The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-19

themselves The hght was over and the troops slept In
the deserted houses near the church.
Next morning women and men came to the Colonel on
their with white Tags crosses ana IMAGES begging
never had whipped so before nor expected to be
again ..,-, 49,, ,.,...s s. s., -
salts against village and thus ended the campaign
Montoya OF the leaders brought IN by some
friendly Mexicans-he court -martaled the eth
found guilty, and hung the sth Tomas another of
the leaders whom Col Price required to be given up
shot by u sentinel, while attempting to escape.
KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE ENEMY
Two hundred or upwards Of the my were killed In
Is supposed that nearly the same lumber win die of
their wounds They seem TO be entir ely subdued and
the country Il at present quiet They have had
Col Price. with all the command but company O. OF
the 5 DRAGONS and Captain Angneys infantry bat
talon left the Pueblo the 9th and arrived in Santa
re on the nth February The Dragons and infantry
remain in Taos
The campaign. going and returning, lasted 10 days.
Most OF this time tho laid out in midwintor often
with but single blanket and often in banks OF snow
They had no tents and there was not a murmur Oh
complaint
Intelligent officers with whom have conversed (for I
in bed very sick while this campaign going ON
represent the conduct of Col Price throughout. in
very favorable light They say he acted the part Of
good officer, and conducted the campaign with energy
or and judgment
append lat of the killed and wounded Some of
the wounded may dead Of whose fate have not
heard II will ba seen company G. of the Dragons
suffered very severely The death of Capt. Burgwn is
great public loss. fIo of the most accom-
plished officers the army and of the most anna
Bio Of men His remains brought Santa Fee with
those Of Gov Bent and Mr. Lea and inferred with APP
proprate military honors on the 18th
The remaining LIEUT. Lakeland died last night These
two brothers haycbcen called off within few weeks
He died Of fever arising from exposure in the campaign
of Col Price
Lieut. Mansfield, of Capt sack's company, died to-
day also from the effects Of exposure in the campaign
He had been slightly wounded by an arrow but this is
not believed to have had any effect in causing death
LIST OF AMERICANS KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE
CAMPAIGN.
Killed and FOUNDED at La Canada.
Kned-Private Graham infantry; G. Messersmith,
toamster. Wounded-lst Lieut.. Irvine private John
man Severely Murphy and Meier Of artillery detach
ment.
Private Papin, of Capt st vran's company, killed :;
Dick "a black servant Of Gov Bent) severely wounded
OfCol Prices Regiment Wounded-Ist sergea mt A.
T. Caldwell, Of company X commanded by Lieut.. B, F.
mortay Sd Corporal j. W jones' severely OF
Company A, commanded by Lieut.. Boone-Prvae r.
manded by Capt ialleyPrvats Samuel Lewis l.light-
ly woundod) OF Company N commanded by Captain
privates j. W CalawSy CIightly;) John Nagel John j.
Sights or Company D. commanded by Capt Mcmillan
Feuder and George W. Johnson dangerously Robert
Hcurt Geo w HowscT VIM p Ca Gal slightly o or
Mansfield (slighty) privatcs Jacob Moon, tsevereyD
VIM Gibbins (sghtly)
Company ". 4. y. DrdgOOHS commanded Oy Capt.
Bugwin
Killed-lst Sergeant Ross; privates Brooks, Beebee
Leviey. Huntsccker. Woundcd-Capt. Burgwin, (mor-
tally since dcad) Sergeant yanroe Corporal lngeman
priyates Linneman Blodget Grain Decs Lickenbergh,
russ nce deaa nagenSSeh anderson M severely sSIy
Near, Bremen, (of company j. LIST Dragoons) all slight
Detachment of Artillery.
wounded-Privates Bielfcdt, Jod (both severely
Kahn (slghtly)
Battalion of Infantry, under Capt. .ansney.
