The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-05
LATu llor A11zoHA.
Mefe 81 the Battle or Hsurss
Fisauns-Bravery u sur ssiliers--ks.
treat or the Linc.inisss, &c.


The Mestiia Tlmes, OF ias Sd uls., has the
following account Of the brilliant affair Of
Alamosa, on the 18th and 18th Septic nber.
Our extra 81 the 27th,. which was hastily
Issued for the mail going south swing an
aeecuut of this battle was In a measure g,
correct Ia some Of its detsiis, but contained
the report rife in Mesiiia at the time. The
following, however, Can he relied upou as
The in teIligence has been gathered from those
who were present:
Capt. Coopwood, with a command Of ia
men aud officers, being t5 Of the Spy Com
pany, 10 OF Capt. Pyron's Company under
command of Lieut.. Poor, and "A Of + Com
pany Of the I'd Texas Mounted Rifles under
Sergt. Brown surprised, at o'clock on the
morning of the 25th, n company of New Mex
lean volunteers, under the command Of CAPT.
Mink, being The Federal advance, 1T the val
lage OF Alamosa, on the Rio 0rande, sixty
miles north Of this place.
The volunteers rau Ut the first fire, with the
exception of Capt. Mink and ten men, who
Kept up = con tinus al fire from the houses and
corrals until daylight, when they surrsn-
oered Internationally, having three men
killed and four wounded No one of Capt
CoopWooo company was hurt. Twenty-Five
animals, nineteen guns, several revolver.
ana several boxes of ammup tion were taken.
The privates taken were swor.i not 10 fight
against the Confederacy and discharged the
captain, Lieutenant, Orderly Sergeant, and
three teamsters were made prisoners OF war
Both the officers and men declared that the,
had been trifed with--that they had enlisted
expressly and only tn fight Indians, and had
no desire to fight Americans.
Capt. Coopwood then withdrew his men in
the direction of Mesilla, and camped thirty
miles this side of Alamosa.
At sunrise, on The morning Of the 25sh,
while the command was breakft fasting, the
pickets cams running in, announcing the
approach OF the regulars. In fifteen minutes
about Zoo men came in sight, being three
companies OF mounted regulars, a portion Of
Capt. HcbDeil S, and the IeIiai ndsr OF Cant.
Mlnk's mounted volunteers, supposed to be
under the command of Col. ROBERTS. They
rode up within GOO yards OF our posi- ton, dis
mounted, and formed into two lines, raking
our position With cross fires. Our men were
under cover of trees, high grass, and q ra-
vine, bat the horses WEI g exposed. The regu-
lars, likewise. fought under cover, not choos-
ing TO charge, though double in numbers. 4
continual fire Was kept mp for five hours be-
tween the forces at distance from 400 to 600
yards. Many Of the Federa,s were seen TO
fall. The commander was Seen to fail from
his horse, and WAS borne from the fisld by
four men, as if dead. On the fall of their
leader the Federaiists relTea ted from their
warm position, carrying OFT their dead and
wounded.
Dr. W G. Wright, of Captain Coopwood's
company, WIS killed Instantly and Robar,
W Lyon of the same com pany, was mortaliy
wounded, aud has since died
On the withdrawal of the Federalists, Cap
tain Coop~ood commenced preparing for
VI,
well dug In the rayine, and the horses wa
tered from hats and mess pans. Tne COM
mand remained III this position twenty two
hours after the retreat OF the Federals, and
then slowly Withdrew III II G direction OF the
Masilla Valley.
all our inform ants speak most IN thusiasti-
caily OF the grit of our men. Never were
men cooler or drawer. Rev Mr. Joyca of a,
company, Texas Mounts Rifles, who was in
the action, rs most enthusiastically compli.
men ted py all of his comrades fer his brave
conduct
Capt. Coopwood, in this ns in every other
strategic move of tn k;o Graude campaign,
Sc, ms 10 be selected for ali DIES pirate and try
ing POSITIONS. II is but the simple truth to
add that iii this scont, and in every o,h-r sta
ton, he has proved himself worthy Of the
trUst-a cool. brave, careful, superior
oiiirer.
The Times also furnishes the following incl
ijgencs:
On the morning o. the 30th ult., five Apaches
stole out OF corrai 1t the village of Picacho,
TWO hundred head of cattle. To show the au
dacity of these Indians, We will aad Tia AT the
stock was stolen within fiv- miles OF Il camp
Of 60 soldiers.
Corn gathering has commenced generally in
the Valley This crop is a ful, Que, ,nd the
same might DO ruthfully said OF all the crops
this season. The inellowness Ola bountifui
harvest hines brightly on every size.
Col. "a! ior has authorized the raising OF
TWO companies OF volunteers for special SER
reta hss offered to furnish one huudrea OF
these voicnteers With horses Colonel Baylor
assures the citiz.us that soon as military
movements will permit, active operations
will be insti uted against the Apaches
Thirty two men, twenty from this place an d
twelve from Picacho, lett ,his place last
Wednesday night, to assist the ciCizsGs of Pr
no Alto 10 protecting themselves from the
Indians.
The parolled prisoners taken by the Cou-
federate forces in Arizona have loft SANTA Ee
for the States. As far ~ the military depart.
neut OF New Mexico is conceraed, these par
ties have De"n fully respected Capt. Brooks,
OF the L. y 9TH infantry, and second in rank
OF the officers surrendered at S,n Augustin
was At Santa Ee-dropped from the Il rIny list
and afterwards arrested. THIS oil ser was
wounded at the battle of MESH a, and showed
as much as any officer OF that command,
GOODNESS, and bravery. 1t is certainly very
encouraing for the u 5. officers 10 do their
duty. The secret of this remarkable treat
ment il probably owing to Captain Brooks
having rendered his resign alton several
months since, On account OF his opposition TO
the war.
Lieut.. Lane, of the Ist U. :. Mounted Ride
Regiment, a ken sackian has been arrested,
and is to be tried for treason.
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