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Show 364 LEADING FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY drafts, which he might have saved, handed them over to Colonel Baylor. For this cowardice or treachery, Lynde was dismissed from the army, and Plummer was reprimanded.”*® The troops States and of this Territory and faithfully to discharge all duties incumbent upon them. ‘‘The bill of rights of the Territory of New Mexico, so far as consistent with the Constitution and laws of the Confederate of this decree, is hereby declared in full force and Arizona. States and the provisions effect in the Territory of ‘‘Given under my hand at Mesilla this lst day of August, 1861. ‘¢J,.R. Baylor, ‘‘Gov. and Lieut. Col., Comdg. Mounted Rifles, C. 8. Army.’’ 289 Greeley, Horace, American Conflict, vol. ii, of the army officers who were disloyal, headed by their escape and rendezvoused at Ft. Fillmore, Here they renewed their intrigues, finding a large p. 19-20; says: ‘‘ Nearly all Loring and Crittenden, made commanded by Major Lynde. portion of the officers equally traitorous appeared their with themselves. solicitations. His But Major forces, Lynde however, were so to hold demoralized out against that soon after- ward when he led 480 of them, out of 700, to the village of Mesilla, he fell into an ambuscade of 200 badly armed Texans, and, after a skirmish, wherein his conduct can only be vindicated from the imputation of cowardice by the presumption of treason, he ordered a retreat to the fort, which his men were next day engaged in fortifying, when surprised, at 10-30 A. M. by an order to evacuate that night. The commissary was ordered to roll out the whiskey, from which the men were allowed to fill their canteens and drink at discretion. No water was furnished for the weary march before them, over a hot and thirsty desert. They started as ordered; but, before they had advanced ten miles men were dropping out of the ranks and falling to the earth exhausted or dead drunk.’’ It is quite interesting to know the disposition of the ‘‘ Federal drafts’’ which were taken (?) from Plummer. In the Confederate correspondence we find that these drafts were Mesilla, on December 14, all paid except 1861, Colonel one for $1,000. Baylor stated to Reporting Judah P. from Benjamin, secretary of war, C. 8. A., that the ‘‘ Federal drafts captured at the surrender of Fort Fillmore, amounting in all to $9,500, $5,500 of which were on the assis- tant treasurer of New York; the other $4,000 were drawn on the assistant treasurer at Saint Louis, Mo. I sent the drafts by Mr. William McGrorty to New York for collection, which resulted as follows; $4,500 were paid by the assistant treasurer, New York; the other $1,000 draft was not paid. Mr. Cisco, the assistant treasurer, stating that the drawer had no funds in the treasury to his credit. The $4,000 draft on assistant treasurer Saint Louis was left by Mr. McGrorty in New York for collection. Saint Louis being under martial law, Mr. McGrorty felt it unsafe to go in person. I have since T@ ceived no information if the drafts have been collected or not. I have paid out of the above amount the following sums, viz: $500 was claimed by Lieutenant Plummer, acting assistant quartermaster, U. S. Army, as private funds, which I refunded him. Four hundred and eleven dollars paid Samuel J. Jones, sutler at Fort Fillmore, for corn delivered the quartermaster, U. S. i and “a lllmore assistant tage - when the post ae was for part lection of said drafts. i oe troops at San Agustin eGrorty The corn was in store at ee paid for by the United States. of his Springs. expenses to The balance $3,289. Three New lummer, hundred York actils capture of . dollars I have in prosecuting the ses co I send you herewith the quarter : Henry = 1. W aldo, Ger citor for New 3 ; eg Chief Justice (1876-1878 ; Attorney-General Mexico, 1878-1880 A., T. and S. ke F. Ry. Co., 1882-1912 |