The Weekly Register

The Texas Expedition from New Mexico.

Kansas City. June 7.--The Santa Fe mail, with dates to the 26th, arrived.-- The Texans had reached Mesilla with five pieces of artillery and seven wagons. It is said after stopping at Fort Fillmore to recruit their exhausted energy, they will continue their homeward bound march. Gen. Sibley is reported to be at Fort Bliss, far in advance of his command, taking care of himself. Captain Cragton, who followed the trail of the enemy's retreat, reports that it bears evidence of suffering and destruction from one end to the other. Some remains of men were found in some places which had not been interred, while others partially interred, had been exhumed by wolves, and the flesh devoured. The ruins of wagons, ambulances and caissons, abandoned clothing and arms, carcasses of mules and horses marked the line of retreat.

Great discontent prevailed among the people in the Territory, owing to the partial disbanding of the volunteers.

Advices from Fort Craig to the 24th ult., state that early on the morning of the 23d, Capt. Tilford, who was stationed with 30 or 40 men on the east side of the Rio Grande, seven miles below Fort Craig, received summons to surrender to a band of a straggling guerrilla party of Sibley's command. He refused to do so, and immediately battle and fought three hours when he retreated to Fort Craig with the loss of three wounded. Three of his men were drowned while crossing the river. The Texans' loss not known.— Two companies of Colorado volunteers were immediately sent in pursuit of the Texans.