The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29
Important from Arizona.

Vn0 meSllld xuueS, OA tUo Oh VI
gives the subjoined account of he capture OF
U. s. troops, already announced by tsie-
graph:
The United States forces in New Mexico
were thirty six companlss-tourtesn mounted
and twenty two foot. OF these eleven have
been taken prisoners and four others are in
the power Of the Southern forces, leaving
twelve infantry and nine mounted at laIge.-
About half OF these are at Forts Staunton,
Craig and Albuquerque and the remainder
are scattered at uirfe1enG points hundred
miles apart and distant from the Arizona
from tier. A Confederate force has gone 10 at
tack Forts Wise ana Garland, and few weeks
will probably show capture OF the whole
force OF this department.. Their supplies from
the United States ara already cut off.
The confidential orders 10 Major Lynde
from the commander OF the Department OF
New Mexico are In ubs lance, that the whole
regular force Of the department. had been Or
dered 10 the States. all the Arizona forts
are to be abandoned except Fort stanton,
which was to be garrisonsd by two cOmpa.
MES OF volunteers. The Government proper
~ was to be sold, care being taken that moth
ing should tall into the hands OF the Texans
or disaffected citizens OF the Territory. The
garrison at Fort Fillmore was to remain long
enough to cover the withdrawal of the troops
from Western Arizona. when il was TO be
abandoned, the force to march out by way of
Forts Craig and Staunton, prepared to resist
all attacks.
Capt. George Frazier, Of Mssilla. is organic.
Ing COMPANY for the Confederate States ser
VIZ, Vice to be- called the Arizona Rangers. Thew
are bold, hardy and unconq uerRble.
The massacre Of the mall party at Cooks
Springs was only altar most desperate
strugele. 1t appears the Indians, one hun.
bred in number, first succeeded In amped-
ing the mules--the coz ch WAS upset, and the
mules ran OF The mail party secured their
arms and retreated to a hill, where they built
a small rock wall. The fight appears to have
In, al fxur All ahOut this wQl no
ground was strewed with battered bullets -
Every rock and stone withia many yards
which could have partially secreted an In
dian, had bullets lying near. One small tree,
some hundred and nifty yards frum the wall
had the marks Of eleven balls ON it. The hor.
rors and sufferings which these men must
have undergone, Is inexpresrible. Nearly all
had their arms broken. All Were wounded In
the arms, and shot through the head. -Four
of the bodies were found within the wall, one
in front Of it, and two some fifty yards in the
rear.
ridge and the stores at that poiot. u large
amount of grain and provisions at Tucson
Mills, together with the buildings, Fort
Buchanan and all Its contents, and other pro-
perty. amounting In the aggregate to half a
million of dollars.
The United States Off GERS taken at the sur
render of San Augustine Springs were the
ms Major isaac Lindee, commanding; CAPTAINS
Joseph HI. Patten, NJ. r. Stevenson, Alfred
Gibbs; First Lieutenants F. Ryan, David
Hancock, Edward ]. Brooks. Charles b
Stivors, A. H. Pluner, q. w. McHally; Sec
ond Lieutenants F. ]. Crilly, Ed L. Oressy;
Assistant Surgeons j. u. Mckee, &. II.
Alden.
They had all been paroled, and were to
leave BY way of Santa Fe.
COL John r. Baylor had issued poclama-
ton taking possession OF Arizona In the name
of the Confederate States Of America, and
establishing temporarily and until the action
Of Congress q form Of governments.
The Times adds:
The folDowing named gentlemen, under
In our city on the 3lst ult. from Los Angeles,
California:
HEeI0HKD Army OYFfo1Rs.
Gen. A. 3. Johnston, q native Of Kentu
late In comm and Il the Department Of Dali.
fornia, was comm ~ Ter OF the Utah sxpedi-
tion, and whose Lii, aas been spent In the ser.
vice Of ths Cover ma at, and In ha zardous
du ties. and In IN p0:tant and responsible
Brsvst Maj. L. A. Armistsd. late Of the 9th
1t. a. ). Hardcastls, late of the 8 h Infantry,
1t. E B. ID. Riley, I" A.h
1t. Francis Mallory,
Lit, A. Shas1. /"
Lit. N. WickiiSe, 9th
1t. r. H. Brewer, Ist Dragons
oITIzExs or oALIHoIxrA. d.
Captain Alonzo Ridley, William r. Bower
Thos. Stcnshouse, Hugh May. James ID. Oar.
den, James L. Parker, william H. OeapiIds
Cyrus X. coleman, Calvin Poor. Wiiiam
Campbell, Joseph 5. Chandler, deorxe W
GIL, David Mckenzie, Colonel VIM. N. Skin.