New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-24
TIE hattie NEAR SANTA FE.
Purther Particulars Of the Rauie-Nsbie
Deeds Of the Colorado Boys-Captain
E.oL Not Dead,
.,r N,,.. grfra. ART 9.

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From Major A. III. Mayer, laGe OF this city, and
Major elect of the Fourth Regiment, New-hexico
Vonnis.rs who i,t arrived direct from the seat OF
oar we are favored with the following glorious and
interesting particulars of the late engagements near
Santa F6 We give them in brief, as they were
hastily taken. oo
The man fsbt took place at Apache Canon, 30
miles from Union, and 20 from Santa te Three
hsttnons one under Major Chiyjpgton, one under
Can't. Lewis, regular, and one under Capt Wynkoop,
,dyauced 90 the canon, on the 25lh ult., when the
pickets reported 10 enemy In saght.
Tho command tbon advanced, when shots were
fred nj them by the Texans, who were III anousn,
and succeeded In killing four priystes Our men,
nnd.r Slough rushed on them, killing ~ or 3O
T.yons. younding many Of them, aud taking seven
r,;aon,r.. four officers, aud three pnvater. Maj.
ibiriprtons command, which went ahead and sur.
,r;.ed lie Texan pckets taking ol prisoners ana ol
iroyision wagons, arrived and plan OF acton was
fs,.ra,insd upon--to meet the enemy Ia front, and
fsnk them at tho same time ~ :.
.sme general ths Colorndians dong wonders. The
hst,erv under Capt. Ritter, and also the howi'Lcr
Sa,,sry undsr Lieut. Clsfin cleaned the Texans and
Ijng, generally. The fight lasted until o'clock,
ab.p hsas Of truce were interohanged, to bury TIE
ia and caro- for the wounded. The enemy bad
~, . 600 men and one siA. .poundeF. We mad 300
I'm snd one six aud one twelye-pounder ind Ioar
how,tIers. The enemy lost their entire train lti
,gagons and proyisiOns) and go mules; about iJu
t;IjsS 80 wounded, aud 80 taken prisoners. &mone
whom are Is officers. Some oi the latter have held
commissions in tho volunteer corps OF the Territory
C.rt. Cook was wounded. but Is doing We'll. iiis
bsayieat i,iury was sustained by his horse failng
- and brnising HIS ankle. Lieut.. Marshall, OF
CooI Company, shot himself while trying to break
one q. the Texan guns lying IN the held after iDo
Iaftle. Lient. Chambers wss wounded se'ersiy,
onJ eftsrsard died. Lolt. Baker Tor Becker, and
;enf- y. NcGraih, were also killed.
Ibs Texans, when surprised, supposed II was Co'.
c.nLvs force instead OF ours, that was coming
The Texaa officer Ia command with two Of his
oo'nnanies, made TWO different attempts u charge
~ o,,r men and seize their batteries, but were ench
~, renulsed with "A tremendou. loss o0 their side,
snJ While daring, noble deeds were performed by
aur a,r aoldiers. Ht one time the Texan companies
charged within few yards OF our batteries.
Carte Logan and Wynkoop were with ChivinR'on
v,hen they seized the wagons and prisoners ABOVE
referred 20. Capts Sopris aud AnthonyS eonpA
uies. during the ighting in the canon were eiu'ea
90 that their men sustained the heaviest disabtei'
Our command wss falling back on the morning oi
,hs 3Gth, having done, as all say, wonders. EyeH
the Texan officers and priyates acSnowieuee t1's H
Tie prisouers take were sentto For, ugion' Co''
SIough's sntie command marched Oh the ovh to oan
Io.. toward Fort Union, 30 as TO DC prepared ioI
emerQsncies On the reported arrival OF Si9iey, wh
f0C men, said TO be the march toward Iscoh
Ranch wi, the expectation Of reinforcing theehehy
and waiting for either Col. Slougn compahu' or
Col Csnbys whom he expected to intercept en route
10 Fora Union. .A., o.
" Our troops wiI) remain fox the present aecut San