The Nevada Democrat., 1857-06-17
The Survivors OF the Crabb Expedstion.

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We copy the following article from the San
Jose Tribune. 1t throws some additional light
upon the object of the expedition. The name
of the boy who was spared at Cavorca, it will
be seen, is Charles Evans:
Mai. R.C. Wood and Maj. Tozer, who, with
the exception of the boy Charles Evans-detain-
ed by the Mexicans in Sonora, are the only sur
vivors of the ill-fated expedition under Gen.
Crabb, arrived in San Jose from Los Angeles
on Wednesday evening, and proceeded to San
Francisco yesterday. We had the pleasure of
a long conversation with these gentlemen, and
lcaan from them that The last accounts received
concerning the fate of that expedition were
nearly correct.
When Gen. Crabb ascertained the probability
that he would not be received and supported by
the party who had invited him into the country,
be sent Majors Wood and Tozer round through
the Gadsden Purchase, to collect reinforcements
aud rejoin him at Cavorca, Instead of the large
party they expected to muster, they succeeded
in getting together only twenty-six men, all
told. With this small party they proceeded to
Cavorca, and, being attacked on the road by a
body of four or five hundred Mexicans, fought
their way through to within half mile of the
town, but being unable to effect a junction with
Crabb made good their retreat, on foot, dis
tance of one hundred and twenty-five miles
through a desert, to the Gadsden Purchase,
without any rcfreshment save the fruit of the
cactus, constantly waylaid and harrassed by
the enemy to the number of FIVE hundred; hav-
ing lost in the whole trip but four men killed
aud three wounded. They must have killed
between sixty and a hundred of the enemy.
They were at one time separated into small
squads. While in this condition, party of
three were attacked by forty-eight Mexicans,
xxhO thax euonaada1 in tanninn ot how and
escaping at last into the Purchase.
Gen. Crabb, after leaving Senoita, was over
taken by Capt Kinney and his party. (who had
remained behind with the sick and wounded, }
and entered Cavorca with ITO men. At the
time of their capture this number was reduced
to ffty-nine, who were oil shot Immediately
and not kept until next day as heretofore re-
ported. Gen. Crabb was allowed a respite OF
two hours to write letters, which, being oi
course in the hands of the Mexicans, will never
be forwarded, unless unexccptionable TO them
in their tenor The MeXicans were about two
thousand strong.
Gen. Crabb might have made sally from
the town under cover Of night, and many OF
the men have effected their escape; but he was
momentarily in expectation Of being joined by
Mr. Wood, (whose rifles must have been heard
IN the fort,) with large reinforcement from
the Purchase. He was also looking daily for a
strong body OF recruits who were expected from
San Francisco by water, and of whose arrival
in Sonora he had received rumors. Among the
officers who condemned the Americans to death,
and ordered them to execution, were more than
one whose signatures were attached to the let
tcrs inviting them to come to the country, and
promising them peaceable and hospitable re-
ception.
The character of this expedition, as is now
very generally conceded, differed widely and
honorably from an ordinary hlibustering cam
paign; and this fact, coupled with the foul trea'
cherry and cowardly cruelty exhibited by the
Mexicans throughout the whole affair, has kin
died in the American mind, feeling of indig
nation towards the latter, and sympathy will
their victims. which requires but very little
tanning to manifest itself in shape somewhat
more Objectionable in its features, and in it,
results boding no good to the Hcrnandcz's S and
Pesquieras Of Sonora.