The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-25
NEWS FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA.
TIE PROGRESS OF TIE EXPEDITlOyISTS.
THE WAR NOT OVER,
GC., &c, DO.


psrs Decsmber II, days later than previous I'D
vices From that paper take the following coohrms
ton Of the account OF the fight between the expedition
lists and Lower Calfornians heretofore furnished by
special sorrespondent:-
THU LOWER CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC.
ssi iso'Ms N own y p,n Juan nanoin, We
the CELEBRATING army OF the new and improved repub
o The letter ia dated the 9th Desembsr - the Rancho
of Guadalupe about teen miles this side OF Eacina
and gives he following account Of the proceedings
the iron tier
assured that twenty Of the invaders under Colonel
Walker otherwise Known President Of tho Republic OF
Lower California, vent TO tbs Grulla ranch distant
about twelve miles from Ercnsds tied Its inhabitants,
and after robbipg their houses returned to En naca
tabing twenty horses the arrived
At Santa Tomas Capital OF the miiitary coony all the
Inhabitants Of said place took ARES and after
the invaders surprising them, and retakpg the twenty
horses, killing two men and takiog Two prisoners The
following day the armed Inhabitants attacked the
euemy 10 their headquarters at Encinada cutting of all
oonmur ication With their ship, destroying the
time one OF the ships boats and from eight to ten men
killed and wounceo"
Th the substance OF what the letter contained and
may be relied substantially accurate in lis state
Don Juan instantly ret out for EncinAda In com
papy with several others for the protection Il his pro
pery in that vicinity On bis returA We may learn more
raely the stale Of affairs than have means OF
knowing At the present.
,he absences Of any definite respecting the fate
chronicle the aot that Their. are many strangers coming
In and going out Of tinuAly, whose movements
are cautious to encourage the b.ef that they are
quietly TO rendezvous below here rumor is cur
that Ave hundred men we're tesn on the road be
tween . Angeles and this place, who were travelling in
,mA detache psltiss well prov dsd with pack animals
and and berg Americana they are supposed to DO
q part Of the same forces.
We learn through the pur.er Of the Goah and passen
gers ~ho up the steamer that Capt Burton, Of
the Army, had sent down > Mex can messenger to
Eocnada to protect bis cattle from the attacks Of the
hostile parties The messenger retorned express to San
nge, which place he reached just previous 70 the cepA
tule Of the Golah He reported tina, Walker had had
he
day In hich the latter were defeated with loss Of six
killed ~ " verxl wounded.
the ofei to exchange for the two
which Walker refused The next cay the two American
tacn Of $50 men, taken from this city By The Anita had
reached Encnsda and Joined the expeditioniss. The
party were strong enough to resist force that could
be brought against thsm and were ready to mako Ad
venoe further into the country
Anew hours after the arrival Of the Goliah with the
above rsws the steamer southsrner came in with dates
from SAP Diego to December a. and from Los Angeles to
December fvsds,s after than the intelligence brought
by the Golah.
Among the by the are Capt Stone
nan and Lieut. J q PArke Of the army, who have just
returned from duous sIJ edition ato the mountains
the Pacific Railroad Capt Ord and Lieut. kellogg Of the
army; Capt liant, OF San BerDArdno Asssrs Charles E.
San Diego and Don Pablo de Ia Guerra and Don Pedro O.
rillo of SANTA BArb rA- members VI the Legislature,
on their way t. Benicia.
We take the following summary Of the news from the
seat Of war from the San Disgo Hrold:-
We below the stirring account Of the operations Of
By private special express seat OF govern
ment At Encinada. We Go not hear that any usside
assistance has yet been received BY President
battalion, and their achievements have been conducted
BY the original force without help from any quarter
The house In which the part, have fortified themselves
one story adobe with thick walls containing large
storehouse and two smaller There Is . good ds-
fence against small arms in attack, but less ab to
that II. bss h.". S.en and unnr 4 ss.g
efforts TO eilodee the garrison, but have been met with
equal spr,t and enterprise BY the defenders. Oar In
formant denies the OF previous letter writer's
the other side, that robbery and ihsfts have been
mitted BY members Of the expedition Property Of every
kind respected and the Satisfactorily remunsr
a,~d for supplies Deeessaryfor the troops.
