Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-01-18
DsoRIPTION,

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o'uu,e t:,' ~: % A. VI ~ courso pursueu W
,'., "a.'o s.a;,oicu a. Aa,llosa; anu also con.
ueseu S Sta'eens W ah ss =. 'ne OS.'.e ~ ;na'
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crate troops under Command of O,ntain Coon.
wood etc. etc.
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Commaudino United !Siates Forces in
M.r M.r;co. ,S;r.
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Ihaye the honor to report that in pursuance A
Orders No. from the Commanding Officer "
Fort Craig, | procseded with INV comnanv abo
40 miles southward Of Fort Craig. to a small tol
called Canada Alamosa, for the purpese OF n
tablishinr camp etc. left ten man as an N
cort for train bound for Albuausroue and
sick in the hospital at Fort Craig. On nv al
val at Canada Alanosa, at once took the NJ
essary steps to secure nv men and the horI
against sudden attack. but was not able to ~
compish the work in one or two days, as it ou 4
to have been, on accoun. If my time being ocx
pied in purchasing forage, and in making tho nd
essary preparations in nv camp to enable me 4,
keen out constantly, s,yeral scouting parties
The operations yero sIs6 retarded on accountk
the unyiliopnes, of some of nv men, to use N
,pade and pickAx,
poto.o 7 hod so,.hod nr ,or.o, ,,1 h.o
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di.,a u Jv' ord..ad . n,an .ir..dv % N inv saddle
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.'Vus m 'nv ,b H"OoVr oJI a"F1o;",ad INK
aon,anhn % ~ @ tho 1 oonr,rw %r r.r tho nrrno.o @ of
s;ap ;p"y 1,oro ~ @ nos;,;vo ;v,ormo,ioO fTbov ro,nr
.'iS nI HS.,aS ",V,J G tSo ..;1 - on =, ha ,aon;ns
"a 'IPv.Ou .s;a 'uG W,Shoi,', I n ".. " Nv - s p1
Nv" oapI TaI..an" 'Vm' n,h Ssd o.nn " ovan am
ast % %ant tha .i,o, " % noo,U.a % ,ha, hors.s
Wo,l omaro ,hot I Ill M vS. amIv an avcn,o fr h.
mon ~Sond a"S saT .hoi sa,' uo". "~s v Jos."S. %
S .Ss.io~ ~ Srraa, % % ,hS ua,tu Wv IN. ro1t mnyO
"nd .o .o,d thsu IT 10 Canton @ H,hhall Ato ~
So Snu ,Inu s. % sim;lar ;nroruatio~ w
~ sn 81 s -. S, lug" rsanntoj Son.Lst ="
0On.;dasad % u hi. asosJs s a,nl.;ned onlv orda,.
vnu, ,Saa w ~ 10 - lo.Ta ;be romn md nraoarva
G "yon s% Jru " ,bo J rh, I "a thof tbov wpnlJ ho an
"Uo SOor voiOo U ,Sd ho ~ rsodv ot ali hours 10
WI "vu. ntioot R T 1'ha I toomstors @ Who woro tost,
' tSa S n:vt % S"v voro orjorad ~ lava s,rlv Iot
hJ a"I, nTH; j.; mOrriU0a "e for Fort Groi, sot W
% yr;tiua ~nt;l I ono % or tSo ~ o,cock in tho moruir
onI i's ,bor [ rat;rod Srt woo soon orousod bv o.s
@ 'nv sortinoIs S rsnoyting tbot bs hod bsari noi
IN m the dirsction of tbs town paye the alarm
my men, who were Immediately under arms, ~
night, at that hour, was very dark, and nothil
could be seen. | ordered my men to saddle tht
horses, which were picketed in front Of our line
tents; jus! then small party Of men passed
front Of our line, between the town and our cam
but before l could see what i meant, they had d
! appeared in the darkness Some OF our men 50
they fred into our camp, but did not hear or 5
anything Of the sort though at this time our h
Ises were stampeded, ordered 8 eor 10 m
TO bring then back, OF to prevent them falling
[. TO he hands Of the enemy but more than Thu
men went of before ! could prevent IT, on aceou
Of the darkness. Az this moment terrible In
!, an yell was heard lron the town. thought FOL
while that the Indians were attacking the toy
d and with over 40 ofmy men, was prepared
I march to the resecuo ofthe inhabitants, when
Q distinctly heard cavalry coming down on US, o
Q q person near our camp, following is tn
r camp. Give :hem hellp The firing now CO
9 nenced, and the enemy foil back into the to'
= = ! then knew they were Texans, and that It
% not an Indian yell had heard q lew moments
q fore,
i ,.v.,,b.,o.s thorrht tba fo,cs coula not h
w as ,ho sr;ua vos not vsrv brisk on n
q d % anS vu ra,har camo io ths concnsion they "
U,, s,Je "rS "nJ S "s~"noo n;ctot Mo or IL man
g WY du ,.;" " .O ronts ~ hv i,iobt .nasr cover
u;h, "oiv .yS .yna SSo ~ wonI rstrsst bofora dayho
ne u,Sn, Sasaa anu ,.;.h Wa b.vu cood l,noh Al N.
sI..sav sI,sOu .an. % sn a1Drsss n orsnzo Iab,to
ya p.I;S a,Iano.I I "a Tort t,ra;g and determined
r.oIo roIo vS s.a1S fall hask Ssbind some hon
. anS ua1S Sansss % and cssssd aring Al random: and
. u any, bo bo;nr S,ad hv tba ansmv far somo lima
,hos,h. ,hoss UVs !, snrohobls thov Ind ratreated
tuodsns roS hrna P ,omo Of nv man baek and u,ed
.,sS. d s masrs s ~ r,avoot tba enemy f,om md
a,auI s ~ - .ho % .aducs1 W nnmher If man on hand
out tno 'ho ieuu0'u na"ov' " "sA " -'N'