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MAJOR LYNDFsS SURRENDER
ARIZONA.

The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 9th ult.,
/ gives the following information Of the sur
render Of Major Lynde
" The polteness Of Lieut.. Paul, Of the
! United States Army, has enabled us to lay
! before our readers late and disastrous intelll-
gence from New Mexico. The information
is contained IN a letter received by him from
his step brother, Mr.. \. IL. Rogers, who is
now with MAJOR 9 X, Paul, in Fort Union.
We are permitted 10 make the following ex-
tract~ The letter ir dated Aug. 5
Major Lynde, who is in commanl at Fort
Fillmore understood that there was a large body
of Texans around, and be sent a detachment Of
! 500 regulars to attack them. They were defeated
and retreated 20 the fort. The Texans then
marched upon the fort, when Major Lynde de-
| stroyed AMI abandoned it, and marched to Fort
! Stanton, where be again met the Texans and sur
| rendered his whole force, over 1000 men. Major
| g. k. Paul, commanding Fort Union, expected to
be attacked every moment, but he hai fortified
the available positions upon the surrounding
| heights. IL is determined to defend it to the
last, and in the event Of not being able tc main
! tain it, he will burn it and retreat,
80 1t was the veteran Seventh [. 5. Regiment
which surrendered, and two sons law Of Major
Paul Captain Chaplin and Lieut.. c. Stivers, with
their ladies, are among the prisoners. Major
/ Paul who has seen forty years Of active service,
was the leader Of the storniDg party al Chelpul-
topcc and if attacked will defend his post to the
| last extremity, but IL would appear that h. Is
surrounded by fearful odds. lie has portion of
the Eighth United States Infantry with him, aud
the balance of his force Of his force consists Of
New Mexican volunteers Tho famous Kit Car
son. their licuteLant-coloaej, is with him in ihe
E.rt.'
\ letter from ex Coy. Greiner, now gem
eral Land Agent Of New Mexico, under date
Of Aug. 9th, says;
"The mail from Fort Craig has just arrived
DR.. Stcck cones in as passenger, aLd verihes
the report Of the villainous conduct Of Major
Lynde. But little doubt exists that the whole
affair, the abandonment OF Fort Fillmore and the
surrender Of the men, was pre-arranged with Col
Lorinr, the commander Of this department when
that officer traitorousy left bis post for the South
Major Lynde has been in the army forty
years, and though from VI , lie has all his family
connexions in the South. He has often been
heard to say that his warmest sympathies were
with the Southern brethren.
&c Fort Stanton is now threatened by the enemy,
but as it is under the command of Col Roberts,
gallant officer with seven companies Of regulars
ard is withal strong position, il is mt likely to
be civen up without somebody being seriously in
jured. A regiment of Mexicans, under Col. Pine,
il is said has been ordered there for reinforce
trent. So you may expect before long {" hear Of
lively times in this Territory
The Montpelier l'Q'cbma4 commenting
on the above says
Many ol our readers are acquaintancGs,
and several of them relatives and friends of
Maier Lynde. lie was bred in Williams
town, and there he married his wife, and a
son is now pursuing his studies here. We
do not believe that Maj Lyndc is infected
with treason, or that he has got any associa-
tions in the South likely to tempt him that
way Il may be that before leaving for Sc
cessia, Col. Loring had demoralized the regi.
ment. although 1t is called " the veteran
seventh" or there may have been other rea'
sons for a surrender which do not yet appear
The National InteLigenocr well remarks that
4" before condemning him we should first
hear his version Of the affair." The cIrcum
stance that Major Lyndc destroyed Fort Fill
more before he abandoned it, does not look
like rebellion, OF giving al aud comfort to
the cncmy. Otherwise, the affair, as re-
ported, has very bad look. The rebels as
scrt that they had Il forcc far inferior TO that
of Maj. Lynde. 1t will be observed that
Lynde was ON his way to Fort Stanton,
where Col. Roberts com mands. Roberts is
Il Nermonter, and has got the fight in him,
though his physical energies are impaired by
disease. Fort Union is held by another
brave officer, who has the famous Kit Carson
with HIM