Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-04
From 'hr OtIcd;.. P'cssui.e Mar -:,l
ErlNl rHE Ell-N DARh COW iSSiON

TEnR,pE SCENES AT SocuGRo-ry lie Galveston, from
Galveston last evening, Aalor Bartlett C2n'i-sary u II"
Boundary Commission, arrive! in tile city lie h'oush
train OF wagons Gown to LaTaca from II rAso alto VS. e.
rand here is arrange for supplies 10 be o7"hfced 20 he
Commission. He ieit them Ell paso on the 18Th uli
party under Dr. Webb Secretary Of tic Con"ssio!l,
sent forward 10 the coppcrEIncs IL examine We cohV'
o. the place. had returned with avnTact report enc
part OF the Commission was TO Start the ensuing Week 10
occupy post the mines. The difficulties with Tie heA
lean Commissioners haj been Ill adjusted and c M
point III. Rio Grae settled Capt Craig reported 'eh.
" conferences with tie Indians. Capt Craig was 10 enc
the party 10 The Incs which are about lSv n'es rom Ii
Paso.
Capt Dubbins formerly OF TIE s.! Infantry, who FOL
lower Of The expedition ~ 4 hunter k!'.d MT. Wakeluan
The way Il? RI paso end afterwards committed suicide
in San Eczario. al the quarters Of Col! Mcclellan
MAJOR Bartlett horrible adventure which beie'
his parry a5Gnt 22o miles ;s side of FL Pasc Discovering
smoke they sent onta part 10 cc"nnot'e aad aiscoveicd
negro and woman in the act Of cooking food and en-
further search the head ot negro was found III the fire. ana
of body the FIRE. They said they had been
PEELED Kill Of their companions %: foad They hue
been nine days ont their gun had hurs and sy were IN
this they were all slaves 81 r.sC.et: Owens
Holly Springs Miss, and hac OF together las, i.nt
Ing making Tor Mexico Tho boy killed aOogt lias.ac
years OF age, named Arthur; other o.c aned e
twenty seven TO thirty calls himself Henry hs g brigh:
mulatto. about ,"cnty-un", na!lca lla'cca.
These last issaa = Anfaaia ucl left in
todv Of one Antonio Nrvano.
iaIor Bartlett left all the members OF the Commission i'll
good health.
He brings with him. however accounts of some horrible
OF disorder rios murder and execution which took
place Socorro abcu; the closing days of January. VI"
nave from correspondent the spot long and minute nc
coua of the whole Of horrible or:7anrs rerbuti0n
and punishment, but the late h"ur which received
compes 10 defer It's publication.
1t seems that bands OF armed rutans discharged team
STEERS and soldiers and frontier d-sadoc had over
awing the quiet inhabitants of Socoro b. paradIns 'e
streets armed, and committing all OF lawess acts
They robbed and killed openly without prov0cato or re-
Instances given Of their Selling uno'ndng
man, taking away his gun and killing him with IT, without
the shadow OF cause. and brutay beating the women
Through the 2sth and 18th OF January they ranged Ike wild
beasts committing all sorts OF crimes when party OF the
citizens sent an express 10 the United States troops a. an
Eezaro, about six miles Off asking for protection w'!ch
On the night of the 18th most audacious outrage was
committed The obber band seeking named Clarke,
e. G. Clarke said 10 be of j. W. Clarke, u D. Senator
from Rhode sland) fardango or dancing party
where he was and na:eaed the whole party OF men and
females, They placed sennels the entrance fired pistols