KANSAS CITY, MO., April 7. – The Santa Fe mail has arrived.
The Texans, one hundred and fifty strong, had evacuated
Santa Fe and were marching down the river.
It was reported that Col. Canby had intercepted an express
with orders to the commander of the Texan forces to evacuate the territory and
return to Texas.
Col. Stough had left Fort Union with 1,400 men to effect a
junction with Col. Canby.
The Texans were exacting contributions and forced loads from
the inhabitants – as high as $20,000 being extorted from single individuals
residing near Albuquerque; clothing and provisions were taken from merchants
without regard to politics or circumstances.
– Published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862, p. 3
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