The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-06-25
PARTICULARS or THE MASSACRE BY AN EYE
WITNESS

of our readers that, few days after the mur-
der Crabbe of and his party at Cavorea, the
Mexicans, contrary to the rules of civilized
warfare, and In direct violation OF the law cf
nations, crossed into American territory aud
captured. at the house of Mr.. f.. E. Dunbar,
in his absence, four invalid men, whom they
consigned to the same ignominious death WIS.,
tied upon the rema inder of the expedition
ISIS.
On Friday WIN. E. Darling, ESD. Of this
city, received a letterirom Mr.. Dunbar, dated
.'Rio Colorado, May l, 1872 from which
we have been kindly permitted to make the
subioined extracts, which cannot fail of being
perused with intense interest, as their authen-
ticity is unquestionable.
As was about leaving this place early in
March, Mr.. Crabbe and party arrived. During
the brief conversation that had with Mr.. C.
and the leaders, | learned nothing respecting
their purposes, except the general statement
that they intended to go on, pay for what they
wanted, and settle in Sonora, according to ne
gotiations made with and extended by 'Psca-
"
State. On arriving at my trading post, near
Sonoita, found jesus Ainsa, with whom Mr..
Belknap bad some time previously engaged TO
come and act as clerk. Ainsa could not en-
Tighten me much respecting the ssneg gotiationsn
and "invltations" referred to, and, on obtain
ing possession of all the facts possible in rela-
ton to the state Of affairs below, persuaded
him not to join his brother-in-law, as could
discover no proper foundation for the enter
prise, and from the blindness of the leaders,
considered il doomed to destruction
Leaving the business in charge of Ainsa,
went to Calevasas with mule train of goods.
and on my return, about the 10th of April,
found Crabbe and party, numbering ninety two
men, had passed on to Cavorca some fifteen
days previous, since which period nothing
bat the most indefinite rumors had reached So,
noita. Urgent business requiring me at this
place. made prepa- atoms to leave, having
dispatched the train of mules to Calevasas,
with the BALANCE Of goods in the store here.
Some days after my arrival here, an Irish
man travelling under a passport from the Brit
ish Consul at Guaynas, came in. He hap
- :. a. oaSoiea aooui 'le same ''i,'e
as he Americans, and was detained under the
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$50 @' '''o" oea'"' some ourhiag SUD-
va 10 fo'".' was Afeu mo 'he uhatea
,n'S' .He e''rs VI '1e mouse occupied oy the
80 ea'''' He "''ois i"'e'ior oi 'he roor
s'' :" Na'D' %''o lining ehioeis lsiiins
- ''.' Ooo.''u men Oe'o" ihen 'he ehtire
'.n'oe' oi survivors, numbering mty-one,
WIN ei"'oe at .heis head, ana nearihg white
a.lves mn 70 TIA nIav;c,ns ~, ~,
inc tho a,boro.ho5, o.. r.,h,,
Of some fifteen years. were led ont abont b,,f
mile from the town and shot in souads
MIR. Crabbe was takon to the front os ,bs
house where he fa,ob, his f,ce t,rn.a to,,a,,,
a pil,ar. his hands fled and Drawn above ~.
head. and standing thus was shot from bsh;,d
A Mexican then cut off his head with /, Knife
and carried II ac -os, the street to tha ofce of
the Juez. where il was nlaced q, a t,h,a 70
satlate the gaze of his cantor, and butchers
The number Of Mexican troops mentionea
as being engaged is five hundred. These were
from the vicinity of Altar and along the from
tier. About the close, 400 more arrived from
the lower country. The number of Mexicans
killed is stated al 10. and 20 wounded. MIR.
Crabbe entered Cayorca with % men, and a
party of "a, gathered in Tucson and Calibasos
by WOOD and Tozier, who left Crabbe at this
ntIor that purpose, ala not succeed IN en-
terlng Cavorca, and were driven back TO where
they came rom, win The loss OF four men and
ali 'neir animals.