New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13
PARTICULARS OF THE MASSACRE BY AN
EYEWITNESS.

ElE-W Illness.
IL is doubtless still fresh in the recollection of our
readers Il at few days after the murder OF Crabbe
and his party at Cavorea, the Mexicans, contrary TO
the rule Of civilized warfare end IN direct violation OF
the law of nations crossed into American territory
and captured at the house Of Mr.. +. +. Dunbar, IN
his absence, four invalid men, whom they consigned
to the same SYNONYMOUS death visited upon the re-
maiDder Of the expeditOnists.
On Friday VIM. L. Darling, esq, OF tins city re-
ceived letter from Mr.. Dunbar, dated &" Rio Cobra
do, May /, 1857, from which We have been kindly
permitted to make the sublOned extracts which can
not fail Of being perused with intense interest as their
authenticity is unquestiOnable:
As was about leaving this place early ill March,
Mr.. Crabbe and party arrived During the blet con-
versatiOn that Lad with Mr.. c. aud the leaders, |
learned nothing respecting their purposes, except me
general statement that they intended to 20 pay for
what they wanted and settle i'll Sonora, according TO
negotiations made with and extended by "Plscara,
the present Governor and other influential citizens OF
the State. On arriving at my trading post, near So
nota, found Jesus Ainsa, with whom Mr.. Belknap
had some time previously ensagedtO come ana act as
clerk Ainsa could not enllghten me much respecting
the negotiations and Invitations referred 10,
and on obtaining possession Of all the facts possible
in relation TO the state of affairs below, persuaded
him not to join his brothern.law, as could discover
DO proper foundation for the enterprise, aud from the
blindness Of the leaders, considered it doomed to de-
struCtOn.
Leaving the business in charge Of Ainsa, went to
Caevasas with mule train of goods AM ON my return
about the 10th of April found Crabbe and party, num-
beriug nineiy-two men, had passed on to Cavorca
some fifteen DAYS previous since which period nothing
but the most indefinite Tunors had reached SonOta.
Urgent business requiring me at this place, made
preparations to leave having dispatched the train Of
mules 10 CalevasaS with the balance OF goods IN the
store here.
AZ was about leaving the Papago Indians, from
the region OF CavoYca, came IN, aud from mixture
of their barbarous lingo and Spanish, We made out a
vague report of fight at CavOrca, the entire de-
structon of the Americans and the probability oi Il
party Of MeXicGns coming TO SOnOa to Kali Tour = el-
leans inv alids LETT by Crabbe his passage through
that place. Sonolta was nearly deserted, but one
Mexican family and few stragglers remaining. The
nha btauis tempted 10y high prices had sold cut 10
the Americans every thing edible, and had been Obliged
10 leave for the country below simultaneously with
them TO obtain susteDance. These four Americans
were occupying the deserted house of Jesus kstrea
in the Pue6la In view Of the reports brought by the
Papagos recommended their removal 10 my house
two miles distant entirely isolated, and across the
American line believing under any circumstances that
they would not be molcsted there.
Tie names Of these parties were Long, Harrison,
Parker and | think Yanny. Parker had IA bad gun
shot wound IN the knee received accidentally On hs
way hithtr We transported him 10 my house on IT.
ter Of willow bOughS Harrison was Sdherins from
rheumatism, and could scarcely crawl 10 the place
The other two were somewhat feeble from fever Long
was an elderly from Of the mining counties,
and would sooner have expected to have him in
an old New England Congregational church passing
round the contribution box, than down here within the
circle OF hubusterism. Harrison formerly fruit
and oyster packer in Baltimore and believe, more
recently cOppersmith in San Francisco. Parker ap-
peaTed 10 be man Of education and had been clerk
In the public service. These four collectively had
as little idea Of fighting their way into Sonora as any