, 1862-09-22
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM
TEXAS.
CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF SlB-
iEY'S EXPEDITION.
Sibley Murdered by Ills Own Men.
New Mexico Entirely cleared OF Rebels

Mr.. Charles Il. Miller has arrived IN New
York from Texas, having escaped thence to
the barque Arthur, one Of the blockading
feet.
Slr. Miller has resided in Texas twenty-t*o
years, aud during the Mexican var was SECOND |
lieutenant in the company OF Texas Rangers
Of which the captain was B:n McCuIloch, who
BECAME quite notorious after the commence
mrnt of the present troubles, sud WAS killed
IT the battle Of Pes Ridge, In Arsansas.
M. u brings much Interesting information,
especially conceruiuG the result OF StbleY's
expedition to New Mexico.
We know that Sib.e.'s brigade, af.er TEN
porary success at Eal7erde, {ncar Fort Crl:g,
about 80 miles north OF Ell Psso,) passed
Fcrt Craig, and captured Santa Fe. Endeav-
feated, and compelled to RETREAT They evacu-
ated Saota F., leaving !helr sick aud wounded,
ard took the back track to Et Peso. Two Or
three small skirm:shes occurred. bus after re-
passing Fort Craig we have hid 20 certain H.
1el}igcnce coneernipg them.
In the y;cirity Of Fort Fillmore, Stb9ey was
intercepted by troops from California Gsus-
1al Canby, with the New MeSic. ~ troops, WAS
In pursuit aud close at hand. He was thus
caught between two flrfs, and retreat being
impossible, battle occurred, which resulted
in sibley'e utter and complete defeat.
originally numbered about 2,703: B.yiofs
regiment was already In Agizoua, and was
Joined to lis brisade, SO that his entire force
was about $500 meo, As efficient aud well
! mounted aud well provided with artillery,
nn1opr which were nine mountain howltz FRS.
But the length Of the jouraey-the want OF
| supplies aud medical stores-his losses By
| sickness, dese1tion, wounds snd death. and
! capture Of prisoners by the government forces
bad grea;ly reduced his numbers, and pro-
=: duced disheastenirg effect upon those who
i remained.
In the last fight, the Texans lost all--horses,
! arms, cannons, all their stores, aud even the
| eutle1s' trains Grants celebrated train, cap
tured by tho Te1ans last summer, was recap
tured In this fight,
| A great number were killed or wounded,
ard about oue-ha1f the whole force we're taken
prisoners. Gen. S,blev. with Cols. Steel and
mint One or two hundred are supposed to
Mexico
The escaping and e1ssptrsted Tex,ns Of
Green's regiment assassanased Gen. Sio1ay and
1esching Fl Psso. They alleged thss The r1ia
Of the brigade w1s Attributable only to the
Drunkenness and inetficltncy Of tbs lesders.
These facts were published In the San Antonio
Green and his 15o men arrived IN s,n Anto.
MO on The 18th of JUNE, having only their side
t arms, and 4 few pack mules 10 carry provi-
siors. This remnant of his regiment was
about to be sent to the interior of the stste
to be n9ed up again. 80 :.
fight, took possession Of Fl Paso and Fort
Bliss. which Is near By, and sent = detach'
| ment to Camp Quitmsn. eighty miles east q
Ell Paso. The1eupon tho 1exans evacuated
Fort Davis, 200 miles east OF Ell faso, and al
the ofher forts in the extreme northwest o1
the s'ste, Fe1t Cla1k, 1D miles from san
Antonio, now being the nearest fort to g
Peso held by the Texans.
An. 4ble-6odied mc1 between the ages o'
eighteen and thIrty-fve are ordered into
!, camps If fntractiun.
~asbley's h1iesde wss the Great effort Q
{ Texas, md contained the best lighting mase
| rfal IN the whole State. Great things were az
: pected Of u, hut it haa failed - esgna1ly u
j. deserve1. The fate Of the leaders may b. re
) ea1det a precedent OF what Vi1l haaps - t.
the great leaders &f tho rebellion, when thel
| deluded people com: to their senses.