The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-02
Eronn Texas.
LATE AND IMPORTANT NEWS.
CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF SIB-
LEY'S EXPEDITION.
SHIRLEY MURDERED BY HIS
T1F $50 OWN MEN. e.
New Mexico Cleared Of one RebeIs.


Mr. Charles Fl. Miller has arrived in 8
New York from Texas, having escaped
thence to the barque Arthur, one Of the
blockading feet 80
Mr.. Miller has resided in Texas TWEEN !
ty-two wears, and during the Mexican
war was second lieutenant in the COM |
pany of 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. M 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 $50 miles north Of Ell
Passo,) passed Fort Craig, and captured
Santa Fe. Endeavoring to go on to fort
Union, they were defeated and compell-
ed to retreat. They evacuated Santa Fe,
leaving their sick and wounded, and
took the back track to Ell Passo. Two
or three small skirmishes occurred, but
after repassing Fort Craig we have had
no certain intelligence concerning them.
In the vicinity of Fort Fillmore, Slbley
was intercepted by troops from Califor-
MIA. General Candy, with the New Mex
| lean troops, was in pursuit and close at
hand. He was thus caught between two
fires, and retreat being impossible, a bat
tie occurred, which resulted in Sibley
utter defeat.
The California troops were supposed
to number about 5000 Q bleys brigade
originally numbered 200, Baylor
regiment was already in Arizona, and
was Joined by his own brigade, SO that
his entire force was about 5000 men,
as efficient and well armed as Texas
could furnish.
| These troops were we'll mounted and
abundantly provided with artillery,
among which were nineteen mountain
howitzers. But the length of the journey
the want of supplies and medical stores
his losses by sickness, desertion, wounds
and death, and capture of prisoners by
the government forces had greatly re-
duced his numbers, and produced dis
heartening effect upon those who re-
manned.
In the last fight the Texans lost all
horses, arms, cannons, all their stores,
and even the suffers trains Grant s
celebrated train, captured by the Texans
last summer, was recaptured IN this
fight.
A great number were killed and
wounded, and about one-half of the whole
force were taken prisoners. Gen. Sibley
with Coils Steele and Green, escaped
with $50 of Greene's regiment. One OF
two hundred are supposed to have es
capped in another direction, and reached
Mexico. seil tts W. aa+s
The escaping and exasperated Texan
of Greene regiment, assassinated Gen
d5t AbgfR SdfeC qfIe Sati fss dgFng the retrea
allege that the ruin of the brigade wa
attributable only to the drunkenness an,
ineficiency of, the leaders These fact
were published in the San Autonia Her
aid aaa,
Green and his $50 men arrived in Sa
Antonio on the 10Th of June, having onl
their side arms, and few pack mules t
carry provisions This remnant of hi
regiment was about to be sent to the il
terror of the State to be filed up agair
The federal forces, Immediately afte
the fight, took possession of Ell Paso an
Fort Bliss, which is near by, and sent
detachment to Camp Quitman, eight
miles east of Ell Paso Thereupon tn
Texans evacuated Fort Davis, 200 mile
east of Ell Paso, and all the other forts i
tie extreme northwest of the State, For
Clark, 100 miles from San Antonio, no.
being the nearest fort to Ell Paso held b
the Texans.
All able-bodied men between the age
of eighteen and thirty-fve are ordere
into camps of instruction.
Sibley's brigade was the great effect c
Texas, and contained the best fghtin
material in the whole State. Grea
things were expected Of it, but it ha
failed as signally as it deserved TIL
fate of the leaders may be regarded as
precedent of what will happen to tn
{ great leaders of the rebellion, when thei
deluded people cnme to their senses.