Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-27
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Corrospondenco Of the ST. Louis BepubHcanl
ALBUQUEEQUE NEW MEzICO

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Corrospopdenco Of the ST. Louis Bepubucanl
ALBUquEEQUE, NEW MEzICO,
FeUru ry o. 1867.
Sine. NV last. the Texans have made various
significant movements in the vicinity OF Fort
Craig. On The 18th they advanced a column Of
infantry. one thousand strong, lu line OF battle
i'm front ef the fort they also moved q column
Of ai7bf hundred cavalry TO the west Of our de
lenses They sdvGuce3 TO within a mile and a
-sIF of The works, halted, with The secession 2
/ floating In the breeze. remained some time, and
/ then commenced a retrograde movement. Dur
iur the time of the advance Col. Cauhy bad pru-
IDENTIFY concealed the greater part OF his forces IN
I the rear Of the fort.
When the enemy commenced retreating, and
! the infantry was separated from the cavalry
I Col Candy ordered MAJOR Duncan to chsrgs
/ the cavalry of tie enemy with O squadron OF
/ dragons and mounted men, which they did IN
Gallant stvle. the enemy retreating before them
until they arrived al @ deep uvlue. The Texan
infantry in the rneG1 time advanced TO the relief
of the cavalry, and q skiTmish took place at the
rsvine Several shots were exchanged, with the
result of one Texen reported killed, and one Of
our troops wounded in the thigh with min
tuie bali one horse killed. and one wounded.
I Major Duncan late in the evening, was recalled
( and the Texans continued to fall back II Is
reported that the Texans had eight pieces OF ar
! iilerv placed in the battery [masked) in the ra-
| vine but short distance below where the skir-
msbiug took place
! On The 1871 and 29ih, the Texans crossed to
the esst bank Of the Rio GEande, Ia order, as it
is supposed, TO take possession OF the nights op-
posite Fort Craig and the mesa of the coHfadeTO,
I lust above. aud immediately below NslyeTde
bottom. Col Candy crossed and pursued them
/ in force, when the Texans on the nights hred
some fftv shots, without damage to our forces.
/ Col Canby fred but two shots, deeming it i'm
prudent TO ,rggts the ammunition.
On the morning Of the 2lst, two hundred Tex
/ an mules were captured, with their wagou-mas-
| ters The Texans are on the highlands, desti-
! titute of water. Col Canby has the pass TO
/ the water. guarded by a battery and two thou
sand men, and all otter outlets guarded IN force
/ TIE Texans must either f~lt desperately tJT
/ ws.er or surrender. Wheu taa express closed
on the morning of the Glst the booming Of the
cannon was heard in the direction Of YalveTde,
announcing TIA: the battle had begun.
/ LATER ASD IMPORTANT.
! As ] had wnaaau thus far, the military ex-
press idst arrived from Fort Craig, with news
/ of q seiss of conflicts between our forces and
she Texans, which lasted lEou o'clock, A 81.
/ OF the Dist, Un3l sgEluwE Of the same day
/ The aCh. commenced in the morning between 81
portion Of our ro9ps under the commend of
Gil Roberts, and tho enemy across the Rio
Grands, with vaied success until or 2 o'cloek
of that day Col Cauov then crossed the river
in force, Yita q battery of SIX pieces, uudtr
+ Capt. MeEaa, of the cavalry, but detailed III
command tie battery also d small battery
IF two ho"itz-Js The enemy WtTe supposed 10
. haze seven or ai-bE pieces. The battle com
mtHe.L by the artillery and skirmiEHsrs, az6
/ soon became general Toward evening most Of
I the euemys guns wers 5ieGcsd. They, how
ever, made a desperate charge upon the h0witzaI
I battery, but were repuisCd with great loss Capt
/ AicR2e's battery was defended by Capt. Plymp-
/ toms company of United States infantry and
/ portion Of Col. PnJs TegimenLot New Mexican
volunteers.
/ The Texans charged desperately and furious y
! with picked men, about SIX hundred strong
! They were armed with caIb.Hes. reyJlveTs and
{ long s5gel-y pound JC"ieklIFas. A iger discba~g
! ing their ca. biues a. close distance they drew
/ their revo.vers and rushed 5n the battery iu q
storm of Crepe and canister. The AeGiaaus Of
PluO'5 TCg iIleut were panic stricken, and most
ngloriously Fed Capt flymplou and his in
I fanuy stood their ground aud f0uCh. nobly, till
more than oue-LGt we.n numbered with the
dead. With his miileynen cut down, bis sup
port either E.l fed Wauud-3, or flying from the
f-ld. Capt BLcRas cat down calmly aud quietly
u1 one of his guns, and .th revolver 81 hand,
rcfUsicg 20 Er o. desert Ils post, he fought 20
the Lass aa1 glorious 81 died toe death Of hero,
the last man by El, guns. TIE Texans suffered
I terribly In tLis charge.
MANY officers di-fjaE Elisuel taemEslvcs On this
day. Naa Donaldson, who was tho chisf aid
of Col Cabg, acted 5ravr'y, and was couspic1-
Gus uu every part O. tHe field. His horse was
. wound -d ia several places. but tGa major was,
f8rtula.-ty for the serv!ac, rot lyI Lla- The
G cbla.aI KIT Carson Ia command Of a reCI
u.Tt ll volunteers, E.LgUe-e dsF.oygd as sSIT-
m5shers, li3 good Tvlc5 during the action and
behaved rlI We have, however, TO name the
loss Of Leuts. McIler ald S-gue, who, like
Capt McEae, nobly and braveiy iutaiued the
honor of our flag 70 the last, aud goriously died
the death of patriots Many other officers were
wounded. Ia my next I viii give the names
aad Che j tails Our loss was about two hun
dred killed aud woUudedi that Of the enemy is
believed 10 be much greater. We VIII know all
/ the particulars dy next mfl
notwithstanding rhls appears Ike reverse to
our arms, there need ua ug fear entertained about
the safety Of Fort Craig Or Ne1 Mexico The
/ fort is in strong Eg-l-,1a, gsusloued by near
six thousand troops ul5, thanks TO our Chief
Commssary Of Subsistence, is provisioDed fox
forty days. There aIe also tJrcgs at Albuquerque
VINO are on the eve Of marching below, AID
there IS abundance eff troops ia the different
posts to defend any poiut OF attack.
The tone Of all The le-ier5 from below is hope
FIJI and full of confidence. The greatest conf
dence is Teposed in Col Candy, and If the vol
uuteeTs viii 10 theiT duty, the Texans Will be
iguomini0Usy driven from the country.
AS it may De interesting 20 your readers l
viii stEte the disIiDulivn Of the forces in this
territory;
There is q military depot at Fort Union Col
Paul in command, with Eve hundr.d troops, one
fItir5 0f whom g-a rpculsvs This is = sfrorrr