Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-04-26

5IIlFiss3 IatX tI7 n r. 11lI' m lI47 = - "A
assllaasy events A. new NsSiso.
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ThapabIieailqno d ths Gazette having bsen
suspended during ihe lasl seven weeks past, We
will hsia enaeavorso siyo anarfaGld oftho events
ofamIlIIafy character which haze Iranspifed ID
the mean time. MeAsvlus been IN Santa II al
tho while, our account Of what has occurredgn The
city will be made iVam what ftll within persona
observations other matters VIII be related from
heresay which we believe to 30 reliable In the
MAIN We Win DO content wllBihemae iiaitnsut
Of facts and will not indulge in comments upon
them IN this article.
Tho hatiIs Fort Craig, as lhsroader i aware
took place on the 2lst of February, Our account
Of tho battle vas generally correct but an error
occurred in stating that two companies oflhe 5lh
Iaanits ssrs assigned u de support d Capt
NcReas Battery Il No bsliased At the time
thatatilsla xas sliGlenit It vas not known certain
lywhaE companies Of Ihe regulars were inthe sup
portoithe Battery nor have we yet ascertainsd
the regiment 70 which they belonged. We will
now hers state that our intention ID matters Of
thislands as vol a 10 al others, Il to Do exact
justice without prejudice and without paEtialIty,
aud i psrehanee We should fall into error we ere
ready atall times to make propwconecton when
Tie error i brought 10 our notice ii an authentic
way With this explanation, which i Is just
should ho made, We proceed
Immediately afterthO conclusion Of the battls
on the 2lat Of February the Texans began to
extend their pickets north and on the 22nd they
reached to aocoTo On Tho 2sd large body ol
their main command reached the same point and
tookQossqssion Of tho town. There they eucounl
tered acme d tle Tsitltonal militia. III vhptnum
bega We d MT know, and after having an inter
view wllh tho militia officers under ilag d truce
tsok Ile whole command prisoners and released
them upon parole. We are informed that ihI
militia were III no condition at the time 10 make
armed resistance and that refusal on tho patt o
the officers to surrender would have occasoasd {
heavy sacrifice Il Gls without ihe accomplishment
Ofapye0rsspouaing good
0nths nsxt dny Saturday after tho battle ihi
most part sf The militia were dismissed BY COL
Canhy from Fort Craig and they returned 70 the
homes. Z
From Socorro The Texans gradually marche'
upon Albuquerque which point they reached oI
Sunday March 2nd' Before they entered The tow
tho Federal authorities bad distributed the com
mlssslg stores among the people and desIroys'
tiiopubIc property ID such . manner asto eav
but little oft to fall into the hands Of tho enemy
In sha destruction oi!he public property wo ar
told That the Gre communicated to some privat
buildings which were consumed What III
oztens Of The private loss, thus sustained was W
hare 10 means oIascstaiuiug The contents .
. the sioEes If alenIs, CLARK and spicgeIOerg Bros
suffers fse tho regulars and volunteers were 81
propriased BY lliq lIexans, and all persons VII
had obtained anything from tho distribution oith
comhIssaties veISrequred 10 deiyerthem.
Many Of ths citizens Of Albuquerque fed Ehai
homes when tho Texans #srd reported to DO II
proaehlng tho town, aud made for quarters i
which they could ieal more security.
A few days subsequent to the occupation Of A
buqusraae by tie adyanceoi tho Texans Gen
Slbloy and STAT arrived and he made that hi
head quarters until he came to Santa Re.
CAboat thia tipe some ayo Or six 'rezar
intercepted a train loaded With proyisions'desiue
for Col caibys c6mmanaaE Fort cnlg. III
train was in charge Of AIr. Upton and couslsie
oilwtaly y.tllfea vagohA. Small as wea De .iors
that demanded ila surrender it was given u
wIIhoas hsleaAt show Of fehislance, from |shis
the enemy received much 8aid and comfort.
oaMsaaay March 3D. Maj Donaldson ael
ffop sansAa 4 apEovIsIou IseIp q QHe AppagF
anaaIeAt Wagons ipr Fort Union. 4hs tEa
was lieahEed from Tho commilsailes olthis ol
and Albuquerque.
The next dag, Tuesday as much Of the leisi
ing llesllsasas as coula DO APPROPRIATED hY q
citizens was dAllbmedal Mo mme manner