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TUB BATTiK Iff IfBW IB*XICOA Wjil liee— BalMi If tUm VtiwalTf pBFrom Major A. H. Mayar, lata of (hi* ciU.and Major elect of tbo Fourth lUfiraant N#w Mexico Volunteer*, who juat arrivod direct from the aeat of war, we are farored with the following interesting particular* of the late engagement* near Santa Fe.r The main fight took place at Apache Canon, eightj miles from Fort Union, and twenty from Santa Fe. Three battalion*, one under Major Chi?ington, one under Capt. Lewis, regular, andone under Capt. Wynkoop, advanced to the canon on the 28th ult, when the pickets reported noenemy in sight The command then advanced, when shots were fired at them by the Texans, who were in ambush, and they succeeded in killing 4 of our privates.— Our men, under Slough, rushed on them, killing20 or 80 Texans, wounding many of them, sndtaking 7 prisoners, 4 officers and 8 privates.— Major Cbivington’a command, which went ahead and surprised the Texan pickets, taking 67 pria oner* and 64 provision wagons, arrived, ai d a plan of action was determined upon—to meet the enemv in front and flank them at the same time.About 12 o'clock on the 28th ult, the action became general, the Coloradians doing wonders. The battery under Capt. Ritter, and also the howitzer battery under Lieut. Clafiin, cleaned the Texans and things generally. The fight lasted until 4 o’clock, when flags of truce were interchanged to bury the dead and care for the wounded. The enemy had about 2,000 men and one six pounder. Wo had 1,300 men and one each six and twelve-pounder and four howitzers. The enemy lost their entire train (64 wagons and provisions) and 280 mules,—ubout 160 killed, 200 wounded, and *8 taken prisoners, among whom are 18 officers. Some of the latter have held commissions in the volunteer corps of the Territory.Capt. Cook was wounded, but i9 doing well, [is heaviest injury was sustained by his horse falling down aud bruising his ankle. Lieut Marshall, of Cook's command, shot himself whilo trying to break one of the Texan gens lying in the field after the battle. Liout Chambers wa9 wounded severely, and afterwards died. Lieut. Baker (or Becker) and Lieut. P. McGrath were also killed.The Texans, when surprised, supposed it was Col. Canby's force instead of ours that was com ing.The Texan officer in command, with two of his companies, made two different attempts to charge on our inen and Beize their batteries, but were each time repulsed with a tremendous loss on their side, and while daring, noble deeds were performed by our soldiers. At one time the Texan companies charged within a few yards of our batteries.Captains Logan and Wynkoop were with Chivington when they seized the above wagons and prisoners. Capts. Sopris* and Anthony's companies, during the fighting in the canon, were situated so that their men sustained the heaviestdisaster.Our command fell back on the morning of the 80th, having done, a9 all say, wonders. Even the Texan officers and privates acknowledge this. The prisoners taken were sent to Fort Union. Col. Slough's entire command marched on the 80th to San Jose, towards Fort Union, so a9 to be prepared for emergencies, on the reported arrival of Sibley with 600 men. Sibley is said to be on the march towards Pigeon's Ranch, with the expectation of reinforcing tbe enemy, and waiting for either Col. Slough's command or Col. Canby'9, whom he expected to intercept eo route to Fort Union.Our troops will remain for the present about San Jose, or Vernal Springs, so as to be on hand. No word was received, up to the hour of starting, from Col. Canby. Our wounded are doing well. The Texan officers in eommand were Col. Acarry, Col. Bailer, Capte. Carey, Enos and Chapin, Surgeon-General Bailey and Assistants Holden and Whittock.—[Rocky Mountain News Extra, April 9.-a-Senator Grimes' Speech.—The Pittsburg Gazette says Senator Grimes' excellent speech on Monday, agAinst slave catching, directly or indirectly, by army officers, and in favor of garrisoning the Southern fort9 with blacks in order to save Northern lives during the sickly season, was listened to with marked attention. Its gen eral views are understood to meet with the ap-pioval of most, if not all, the Republican SenaJ tors.How B e were Surprised at IMttifeurg.A Chaplain of an Illinois regiment stationed at Paducah, in mixing and conversing with the inhabitants of that place, who almost unanimously sympathise with the rebellion, discovered, several days before the battle of Shiloh, that an attack in force was about to be made by Jotin ston and Beauregard upon our army.The Secessionists at Paducah assorted that the rebel army at Corinth was rapidly being augmented to a force 150,000 strong; that the plan of the rebel leaders as avowed in camp, and made known to their friend9 abroad, was to make a sudden aud tremendous attack uponlt;lt;
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Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, Apr 26, 1862
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