Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-04-24

nutes, and the enemy put TO flight They in every di
recon the broken ground spoken Of before but the
much exhausted by the charge that pursuit
mpossle but they fred continually from the
small arms and howitzers, and considerable execution
done Lieut. Irwin, Of the infantry volunteers severely
wounded through the leg, and private killed. and Of
/ the enemy were bayoneted the hill II
night and tie Colonel ordered the oopso take possession Of
the town. Canada which done without any resistance,
the being with the enemy, except the Peshe women
! having fled.
ID is impossible TO say how many killed in this fight the
battle ground than mile IN extent and few saw
the whole number make il 20, others 20he latter
number probably correct Among the slain their Gen.
Typ,oya Col Price struck by bali in the early part
Of the action but his swordbet probably saved his life and
| his wound only severe confusion.
| JanudrU 2sM.-As about march, heard of the
battle at Moro town. in which Captain Heny of the volun-
tees killed and the previous murder of Prew Waldo,
Culver and several other Americans at that placen all
Marched to Secure and encamped Capt Burgwn,
with bis company, having marched all night, joined with
the 6pounder At this point Capt Buigwns company OF
dagoons and Capt ST. Vrains company OF volunteers under
Lieut. White, forward to I'll Emboda, the
route Taos small party the enemy said to be
sixty, with orders 10 join the main body at campus the
night; the Colonel having determined to accompany the
wagons and which compelled 70 TAKE more cir
cuious route on account of difficulties in the mountain.
Capt Bugwn had proceeded only about four niles when he
the enemy great force instead OF sixty as had been
esented severe battle ensued They killed twenty of
the enemy and drove them towards Taos Capt B had one
killed and one severely wounded.
Febraaru 3d-Marched four miles Fernando where
Governor Bent and ther Americans had been murdered, and
thence Pueblo de Taos, distant two miles On APP
proach the Indians and Mexcans shouted loud that we
heard them mile distant, and as the town
they used all of abusive epithes towards thinking
themselves R in their strong place. The troops
brought line, and heavy cannonadng opened upon
them, with discharges of small This continued
till all the ammunition for the exhausted, the
muntion wagon having been left miles in the rear
Night close upon US, and the Colonel ordered the
troops Fernando to prepare for renewal OF the
attack the next morning
February 4M,--We again before the town after
sunrise The xpounde in charge of Lieut. Wilson, LIST
Dragons and two howtze all under Lieut. Dyer, ordinances
with portion the volunteers placed In position on the
side of the town. and the other two howizer IN charge OF
Lieut. Hassendeube with Capt Burgwins company Of dra-
goons and company of volunteers took position
Their side make fire. The action now com
menced three hundred yards distance, and continued
nonadng kept up with shells and grape shot from the
howitzers and solid sho, from the six FOUNDER till III A. M
with occasional fires from sharp Shooters chances offer
ed by which the enemy driven from the streets
and plaza and had ceased their yelling
Al this time the Colonel ordered charge from each sde
This charge made promptly and vigorously but nnou-
natey Capt Burgwns company OF Dragons, with Captain
McMlen's company of mounted volunteers reached the
church door before the other party the consequence
was that the intended diversion not effected, and Capt
Burgwns command received the full shock of the enemys
fire for time. Capt B. had five Dragons killed, and nine
severely wounded, several of whom soon ded-among
them Captain Burgwin. Capt. McMilen had six severely
wounded So destructive the firing on these two
companies that they compelled to retire behind the
adobe wall which surrounds the town, and which few
feet from the church. The whole up, and break
down the wall placed themselves close under the walls OF
the church, and commenced cutting opening into it with
Still they being shot from the top Of the church,
from its INTERIOR through loophole and from other buildings
which commanded it.
As had only work with, progress was slow
But while progressing temporary ladder was put up
and top of the church cleared Howtzer shells
were lighted thrown the opening which the Indians
had made. These exploded beautifully, and doubt did
good execution but still they would shoot man if he pre-
scented himself the holes. Fire communicated to the
roof but being fat and covered with earth, burnt slowly
The wall had been only about one foot deep, and as
appeared that the town must be taken house by house.
and for that purpose important get possession of
the church that night, which close us Col Price
ordered Lieut. Dyer Che ought to be Captan to bring up
the sxpounder within few yards of the building, aud with
solid shit make break where the men had been cutting
with This hazardous duty, as he and his men
dead marks for the enemy but the order promptly
obeyed the breach made, and, after throwing in
charge of canister and lighted SHE'LL the troops rushed in
The Indians who bad not been killed fled; the front door
was broken open from the inside and had possession Of
the church, but full of smoke that could not be
occupied.
The Colonel had taken the precauton TO place Capt St
Vrains company, Fe mounted and Capt Stacks
company of mounted volunteers Of the town, and be-
and the mountain, suppong, when the charge was
made that many would attempt escape Such proved to
be case the Mexcans all fed and left the Indians 10
fight These two companies killed 6fty-fve We soon
gained possession Of three hous the church, but
beyond hem hundred yards Distant stood two immense
buildings stories high, each story recedng and the
only opening into the from the roof down. Into
these the Indians all fed and the Colonel being convinced
that they could be taken without heavier gun, sent
express Santa Fe for of the pound howtzers and
supply of ammunition. We slept soundly that night
Early in the morning February 5th) the women came
in crowds Colonel, their knees, with white flags
crosses &C. begging for mercy, and very the fol-
lowed them The Colonel, thinking that the slaughter had
been sufficiently great, listened to their suppicaons, and
granted them peace conditions that they would bring him
Tomas the leaders that had fed This subsequently
done. Much Of the property stolen from the American ci
zens at Fernando, who had been murdered by them was
brought forward and restored the relatives OF the owners
and after solemn promises Of good conduct IN future and sun
| dry hugs and eave-takng returned TO Fernando.
February 6-Monoya the ngleader, has been deliver
ed Col Price, by friendly Mexicans, residing lew
miles off, He tried by court-nara to-day and condemn
| ed TO be hung
| 7M.-Montoya was executed at p. NJ He acknowledge
ed his crimes and asked pardon Of the "Mexcans the Ame-
cans, and God"
| 9h-Commenced our homeward march, and arrived in
Santa Fe on the lth
The campaign Of nineteen days made without Tents
and two Of the nights spent high mountain,
ed with from feet Deep and all without one
word Of complaint Missouri may well be proud OF her
for every did his duty As for the u s. Dragons, un-
they the fight Col Price displayed the finest quail
ties Of soldier and all seemed to court danger where duty
called them Killed of the enemy, from two to three hundred
The Indians acknowledge hundred and seventyve at
i the Pueblo-no wounded
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