The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-11-09
LATER FROM ARIZONA.
BATTLE or ALAMEDA FIVE HouRa HARD
ti0THlNG.

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Our extra # the 27th. which was has.
ut, .o.u.i fur the NAL so'ng South,
giving au uceurui ct this battle. vac, IN
a measure, incorrect in some u lis de
,tiis. bu; contained the repor, rife IN
Mcsiia at the time The following.
however, can be relied upon, as the in
tell gcuce has been gathered from those
who were present
Capt Coupwoud with \ comm,ud Of
ia mcu aud olhcers, being 40 Of the
Spy Company, 40 Of Capt Pyron's Com
many. under command of Lieut. Poor,
and "a of + Company Of the 81 Texas
Mounted Rifles. under scrgt. Brown, sui-
prised al 3 O'Clock ou tie morning Of
the 25th. company Of New Mexican
volunteers. under the command 81 Capt
Mnk, being the Federal advance, AZ Tire
village Of Alamusa. on the Rio Gruade,
60 miles north OF this place.
The volunteers ran at the FIRST fire,
with the exception Of Capt Mrk ard
zen inca, who kept up q continuous ire
from tie houses and CUrrals until day
light. when they surrendered uEcpndr
ti9nally, having three men killed and
four wounded NJ one Of Capt Coop
woad's company was hurt Twenty 1--WE
animals, nineteen guns, several reveal
vcrs. and several boxes 81 ammunition
were taken. The ptivatcs taken were
sworn not TO fight aEalrs, the C.nicdcr.
aey aud discharged the captain, len.
ieuaut. orderly sen Rraut, aud three team
STEERS, were made prisoners Of war Both
lbr off crs and men declared that they
bad been uiflod wfth--th3t they had en-.
listed expressly and auly 10 eight lu.
dams, aH4 had nu desire TO fight AmerI.
caus
Capt Coopwnud then withdrew his
men 80 the direction If Mcsllh and
campcd th'rty miles this side ct AIampsa
40 sunrise. uu the morning 1T tine 26th,
while tbr command was tfcakiaHug,
tbe pockets came running in, announcing
fHc appaach o; the rcEuIats in fifteen
minutes about 200 men came ~ sight,
ielug ihs.o companies Of mounted reg
uaus, portion It C1pt UubbcPs, and
rec remainder OF Capt Muks mounted
volunteers. supposed t. Doe under the
command &C Cul Roberts They rode
up within coo wards 1f eur pas.ti51. d,s
mounted, and formed INTO two lines.
rakug our position with cross fires
oar mon were under cover of trees
high crass. ard a raviuc. but the hafs.a
we're exposed. The regulars. likewise.
fought under cover. not cha9 ing 90
charge. though double IA numbers a
continual ne was Kept up iot hNe h1nis
.tl"t'n we i'''ee, al " "'a'a''' u. ~
~" '' oVo N"'d-. many "i Tue ftdrt
"'7 were seen I'D i'il Dc '"mnaha''
was seen 20 i''. nom ms horse. ana was
t.'' ',' noun .A' H'.' ~ i'"' men, IA
a.Aa. ''h the '''i Of Their leader. the
l'd,''.''.S '''''"'d i'o" t"e't warm
t'Sl"'' carrying "n thcI dead and
NaN.,a
~. " q. " ,'F'f" ' o'pi 1'op"ol6 q"
H any vas tl0rA instantly. aud k'b'
!" Lyon ~ 'he same company, was
''"' 'i'f ".u"l'l' a"d las S'"ce d'eI
4"' I.' '".tE Commentaries were also
W"N'',I y, Nipi iEta'a cNnp"hy-
0''s' y ''Hy' ana arm Done i''-tWrl :
N''p'''i N} y. s''sn"y wounded "a"
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P"H '"' N'',''','
y "''" =" -"' '" ,". ? T. ~ N,'
a p" "a a ''''''r, T. "'>,, "'''H 'u 'Ne
90 a 49, ..'' = .. y e.''' pt.S ''' g.
'''' - !" ~ "'.''I ~ '''' ''S"' o'''h ;
q, ~ N'''.''' "'''''~ b" ,"e 'eit arm :
- '' o"f ''I'cS were 1850 "''''' ~ We
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