Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-16

gradually retreating to The outskirts. leaving fie
Americans in possession of the greater portion o. tae
town Subsequently the Americans were driven INTO
mora confioed limts, until They all concentrated
in one Of the principal houses in the middle III Inc
place, the Mrxchns having possession OF oil the al
vantageous positions surrounding.
Day and night All irregular fire was kept up on
both Sides and after this meth I'd the fight WAS con
tinund six days, when, Saturday night, an arr'"
oenring some burning substance on it's polut' "a'
fired into the tha'ch, under tho OF the house
occupied by the Americans. The whole interior o.
the roof was soon in flames, and burning embers faI
ing on the doomed ineu below. Then the entire
number of survivors. numbering ffty.one, WIN
Crabb at their head, and bearing white flag, march
sd out unarmed, and delivered themselves up to the
Msxicans. The next morning the whole body ei
cept Crabb and lad Of some fifteen years, we're lee
| out about half mile from the town and shot 10
squads.
Mr. Crabb was taken to the front of the house
where he fought, his face turned towards pillar, MS
hands tied and drawn above his head. and standing
thus, was shot from behind. Mexican then cut OF
his head with knife and carried it across the street
to the office OF the Juez where it placed on "a
BILE, to saate the gazs OF his captors and butchers
The Irshman says that Mr. Crabb met his death will
the utmost hrmness-no weak ness-nOt a muscle o.
his face changing-but shade Of grim sternnes:
rested upon the features they appeared ia the of
fee of the official, after decapitalion. 1t is asc
stated that all faced death quietly and with the unos
frmness,
The number Of Mexican troops mentioned as being
engaged, is five hundred. These were from the vi
entity of Altar and along the frontier About the
close, four hundred men arrived from the lower coun
try. The number of Mexicans killed il stated at 10
and 81 wounded. Mr. Crabb entered Cavorca with
" men, and q party OF "a gathered in Tucson and
Calibasos, by Wood and Tnzer who left Crabb al
this point, for that purpos-, did not succeed in
tering CavOrca, and driven back to where they
came from, with the loss of four men and all their
animals.
McGrah, the Irishmar and other. who have come
in since, aso state that Friday night not long al
ter had left, party Of Mexican troops % in num-
Der, arrived at the PuebIa of Snnota and on learn
ing that the Americans were al my house, proceeded
thither, surrounded the same, captured the inmates
while asleep, hound them, and at early dawn took
the four Americans out aud shot them. Harrison
and Parker were dragged and tumbled over the de
scent and shot as they lay at the bottom. Their bo
dies were left for the beasts to mangle and their
bones left to whten in the sun. Some Papsgo In
dians afterwards and buried thsm. Jusus Ain
| "a was taken prisoner to Altar.
1t is said that Sheppard and myself would have
been shot with the rest, had We heen caught, as the
| troops from the lower part OF the State, and
| knew aud cared nothing about me- also, that can
not now 20 to Sonorita. intend to return to Gala
vasas possible, to learn about young Ainss
and it not too late, make effort TO save him. 1t ID
said he is TO be taken to Hermosillo tried aud execu
| ted, the same course having already been pursued
aud brother.in law named Biven. This is report
murey, and may not be true; but if true, what ter
| rbe wreck it makes OF the Ansa family the surv
wing members OF which, in San Francisco, will be al
most beyond the pale Of sympathy 30 rutlsss must
] be its effect
| These are the principal facts al given to me-, and
| in the main, believe them TO be true.
There was DR.. Evans, who originally belonged
to party, and left il here. He related TO me, il
Sonora an interview he bad with Mr.. Crabb. at this
place which. think, shows the true state Of affairs
as relates to the party generally as we'll as what ii
called in these parts the "hard horse sense" Of the
doctor.
On arriving at the Rio Colorado the doctor took
Mr. Crahb side, and pointing to the stars ant
| stripes floating over Fort Yumaa. said: "Gan.ra
Crabb, before leave the protection of that flag,
wish to know where am going. and what am gring
to do;" TO which the General replied "If you don
know by this time cannot enlIghfsn you any more.
| "rhis' said the doctor, ''is too vague must hav,
somethiag mure clear and explicit, General, or mus
leave you" .Ifyou leave. DOCTOR" replied Genera
Crabb "ynu had better do so now, for if you leave
after crossing tbs Colorado, you will be considered
deserter, and looked after accordingly"
The doctor did leave, and passed down into Sonort
as American citizen, arriving at Altar two weeks
previous to Crabb and his party. The doctor was
rested and released parole. 1t stated thot he Wal
placed in communication with Mr. Crabb, shortly be
fore his execution and from him the most
counts OF all that occurred will doubtless be received
EDWARD Z. DUNBAR.