The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-01-27
From the San Francisco Herald.
LATER FROM THE SOUTH

We give below the stirring accounts of the opera.
tions of the Independent Battalion in Lower Cali
fornia, received by private and special express
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 them.
selves is a one story abode with thick walls con-
tanning large storehouse and two smaller rooms
This is good defence against the small arms of
the attacking party but less able to Withstand the
fre of cannon shot. gal
Wehear verbally, that the beseigers have been
active and untiring in their efforts to disodge the
garrison but were met with equal spirit and enter
prise by the defenders.
+ The Mexican report of the loss of some of the
American party is also denied. 1t will be seen by
the letter that only one wounded in the recent
atfray.
ENsENADA DE ToDos SANTOS,
Fort McRibbi, l.. c.. Dec It, 1853
have only time to give you brief statement of
the operations of the command of Col Walker since
the landing of our forces at this place.
After having taken the town of La Paz together
with the two Governors, (Espinoza and RevoIleda,)
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
Col 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
when they made their several desperate charges,
until at length, on the morning of the l4tb at yery
early hour, when Milendrez's party were nearly
frozen with cold rain which had fallen very heavy
detachment of twenty of our men, under command
Of Lieut. Croker, attacked them in their strong DO
stion and routed them completely, compelling them
to uanaOse 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
have not time to give you full details of this af.
fair and several interesting skirmishes which have
occurred in this vicinity, between our forces and
those OF Milendrez and Nigreta, but will be more
particular in my next We had only one man woun.
ded in the aray of the 10th, and know that we killed
several Of the enemy, and wounded several of
them. -f D
Milendrez, during the several days skrmishinc,
sent three flags OF truce to Col Walker and tried to
violate the last two by sending scouts around PC
ston which he could not have obtained ia any other
way. But in this, as well in a BLACKBOARD note
he failed most sgnally. His scouts were headed off
and his insoent, iierae note sent back and unan.
swered until Col. Walker sent Lieut.. Croker with
twenty men, as above related, to whip about one
hundred OF them.
Our Colonel had ssked for these twenty men las
volunteers) with the intention of ommandino them
in person, but was dissuaded from doing so by the
men, who considered his services necessary to the
defence ofour temporary Fort
Yours
SAMUEL rutland,
Second Lieut. Walker independent Battalion.
THE ANITA AT SAN PEDRO.
SAN PEDRO. Dec q, 1853
After several days of hard weather we reached
this port. There is no news to give you save that
from South California -
Walker has lost two of his party killed, and two
taken prisoners, but since released
a vessel from San Francisco was off San Diego
with reinforcements for Walker Presume she sail.
ed night OF the 18th or 18th, bound south.
Yours, ALEXANDER BELL.
The San Francisco Chronicle adds editorially
Col Watkins, with his battllion of $50 men, taken
from this city by The Anita had reached Eneinada
and Joined the Expedionists The party were
strong enough to resist any force that could be
brought against them and were ready to make an
advance further into the country