Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-10-02
Late and Import ant Ifrem Texas.

blockading feet.
Mr.. NJ. brings much interesting fsfor-
nation. especially concerning the result OF
SibIey'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 Paso,
passed Fort Craig, and captured Santa Fe.
Endeavoring to go on to Fort Union. they
were defeated. and compelled to retreat
They evacuated Santa 'Es. leasioe their
sick AMI wounded. and took the back track
to ElPaso.. Two or three shall skifnSish-
es occurred. but after repassing Fort Craig
we have had no certain intelligence con-
corning them - NOO.TH
In the vicinity Of Fort Fillmore, Sibley
was intercepted by troops from California.
General Caaby, with the New Mexican
troops, was in pursuit and close at hand.
lie was thus caught betweentw fires. and
retreat being impossible. battle occurred.
which resulted in Sibley's utter and COM
plete defeat.
The California troops were supposed to
number abont 5.000 Sibiey's brigade
originally numbered about 2,700. Bay
loss regiment was already in Arizona, and
was joined to his Brigade so that his en-
tire force was about 8. 800 men. as efficient
AMI we'll -armel as Texas could fdrnl sh.-
They were well mounted and we'll provided
with artillery. among which were nine
mountain howitzers. ' Bot the length of
the journey-:he want of supplies and med
ical stores-his losses by sickness, deser-
ton. wounds and death, had greatly
reduced his numbers, anil produced a dis
hesstening effect npon those Who remain
ell. b 800 ehi 81 eIi-f rH ie4 q
In,the last fight, tho Texans lost all
horses. arms. cannons, all their stores. and
even the suffers trains. Grants celebra
ted train. captured by the Texans last sam.
mer, was recaptured in this fight. n, =,
A great number were killed and wound
Ell, and about one-half the whole force were
taken prisoners. Gen Sibley NTH Coils.
Steele aad Green escape: with 80 men OF
Green's regiment. One or two hundred
are supposed to have escaped in another
direction, and reached Mexico. $50
The escaping and exaSperated Texans oil
Green's regiment, assassinased Gen. Si6ley
and COL Steele during the retreat, inst be-
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that the ruin of the brigade was attribute
bic only to the drunkenness and inetficien-
cy of the leaders. These facts were pub.
lished in the San Antonio Herald.
Green and his 150 men arrived in San
Antonio on the 18th of June, having only
their side arms, and few pack mules ito
carry provisions. The remnant of lhisFeg-
iment was about to be sent to the interior
Of the State to be filed up again. -
The federal forces, immedisteiy after she
fight, took possession of Ell Paso and Fort
Bliss, which is near by. and sent detaeh-
ment to Camp Qnitman, eighty miles east
of Ell Passo Thereupon the Fexans'esac
mated Fort Davis, 200 miles east of Ell
Paso, and all the extreme northwest OF the
State. Fort Clark, l20 miles from San
Antonio, now being the nearest fort to Ell
Paso held by the Teams. sfl/1
All able bodied men between The ages
Of eighteen and thirIy-five are ordered into
camps of instruction. SIS ...Fr
Sibley's brigade was the great effort OF
Texas. and contained the best fighting ma
serial in the whole State. Great things
were expected of it, but ii has failed as
signally rs it deserved. The fate of the
leaiers may be regarded as a precedent of
what will happen to the great leaders OF
the rebellion, when their deluded people
come to their senses. q. 49, ~.
TsYIso TO AvofD THE s'pRAFr Our
exchanges relate many amusing instances
occurring at the exemption" Offices
One OF the best is thus related by ANEW
Jersey paper:
1.-The next as pircnt was Yawcob Sehueir-
der. what is the matter with you law
eob?'' "yeil my pack is most prokc.-
Local or chronics" asked theIclerk-
=. Locale or komice svots dat?''J Il mean
is yours standing complaint?" D''.Mein.
/ LAYS in der bed generally We'll. how
did you hurt your fbsek?" "Vell, Twas
some beer drink last wee, in der saloon,
an 1 goes mine house in. an den l goes
mine stairs ups and Iumbles my window
cut, an by dam strikes de sidewalk on
my pack. and I lays in der bed for tree
monts.p "Ah," said the clerk ''you fell
out of the window last week." ''Yaw."-
-And You laid abel three months. how DO
YOU make that out?'- "Ich nix for stay,
Ich can NIGHT so much English speecken
all der Vile" Yawcob didn't get his pa
pers. Fff HTf> TlT
TALKING RotSD IT.-The New Bedford
Mercury has the following good hit at the
Presidents letter to Horace Greedy:
-.s" The President is fond of telling sto-
ries. He has rare gift of relating auec-
dotes. and we relished those we heard from
his lips. He will excuse us If we say his
letter reminds us of one. An old lawyer
giving advice to bis son. wholwas just en-
tering upon the practice of his fathers
profession. MY son." said the COUNSEL
or. eff You have case where the law is
clearly on your side. but justice seems to
lie against you. urge upon the court and
Jury the vast importance of sustaining the
law. IL on the other hand, you are IN
donbt about the law. but your clients case
isfounded on Justice. insist lon'the necssi-
ty of doing justice. though the heavens
fall.'' "But," asked'the son, show shall
manage case where both law and JUS
tice are dead against me?" "In that case.
nv son, talk round Il, talk round It,. -.
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