Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-03

might and ought ard certainly would in any well order
ed community but here in New York. eus of thousands
hoeked to tie demon feast And this is no. all, while
the boasted fee States of America were trying for
thir lives, pirates, southern men, acknowledged by
the World beiligerents, taken off regularly commits
soned privateers of warfare jealousy maintain
ed by all o. S. juriss the same Courts awarded this
lou murderer $4,000 salvage money for saving
this vesstl b longing to Jonas Smith d Co., of New
York, at the l1ng cost OF a cold booded triple
der! We had one of the bills slowed away with nu
merous other curosites, files onewspapers, war maps
&C., among traps, but these had soon to part
company With, and carrying our all on our back fee tor
dear life. D.
ElOody Fight Between .n a,.sI Northern Troops
in Eew M+xlcO-The Texans VIstOrious.
Whilst We have been lamentirg our reverses near
home, grand success has attended arms away oh
n New Mexico Twenty-Five hundred gallant Souther-
have met, defeated and captured force of thirty
five hundred of the enemy with their arms and an in
mense amount of ammunition and stores. The Conted
crate forces under command OF col. SibIey, and
the enemy under Col. Canhy. Full particulars Of the
fight unable to gather but the main Iacts
stated, and confessed in the Northern papers. The
ST. Louis Republican of the 18th publishes letter
dated Albuquerque, New Mexico, February %, giving
The following details OF the hattle:
The fight commenced on the morning OF the 2lst, be-
tween portion Of our troops, under COL Roberts, and
the enemy The Rio Grande, with varied success
until 2 O'Clock. Col Candy then crossed the river IL
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of the cavalry, but detailed in command OF the battery
| lie had also small battery OF two howltzars. TIE
enemy supposed TO have had eight pitcs The bat
lie was commenced by the artillery and SkI'mh-rs and
soon became general. Towards evening must OF the
enemy's guns were silenced They, however, made a
desperate charge the hoWZar battery, buG were
pulsed with great LOSS. Capt. McUrays battery was
defanded by Capt. Plumpton's company of United
> infantry and portion of Col. Pnos' regiment
Agxtan voluntetrs. The Texan rebels charged ur-
oasly and desperately with their picked men, about
haIdred srOng. Tney were armed with carbines, re-
v0lvers AID long pouDd bowie knives. After dis
charging their carbnes at close distance they drew their
reviewers aud reached The battery, am storm grape
and canister. The Mexicans of PInos' regiment no"
became panic stI lcktn, and uglOrlously hd. Capt
Plumpto1 aud his uautry brevely stood their gro4nd
AID bought uobly TIL more than oue-baif the mpany
we're numbered with tie dead. With bis artillery mt u
tut dIwn aud his supporters reported killed, wounde1
hylng from the field, Captain McCray sat down eaa.
y aud qai, ty of bis gus, and with rvvIver
aand refused to ay desert his Gag He thus tongh
10 The last, &Gd gOr0usy died like hero, the last
Ov his gus Nht Texans suff red terribly this charge
Many OF our officers distinguished themselves. MalJ
Donaldson, who was tfle chlet aid OF Colonel CanDy
acted bravely AID conspicuous in every part ri Tx
deld His horse wOunded, but the NJ n Was no
injured KIT Carson, in comm md OF IA regiment 0
volunteers, depoyed skirmishers did good servic
during the action, and behaved we'll We have to nanI
The lo5s Of Lieutenants Mlcher and Stone, who liz
Captain McOray, nobly aud DrIveIy maintained III
honor U our the last. Macy other Oficers wer'
wounded. Oar loss Is about two nundred KILLED an,
wuunded that OF the emmy is believed 10 be muc
greater. The greatest conf ieDce repostd in CUIout
lany and il the volunteers will 10 ler duty, the Tex
aus ali! yet be ANONYMOUSLY drtvGR from New Mexlcj