Democratic banner., 1848-05-15

s"S 49, y" $S
out all the voters.-R Republican.
INTERES TING FROM CHIHUAHUA!
BATTLE OF SAN CRU DIX
From the N. o. Picsyune Of The 4,h.
The U. s. steamship Fashion, Capt.
Morgan, arrived from BRACES Santisgoye yes
Iterday. whence she sailed OH the Both ult.,
bringing usseveral days. later intelligence
from the Rio Graude, and interesting new
from chihuahua. Among the passengers on
the Fashion, was J. l.. Collins, ESQ, bear
er of dispatches from Gen. Price and Gen.
Wool to headquarters at Washington. Our
readers arc already familiar with the name
of Squire Collins, honorable mentioa hav-
ing been repeatedly made Of him. He was
taken prisoner some months since near
chihuahua, and confined till about the first
February, when he succeeded in making
his escape, and joining the American troops
at Ell Paso. He participated in the battle
of Santa Cruz de Rosales, with Gen.
Prices command, and has kindly furnished
US with a succinct statement of the affairs
and the events which were connected with
it. As we have had no accounts of the en-
|gagement, save from Mexican sources, an
American version Of the affair will be lead
with interest.
Mr.. Collins informs US that about the
first week in February he succeeded in
breaking prison at chihuahua, then in pos
session of the Mexican troops under COM
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Journey Of six days, succeeded in reach
ing FL Passo, three hundred miles distant
then under command of Lieut.. Col. Rails
of the Missouri Mounted Volunteers. Pre-
vious TO his arrival. intelligence had been
received from various sources, that Urea,
with a strong force of l%ancers, was upon
the road to attack them, having made a
detour to the westward, and the reports
were confirmed by the capture of a small
party of Mexicans under the command of
a lieutenant, who were surprised and taken
at a small town called Carazal, halfway be-
tween Chihuahua and Ell Paso.
Letters announcing the intended march
of Urea, were found in the possession of
the commanding officer. Intelligence was
%thereupon despatched to Santa Fe, to Gen.
Price, who Immediately started with two
companies of the lst regiment U. S. dra-
goons, commanded by Maj. Bell, one COM
pany of same regiment, acting as artillery
commanded by Lieut.. Love, and the battal-
ion of st. Louis infantry, commanded by
1t. Col. Easton, and the Santa Fe battalion
under Major Walker, and arrived about the
10th of February at Ell Paso, increasing the
command to about 1900 men.
1t was ascertained that the report of
Urrea's advance was entirely false, and
Squire Collins furnishing Gen. Price with
all information of Gov. Trias' position and
means of resistance, Gen. P. at once deter
mined to march down and attack him. Ac-
cordingly, on the LIST of March, he started
with about four hundred men, and arrived
at Chihuahua on the evening Of the 7:h,
performing the entire distance in the extra
ordinary short space Of seven days. A de-
putation of the civic authorities came out
and held an interview with Gen. Price, in
forming him of the reported conclusion Of a
treaty of peace between Mexico and the
United States, and eatreating him not 20
enter the city.
Gen. Price very properly disregarded
this request, doubted the information; and
marched into the city. Ascertaining that
|Trias was but one days march removed
from him, he determined to follow him the
next morning, and accordingly raised all
the horses he could to supply the place of
those broken down on the march from Ell
Paso, and the next morning, at 8 O'Clock,
his command were all On the march after
|Trias. Notwithstanding the previous long
marches, this gallant command accomplish
ed the distance of sixty miles that day, and
halted before the town Of Santa Cruz-a
place of about 1000 inhabitants, where
Trias's command were in possession.
About z or 8 o'clock the next morning,
Gen. Price sent into town a t1ag of truce
and demanded the unconditional surrender
Of Trias. This Gov. T. refused, subse-
quently consented to hold a personal inter-
view with Gen. Price, at which he inform
ed him that he had received information of
the conclusion of the receipt of intelli-
gence announcing the establishment of an
armistice. Various propositions were made
on both sides, both parties, under existing
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