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Show 940 LEADING beyond. FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY Ina few moments the enemy was dislodged and flying in all and directions. The nature of the ground rendered pursuit hopeless the In town. the in quarters up Colonel Price with the troops took but heights, distant the on himself showed again enemy the morning n retreated so hastily that he could not be overtaken. The America enemy, the of that d ; wounde six and killed two was loss in this battle was thirty-six killed and forty-five wounded.*” On the 27th Colonel Price advanced up the Rio Grande as far as Los Luceros, where, early on the 28th, he was joined by Captain Burgwin, commanding a company of the Ist s and a company of the 2d regiment of dragoon DO FIGHT ATEMBU Missouri mounted volunteers, under Lieutenant Boone. At the same time Lieutenant Wilson, 1st dragoons, who had volunteered his services, came up with a six-pounder which had been sent from La Cafiada. On the 29th, his entire force now consisting of 479, rank and file, Colonel Price marched to La Joya where it was learned that a party of the enemy, sixty or eighty strong, had posted themselves on the slopes of the mountains which rise on each side of the Rio Grande at Embudo. The road by Embudo was impracticable for artillery or wagons and Captain Burgwin with his company and the companies under St. Vrain and Lieutenant White, 180 strong, Pushing forward Captain Burgwin dis- were sent in that direction. covered six or seven hundred of the enemy posted on the sides of the canyon. The rapid slopes of the mountains rendered the position of the enemy very strong and its strength was increased by the dense masses of cedar, pifion, and large boulders which everywhere offered shelter. The action was commenced by Captain St. Vrain, who, dismounting his men, ascended the mountain to the left, doing much Flanking parties were thrown out on either side and, execution. ascending the hills rapidly, soon put the enemy to flight. The American loss in this engagement was one man killed and one severely wounded, both belonging to Captain St. Vrain’s company. enemy’s loss was twenty killed and sixty wounded. On January 30th Captain Burgwin marched to Las The Trampas, i 413 Sterling W. Price, Report, Sen. Doe. No. 442, 56th cong., 1st sess., PP- 9“ The killed were Graham of Company B of the infantry battalion and G. : essersmith, a teamster who volunteered for the occasion. The wounded were 4eutenant Irvine of Company A of the infantry battalion, and privates John Pace, Caspers, of the mounted artillery, Lieutenant Dyer’s detachment, and privates Aulmon, Murphy and Mezer, all of the artillery. 173 The man killed was named Papin, wounded was a negro named a resident of Santa Fé. Dick, a slave who had belonged The person to Governor Bent. Delegates in Congress 3. Miguel A. Otero. 4. J. Francisco 2. J. M. . Gallegos. Meservy.5 oo ea 7 C] laves, /. Stephen Francisco Perea. 6. Weightman. B - EItilkins.5. R.8. H.Trinidad Romero. ero. 9. Francisco A. Manzanares <5. |