyrs FoR7 February l. ls4I.
s,, Rv an exnress from Santa Fe en- route for tOrt
Ieayenwortb avail myself of writing you, giving sucn
runors are In possession o. WHICH, ifelh coi.o
Grating accounts from other quarters ana rom osue
circumstances believe well founded 10y we mean
ing all at the Forty , ,... =,
ON the 9th ult party Of men In the employment OF
Bent ST. Vran e. Co arrived from the fonil ian esto
lshnent of the Company this side me mountains
about one DAY udSel IOm Iho'U "-'@H
driven by the MeSicsns the evening OF the <iul,
There was at the place great number oil mules sIa
horses beef cattle and working oxen, 70 tne
United states and the mounted volunteers the former OF
which were driven OF, Win 2UO heao Vi 'no WV S
on the first dash. IF Ian.
Az near as can learn 10 time ION the 2lst OF Jan
uary0 a general instruction broke out In New Mexico,
and al the Americans that could be got hold oil were
nassacred. The affair was SO planned as 70 nave
the revolt simultaneous at their various points OF
concentration. so far we have heard, mere
has been general destruction of life and properly
In Taos Charles Bent, Stephen L. Lee, Elitt Lee
and many other Americans whose names nave not as
vel transpred, were massacred. Charles Town made
his escape from Taos mule, and went 10 lufey s.
eight miles above which place he left after giving me
alarm and has not since been heard oil, and Is pre-
sumed 10 have been killed to have persisted In the
mountains Mr.. Albert, who lived with Turey' ana
made his escape from there, states that wnen ne
got Off al were killed (eghD except Turley and On olo
observation-disclosures Ortobus among the Slain me
Pueblo Indians concerned in the massacre; Inc
Americans have Unfortunately been killed and PUN,
dered of their property George Long is the only one
have heard of who has escaped. Him they robbed Oh
everything he possessed At hrst had heard that II
lott was saved by the Priest but yesterday saw e
tor in which it stated that he was aferward killed.
and am fearful that this last account is too true