The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-22
Our Mszatlan CorrsspOadsnss.
PoR1 OF NszAYrAN Sept IA, I95

pointed oy the government TO make assessmen1 OF the
LOIS, Aa1 FOR Iaesr iale 80
Our Ma4atlRn Corrsspuadsnss.
PoRI OF NszArlA An. Sept IA, 1887.
The O+atJs Massacre Cabo-ca-Ls Only SarrirU F.d-
Thrilling Narraipe Of The Eoens.
ac the liberty to enclose 10 you for publication The
position OF Mr. Evans the only survivor Of the tragedy
enacted CAborcA nave obtained the copy from the
cTc.a records OF Smith, United Slater Woe Con
this port In the statement AsfI have every
neenc., believing 70 30 entirely true Evans tells his
| ssor. IL > Straightforward manner.
II being the nrst account or the whole Crabbe affair
given By member and eye wines, thought would
be Interesting TO you and me fsc therein given induce
20 devote now and the short space In your nauen
tai paper advocating the claims American residents
this coast have 70 the protection OF their government
| sh Al, viii other Americans, be much grabbed
pHros TOE oHAnIs spvARD IvAm
PeuonsAy appeared before mo, Charter Smith. United
Sd E,.ss .ss, beng b. me duly sorn, aopOssd ana
set forth % follcws:-
sSS IN ss % q Ne,
state Of California In the year Iss9 In company vita
mother and ssepi.,her whore deponss constantly resided
And dspeaent further declares taat The 10Th day OF
J.Drary, 1857, no betsy shen q he .o'a Of sonora
Day joined AZ espedluos ~ hat uue organizing
In ibe town Of sonora. and snyn - an expedition bound
psny with ABOUT insyins%bsn Of said Company this DC
ponsni lei tue town Sonora the folio ,ipg day route
Tor San Fsnc.o, where hey arrived on me 2lH day Of
the steamer Sea Bird for San Pedro, accompanied BY the
Boaors members Of the expedition, and thirty forty
more members Of The same expedition that had Joined Al
Depoaeol further declares that the 2a day Of Jssu
from a ne steamer oos up Their line Of nSsh for sons
los Angeles county where tney arrived On We following
day and ansr ,s.n,anS there one week, 70, the
provsiops, took up their route for Fort Yuma,
On the Colorado, where ..hey arrived On the 2-.a
y and tso sasous containing provisions-part OF
he pea being mounted pan foo-hr orabbe acting
o1%Tso % o. ns s1psSon cscsa ey NJ A'''n
And deponen further declares. that the expedition
one Or Evans Is The e1pedron and proceeded on to s,
bora alone and tha acr recrunng the animals FOR one
week yuma me .Ipedson stated .or soners about
the 26th day OF harch, where remained FOR two
days, ~sen Mr. oabbe, accompanied By nriy eight men,
srpope whom deroneui len SonoA for Oarborea
the 9Th Of March, leaving twenty men ane one wagon
oatezA Prea uIder command Of Mckinney.
Of The lei q ApriI they wers within . hall : mile
OF The tovn Of Caborca, and when quietly pursuing
Seins 70 military nrsy and riding IN careless order
wnhou; ouh IN advance, and they mot being tnen,
eve having bern under any military orsanlsuou or el
lance 10 Their entrance into the Mexican territory, they,
ss A n were suddenly tired upon By sbou, lsc. men
cana continues her way towards Caborca being con.
san,y nred upon by the msn 10 ambush, and that The
seen Dsponsst sa,s Una, about 400 yards from tue
houses csmisnS The town the Ane they had up to that
time been marching through opened nto clear, opsn
space which had 70 be crossed BY the Americans before
they could gain the shelter Of the houses and that vhi
The Americas were cr ssug That space ihey were nred
houses and esces every other shelter that could
cea enemy and deponep declares tha, the Americans
o. -. pnsps ssrses ,nd IVA, Inc Yssioss troops pro
ceeded 70 iasc possason OF the church oIpo
.s ,sS ina, apos sss.s We .sss o. .,s norsss
BIT founo that vo baa been kidd psonsrg 10 thsr
psrt, aad three MORALLY ~oundcd, vho died TIE same
night Depooept SAYS that the names Of TIE MORALLY
wounded John George; Oak, or Lexington,
NJ Monte, and william Ohensy and he name, Of ne
Deponeps further declares Thai nfisen ossey Auersans
wounded before rcachins the shelter OF houses
AZ, .poe, o.. sors S.,s nshp. ana vS"r.
MANNED 10 comparative security although onsAs ~ az
posed 70 shos from ne church una oosck NJ whom
astack vas planned and made BOO she church, CON
posed Of 10 persns eomnssded BY NJ. orkbbs, vh,
soox Win them neg q powder FOR ne purpose Of blo~
Dspopsa sscayes that Mr.. Crsobe and NE fifteen msn
Aforesaid sailed from The house and crossed the
asr nve MA bad been Killed q he aid f.ss and seven
men wounded, amosg whom vM Mr.. Craboe
me. = NE arm n, - ~, I've. y. seIs s .ss, %
object 70 blow open the door Of the church and ret1rned
70 their quarters, .here they remained closely berssed
nsr quar- srs vas Get on Ore Deponss furnsr declares
that keg o. sunpowter was hen sci OF In the room
which he nre burning 70 exiing the dsmes
but which did succeed and made
70 The besiecers BY the Americans 70 ender, 10
which he kexican authorities In mani replied "fha
The Americans hould be ueaSd ~ pris,nevs Of war"
Depc nen declares ,ha, upon This Information bsue
celvec, Mr. Crsbbe seus NJ. Hines with Gag OF truce
70 arrange dsnnitively the cap,suanou The herican
commander would so permit lhe aio Hines 70
return 70 ihs American parry, tui Hns call
oorma1der promised 70 send sbe Americans % Alter and
give them fair and impartial trial, condition thu, they
would march out tf he house By ore leaving their
arms behind them, Deponent farther declares tns' Mr.
Crabbe having some m!ssvnss, requested HE brother IN
law, Mr. Oorteiyou, 70 inquire again OF the Mexican CON
rnander how he would treat he Americans upon surren
derns thems lvcs, 70 which the said Dom maudey Gto
londo replied thai they al should air trial Aud
Mr. Cpbbo then dlYeced Mr. Corte,On 20 inquire the
wounded CT the American party oald be provided
for 70 which the said hsxcan Oomr5ander Gtbilondo
piled tss, he had good pays csn snt they would al be
vel cared for. And deponeni declares thai he after
wards heaye Gsbiloodo ~ thai he had kept hit
word, for he did have . god physician, (bIx
r-edioD Tor them Deponeni says that Mr. Cor
tlyou, While holding The before mentioned con
versstion WITH TIE said gabondo, standing 10 the
door OF the Americas quarters, and Gabl,neo vas posted
IN the bcfry OF The church, and tome Of the Amsrcsns
were stu unvi 10 surrender buiu on beng told ~ M
osboe hss he believed hcy might rely upon the promises
cf The aericans finally consented 70 ny down their
Ems sm masched " The convent, one BY one, and
oepooens among the number and had their hands orons