Show I 11 mexico exico tho the santa F fo 0 gazette of march aa conta contain tile the following we ive are informed that ft a plot was entered enteria into by five firemen men in santa F fo a to follow and rob col co J howe watts paymaster on bi his S way vay to X ort union m with ith a largo large amount of government funds to pay troops tit at the several posts in his pay district the plot was divulged alt at san joso wacie oue one ot df tho ino robbers proposed ua the corporal in command of col escort to join thorn thern and share inz intha the plunder ah tho made pi deuce ol 01 3 leldia iel diug to their plans and at the exposed the scheme to col watts the consequence ava was that when the gentlemen thought their booty was sure and ana within leach in theli the hold otel at san jose they ni ere fired upon ulon jis ia they approached tho room which N c untamed the co coveted feted greenbacks green backs they fled and ele fol followed loe a about two miles but ba none non 0 of ihorn hem were captured tho the meu men it is said are known and if caught will bo be punished hed for tho the attempt which they madeko rob gol col watts gov Mitchel Milc bell 1 reports having encountered a most terri terrific fib wind storm during his re recent cent trip out from the states about soven miles the other side of Me the driver was blown from his scat and did not light on tho ground until lie he lind had been borne about forty fat teet from the stage the dust clevi in in giedt C cloud 0 O I 1 and rood good sized stones were borne abr through cul h the air with a force and velocity that woo for human flesh the coach had bad to bo be fastened to tho the ground by chams chains preserve U in position ali tho storm continued about twelve hours during which timo time the governor and conductor w were ere compelled to remain in the coach it being impossible for them to leavo leave with without out endangering their lives tho the havo be beeta ce ca carrying crying on with such high hand in the rio kio abajo for three or four weeks pasti have at length been caught it seems that they were slowly mak 11 dug their way towards mexico committing sand and rob robberies cries as they pro progressed grad A company of citizens formed to pursue them and in the pursuit overtook overlook them at night encamped and asleep A volley was fired into the camp which killed hilled one and wounded four one of the latterio latte latt cit erit is ir sup d was drown drow nerl crl iu in attempting to cl cross W anoe tho bio io grando grande and tho other three badly wounded mado made their way to leesburg short distance from fort selden m where here they wore were taken into custody and conveyed to the F fort ort for safe keeping in mhd ho guard house the two es cs without damage the whole party was composed compos e d of 0 r seven seve n men audit would be supposed from then their acts that they desperado de sperato men who would not riot hesitate to corfi commit mit tu the most daring outrage upon society boci soci their capture willbe will bo a ain great eat relief to the people of rio abajo |