The Mexican report q hs ess Of SONS Of the American
party is al'o denied i win b s:sn y the letter tbs.
from officer In the exps oton ano . gentleman Of
known integrity and ,sso'ty. Here 1t Ia
EsoSAnA d roDos SANTOS
FoRr fcKIRBKN, H. c. Dec. 10, 1853 !
have only time 10 give you b isf sta smsnt Of the
operations Of the command Of Col. WALKER since the land
ig OF our forces 1t ths place
After having taken the OF Ia Paz together with
two Gov.rnors, (Espinosa ard Revosdo) In the early
part Of November vsAnded 1t thi. place the ID met
remained here In peace unit the norAing OF the 6th
wlen the command OF COL hilleEd ,ez Nigre.a
ROUNDED our position, and attempted BY . rather well
". husnt them in every way thsy desired but being
without horses, always failed to overtats them when
epsth the morning the 4h At very early honr,
when hliend,eas patty were nearly frosen with cold
rain. which had ialsa very hs.vy dst.s A%s.s Of
attached them In their strong position AID routed them
completely, compelling them to 'vamose the ranch"
suck double quick sty to forget their clothog hs
arms Indian arrows horses blankets SO to say nothisg
Of very pret,ily mounted br 6eldpiecs, and many
other articles peculiar t. the tented field
have not time to give you full details Of this AFFAIR
and several interesting skirmhes which have occurred
in this vicinity between forces and those Of Aen-
drtz ard Ngreta, but will be particular In next.
We had only wounded in the ARRAY Of the 10th,
and know that We killed several Of the enemy and wound
Nil.ndres durirg the several days ski.mishics sent
three nag, Of truce TO Oil walker and tried to violate the
last two BY sending scouts around position which no
couk not have obtained in other way but In this
we'll in blackeusid note, he fa+d most sgnay. His
scouts headed off, and his nsol.nt ilteraie note
sent back and unanswered until Col Walker Lieut..
Crocher with twenty men, ted whip about
one hundred OF them.
Our Colonel had asked for these twenty men, las volua-
tesrs) with the In eDtion OF commanding them In per.
SON but dissuaded from doing so by the men, who
considered his services TO the defence Of
The writer OF this Was rot one Of the "nghtng deta'
the night OF the 10th instant but in excellent
S.sutiiuy carried ont aa.H, and Oos Which reelected
great credit on the command.
second eut walkers Incepsndens Battalion.
From the San Frsncsoo Herald, Dec 3l.l
MOVEMENTS OF The ExPKDITIoNIsTs IN LOWER CALI.
PoBNIA.
In our last summary 2. the fortnshvs news re ist
his forces consisting OF forty Ave 1t Encnada
an open the Pacific coast Of Lower California
about ninety miles south Of Ban Diego 10 State Tbs
latest advices wers that detachment Of his forces
haf been enrappec into ambuscsds Ard after
orbt had been 81 killed with two exceptions. This
count reached San Diego through channel hostile 70 the
sxvs dtionists not ct the time credited and has
since proved be uniouDded From the receipt Of this
alton up TO Monday. 2eth inst, the public mind
4, Il ne borhood Of San Francisco and the interior
ctes vas IN . state Of anxiety and Fermentation
the rubj,ct ard the prevailing impression was that
the ts troop had cut of and srninatsd before
tie reinforcement Of two hundred and ATTY three
hundred which had sailed from this port could have
r.srhed them On the morning Of the 10th, however,
tee sfe.m, hip Golah arrived IRON San Diego, which
in great oispelled the apprehsnsons which
had Ell entertained as TO the safety OF the exped
tonis,s According to the accounts brought BY this
arrival enc report, through Mexican channel repre-
cents that a series Of dspredations had bsen com.
uitteo about the 9Th instant BY party Of the sxps
oitionis murd .riDg twenty men. and that they he'd
been pursued BY the inhabitants, who had rstaksn
their tooty, killed two Of the eXpediuoniss and
taken two prisoners at the time destroyna
81 ths hoats OF the Carone-be ship belopaing e the