The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-29
Correspondence of the st. Louis Unionl
Important from Santa Fe.
SANTA FE, Augu

| SANTA FE, August 18th, ls47.
The insurecionists under their leaders, Gen. Consoles
and the oudsCortcs surprised and dispersed and the
recaptue Of great number Of american horses by
| troops.
MEssRs EDITORS: AT the destruction of the town of
Los Pias the 9th of July last by the troops under the
command of Major Edmonson, we found upon the pris
oners then taken, letters written by CONSOLES
and others, leaders of the late projected instruction,
giving plan OF their intended operations and asking the
citizens to be In readiness for action at moments
ing; stating, aso that the Americans were already
weakened by the departure to the States of number of
troops that others were to start in few days, and
amongst them the company OF artilless Capt Fschers
and that spies would be kept constantly the road to
give information of their he arterists departure,
which time they entertained doubt of being able to
strike final and decisive blow. The prisoners also
stated that many OF their men, with their arms, had gone
to the town OF Loquesta to join their leader Gen. Con
sales
Loquesa is a town OF considerable size, and admirably
located for Defence being situated the San Miguel river
surrounded by mountains of almost inaccessible char
acter The prisoners stated that Cores and his party
were at or near Anton Chico frontier town situate
the San Miguel river some fifteen or twenty miles below
Loquesta Having disposed OF the prisoners taken at the
sormng of Los Pias, by sending them to Santa Fe for
trial, Major Edmonson, with the companies Of Captains
HORNE and Holloway and two pieces Of artillery started
on the 18th OF July TO the town of Anton Chico, dis
lance of about forty-fve miles
Upon arrival at the latter place at daylight the fol-
lowing morning. found the town deserted except by
few old men, women, and children, from whom
tracted the information that their men, with their arms
had likewise gone to the town OF Loquesta Pursuing
town, Mexican--supposed to be a spy-was captured
by our scouting party who informed that from four to
SIX hundred armed Mexicans, under their leaders Con
sales and Cortes, then in the town of Loquesta
| Upon our arrival the heights commanding of
the town, discovered the enemy dispensing every
direction TO the mountains. We, however succeeded in
capturing about fifty prlsoners the mule, saddle, bride
and sabre OF General COrtes and great number OF Ame
horses and Cumanche and Apache Indian horses OBJ
tanned from those Indians exchange for horses stolen
| by the Mexicans from the American troops
The enemy had evidently made great pre- paraon for de-
fence, their houses generally barrcaded and for
hfed and their goods and valuabes either hid in the
mountains or buried. Our prisoners informed that The
great panic amongst the Mexican troops produced by
our sudden and unexpected approach together with the
fact that had with artillery, which think they
never intend to face again if they can avoid it.
1t is but justice TO the troopsbeng part infantry and
having with them artillery drawn by oxento stale that
the march from Los Vegos by Anton Chico, TO Loques
la distance of between fifty five and sixty miles,
and mountainous country, and great portion of the dis
lance without road to guide them; to which ex-
raOrdnary march may be attributed their the
occasion.
We are endeavorng, here in Santa Fe, to raise
regiment Three companies have already been mustered
in and two others reported ready for being mustered
They are composed principally of discharged volunteers
| and wagoners.
Six Of the prisoners charged with the murder of Lieut.
Brown and his party executed the Sd inst, in
Santa Fe, by sentence OF drum head court martial The
balance, is supposed will be released for of suf-
ficient testimony. Yours, respectfully,
| J. II. BOURMAN,
I'd Lieut.. Co F, I'd Reg Mo Mounted Vol