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and I agreed to accept it. I thereupon left our camp and started for Taos taking Dick Owens along with me as a companion. We arrived at Bent's Fort in safety and were informed that the Utah Indians were encamped somewhere along our route. Owens decided to remain at the fort and Bent furnished me with a fine horse which I could lead, and in case I should fall in with any Indians I could mount and use in making my escape. I started on my journey and soon afterwards discovered the Indian village without being seen by the Indians. I passed it during the night & arrived safely at Taos. I gave the letters to the Alcalde and he forwarded them to Santa fe. I then remained in Taos awaiting an answer. Some time before my arrival General Armijo had sent 100 Mexican soldiers towards the Arkansas River to find out about his train and it was planned that he was to proceed on after them with 600 men. The first party reached the Cold Springs where they were attacked by the Texans and all with the exception of one man were killed or taken prisoners. The sole survivor of the troop made his escape by having been lucky enough to catch one of the Texans' horses and reported to his General whom he found on the march with his second troop of 6oo men but when Genl. Armijo heard of the defeat of his brave soldiers his heart failed him and he returned to Santa Fe in all haste. I waited in Taos four days before I received the dispatches from Genl. Armijo, I then set out for the Arkansas River taking the Mexican with me. When I was two days out I saw a large band of Indians coming towards us, they turned out to be Utahs. The Mexican advised me to mount my horse and to make my escape as the Indians had no animal that could catch me and as for him he thought the Indians would not harm him though they would in all probability kill me