Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1862-10-02
From the New Orleans Delta.
Failure of the Rebel Sibley's Expe-
dition.

Mr. Charles H. Miller has arrived
here from Texaa, having escaped thence
70 the bark Arthur, one Of the blocka-
ding feet.
Mr.. Miller has resided in Texas TWEEN
tv-two years, and during the Mexican
war was second lieutenant in the COM
pany CT Texas Rangers Of which the cap
tain was Ben McCulloch, who became
quite notorious after the commencement
Of the present troubles, and was killed
at the battle of Pea Ridge, in Arkansas.
Mr. NJ. brings much interesting infor-
nation, especially concerning the result
Of Sibley's expedition to New Mexico.
We know that Sibley's brigade, after
a temporary success at Valverde, (near
Fort Craig, about one hundred and fifty
miles north of Ell Paso,) passed Fort
Craig, and captured Santa Fe. Endeav-
oring to 90 on to Fort Union, they were
defeated and compelled toretreat. They
evacuated Santa Fe, leaving their sick
and wounded, and took the back track
to Ell Paso. Two or three skirmIshes
occurred but after repassing Fort Craig
we have had no certain intelligence con-
corning them.
In the vicinity Of Fort Fillmore, slb-
lev was intercepted by troops from Cal
if6rnia. General Candy, with the New
Mexican troops, was in pursuit and close
- bond He was thus caught between
two fires, and retreat being impossible, a
battle occurred, which resulted In Slbley $
utter and complete defeat.
The California troops were supposed
TO number about five thousand. Slbley s
brigade originally numbered about two
thousand seven hundred. Baylor $ reg
iment was already in Arizona, and was
Joined to his brigade, % that his entire
force was about three thousand five hun
dred men, as efficient and well armed as
Texas could furnish. They were all
mounted and well provided with artillery,
among which were nine mounted howlt-
GERS. But the length of the journey
the want of supplies and medical stores
his losses by sickness, deserhon,
wounds and death, and capture OF pris-
oners by the government forces, had
greatly reduced his numbers, and pro
duced disheartening effect upon those
who remained.
In the last fight the Texans lost all
horses, arms, cannons, all their stores,
and even the suffers trains. Grants eel
obrated train, captured by the Texans
last summer, was recaptured in this fight.
A great number were killed or woun-
ded, and about one half the whole force
we're taken prisoners. Sibley, with Coils.
Steele and Green, escaped with one hun
dred and fifty men of Green's regiment,
One or two hundred are supposed to have
escaped in another direction and reached
Mexico.
The escaping and exasperated Texans
of Green's regiment assasinated Gen. Slb-
lev and Col. Steele during the retreat,
lust before reaching Ell Paso. They al
legged that the ruin of the brigade was at
tributable only to the drunkenness and
ineficiency Of the leaders. These facts
we're published in the San Antonio Her
old.
Green and his $50 men arrived in San
Antonio on the 18th of June, having
only their side arms, and few pack mules
to carry provisions. This remnant of
his regiment was about to be sent to the
interior of the state to be filled up again.
Col Riley. commanding Sibley's First
regiment, resigned some time previous
to the events above narrated and came
back to Texas. Sibley was native of
Louisiana, and was formerly major in the
United States regular cavalry.
The federal forces, Immediately after
the fight, took possession Of El Paso and
Fort Bliss, which is near by, and sent a
detachment to Camp Quitman, eighty
miles cast Of Ell Paso Thereupon the
Texans evacuated Fort Davis, two hun
dred miles cast Of FL Paso, and all the
other forts in the extreme northwest Of
the state-Fort Clark, one hundred and
twenty miles from San Antonio, now
being the nearest fort to FL Paso, held
by the Texans.
All able-bodied men between the ages
Of eighteen and thirty-fve are ordered
into camps of instruction.
Sibley's brigade was the great effort
of Texas, and contained the best fight
ing material of the whole state. Great
things were expected of it, but it has
failed as signally as it deserved. The
fate of the leaders may be regarded as
precedent of what will happen to the
great leaders of the rebellion, when their
deluded people come to their senses.
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