The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-25
Csp,are aud Esss ustsa os ,saahe aad
hts Party
The following is the aeoount furnished by
correspondent, of the San Dcgo Hsraia


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o corresponding, d the San Dwgo Hsfatd
late ia March, Crabhe's PARTY leit Sono
rita, Sonora, and marrh,i tn Iayurea. y
small Mexican town near Point I.ptsx. and
on the Gulf cf Cali,raia. The tiSt lnt.a
ton was 10 have procysied TO Altar. bat
news Of ia partial ioriidcatna ard sasep
t,b,h,y OF strong defense caused the diver
sion on Caso,Aa.
On the morning az the lat of April, the
party Of Americans en,crd the sabarl,s oi
lbc town. The, wcru met hy " lrsly u
Mexican troops eomnanl,J by Rolriguc9
Il is said Halrgu,z advanced tn speak h.
Crabhe, when the Americans opened fir
ami Killed the Mexican canmandr and sc,.
rral others Tho Mexicans immediately Nv
,rairl.-snmc 10 the mountains, bat thc
majority 10 the church which had bon
pla,d IN a state Of ,rtrnsc, and had at the
time Crabbc eutered the town. number oi
'seyes roasting wholc in front of t. ,a feed
the Mexican troops
|, appears that hcr occurred Crabbes
nfst AMI iatal mistake. Instead NJ hi nntt
charging ani taking the church. which woald
have gwen him ih, town. he occupied scy
eral HOUSES on the corner Of the Plaza in
front Of the church
The Mextcans at first deserted mos. II the
town. but gradually bang cmbodenel, NJ
,arned ami gradually hemmol the Amc.'
crrs Ia. Fighting continued eight DAYS,
with a loss 10 the Americans of twenty-five
killed, The Mexican lo~s Is reported by
themselves 10 have been twenty five but ii
Is -up,os.,l to have bcen much gnater. ~
high as 900. On the eighth day. an a,inmp'
~as made by two oI Crablrs mcn 81 blow
up tas church, by placing u kcg Of powder
rnder the por,ico and iiring il, ibc devoted
IL, n who a.,.mp..i tn. w,,g 10Th Killed
and Crnbbe is sad To have been wounded 10
surNrinu1d,ng il II Is saii an oncr was
made by CraDbe 10 r,,,rv II the Mesieans
would allow Il. lie had rcfus.l 10 retire
when the oiI,r was made him. after the fight
my had con,inrd two days aud nov the
Mcficans. confident of his w,akncsf. and
tb.ar triumph. refused The Americans
we're gra.lua y but surely caught in u snare
from which they saw no rescue,
In breaking through the walls II Tho ad
Joining houSs. the Mexicans forced Crnbbe
and his men into the corMr buildings, which
they repeatedly set On fire. but which the
Americans as oft.n .stnguislcI. At last
n Papago Indian shoi in.o thc roof Of the
main building, occupicd by the unhappy
flhbu.iers. u lighted arrow The tL,nes
A l.. A. Al.
tire wa. dropping IN great h.k,s uIpm the
heads Of the doomed men within. Worn
out with constant fighting. exhausted with
anxiety, famislsyi by proiab, days of star
Walton and thirst, aud without ammunition,
Henry A. Grabbc and iilty+qgh' men
marchal out ol the burning hous,. with a
whtc fag before them lad down their
arms and surrendered Il Is supposed nn
condi,ionaliy This was in the nigh, or 10.
warl morning. They were Immediately
t,ni, their hapls lelini them, ,asen 10 a
corral near ,br Alcntdes on,oc. where tbey
~crc kept until morning. whcu they were
taken oui IN sq.,ads oi I've aud tcn "a h and
shot. In the first c1,s,ujias II was found
that the calinntss Of ,hr Amer cans discun,.
pus>n the esetu,ioners airl they shot too
high or too low. in many eases only wound
lng thcn sictims Tie ;scks of i'r ia,el
rncn vera then turnoj Ia the troops, AMI
then they sucoc.i,-l IN aiming with be'ia
,fi%t
McCoun. may he rc-t IN pcane. owing 10
his great stature. sas saved ,his tofinr's
ball struck hm full IN the breast AZ the
frs, IRE AMI be tell dad cubir alone
~as reserved for q solitary death lie wp>
taken 10 the AicaLiea oilio, qnestioD.si,
allowed To writ. to hi. wilc, aoJ /, have an
,ptrryew with Il Dr IVAN. a prisopr 10
the hauds u u . Mcticans. vii i bsvn N
coniinefprnt sme weeks on sasp,ci0n. 1br
hour Tor his elrcnttoo having arrived. b.
sa- Isl oui. bis hands stretched above be
hr~l atsi i,,sl 10 a pct Ia from, of thr b1ild
Ing be- hal occupied. bs farsc IN the post
and hi- hack 10 his etecu,i0,rrs Al the
command. DFtr. at least a hnn,lrcJ balls
yrr 61ai in hia hssiy, ath all that was
mortal of Henry 4 crabtc hung 5esd
swinging by his tied han.h A Mexican
stepped forward and With large knile
esvrs,i his bead from hn b,-ly--tl,e warm
bload spr,,sy hall way acr,es tie sir.s,
The bead ~ss piae,,i IN a table IN fru0i q
~ in the olYt-e .. the Jaez. eYpo.si 30 The
,..rs Of the ts,talaer. IL vas then t,lautl
IN n lar "a ms-s,..I i,,r prcsr,.ti0n.
T.o II the A,rsas ibtuti,r. ~ law of
Crabt-.i are sa "a 10 h. kidd. aod a!sJ I.,sy
Bivep. Nv info,man, an intelligent ran
and an ey.,w wirD~s oi tl,e~c hmr,as. ssys
CrAb,s d,ri a. a gentletnan .l,oald. a. calm.
II ani as etly a, 4 h. .sye yoitg 10 rs,as
an, hona
F,sr r.-n. siek had t,sn kft At -opor Ia
by Cr.t,,y. Thy occup,e-l the koa~ o~o.
.i by y. T.. Dani,.r. k-q On the Amsr.cas
.sle ~ Iioe. Oo the 18th - Ap,l, al
sigh,, a party ofiren,y fye Mexicsss case
90 from San Juan, spnt to Dunbar hois.,.