Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-22
tLrfsr FROM rHE WEST.
From the Baltimore Meas shss! Of tie i4lh, We have
the following Yankee version Of

From the Baltimore hess ohses OF TIE l+lhi We lave
the following Yankee version Of a
BLolDY FIGHT DiTwKIN TLxAS AND FEDERAL TROOPS IN
NEw NExICo-THE TT1ANs yIcTORIous.
ST. Louis, March lS-The R.puJI can has advices
from Abuquerque, New Mexico, 20 February 29j, Civ.
ing details of recent battle at Fort Craig TIE fight
/ commenced on tie morning Of the 2lst between q
portion Of troops, under Colonel Roberts, aud the
en- nv across the RIO Grande With varied Success until
two O'Clock. Colonel Canby then crossed the river ia
force with battery OF sX pisces, under Capt hcJrsy,
of the cavalry but detailed in command Ct the battery
He had also = small battery OF two hOWiz3Ts. The en-
emy are supposed 70 have had eight pieces Toe battle
was commenced by the artillery and skirmtshers, and
soon became general. Towards evening most OF the
| enemys guns were sierced. They, however, made q
desperate charge the hoEzer battery, bat were re-
| pulsed with great lass
Captain MeCrsys battery was defended by Captain
Pumptoascomp Il United States infantry and por-
tol of Colonel Puos regiment Of Mexican volunteers
The Texan Rebels ca cd iuriously and desperately
with hei- picked men, a5oI. tx hundred strong They
we're mad with caIbials r-volvers aud long seven.
pound DO vie knives At.r di=chargng their carbnC s
at close distance they dew their revoyers aud reached
the battery, amid s'orm Of grape sad clnniser The
| Asxicans OF Pncs' regiment now became panic
sr eken and inslc-.ousy l,d Captain Piumtoa and
his infantry brsVoly stood Ner ground R0d fought
bly till than crehaf Of the company we're nu1ber
cd With the dad WHO his ertl,rymer cut down, and
his supports repcrs.d xiii d. wounded or flying from
4
on of bis guns aud With revolver il hand refused to
IL or deser; hs z. He thus fought to the last and
gloriOusly dsd Ike hero, tho las: man by his guns
IRE Texans suffered 70 Fsy IN this charge Va VI cur
oa,ers distinguished tlenssye3 Esjsr DJGalls C. who
vas the chief aid Of Colonel Caaby tote1 bravey and
was conspicuous in every part of the field. His horse
was wounded but he ksor IVES not injured Kit Car
sOn, ia command Cf reglmep Of volunteers, deployet
skiFusksr3 did g0od service during The action, and
behaved well We have TO name the loss Of L!eutenauts
Achler aud Stone Who like Captain AeCrsy, nobly aud
braVsly mat aimed the honor Of Dag TO the LIST
MANY other Officers were wounded. Oar loss is about
two hundred He'd ard wounded thai OF he enemy is
beisv, to b much greater Tie greAie5I confidence
Il rep0sed in Col Csby, arc If tie soauteers will do
their duty, the Texans will yet be igrcminousy driven
from New Mexico,
We fad the following in the Memphis Argu, Of the
18Th:
Ga Tuesday evening last, at five o'clock, the Tederas
mAgchsd into PAIis without receiving ans formidable
STAGE fheig entire iorc", al told, d. not GIcsed
ITO hundred and fifty. Cap. Kings cav Try hid been
Stationed cas-. OF Paris fer sons timso prevent the
| eneHy's approach,
l. is sasd that the ksserals found our pockets PLAYING
a small gano OF "draN" ~hen they cane upon them
TSey taken prisoners without the firing Of III gle
shot
Cps Stocks, King aud AcJu,cheOn CAV, tie Fed9rsls
sight bsl,b krg three, NOR ally Veunding two, and
badly Wou1d'ng eglt. oar 70 s was two KILLED md
glt uounted slightly Tue FsdeEsls had ole cavalry
and Que artillery company. Toe artillery consisted Of
Twelve gurs, az ard tuolvepouDiers, with which they
sde!.ed cur carp, successfully putting to Il Oh. the Goa
fedsra,es. Our ~ It is stated sc-d di-grSce'uly,
The Esde5als passed through the principal stress With
their arilrry and went cut several nlles TO camp
Tlel have reiniOroemsns Ehlch, doubt have reach
ed he 'squAan Ehioh teok Paris
Tis citizens Of Paris gave them no encourage
msn-no; even = cheer they psrs1ed the Streets
Proper management would have resulted in the biggng
OF zoe Whcs p:rty.
Mr.. T. W. Bryson, our fsloW-sitzen, Witnessed the
occupation Of Paris by the FodcIu, aud We are iudeb
81 10 him for tbe foregoing PARTICULARS.
Ti. Federal sc,oud, Of tho same is embraced in the
following telegram from Gen. HslOek, to to Secretary
OF War; dA;sd Is h inst:
Our ar;ery AID cavalry yesterday attacked the en-.
mys works ole bali mile Wsst OF PARIS, Tsansss
Toe enemy Eas driven cut Ei;h loss Of one .u7orrd
k,l=d Wouuded and prsol-rs. Oar loss Il Captain Bel
Of the artillery, and four msa killed and four wounded
cavalry force seut cut from Lebanon, Missouri
and attacked OF Prices guerilla par lee KILN; lir
teen, Wounding Eve aud capturing o7e- twenty pti.on
e., amo3g slom Was B.gidi Genera CAUpb j, he
commander L. W, HALLGCE,
TEDSsAL REsoRIs.
We and tn following dCsPa:oh,s in the Baltimore
N,y, Letter Of the l5ia:
CAIAc, G,rcb Is -H,avy cAnnonadirg vas heard to-
~ in the direction OF New Mad ID The steamer Like
I NJ. = says b. f-ne very ds,rc ly h,a. a.
Uviambu, fom 4 10 10 o'cock this ncrrug.
WASHINGTON NEch Il III 7 M.-PcysiSelt Lincoln
has iG,G roe=JVei 4 'rssgs from Bngailer-Ge-eTa
S.so-s, saying "Ncw Hldrid 5 ours
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