Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-02
LATER Fnom ARIZONA.

More Of the Battle Of Alamosa-Firs Hours
FighiHg-B Brarsry Of OiT SOidieTs-Rctreat o
the LiacOinites.
The NIesilla Times, Of the Sd inst, has thi
following account of the brilliant affair OF th
Alamosa, on the 25th and 96th ultimo:
Our extra Of the 27th, which was hastily
issued for the mail going south, giving an &C
count of this battle, was in measure mcoTrec
10 some Of its details, but contained the rpOr
dlein Nesua at the time. The following, how
ever, can be relied upon as the intelligence Ia.
been gathered from those who were present:
Capt COOpw0Od with command Of one hun
dred and fourteen men and officers, being forty,
five of the Spy company, tory-hve OF Capt
| PyTons company, under command OF Lieut.
| Poor. and twenty-four Of Company +. OF the
| % Texas Mounted Rifles under Srrgt. Brown
! surprised, at O'Clock on the morning OF the
18th, a company OF New Mexican volunteers,
| under the command of Capt. Mink, being the
l Fedora. advance, at the village OF Alamosa, un
/ the Rio GrauGe sixty miles north Of this place.
| The volunteers ran at the first FIRE, with Jhe
I exception OF Capt. Mink and ten men, who
I kept up q continual lire from the houses and
I curra,s until daylight when they surrendered
/ mcondifiOnalv, having three men killed and
/ fOur wounded. No one OF Capt COOpwOoG' 5
company was hurt. Twentv-Gyr animals, nine
teen guns. several rey0yerS. and several boxes
oi ammunition were taken. The privatcs taken
were sworn not 10 fight against the C0nfedcracy
and discharged; the captain, Lieutenant, order
ly sergeant and three teamsters were made pTis-
oners of war Both the officers and men 3e-
clared they had been trihed sith-that they had
enlisted expressly AID oulY 10 fight Indians.
and had no desire to fight Americans
Capt COOpw0Od then withdrew his men in
The tfirprfiuu q MaE-iiI4 anil q4F0uatl Thfrry
miles this side of Alamosa-
At sunrise, on the morning Of the 2Gth, while
the command was hTeakiastiug, the piCketS came
running in, announcing the approach of the reg
ulars. In fifteen minutes about 300 men came
in sight being three companies Of mounted reg
ula1s, portion Of Capt Hubbell's, and the re-
mainder Of Capt. Mink's mounted volunteers,
! supposed to be under the command OF Col. Rob
| eus. They rode up within'6OO yards of Our pO-
| sition. dismounied, and formed into two lines,
T8king our position with cross fires. Our men
were under cover OF trees, high grass, and a
ravine, but the horses were exposed The regu
lars, likewise, fought under cover, not choosing
10 charge, though double in numbers A con-
tinued ire was kept mp for five hours between
the forces az a distance of 400 10 600 yards.
Many Of the Federals were seen to fall. The com
mander was seen TO fall from bis horse, and was
borne from the field by four men, as If dead. On
the fall OF their leader the Federalists retreated
from their warm position, carrying off their dead
and wounded.
Or. W. c. Wright, Of Capt. Coopwood's COM
pany, was killed instantly, aud Bobt. W. Lyon,
of the same company, was mOrtally wounded
and has since died. The following Confederates
were also wounded; OF Capt. Pyron's cOmpa-
ny-Sergt O'GrRdy, an arm bone fractured:
Corporal Robinson, slightly wounded in the
hand 4 i. Cauilly, flesh wound in the arm: T.
W. Murphy and 7. Connolly, flesh wound in
the hip; Z. Co. Mid. Rifes-A Lambert, aesh
wound in the cheek. COopwoOd's Spy Comma
ny-Sergt. Quinn, flesh wound in the right
cheek; Fred. Kessler, wounded in the left arm
thirty-one OF our horses were also killed by the
enemy.
On the withdrawal Of the Federalists, Capt.
Coopwood commenced preparing for another
attack. The camp was intrenched, well duo
in the rsvine, and the horses watersd from ha1s
aud mess pans. The command remained in this
position twenty hours after the retreat Of the
EedeTals, and then slowly withdrew in the il
recii0n Of the Mrsilla Valley
All our infOrnants speak most euthusiastical-
ly Of the grit Of 0ur men. Never were men
cooler or braver. Rev. Mr.. Joyce. of A Com
pany, Texas Mounted Rifles, who was iu the
action, is a most enthusiastically complimeuted
by all Of bis comrades for his brave conduct
Capt Co0pwo0d, in tins as in every other STRAIT
egic move Of the Rio GTande campaign, seems
10 be selected for al desperate and irving posi-
lions Il is but the simple Truth 10 add that IN
this scout, aud IN every other station, be has
proved himself worthy Of ibe trust-a cool.
brave, careful aui superior officer.
The Tunes also furnishes the following intel
lgAnce;
On the morning Of the 3Oth ult, five Apaohes
stole ont OF a C01a al the village Of PCAcho.
two hundred head Of cattle To show the an.
Gacity Of these Indians We viii add that the
stock was stolen within five miles 0i a camp OF
$50 soldiers,
Corn gathering has commenced generally IN
the Valley. Tbs crop is a fan one. and the same
might be truthiully said of all the crops this
season. The melIOwness OF a bountitul harvest
shines brightly on every side.
Col Baylor has authorized the raising of two
companies OF volunteers for special servic.
against the Indians Don Anastacio Barela Ia
offered 70 furnish 100 OF these volunteers with
horses Col Baylor assures the citizens that;
soon aS military movements VIII permit, active 0p.
eTsti0us Will BE- instituted against the Apaches
1hiTty-tw0 men, twenty from this place and
twelve from Picacho. left this place last Wednes-
day night, 10 assist the citizens of Pine Alto ia
protecting themselves from the Indians
The parUied prisoners taken by the Couici-
crate forces in Arizona, have left Santa Fe for
the States IS far as the military department
Of New Mexico is concerned, these parties have
been fully respected. Capt. Brooks, Of the
United States 9th infantry, aud second IN rank
OF the officers surrendered At San Augustin. was
st Santa Fe dropped from the army list, and
siterwsTd arrested as be was leaving for Lle
States This officer was wounded at the battle
Of MesiIla. and showed As much bravery as any
officer Of that command
IL Is certainly very encouraging for the United
States officers TO DO their duty. The secrer OF
this remarkable treatment Is probably owing 10
Capt. Brooks having rendered his resignation
several months since, on account OF his oppo-i-
ton 20 the war.
Lieut.. Lane, Of the lst United States mounted
rife regiment, a Kentuckian, has been arrested.
and is 10 be tried for treason.