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the North—from about Taos—many of them 
Taos Pueblos. These people had not only 
“remained embittered against Gov. Armijo 
since the revolution of 1837, but had always 
been notably in favor of Texas. So loth were 
they to fight the Texans, that, as I have been 
assured, the governor found it necessary to 
bind a number of them upon their horses, to 
prevent their escape, till he got them fairly 
upon the Prairies. And yet the poor fellows 
were compelled to suffer the ene aeey, which 
was due to their guilty genera 
en the news of their Pia reached 
Taos, the friends and relatives of the slain 
the whole population indeed, were letcnend 
beyond measure; and two or three naturaliz- 
ed foreigners who were supposed to favor the 
cause of Texas, and who were in good stand- 
ing before, were now compelled to flee for 
their lives ; leaving their houses and property 
a prey to the incensed rabble. Such appears 
to have been the reaction of public sentiment 
xonalaing from the catastrophe upon the 
ries 
Had the Texans proceeded differently— 
secured their Services, without question, as 
~~ to Gen. Armijo’s camp, and that un- 
ed tyrant a himself have fallen 
mee irhands. The difficulty of maintain- 
ing order among the Texans was perhaps the 
cause of many of their unfortunate procéed- 
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