Killed-sergeant Hart. Observation-Disclosures Van
valkenberg (mortay, since dead) Sergeant Ferguson
OF Capt. g. prain's Company
Wounded-Prvates Gold, (scyercly1 Mitchell Slight
MASSACRE OF GOV BENT AND OTHERS At TAOS.
OFFICIAL AccouNr1
On the 18th of January lsi7, Charles Bent Governor
OF the Territory New Mexico left Fe the
of government for Taos his place residence Whilst
there the friends Of two Pueblo Indians who con-
fined In the prison at that place requested him to
lease them to which he replied that although Governor
of the province II entirely out of his power to
lease any confined by law, until they were tried
They then resolved TO release the prisoners by force and
murder all the Americans at Taos together with those
Mexcans who had either accepted Office under the Ame
ricsn government, were favorable to Americans On
the Tuesday following, they effected their resolution re-
leasing the prisoners and barbarously numbering and
scaping Gov. Bent. stephen Lee the sheriff James
Leal, Circuit Attorney Correio Vigil, "a Spanard)
Prefect Narceses Beaubicn and Parbleau llerrneah
sparing but one American named Elliott Lee Leal was
scalped alive At the AFRO Ondo twelve miles from Taos
the following fortified themselves in house, aud
after standing siege OF two days taken and
murdered Simon Turly Albert Cooper, VIM. Hatfield,
shall, VIM. Austin. Mark Head. and VIM. Harwood
The number Of Mexicans and Indians engaged in this
massacre, has been estimated at 900.
On the morning of the 10th of January. intelligence
OF the of Governor Bent brought TO Santa
Fee by indian runner. A circular letter also
ceived by the priest at this place stating that thu
Mexicans and Indians Of Taos had risen against the
invaders Of their country and requesting him TO join
thom Th. letter handed to Colonel Price by the
priest Various reports reached this place Of the ad
% ses
march out Of Sauta Fe and meet them in the open
field. lie took with him three hundred and forty
composed Of Captain Angney's battalion of inan
try portions Of six companies of the I'd regiment and
company Of citizens and mountaneers under the com
rnand Of Capt st. Vrain-leGT!Dg Lit Colonel WillocR
in command of the post. with force composed of hi
battalion three companies of the I'd regiment.
portion OF Capt Fischers company OF light artillery
and company Of regulars. On the evening of the
GATH Colonel Price encountered the enemy at Canada
numbering about 1000 under the command o
Generals Jesus Tafoya Pablo Chavez, and Pablo Mon
toya. The enemy were posted on the hills commanding
each side of the road About o'clock Pm. Il brisk
fire from the artillery under the command Of Lieuts
Dyer (o the regular army and Harsentver opened
upon them but from their being much scattered it
had but little effect.
The artillery within such short distance as to
be exposed to hot fire. which either wounded or pene
trated the clothes Of nineteen of twenty
who served the guns Col Price seeing the slight effect
which tho artillery had upon them ordered Captain
Angney. with his battalion to charge the hill, which
calamity done, being supported by Capt St Vran
panies The charge routed them. and scattering
night ensucd which lasted until sundown. Our loss
two killed and seven wounded The Mexicans acknow-
ledge loss of thirty-sx killed and fort live taken pri
The enemy retreated towards Taos their strong
hold Col r., the 27th. took up his line of march to-
wards Taos and again encountered them at FL Emboda
on the.2eth They discovered in the thick brush
each side of the road at the entrance of dehe by
party Of spies, who Immediately fred upon them. Capt
Burgwin with his company OF dragons. hearing the
firing up, together with Capt. St Vrans and
Lieut. Whites companies charge was made by the
companies resulting in the total rout Of the Mex
Jeans and Indians The battle lasted half hour, but
the pursuit was kept up for two hours.
The march resumed OF the next day and met
with opposition till the evening of the Sd of Februa
ry at which time they arrived at the Pueblo de Taos
where found the Mexicans and Indians strongly
titled. few rounds fired by the artillery that
evening but il deemed advisable not TO make ge
neral attack then but wait until morning The attack
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