The Nevada journal., 1853-12-30
News from Lower aIifornia.

The San Diego. Herald, received per the
steaInors Goliah and Southerner gives later
dates from Lower California It appears that
thereports Of the massacre of the Americans
were without foundation, while also the state
ments that huge slaughter of the Mexicans
had taken place, were also untrue. There was
a report that Watkins command had reached
Encinada in time to rescue the besieged, and
that two hundred Mexicans had been killed bv
the united forces. This appears also Incorrect,
as no news is given by the latest arrival of the
AnatG that carried Watkins force It scenes
however that Walker and his little army have
gallantly maintained their ground and repulsed
the enemy in several skirmishes, capturing
in which they have fortified themselves is a
one-story adobe building, with thick walls,
containing three rooms. It is denied that any
thefts or other outrages have been committed
on the natives by the Americans-and declared
they have purchased everything they have pro-
cured for their use. The following letter seems
to contain the latest and most reliable intelli-
gence. .g07cna se,+. .s,.. err. g.
The letter is from an officer of the expedition,
and gentleman Of known integrity and We
racity. Here it is: 23'1a oal eaia2s.s' ~
ENsENADA DE ToDos SANTOS, !
Fl. McKibben, L. c., Dec. 16, 1853 {
+ have only time to give you brief state
,ment of the operations of the command Of Col.
Walker, since the landing of our forces at this
place.
After the taking of the town of La Paz,
together with two Governors, Espinosa and
Revelleda in the early part of Nov, we landed
at this place on the I'd inst, and remained here
in peace until the morning of the 5th, when
the command of Col. Milendrez and Nigreta
surrounded our position, and attempted by a
rather well gotten up ruse, to destroy our party
by an ambuscade. .l a1aa = 8sl
We fought them in every way they desired,
but being without horses always failed to ouer-
take them when they made their several des-
perate charges, until, at length, on the morning
of the 14th, at a very early hour, when Milen-
drez party were nearly frozen with cold rain
which had fallen very heavy, detachment of
twenty of our men, under command of Lieut.
Crocker attacked them in their strong position,
and routed them completely, compelling them
to vanose the ranch in such double quick style
as to forget their clothing, firearms, Indian
arrows, horses, blankets, &C, to say nothing of
one very prettily mounted brass field-piece, and
many other articles peculiar to the tented field.
i have not time to give you fall details fthis
affair, and several interesting skirmishes which
have occurred in this vicinity, between our
forces and those of Millendrez and Nigrata,
but will be more particular in my next. We
had only one man wounded in the atfray of the
10th, and know that we killed several of the
enemy, and wounded many of them. e,.iyi.q
. Milendrez, during the several days skirmish-
ing sent three flags of truce to Col, Walker
and tried to violate the last two, by sending
scouts around a position which he could not
have obtained in any other way but in this, as
well as in blackguard note, he failed most |
slgnally. His scouts were headed of. and his |
nsolent, iliterate note sent back, and unan-- |
sWered until Col. Walker sent Lieut.. Crocker. |
with twenty men, as above related, to whip |
about one hundred of them. - ~
p Our Colonel had asked for these twenty mon
las volunteers with the intention of Command
ing them in person, but was dlissuaded from 40
doing by the men, who considered his services
necessary to the defence of our temporary fort.
The writer of this was not one of the eight
ing detail" on the night of the 10th inst but
Es ~ 1oac ha n ag-