New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-19
unrtIe af Puehln de Tno..

Battle Of Pueblo de Tnos.
The command met no farther interruption until
IL reached the Pubic Dc Taos on TIE % feoruarT
This Is strongly fortified village OF the Pueblo 10
disns, near the upper end ot the FAey OF laos u
has wal around H. and many OF the houses are
built eight stories hzh. with doors window or
other speriures but hole in the roof which srords IN
ress and e-ress 20 the inhabitants who descend in the
Interior By holes and ladders. from room 20 room Gil
they reach the lower door See Gregg Commerce OF
the Prsires for full description OF them. When the
Indians saw the command approaching they took posi-
ton on the roofs Of their houses, slapped their ihsns
called 10 the Americans in the most insulting language
10 come on and 20, vhipped-sddressing them as car
rsos (scoundre an using every other epiiheto con-
tempt that thy could think o. The town was hred upon
from about O'Clock till sundOvn but with little i'm
preston The command then CHE wagons not having
come up) retired 20 the village OF Fernando about two
miles. where the massacre Of the Governor and others
perpetra,ed) 10 spend the night The enemy rased
loud shouts the command LETT supposing our men
whipped and actually followed them some distance
down a creek parallel 70 the road.
February 4 early in the morning, Colonel Price
was again before the Pueblo. The command took posi-
ZION on two sides Of the town and fred with the how
tiers and FOUNDER until IL. o'clock The enc
nv returned the FIRE and wounded several OF our men.
Al III o'clock the Colonel ordered charge on each sde
Of the town. to be made simultaneously In order 70
divert the enemy's fire. Capt Burgwn, with bis COM
paDy of T. :. Dragons and q company OF volunteers
under Capt McMl an charged one side OF the town
Capt Angney with the infantry battalion and company
A. Of Col. Prices regiment commanded BY Lieut.
Boone charged the other side 10 so happened from
the Of the ground distance, that Caps Burg
win and Mcmillan reached the church Al the side OF the
town (Which was strongly gsrrsoned by the enemy
rst and attacked the church door Five dragons were
killed almost Instantly. and 10 wounded some Of whom
are since dead and Of Capt MeMillans company On
GLIDING hmself) wounded-some severely. In
this charge Capt Burgwin shot in the right breast
and died Of the wound the morning OF the third day
The infantry soon came up, took position under the
walls Of the church. and commenced cutting hoe into
huff nf al viii
enemy kept Up incesssnt firing upon our men from
the top OF the church from port holes which they had
made H. and from the interior Of neighboring houses,
through port holes Our contrived to put fire to
the pine rsers of the roof of the church, but being
covered with earth. II burned slowly.
The Col then ordered Lieut. Dyer with the FOUNDER
Cannon to make breach where the infantry bad been
cutting be brought up his piece in gallant style, under
hot fire from the enemy. aud made the breach. The
cannon balls would not go through the walls in other
pAces--ihey were so thick shell was then thrown
into church. which exploded snd the dragons and
volunteers rushed in but the interior filed with
smoke thst they could not remain beside the enemy
had EFT the church fed into their pyramidal houses
entered on the roof and secreted themselves. The
fight was over. and the troops slept in the deserted
houses near the church.
Next morning women and men came to the Colonel,
on their knees. with white flags crosses and images,
begging for mercy. They said they whipped
that they had been whipped so before nor ex-
pected 20 be again.
The Col let them of and dessted from farther as
saults against me Nlhege ana mus ehueu tHe Sei"
psign.
Montoya one Of the leaders, brought in BY some
friendly ,xcans be wsd court msruaed on the Ith,
found guilty and hung the sth. Tomas another OF
the leaders whom Col Price required to be given up
was sho, by sentinel while attempting TO escape.
Killed and Wounded of the Enemy.
Two hundred or upward Of the enemy were
killed in the various battles, and great many more
wounded Is supposed that nearly the same number
will die of their wounds. They seem to be entirely
subdued. and the country Is at present quiet They
have never had so severe chastisinR
Col Price with all the command but company -,
Of the L 3 Dragons and Captain Angneys infantry bat
TALON left the Pueblo the 9th, and arrived in santa
re on the llth February. The dragons and infantry
remain in Taos.
The campaign, going and returning, lasted 10 days.
Most Of this time the laid out, in mid winter. often
with but single blanket and often in banks Of snow.
They bad no tents and there not lVrnH Of com
plant
DEATH or LIEUTs. LAKELAND AND MANsgIELD.-Ihe
remaining Lieut. Lakeland died last night. These two
oroihers have been called of within few weeks. He
died Of fever arising from exposure in the campaign of
Col Price
Lieut. Mansfield OF Capt. Stacks company, died to-
day also from the effects of exposure IN the campaign
JOHN BROWN