New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-29
ROI'TE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE SONORA
tILIBI STEERS.

The Mexican Er,r00rdiHdrV OF May ,, lully confirms
the report. as will be by the following extract:
As was 10 he expected, the rash and senseess raid
If Crabb and hl- handful If adventures into Sonora
has ended in their summary destruction. We give
the following particulars OF thu catastrophe as they
have been reported TO the Government here:
On the lit of April force Of the National Guard,
commanded by Captain Lorenzo Rodriguez, attacked
tie tibusters in the village Of Caborca IN winch the
latter had taken position. IN the assault, which wa
vigorously made, Captain RODRIGUEZ ieh m0T'Auy
wounded notwithstanding which ms command CON
tiuucd the attack from the church and other houses
which they had got possession oi' ana "h'cn com
handed the enemy position.
Besides Captain Rodliguez, who died at 80 clock on
the morning after he was woun1cd the National
Guard lost two men in the first attack. CrdOD had
thiph broken, and eight Of bis men killed.
In the mean time intelligence was brought by
scouts that another panty oi thirty hihbuster- were
advancing By way OF lubu;ama.
On the 2d, the invaders were bescSedlntNo houses,
ia front Of the church. whore they were GROUNDED by
fore. Of from 80 20 800 men, but the SOnouans were
without a commander: after a while, however Lieu,
tenant Colonel Jiron and Captain Gab!ondo arrived
with re,uforccmeni- and artillery.
Manuel Elias Pro. who had marched on tho 81
aen,ts It the party adv auciug by Tubutama, returned
10 Cahorca. where IA, found the increased numy L.
actively operating against TN hilIru-'cr':
On the 9Th, about niyhtid, ttcy set hr' Ia one al
,hc n, uses occupied by the invaders aud, ~ the same
time patty 4 the force Il Mard,l Elias made th'lr
was into the coral OF The same house Inc hre spread
rapdlv, AMI u hail an noun BON houses were ia
flames. Two barrels OF powder belonging TO the tl-
buster. exploded 10y which many Of them were killed
and wounded. At II o'clock at night they surrendered
at discretion IN number 81, aud among them Crabb.
the chief According to the report, ti,y wcr' &"
have been shot on the oh.
The party mentioned n having been alNan,iug 10y
Tubuiama turned ont "a be only - strong, of these
Il had escaped and were being pursued 10y force Of
80 men.
Reports estimate the whole force OF Tho tilhbustcrr
at 10 nom which ~ prisoners and liugityos b" dc-
Quoted their loss IN killed will amount 10 nearly 30.
No other party If the f-bu.tcr- had been heard Of
only uspioious looking vessel had been seen n,ar
Lobo- aud scout, had been -oit io watch her move
uCuts.
Accounts from Malntnn of thu Pet uit.. ropic-'u'
that four ships had pat,od Cape 81. Luca.. with d,r-
iion toward the north which supposed 90 bel ng
to tIHhbs expedition. aud a. bo awaiting the course
If events
Since tho nhovc VA. vrt'eu tho news ha- reached
here. through I 'tru FROM II gmo l'o 81 tho SOFA oi
March that 100 GIlihu-to. hsd landed ai l"h"s two
league. from GuHyiuaa and alfo shat "NO mon "'.'
n Nufonn in The gion If u'UT, aud in 'h0 'ir'uy
II ihc ~. deco of Ntm.
T. added. that great di.uiie.r1n prevailed 'u rs
ile hllhuscrs at lpl,s and thHi ~ "t fh'm lai dr
s,tt,d and pr,-cntrd ih'm1clvo1 t' tho furucan
Consul OF Guaynaa. who tuu'l ui'm o,oi t' th. g.
t,It,. 1h,, rcUf, .,ut that 'b' hal h,.rd ,.I,.d
ne m the oi,rt 81 Tho otpo''ifi and l1i uu t'.r.
iion io mako wa upon M','".