Washington telegraph., 1848-03-01
From tho N. o, Picayaae llth att
FROM TIE RIO GRANDE.

Nces from ChiAudbud-froSpeets Of AHoiAfr
Engagement Capture Of a party Of Americans
--Mhtny Ezeeatioas at Baena VISTA aad
Satilo
BY the last arrival from the Brazos we have rc.
eeved several private letters, from which we CLEAN
a number of items of interest that have reached
Us from no other source, aud which we have moi
seen elsewhere. Information had been received
aoross the country at Satillo, which wonld indi.
cate some liitlc work nheOd for the American
troops sent from Santa FL To take Chihuahua
Gu tue 18th Of December they We're encamped At
FL rhso. from whence il was understood they
would march about the latter paH Of Jannay.--
The MrXicrns In thal part Of the country are
making every effort 10 ooppnse thrir march with
strong force. At iir,t they did uoi tteud making
any resistance whatever, but emboldsnrd by the
long DELAY of ourtroo al II paso, they SCI 10
work in good eatnest, aud haze now a considefa.
BILE numerical iufer aud twelve peers of eauuun,
Should our troops continue on thsii mirrh, they
will probably have a secoad edition OF the haltlr OF
Sacramento
Our readers will ddsihllrss frcdllce that some
months since, our correspondent, J, + D, with
Gen Noels column, mentioned that Mr. JHmcs
Collins commonly known as esquire Collins
who was Interpreter 10 Col. honiphans command,
aud behaved with the greatest gallanlty ut Saofa-
mento aud BacIlo, had started acfoss the eounlfy
IN company with Col Wand and a small party Of
less than dozen, for Santa F., The expedition
was regarded as extremely hazardous, both on ac.
count of the Indians aud Mexicans, but the old
SquIrr aud his veteran companion, who Is eighty.
four yrars Of age were undauntrd and determined.
The party wefr heard ltom short time since.
and We regret to say they wcfe taken prisoners at
Pfrsidio.drl-AoHe by the tfeaohefous conduct Of
a Mexican padre. When near place eaed Nan
Glrias on the RE del NeTts, they encountered
four MeNieaus out on an expedition after Canaan
che hofses, and inquired of them the distance TO
san Carlos, where they wished to purchase proYis'
ions, The MtNeans represented the distance as
short, aud offered to guide them ihilhef On AZ
irving NJ san Carries they wefe uuahe 10 satisfy
their wants, aud were advised to proceed to fresl-
do del Nnre-lhe Mexcans te Ing them that
there was suo garrison there, and that they had
nothing 10 fear The squire and party determined
/ 10 follow their ndyire, and set OUT but IN the
meantime, as afterwards appeared, the Meacans
had sent all euufIfy 10 Preside, with the iniotma
ton thst patty Of Americans were On their way 10
that place. Ignorant Of tbs circumstance they iu
+ due tune arrived ii the rfesido-were kindly r.,
/ esiyed bs the Old padre, ond considered themselves
perfectly sale Dinner vas prepared for lhem
f aad a table spread At one end Of 4 large "sdia,
. their arms being deposited at the nthsr While
i quietly anpcaaag their hunger, party Of Msti.
+ cans fnshad in, seized their aims. aud taak the
whoIe paHg pHsoner, The old priest sppsafsd To
be quite delighted with the success Of hIs rHsr hnt
feerivai anything bui b.es,ugs iFum The paf7s,
who fssaHlrd him as a srsand Judas lsraHoi =
f I,bs squire aud companions waTs aIl conveyed TO
F Chihuahua. and Iusaresrtsd "a pri.an, where they
T slilI fenain at last accounts n'dGo' Ward ~,
very ii, and some Of the Foreigners 10 thai place
oiTerediu brromr his security bet the Nssiean
+ auiliaHliss Iuhnmaaly refused Ia release him.
mruirr Of Capt Means company pf Mount.
ID Volunteer. Rls shot for mnliny "a The latter part
F OF Deermbef lls had threatened hIs capllins
F lils aud madc maaK attempts n execute his paf-
f pose lie was tried BY eaun martial aud ,su-
f fenced TO b. shot llls captain, notwithstanding
F the mos, salcmn threats Of the man, addressed Il
letter to the commanding general soliciting fs.
pfieye as 4 prfzlnal favor, but he very property
replied that unless same eNtanuatiuR Circumstances
wefr shown the man must meet hissenieaCeH lie
was taken from The Provost Guard, psfleoiy cool
aud collected aud placed within siFht of all the
troops who were pafaded to view The execution
I The guard fired, bot only two balls took effect
/ lIc raised himself up and asked for water, which
/ was gwen him. aud reserve guard was then or.
dcrrd up and lhe suilrtngs of the muliuecr were
ended
/ Another execution touk place In Salullo, on the
/ 10Th alt, at n o.cl5ok The criminals name
was Alexander Nruson, aud b. vas also a member
Of Capt. Mrar's company H. was sentenced to
be hung by a military commission ior wilfnl mur.
der shooting Mexican Ia CALI Real, At the
quarters oi,he revenue guard. The scene Of the
execution i fcpfrseutrd a. having brrn extremely
revolving from iha condition of the enlpnt Tho
galIows was errrtedin the ms.n plaza between the
fountain aGd the jail. All tie iowu GARRISON were
plnded and formed into a square. Al about half
past 10 o'clock q wagon drawn by Tour hor.rs, -.
corcd by "a small guard aud followed by two
priests, drove undefihr rallows' When q stopped
figure clothed In white, slowly fnised lisrlf rom
br,idr o. nroiin-npparully very weak and feeble
III was the rulpnl and 10 "a state oi b-hstS intaa-
irhuon A The appointed time, Cart Dnggan,
North Carolina Volunteer officer oiihc day, al.
iu.trd the rope, while two men held the wreichsd
manup. as be- was too drunk 10 stand b. himself
On bsins a.krd lhe bad ans thing 70 say. hs 10.
Piled 10 low voice 10 thr officer of the day. that
he had Killed ihe man bu, n tho dischifrc OF hs
duty. aud that he would de lke % man; thli NJ.
real name was not Alexander Ncus1u. and BIT two
men IN the brigade knew Whist u was, and ihst II
be- ever heard It msnloned, not to repeat II, for
Gods sake lie died Catholic, and whun he had
paid the penalty oihis crime and been cut down.
his body was handed over 10 the priests for inter
meni Three priests, with burning censors. per
formed the funeral service over his remains, and
proceeded with il TO the Campo SaHiO, preceded
by three alter boys bearing a cross and candle
each, aud followed by an immense erowcd Of
"gfeasen' Singular to say tho MeSicans were
much affected by the execution, and a their
sympaihies were in favor Of the crmnal--ihe wo.
men shed tears al his fate aud the mrn looked sad