The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-05-06

petraied,) 10 spend the night. The enem,
raised loud shouts as the command LETT, sup
posing our nen whipped, aud actually fol
lowed them some distance doan cieel
parallel 10 the road
February 4,h, early IN the morning, Col
Price was again before Pueblo. The com
mand took position on two sides Of the town
aud bred with The how ItZers aud 6. pounde
cannon until ~ o'clock-(L,. A. W. by
er, Ordnance department, u. S. A., CON
mandlng the auIery.) The enemy re
turned the fire, aud wounded several Of 0u
men. Al / II o'clock the Colonel ordered
a charge on each side OF the town, to bt
made simultaneously IN order to divert III,
enemy's fire. Capt Burgwin, with hi
company oil L. S. ID. asoous, and a compa
ny OF volunteers under Capt. McNlldn
charged Oh one side Of the town; Cap'af
Angney, with The infantry battalion, anl
company A, Of Col. Pnce's regiment com
minded bv Lieut.. Boone, charged on the
other sIGe. II 60 happened, from the ma.
tsre OF the ground or distance, that Capt-.
Bufg~ln aud MILAN reached HE church
al the side Of the town (Which was elrong.
y garrsoned by the enemy & i, aud at.
tucked The church door. FIVE dragon,
we're killed almost instantly and Q wound.
ed, so'ue of whom are since dead; and Il
OF Cdp'. McMlIIans company (nciudng
htInsell, J we're, wounded some severely -
Ia lhs charge, Capt Burgain vas sho, IN
the rgfn breast, aud died OF the wound on
the morning. OF the third dayi 1ue Iuilu.
try soon came ", took position under the
nails Of the church, and commenced Gu.
nn- hole into 1t Ga was built 0. adobles, J
wih an axe.
All 'his time the enemy kept up 40 10.
cessanI iiung upon our men from The Top Of
lie church, tom porho.es which they had
made IN II, and from tie infeucr Of the
neis hbpring houses, through pofl.toIes.-
Oar men contrned to put fire 10 the pine
railers Of the root of the churca, blt beng
covered with earth II burned Slowly.
Tie Colonel, then ordered Leu. Dycr,
WITH nc G-pouadef clunou, 10 mike breach
where The laian'ry lad been cu'l.ag; be
brought up hs piece III gsiian, - e, under
no, fire from the enemy, aid made HE
breach. be canton balls would not 20
Though the walls IA ofacf pl .ces-lEgy
were 50 ihIck.) A sHell wAs then thrown
into the chIfcb, which exploded, aud Tie
dfsgoons and volunteers rushed III; but the
interior vas SO filed with smoke That they
could not fenaln; besides, The enemy had
lett the cAutch, laJ mo ,hclt pyramidal
houses, (HGtefed On the roui,) aud secteted
themselves The fight was over, and the
troops slept IN The deserted houses near the
caurch.
Nrxt morning women and men came TO
The Cuiouei On thelr knees, uI!h White tligs,
crosses and images, begging Tor mercy
They sad they we're "hpptdi that they
never had been whipped 80 before, nor ex.
pected TO be so again.
The Colonel let them Off and desisied
from further assaults against The ,hlugei
aud thus euded the campagu.
Mon,oya, one OF the leaders, was brought
IN by some friendly MeMcaus-be was
court mattlaled on the 9Th, found guilty aud
hung on The ; b. Tomas, another OF the
"tJIu Nbif nc ltNAliNu w NC
gwen W, was shot by sentinel, While al.
tempting TO escape.
Two bundled or upwards Of the enemy
we're killed utbe various battles, aud erea
many moro wounded. / IS supposed Iha!
nearly the same number viii die Of then
" wounds. They seen to be- entirely subdu.
ed aud the country IS al present quiet
They have never had SO severe chasta
m.
Col Price, with all the commaou but
company &C OF the L. 5. Dragons, and
Captain Ao-ueys infantry battalion, IeI'
the Pueblo on the OH, aud arrived IN San
ia Fe on the llIh February. The dra
guons aud Infantry remain IN Taos.
The campaign, gong aud returning, las
ted 10 duys. Most OF this tune the men
land out. IN Underwater, often with but SIN.
gle blanket, aud often IN banks OF snow
They had no tents; aud there vas not
murmur Of complaint.