New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-13

Ter fntFiflHFNrH from LIr Mo u rNAc tHA tfNN
iag news from ChitushQa Among the passengers
on toe Fashion Wss J L Collins Esq.. beare- Of
dispatches from Geo Price and Gen Wool - neAd
quarters ~ ~ ssbinston. Oar readers are i-4iAiar
With the pane q squire Collins. honorable meAli'n
aving been repeatedly made OF NM ne as
taken prisoner some months since hchf Dii1a'.'''
lad confined till about the hrst OF eoraary. when
he succeeded in making ms escape ard l1inlng me
American troops 81 FL Psso Re participated 30
ths bsr,ie OF ssnta Cruz o. Rasaies. attn Gen
Prices coulma1d. and has kinoiy l1rnlsnea Is WIN
= succincr etstement Of the affair and the events
which were connected with ~ As we nave 10"
no accounts OF the engagement gave from Mex
loan sources. a. Americans version oi 'ns tNa'
viii be read with interest
Mr. Collins informs US that about the hrst week .
% February he succeeded ia breaking prison a. /
Chihushgs, then Ia possession Of me MeAicau
troops under Command q GOV Irlas, ana ai'ef an /
.rdooas Journey Of elk days, succeeded IA fracn' 4
iog El Paso 300 mie s distant. then unoer command
ri Lieut. Col Rails Of tho Mlss0pn Aounteh Foi, |
2ntesrs Previously % his arrival Intelligence nsa /
been received from various sources that Ure e. Win
q strong force OF lancars, was upon t'e rO@u !" ~
tack them having made desopr - ine west No'-
and these reports were confirmed 0y The capture Oh
smsl. narts Of Mezicans, under the command OF
beEtegaut who were surprised md taken ~ /
anal town called Cafsza half way between Chi |
hoahus and Fl Paso rr-
Letters announcing Toe intended mafch OF urea
were found 10 the possession oil the connintAo.ns
,gicer. Intelligence was tbereup0n dispatched ~ /
ssuta 70 70 Gen. Price who Immediately started
with tro companes OF the lst regiment IT, :. Ora,
Zoos. commanded by Major Bei one company Oh
sarae regiment acting ss artillery, COMMANDED Dy
Lieut. Love and the battalion oil 81 LOUIS lhlsh'ry'
commanded BY Lieut. Col Easton, hno the santa
F6 battalion under Major Wslser, ana arrived
about the 10Th February 1T 81 Peso lhcreasiDs 'uo
command 10 about GOO.
Ii was sscerrained that the report Of urea 80
vance was entirely false and Squire Collins iuf
tisbiog Gen Price with all Information gu NOs
.Trass position and means OF resistance zen J.
atonce determined 20 march down aio ettseN MN
Accordingly on the lst Of March, ne steften wiz
about 400 ine1 and arrived at Cnhuauoa on t1e
evening OF the 7th performing the distance IN thc
extraordinary short space OF seven days "A depu.
tstion of The civic authorities came on' ana he'o
an interview with Gen. Pnce, informing hini 90 81"
reported conclusion OF a treaty Oh peace OV1"S
Mexico and the United states. and ehtfested nun
not % enter the city. Gen puce very properly ois
REGARDED fhis request doubted the Information sho
msrched into the city
Ascenaiping that Triss was but one Jay march
removed from him, he determined 20 follow hum the
next morning and accordingly raised all the horses
he could 10 supply the place OF those broken do"n
ON the march from r Paso, aud the next morning
a. o'clock his command were all on the maich
alter Tugs Notwithstanding the previous lOnB
marches this gallant command accomplished the
distance Of sixty miles that day ana hateu before
the town Of Santa Cyuz-a place OF about 2'OOO
inhabitants where Trass command were N pos
session About or 9 o'clock the next morning
Gen. Price sent into town flag OF truce and de-
yosuaed the unconditional surrender OF Irlas. lnls
Gov T. refused, but subsequently consented 10
hold personal interview with Gen Price a.
vghch he informed him that he had received in'or'
nation of the conclusion OF the treaty oil peace
and wss IN daily expectation IT The receipt Oi III
telligence announcing the establishment OF al arm
stce
Various propositions were made on both sides,
both parties under existing circumstances, Deihs
reluctant % resort 10 a contest at arms Gen. Price
would not consent 10 Gov Inas marching away
with all his arms and munitions but agreed 70 per
nit him TO return with them or send them to Chl'
buahua and II they received Official Intelligence
OF The treaty, then to permit him TO remove them
where he chose. Gov Trias rejected this, rs wei
a. the PROPOSE ion 20 surrender, but begged Gen.
Price 70 wait four days 10y which time he confident
~ expected the retUruOt an extraordinary courier
whom he had dispatched 10 Durango for iniorma-
ZION with REGARD 10 the treaty and armistice-
To this Gen. Price consented, aud not only
waited the four days but four days longer, Al me
expiration OF which time portion OF his force hAv-
ing come up increasing bls strength 10 about 'OO'
no determined to attacs the town. The MeXicens
had not been idle al thus time, having strongly
0rhed the plaza aud the streets leading 20 H. loop
noled their houses and made every preparation lor
a firm resistance On the morning Of the lOtn'
about d CLOCK after another demand Tor an uucOh-
diti0nal surrender had been made and reg cted he
arrack was commenced 10y brisA canonnsde fne
American forces were subsequently divided INTO
three parties 70 attack the works from three oiler
cut positilns--tne first under Col Rails The second
under Lieut. Col Lane, aud the thrd under MsJor
Walker Of the Santa Fee Battalion
The contest was matntglned with great Nlsor
until about IL O'Clock, when report was brought
in thst force OF about 900 Mexican lancers had
arrived near BY, aud were about making an atthch
mon the rear. The troops were then withdrawn'
aud cessation OF hOstihues epsued, Lleut.-Oul
/ Laoebeiug sent 70 recOnnotre The report of the
arrival ofs5sncers proved TO be false. aud about 8
o'clock the action was resumed aud continued until
| about dusk when the Americans had succeeded IN
/ working their way through the houses into the
/ plaza and the MeXcsus surrendered at discretion
I alter having fought with unusual bravery all DAY
/ The loss On the side of the MeNicHns was about
$50 allied and as many wounded, while ON our side
there we're but five killed and twenty wounded
two Of whom subsequently died.
TIE Mexican force vas from 500 to , 900. The
officers some forty IN number were taken prison
ers and the whole amount OF arms and anmunitiou
captured There we're fourteen pieces OF artillery
come of a heavy Galore. snd about 2, 600 stand Of
smaii arms Ga the lSlh Gen Price started bach
foe Chihuahua taking with him Gov. Tnss aud :
portion of his prisoners and leaving Lieut. Coz
Rails in command, 10 follow as soon Ss practcaoie
I Mr Collins iofOrms Us that our troops conducted
themselves in the coolest manner and Gistingasheo
themselves By their bravery, ehcers aud men. Toe
Mexican prisoners were all liberated on parole soon
after they arrived a. Chinuahua. Squire Collins
left chihuahua ON the 9th of April under an escor
II one company OF LIST Dragons. commanded by
Capt Greer, aud arrived a. Gen. Woods headqusr
ters on the Goth. lie proceeds on 70 Washington
this morning.
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