The Shasta courier., 1853-12-31
STILL LATER.

BY the arrival of the Southerner, we have au
thentic accounts directly from the camp of the
Fillibusters.
From the San Diego Herald, Extra, of Dec.
%, furnished us by Adams & Co.'S Express, we
take the following:
We give below the stirring account of the op-
erations of the independent battalion in Lower
California, received by private and special
express, received from the seat of Government
at Ensenada. We do not hear that any outside
assistance has yet been received by President
Walkers Battalion, and their achievements have
been conducted by the original force without
help from any quarter. The house in which the
party have fortified themselves, is one story
adobe with thick walls containing large
store-house. and two smaller rooms. This is
good defence against the small arms of the al
tacking party, but less able to withstand the fire
OF cannon shot. We hear verbally, that the be-
segers have been active in their efforts to dis
lodge the garrison, but have been met with
equal spirit and enterprise by the defenders
Our informant denies the assertion of previous
letters on the other side. that robberies and
thefts have been committed by the members of
the Expedition. Property of every kind is
spected, and the owners satisfactorily remuner-
ated for supplies necessary for the troops.
The Mexican report of the loss of some of the
American party is also denied. 1t will he seen
by the letter that only was wounded in the
recent affray. The letter is from an officer of
the expedition. and gentleman of known III
tegrty add veracily. Here tits:
ESsENADA DE ToDos SANTOS,
(FoRT McKlBBES,) L. c.,
Dec. l6, 1858.
have only time to give you brief statement
of the operations of Col. Walker, since the lam
ding OF our forces at this place.
After taking the town of La Paz, together with
two Governors, Espinosa and Revolleda in the
early part OF November, 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
Colonel Milendrez and Nigreta surrounded our
position, and attempted by rather well gotten
up ruse to destroy our party by an ambuscade.
We fought them IN every way they desired,
but being without horses, always failed to over-
take them when they made their several despe-
rate charges, until at length on The morning of
the 18th at very early hour. when Millendrez
party were nearly frozen with cold rain which
had fallen very heavy detachment of twenty
of our men, under Lieutenant Crocker, attacked
them in their strong position, and routed them
completely, compelling them to ramose the ranch
in such double quick style as to foget their cloth
ing. firearms, Indian arrows, horses, blankets.
&c, TO say nothing of one very prettily mounted
liar to the tented field. have not time to give
you full details of this affair and several interest
ing skirmishes which have occurred in this VI
ciniy, between our forces and those of Millen-
drez aud Nigreta, 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 sew
eral of the enemy, and wounded many of them.
Millendrez, during several days skirmishing
sent three flags of truce to Colonel Walker, and
tried to violate the last two, by sending scouts
around position which he could not have OBJ
tanned in any other way; but in this. as well as
in blackguard note, he failed most signally.
His scouts were headed off, and his iusolent il.
llterate note sent back, and unanswered. until
Col. Walker sent Lieut. Crocker with twenty
men, as above related. to whip about one hun
dred of them.
Our Colonel had asked for these twenty men.
as volunteers, with the intention of COMMANDING
them in person, but was dissuaded from so doing
by the men, who considered his services neces.
sary to the defence of our temporary fort
The writer of this was not one Of the :. fight
ing detail' on the night 4 the 10th inst, but was
in an excellent position TO The whole fight,
and can say that 1t was beautiful carried out