The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-03-22

prudsn,y concealed the greater part ot his forces In
the rear o the Fort, aud, when ths enemy com-
msnced refreshing aud the infantry was sspa'A,sd
Rom the cavalry, he ordered MAJOR Duncan tc
charge the cavalry of,he enemy with a srl,i'on Of
dragons and mounted msn, which they did In ga.
hnt style, Me ruemy retre,1us before thsm unil
they arrived At deep ravine,
The Texan Infantry in the meantime advanced ~
the relief q the csv.lry and sklrmiss took rlAcs
n the rsvlne. Ma ~ Duncan, late in the evening
was RECALLED.
The Texans continued to fall back.
II wa reported TIA, the Texans hsd eight pieces
u artillery placed Ia a battery, masked in the rs-
vine Tut short distance from where the sarmish
tcok place.
90 the i9ih and 2o,h, tho Texans crossed TO the
eag. bank Of the n, drAnde, in order, IL is sup
posed, tc take possossi oi the heights opposite
Foit Craig. Col. Candy cressei and pursued them
In 'rce, when the Texans on the heights Ared soms
Rfy cant N shots, w1,hcn damage . our forces.
G !. Cauiy AIRED bun two shots, deeming impru-
den, " waste his ammunition.
GA the morning. u tls 9'S, 80 Texan mules
were captured, with iher wagon mss'or.
The Texans are on the htghl anii and are dssti-
tu,e 0; water. Co. Candy has the pas " the
water, gu,rdei by battery and 2Ooo men, and all
ine o,hsr oslets NE Also gus-ded in force,
The Texans mun either d;hI desperately 'or wa
tor OF surrender.
tArR,
When the Express closed on the morning " the
9lst, the booming cannon was heard Al vAiveide,
announcing ,hAi the battle hal hegun.
LATEST.
AMutary Hxprcis hs lust arrived from For,
Craig with the news Of serious conflicts between
our forces and the Texans, which lAs'cl from nine
O'Clock in ,he morning Of tie qls,, until sun-down
~ ,hs same day.
The f 1T commenced In the morning between a
portion o, Uur troops, under Col. RIbtrtl anil the
enemy acruss the Rio GrAnde, with varied success
uuiI about u O'Clock OfthA, day t'he 2i'u.
G ,.onel Candy then crossed the river in force
with battery Of Elk pcce~ under Captain McCrAJ,
ofIbe cavalry, but detI ed 70 the corumand Of the
battery. CD. CAnby also took with him small
batic-y Of two howiIers.
The enemy were supposed " have had eight Gold
pieces.
The battle wAs oommenced by our artillery and
skirmisbers, and soon il became general.
Towards evening the guns of the enemy were
si,enc.d Thcy, however, made desperate charge
upon our howitzer battery, but we're repulscd with
great loss.
Capt Mccray's battery was defended by Capt.
Pnpton's company u uniied States Infantry and
q portion Of Colonel Penos Regiment OF New MsXi-
can Volunteers.
The Texans now charged desperately and fu-
rious,y with picked men, about six hundred
strong, hcCrays battery. They were armed
10. ~ ,nc-, f.,o.yers and long seven.pOulL
.Iy u,vss. A'.er lschIrging their carbinea q,
$500 quarters, they drew their rovolveru and
.,so,.. ,fn ta.,,ry amid storm Of grape and
-rrntur. Uho New MeNicAns u Colonel Peno's
suo,u, becsne panic stricken and insiorious-
ga Captain Plmpton, with the United
''',7 I,'srtry, - od their ground and Sughi
ar.5 uu,' more than one half were numbered
-i.l the dad
WIN Lila Sr,iloiymcn cut down, and with his
uIuoit reported kulel, wounded OF flying from
's 4. "a, Capt. NJ Cray IN, down calmly and quie,-
y OF his guns, and with revolver in hand, ,re-
tEing 20 ny OF desert his post, ne Tough, - the
lAsi, and a,eriously died like hero, tho last man
~ his guns.
Tae Texans suffered terrihly In this desperate
charge,
Many q our officers greatly Distinguished them
selves on ILis dag.
Mai,r L, n,.djs n. who was chief Aid de- Camp I,
Cn ON~y, act,d Drayty, and va Conspicuous In
every pat u the fed. Ills horse was Woun l0d IA
sHvai q rlsce-, but tho MAJOR was nj IN viured.
KIT Cas- Va VA iu c'nmSni u a rsgi nent ~ vol-
uuS ~ VIM we've dcpoyed A. shirmishers. lis
corrU,ud did god sow. ~ duUny 'hN actl. n. AMI
behaved well. asAkeI7K1 ..tua IN
W. Ls.stH lament the Los of LirutenAnts Mo-
Icy ana Stone, WIN, lso Capt. M,Cray, nob.y and
gr,'rs ul.ufsiaeG tine honor pf our lag H. the
.s.', a,l 1i,l ifO 'pa'r ~ patilts.
My or' cr ~ our on. frrs sre wounded.
o.. lUrs o. ,n iut twp luudret killed gld wound
od. .lo loh3 1'iAe .nsrny ~ believed ~ Ike much
.rr'EHr.
T.o greatest ,uuG eGse 10 rep ,sod in c.. Cauhy,
ma thu 100 Gaers VII. 90 t.or lu,y, tlo r. A.4s
~ ut i.uuri.i.lr'y uriyan 'r'nI 'n- coul.ry.