Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-22
+ From lie N.io Orleans Ptcayane, Fen. ii ]
FROM THE GRhNDE.

Ne,rs from Cdi1uahua- Prospects Of anotier en-
pay.m.nt- C0pturc 81 4 Dqtiyof Ame,te0n' =
LiiIta,y Executions al Bu.Ea pista and Sal
tile.
Blythe las, arrival from the Brazos we have recei-
we'd several private letters, from which We CLEAN
a number of items OF interest that have reach
CD US from no other source, and which we have not
seen elsewhere Information bad been received
across the country al Sditiilo, which would inii'
cale some liliIe work ahcad Tor The American
,roops sent from Santa r'e 10 take possession Of
Chihuahua. On lhs l5lh of December they wee
encamped at I'll Passo from whence II was IN.
dersooi they would march about The later part
OF January The MeXicans IN that part oil the
country, arc making every efort 10 oppose their
march with a strong iarcc Al h'st they did not
intend making any resistance whatever; but, EN-
bodened by The long delay OF cur troops at IL
Paso they sci 10 work in good earnts', and have
now a considerable numerical force and Twelve
n;rccs Of cannon. Should our troops onIinue
on their march, they viii probably havo Sc.
cund edition ut the battle Of Sacfamcn'o.
Our readers will doubtless recoilecl ina, some
months since, our correspondents, J. Z. d., with
General Wool's column, mentioned that Mr.
James Collins, commonly known as esquire
Collins" who was Interpreter 10 Colonel Don't
phan', command, and behaved with lie greatest
ealian,ry al Sacramento and Bfazta, had starred
across the country IN company WIN Co!onri
Ward, and small parry Of less man c'z o, lof
Santa Fr. The expedition was regarded AS rx-
,retnrly hazardous, both or account oil ne IN
dams and Mexicans; bat the OLD Squire ana ms
veteran companion, who IS eishy iour veais ~
age, were undaunted and determined The party
were heard from short time since; and We 'r-
.ret To say they were taken prisoners al Pies'fo
del NUre by lbe tfeacheEous conauci 81 Mexi-
can padre. When near a place called san Ch..
loe, IN The Rio Gel Norie, thay encountered Tour
Nexicans, ont on an expedition alter Camancho
horses, AMI inquired Of them The distance - san
Carlos, where hey wishe.i 10 pn chase p;U4'-
siuns The Mexicans Represented he III lance as
short and offered 10 guide them thiiher Oh amy
ing a San Carlos they were unable 10 5alsly ihtlF
wants, and were advised 10 proceed Ia he Presidio
del None-the MeXic!ns telling them mai lhrfe
was no garrison here and that hey had nuIhing
10 lear. The sqnire and pa'y determined 10 fol-
low ,heir advi, E, nd satou; but IN he meantime,
a. afterwards appeared, tie NeIicans mad sent
m . courier Ia Preside, W III information that
party OF Americans wee on her way 10 ihat
placr, Ignorant OF the Circumstance they IN
due time arrived al the Prcsidio-w"rr Kind
ly received by the old p4aJe, aud consider
ed themselves perfectly sale. DINER was pre-
pared for Them, and table spread al one
end OF n large "sata, heir arms being cepo-
81 ed a, the otner. While quieuy apfed>ih" 'hei'
hunger, a parry ui M.xcans rushed IN, seiz.d their
arms. and took the whole party pf'son"rs. ne "a
nri.st Appeared 10 b. Guie delighted al me sue
cess OF his ,use bu, received anything o"f bless
inps from the party, who regarded him as a Sc
cond Judas IecatiO,. The squire and companions
were all conveyed 10 Chihuahua, and incafcc'a-
ted 10 p,ison, where they silItrmaned al la'' ac-
coun,s. Old Col. Ward vas very ~, an some
oil the foreigners 10 The place Offered 10 oe.o'ne
his security; but he Mexican authorities 'nnu-
manly refused 10 release HIM.