Newbern weekly progress., 1861-11-12
THE WAR IN ARIZONA-ANOTHrR con.
EEDERATE VICTORY.
The Nessells Tfz9ss Of the Sd October


says:
The company of New Mexico volunteers were
surprised at 8, i. ~, on the 23th, at AIamosa.
by Captain Coopwood, whose command cons
sist, d Of one hundred and fourteen otbcers and
men. The volunteers all fed, except ten men
and their commander, Captain Mink, who
ought until daylight under cover Of the housca
ana corals, when they surrcnd. red. 1keS0
volunteers were the Federal advance.
No one of Captain Coopwood's c&mpany was
hurt. Twenty-Five snn;G!a2s, nineteensgnnE,
several reyolverS, and several boxes Of ap1tonni.
ton were taken. The privates taken We're sworn
not 20 fight against the Contederacy and DIS
Charged, the Captain, Lieutenant, O7deliy Scr
geant and three team>ters were made prisoners
Of war. Both the officers and men declared
that they had been trIt1ed wth-that they had
enlisted expressly and only to fight Indians,
and had no desire to fight Americans-
Captain Coopwood then withdrew his men
in the direction Of Mesilla, aud camPed thirty
miles thus side Of Alamosa-
At sunrise on the morning Of the S6th,
while the command was breakfasting, tho
pickets came running in, announcing the ap-
proach Of the regulars In fifteen minutes
about two hundred cdU1o in sight; beng three
co;u panies of mounted regulars, portion OF
Captain Hubel's, aud tho remainder OF Cap.
tam lInks mounted volunteers, supposed to
be under the command Of Col Roberts. They
rode up within SIX hundred yards of our post
ton, dsmounted, and formed into two lines.
iaking or position with crosetireS. Our M,
were under cover of trees high grass and
ravine, but the horses were exposed. Ihs
regulars l1kN Se fought under cover. not choos-
my to charge, though double in numbers. a
continual FIRE was kept up for FIVE hours be-
tween the forces, at a distance OF from touT
hundred to six hundred yards. Many Of the
FedcraI;sts were seen TO fall. The comman-
der was seen TO fall from his horse, and wa'
borne fccra the field by four men as If dead
On the fall Of their leader, the FederalIst re.
treated fror2, thrir warm position, carrying OH
their dead and wounded.
Dr. ". G. Wright, Of Captain Coopwoods
COMP any, was killcd instantly, and Robert W.
Lyon, ot the same company, was mortany
wounded The following CenIederstes wero
also wounded: Of Capt. Prysons company.
Sergeant O'tirady, an arm bone fractured;
Corpora! Robinson, slightly wounded IN the
hand f. Cari'ly, flesh wound in the hip. u
Company Mounted RITES; A Lambert, flesh
:, ouild in the check Coopwood's Spy com
prny, ScrgGant Culnn, fesh wound IN the rsEt
cheek; Fred. Kes>iy, wounded IN the lett arm
thirty V-One Of our horses were also killed by
The enemy.
On the syithdra val Of the Federalists, Capt.
Coppcrwood commenced preparing for another
attack The camp was eItr-nched, d eli dug
IN he ravine, and the horses watered from
| hats and mess pans. TIE command remained
! in this position tweGty two hours after the
retreat of the Federa's, and then slowly with
drew in the direction Of the Massilla Valley.
! All our iniormants spe&k most enthusiastic
calIy Of the gci. Of our men. Never were mon
cooler or braver Rev Mr. ,yce. of "A "
Company, Texas Mounted Rifles, who was IN
/ the action. is most enthusiastically compliment
! ted bv all his comrades for his braV. conduct.