Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-04-06

Stnnrmin'S and IL mmwc : companies tue
who'c E,rr az Rangers AMI regulars,
Amounting IN ahnNl 22A men, aud com
m,ndrA Nv Capt, SLOVENIAN, crossed inc
river mo Mexico from lhr Ranger camp
A. Rosario. Runner says that previous TO
hi. movement or the troops. Gee. tarrla
informed Manr lluintzleman that C"rlna
was at ,le Mr>a, with some fifty or sixty
men imN |lla,ely around him, and that there
existed mach sympathy with the Mexican
Ranchrrn population for Coriina' and that
tl,e ,l,rr could at any mo nent assemble
mach larIrr fore.
Al dwight on the 18th inst, after our
troops hal eros ed the River. Capt. stone
man was informed by a Mexican military
officer that Corlina was rncamp"d mt tue
Mesa. whprcupon the captain took up 'he
line of march for that place. II appears
that when in the vicinity of the Mesa Stone.
mans scouts advised him that a ly OF
armed men were cncamped there ana inns
information taken in connection with that
previnusly received, lift no doubt IN the
con,nir's mind hut that the enemy WAS there
and prrparel to give battle. Our troops
,nnro,chc within hlling distance OF what
was supposed 10 be III" enemyS scht,heis,
when the latter. without hailing, fired ana
A.d. whcrenpon Stoleman ordered the
Whole command To charge, which order was
promp'y executed. As soon, however, rs
orr troops ached the on anpmart OF TN
supposed enemy, it was ascerlalned that the
supposed enemy was party ct M'Ni'an
trlops from AIatamoraS, who had enca'np'd
thnre the day before in charge of train OF
WAGONS. Mexcans were killed four men
and one woman. II appears thrt when orr
troops charged, Mexican officer, upon
seeing our men rushing up, fire at Iapt'
Sto~cran (Who was at the head OF MS
comnanv) and then ran into a jacal and shut
the door, whereupon several OF stoneman :
men rushed up and fired through the door,
and in this way Mexican woman was IN
fortunately killed.
No blame can attach to Capt. Stoneman
for this mistake, and it is yet incXpicable
that ,he Mexican officer should have made
so fatal mistake, AID that Capt. Stoneman
was not informed that Mexican troops were
in the vicinity of the Mesa. The latter
Mace is about seven miles from the point
on the Mexican side Of the river, N which
our troops crosse, and it would certainly
, seem that the officer who gave Sloneman
the information which miSled the latter
, oould not bat have been aware OF the char
actcr of the party cncamprd at the Mesa
il is inexplicable that he could be so untor
tunately mistaken,
The number Of killed. in the affair of thu
Mesa, as ! have stated, my not be correct
have il. however, from persons belonging
to Can't Fords company. No Americans
were killed or wounded, and the only los
t sustained was three horses drowned in cross
inc the river. There were no boats at hant
{ when our troops crossed, and consequent.
g they were co npell,d to swim their horses
I over.
: On the 18th inst, Major IIeintzlcmal
; sent up the river ION this side) two piece;
of artillery and the number OF men re
5 quired to serve them. As well as ca
: learn. they have not yet crossed the river
: but are now encamped at Rosario TO be II
a readiness for any emergency that may ARISE
| The B,ovnsciHe FloG speaking of thu
: affair, implies that treachcry was at the roo
Of the seeming accident. Referring to thu
d morning after the collision, it says;
e When our troops were at breakfast, yer.
: near the rancho. a body of about 100 Mex
e leans, horse and foot, made their appear
e ance and desired conference, which heins
: granted, they stated that they were the Ma
+. tional Guards, and in search of Cortina
r but could give no information respectn
S his whereabout, and that the party sur
r prised was part of their own force, guard
n ing their baggage, and concluded by It
s. ouestinr our officers to take no further a,
n ton in the matter till they could commun
cate with the authorities Of Matamora
s, which our forces dill not seem inclined
IT. do, replying that they were pursuing Cont
II, ma, and should adopt such measures to tai
{. him as circumstances might seem to rcquir
Is. 1t was subsequently harmed that the
National Guards had been watching o
M forces during the previous day and nisl
ID. and the conviction that they were only pr
we vented from attacking our troops throa;
on fear is very strong.
Although they denied all knowledge
,r- Coltina's whercahout, the women and DO
of ut the rancho assert that he was there VIII
the alarm was given, and our officers q
convinced that their statements are trl
and believed that he escaped when t
W alarm was first given.
The statements of the Mexicans agree
" ~ the main with those of our own fore
- They state that they were ordered TO I
=" Operate with the Americans, and were
-. pursuit Of Corlina but that our troops.
~ taking different road, unfortunately
g in with their baggage guard.
g From the information before US it see
"a that our forces found a party of armed m
~ and had short conh'c with them at {
III place where the Mexican authorities h
=, informed them they would find Corfu
~ 1t also appears that the main body of I
:, National Guard claimed to be upon the ga
nd erranl, and how it happened that port
of their men having their baggage
charge, should be found in the very pls
IRE both parties were designing 10 attack, i
OF mystery
rst We are Informed, however, that some
lile the officers of the Mexican National Gu;
ere are intimate with Cortina, and irequen
irsi pay friendly visits to his camp. 1t wo
pio not be surprising if this should be asc
lew tanned to be the case in this instance.
ON The special correspondence of the I
dy,ne gives Tie following view Of the sa
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