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they had been notified to suspend hostilities.41 The Texas officials
had been unable to communicate with Snively and Warfield to
notify them of the agreement, and to obviate this difficulty, there-
fore, General Woll was given a copy of the revocation of War-
field's orders, and a copy of the proclamation declaring an armis-
tice, with an order to Snively endorsed on it, giving Mexican
officers the authority to show them the copies in case they should
appear, and demanding that they return to the interior settle-
ments of Texas.4" These orders were never delivered, and Snively
conducted his principal operations during the period of the ar-
mistice. But the significant fact is that it was considered essen-
tial to make an effort to reach these two men.
Effect of the Reaction Upon Snively.-Snively's men and the
advance party of Armijo's force reached the point where the trail
crossed the Arkansas River at about the same time. A detach-
ment of Texans led by Warfield immediately attacked the Taos
militia, and in the skirmish all but two of the New Mexicans
were either killed or captured. The prisoners were later released,
and upon their return to Armijo with the news of the encounter
he retreated hurriedly to Santa FE.43 The Texans then went
into camp to await the arrival of the caravan. Within a few days
it appeared, but before Snively,fully realized what was happen-
ing, Captain Cooke had covered his camp, and demanded his sur-
render on the grounds that the party was in United States ter-
ritory. Snively protested vigorously, but, owing to the superior-
ity of the American force, the Texans had no alternative, and
after practically disarming them Cooke allowed them to return
to Texas.44 Some of the Texans, disappointed at losing the op-
portunity of convincing Governor Armijo "that he was not a
Napoleon," accused Snively of selling out to Cooke,4" and there
was a general disappointment in Texas because Santa Fe had
not been taken. The principal result of this episode was the
"4Woll to Houston, July 16, 1843, in Adams, Correspondence in the
British Archives Concerning Texas, in THE QUARTERLY, XVII, 85-86.
2Hill to Woll, July 29, 1843, in [bid., XVII, 87.
"Gregg, Commerce of the Prairies, II, 169-170; also Niles' Register,
LXIV, 354, and Twitchell, The Leading Facts of New Mexican History,
II, 86.
"1Snively to Hill, July 9. 1843, in Garrison, Diplomatic Correspondence
of the Republic of Texas, II, 218-220.
"Niles Register, LXIV, 406.270
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