New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-13
equal number you could have selected. They eoaia
not in fact give any clear account OF the pan VI P-
nnse Of their leader. ,.,

not in fact give any clear account Of the plan OF Pu
pose Of their leader. ,.,l ,brs.
days 10 obtain direct and certain Information
country below but no news arriving, anu pu,i >;
being very urgent | left with Sheppard N'"' -
nv employ on the 18th nit. ,.,., .-,,,.
Some dsys after my arrival b re. an lrishhSu
cling under passport from the British Cousai At ou-
avu,ns came in. He happened 20 arrive ~ Ca'p,'
about the time a. the Americans, ana was ue
tanned under the surveillance OF guard aH. a. y
over. He says be an eye witness oi ilV'' - -
took Mace and gives me the following iaets; iha'
on or about April lst, Gen. Crabbe and party en-
tered Cavorca when scattering fire Commences Oh
both sides, the troops and inhabitants gr4d lily -.
treating to the outskirts, leaving the Americans ~ POI
session of the greater portion Of the town. ouDse
oueItlv the Americans we're driven Into more c'u-
fined limits until they were all concentrated 10 one '
the principal houses IN the middle 81 the pace, tne
Me1icans having possession Of al the ad'
positions surrounding. ii
Day and night irregular fire was kept up on pom
sides and after this method the fight was continued
six DAYS when, Saturday night, an arrow, oea'.us
some burning substance IT. point was nred mo tne
n ach under the caves ~ the house occupied by the
Americans. The whole interior Of the roli was 50 u
In flames and banning eInbers falling on the dooh-d
Inen below. Then the entire number OF survivor;
numbering ffty-one, with Crabbe at their hrai 1ha
hearing white flag, marched out unarned and deil'-
cred Themselves mp TO the Mexicans. The next morn
inc the whole body, except Crabbe and lad OF come
fifteen years, wee led out about half mAe iro Tie
town and shot in squads.
Mr. Crabbe was taken 10 the front Of the house
where he fought his face turned toward pillar ms
hands tied and drawn above his head and standing
thus wos shot from behind. A Mexican then cut on
his head with knife and carried II across the street
IN the Office Of the JueZ, where il placed on a
table 70 saaie the gaze Of his capt0rs AMI butchers
The Ilshman says that Mr.. Crabbe me- MS death
with the utmost frmIess-nO weakness-n0t muscle
of his face chaDgipC-but shade Of grim sternness
rested upon the .atuies they appeared IN the ot'e
of ih- official after decapitatiOn. Its also stated mat
all faced death quietly, and with the utmost hrnne,s
Tie number OF Mexican troops mentioned a. Bong
engaged il so. These from the vicinity Of Altar
aud along the frontier About the close 400 more ar
rived from the lower country. The number OF Mex
cans killed is stated at ~, and ~ wounded Mr.
Crabbe entered Cavorca with ~ men. and party Of
"a gathered il Tucson and CalibasOs by Wood ana
Tozer who left Crabbe at this point for that purpose
did not succeed in entering CavOrca, and were driven
back To- where they came FROM with the loss OF four
men and all their animals.
NrGratb the Irishman and others who have come
in since also state that Friday night not long after
| had left a party of Mexican troops, - IN number
arrived at the Pueba OF SJnOa, and on learning that
the Americans were at my house proceeded thltner,
surrounded the same, captured the inmates while
asleep bound them and at early dawn took the four
Americans out and shot them. Harrison and Parker
were dragged and tunbed over the descent, and shot
as they Law at the bottom. Their bodies were left for
the beasts to mange and their bones to whten IN the
sun Some PapagO Indians afterwaTd came and buried
them Jesus Ainsa was taken prisoner to Altar.
IL il said that Sheppard and myself would nave
b.en .hot with the rest had We been caught, as the
trocns were from The lower part of the State, aud
knew and cared nothing about me; also, that can
not row 90 TO Sonota. intend to return 10 Calava,
sas a. possible learn about young Ausa' a.g
if not too late make effort to save bul IL Is sad
he is to be taken HeTmOsilO, tired aud executed,
the same having already been pursued with bis
brother Aug Justine, another brother, younger and
brother-in-law Lamed Biven This is report merely,
and NAV not be true; but IL true, what d terrible
wreck il makes of the Ansa family, tine surviving
members Of which, in San Francisco, VIII be almost
beyond the pale Of sympathy, So futess must be le
effect.
These are the principal facts given to me, and, in
the main, believe them 10 be true.
Look at the affair from beginning to end turn 1t
over as YOU please il is heart-rendng- hearslcken
ing There NAV be a mystery relating to the nego-
tiations and invitations, yet to be explained. But
that Mr.. Crabbe made most a." I'M mistake III
placing any confidence in the people, ana IN enter
ING the country with 20 few men, at time when food
for men and beast was so scarce, cannot be denied
He must have heard at SOnOlta what heard there
and all along the frontier that the people below were
arnng with extraordinary alaGity, ana determined 70
oppose him TO a man, aud if not able TO destroy him
with powder and lead they had the certain power to
kill and steal his animals aud Stare him ont.
Mr. Crahbe had the entire respect, the blind conf
dence of his men, and they obeyed him implicitly
There was DR.. Evans, who originally belonged To
the party and left il here. He related to me- III So
nora al interview he had with Mr. Crabbe, at tins
place which, think, shows the true state OF affairs
relates 10 tHr pun, bth'i"iJl
called III these parts the hard horse sense OF the
doctor.
On arriving at the Rio Colorado, the doctor took
Mr. Crabbe one side, and pointing TO the stars and
stiues floating over Fort luDas, said General
Crabbe BET, re leave the protection Of that flag
wish to know where AIN going aud what am going
70 do" 10 which the General replied - IL you don't
know by this time cannot enllghten you any more.
This said the Doctor, sis too vague, l must have
something more clear and explicit General, OF must
leave YOU" "If you leave, doctor replied Gen.
Crabbe "you had better do SO now, for II you leave
after crossing the Colorado, you viii be considered
deserter and looked after accordingly
The doctor did leave, and passed down INTO sonora
as an American citizen, arriving at Altar two weeks
previous to Ciabbe and his party The doctor wa ar
rested and released parole. II IS stated that he
was placed in communication with MIR. Crabbe, shortly
befoe his e,.ecuon and from him the most correct
accounts of all that occurred viii, doubtless, be re-
ceived.
The result Of this unfortunate affair IT, that out In
this corner Of Uncle Sans big farm, The protecting
charm of the belief in the invincibty oi Amercahs,
is broken We cannot travel siogly, ana IA small
parties along the frontier with comparative mpunity
as heretofore II is to be feared that for some time 10
come Americans will be subject TO insult robbery and
assassination Even the Indians, wild and tame, be-
gin 10 think the Americans are " no great shakes,
the Mexicaus of whom they have poor opinion, can
whip them completely. Very uuIy yours S,,-so
SOUTH PACIFIC COAST.