Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-09-06

preston OF the praise which Is Justly Que 10 announcer
"Apyii 29-To-day we had reach the Archiffe, dis
miles, where the Mexican party had been attacked
and leaving encampment early traversed part Of the
DESERT the most ste and repusve that we had yet seen
Its prominent features dark naked and dry
the plains few struggling shrubs among them cactus Of
several varieties Fuenes pointed out called by the
Spanards bisaa which has juicy pulp, slightly acid and
is by the traveller to allay thirst Our gen
orally north and after crossing intervening ridge, we de-
scended into sandy plain, basin, the middle OF which
the grassy spot with its springs and willow bushes which
constitutes camping place in the DESERT and is called the
Archiiette. The dead silence of the place ominous
and, galopng rapidly up, found only the corpses Of the
two men every thing else gone. They naked,
mutated and pierced with Hernandez had evidently
fought and with desperation He lay in advance of the will
low half faced tent which sheltered his family if he had
come out TO meet DANGER and to repuse it from that asylum.
One of his hands and both of his legs had been off Ga
come, who large and strong looking man, lying in
one Of the willow Shelters pierced with Of the
men could be found, and it evident they had
been carried off captive. little apdog, which had belong
ed to Pabos mother, remained with the dead bodies and
frantic with joy at seeing Pablo he, poor child
frantic with grief ard filed the air with lamentations for his
father and mother. MI padre MI madre was his inces
SAINT cry When behed this pitabe sight, and pictured
ourselves the fate of the two women carried off by
brutal and oathsome, all compancon for the scaped
Indian ceased and reoced that Carson and Cooley had
been able give useful lesson to these American Arabs
who lie in wait murder and plumber the innocent traveller
We all too much affected by the sad feelings which
the place inspired to remain unnecessary moment The
night Obliged TO there the morning
we left IL having first written brief account of what had
happened, and put it in the cleft of pole planted the
spring, that the approaching might learn the fate Of
their friends In commemoraon of the event. called the
place Aqua de Hernandez-Henandezs spring By obser-
vation its latitude $50 ST. 2W."
Travellers, says Captain F., May A. through coun-
tries aodng water and timber have conception of
ntoerabe thirst while ourneyng the hot yellow sands Of
this elevated country where the heated to be
tely deprived of moisture We occasionally the bisnaa
and moistened mouths with the acid of the DOCK
(runler reR0Sus. Hourly expecting find water con-
tnued to press until towards midnight when, after hard
and uninterrupted march of sixteen hours wild mules be-
gan running ahead; and in mile to a bold
running streamso keen the of that ANIMAL in these
desert regions, seeming distance this necessary of e
% May 5,-On account of animals it necessary
to remain to-day ut this place. Indians crowded numerousy
around in the morning; and obliged to keep
hand all day to keep them out of the camp They began
surround the horses which, for the convenience of grass
we guarding little above the river These were
Immediately driven in, and kept close to the camp.
SIN the darkness of the night had made very bad
campment, fires being commanded by rocky bluff within
so yards but Notwithstanding, had the river and small
thckes of willows the other side. Several times during
the day the camp nsued by the Indians but peace be-
ing object kept Simply on the defensive Some of the
Indians the bottoms and others harangung from
the bluffs and they scattered in every direction the
hills. Their language being probably dialect Of the Utah,
with the aid of signs of people could comprehend
them very we'll They the people who had
deed the Mexcans and towards their disposition
IDENTITY hostile, well disposed towards them.
They bareooted and nearly naked their hair gathered
up into knot behind and with his bow each carried
CULVER with thirty forty partially drawn
Besides these each held in his hand three
for instant service Their barbed with clear
translucent stone species Of OPAL nearly hard the ds
mond and shot from their long bow almost effective
gunsho In these Indians forcibly struck by
expression OF counenance resembling that in beast OF prey
and all their actions those Of wild animals Joined the
restless motion Of the eye there fmndan absence
Of thoughand action wholly by impulse, strongly
pressed, and which constantly recalls the similarity.
"a man who appeared TO be chief, with two or three
Others forced himself into camp bringing with him his arms
in spite of my orders to the contrary. When shown
weapons he bored his with his fingers and said he could
not hear. Why" said he, :" there Of YOU.
Counting the people around the camp and including in the
number mule which being shod, he made %. $50
many" said he, showing the number, 'and we've
great many and he pointed the hills and round
about of you have your arms, said be- wanging his bow
1--WE have these. had difficulty in restraining the
people, particularly Carson who felt insult of this kind
" Don't say that old man. said he don't you say that
your fes in dangerspeang in good English and proba-
bly, the old man to his end than he will be again
before he meets it
Several animals had been necessarily left behind the
camp last night and early in the morning, before the Indians
made their appearance, several bring them
in When was beginning TO be uneasy at their absence,
they returned with information that they had been driven off
from the trail by Indians and having followed the tracks in
short distance they found the animals cut up and spread
out upon bushes In the evening gave fagued horse TO
OF the Indians for feast and the village which carried
him OFT refused 10 share with the Others who made loud
plants from the rocks Of the partial distribution. Many Of
hec Indians had long sticks hooked at the end which they
used in hauling out lizards and other small animals from their
holes During the day they occasionally roasted and ate liz
rds at our res These belong to the people who
rally known under the of Dgges and TO these have
particularly had reference when occasionally speaking
people whose sole occupation is procure food sufficient
support existence"
"I had been engaged in arranging plants MAY 81 and
atgued with the heat Of the day. fell asleep the afternoon
and did not awake until shutdown. Presently Carson
me- and reported that Tabeau who early the day had
Jeff his post, and without my knowledge rode back the
camp had left in search of lame mule, had returned
While we were speaking smoke suddenly from the
cottonwood grove below, which plainly told what had
fallen him it raised to inform the surrounding Indians
that blow had been struck and tell them be on their
guard Carson with several well mounted, instant
y down the rver but returned in the night without
dings Of the missing They TO the camp had
left but neither he the mule there Searching down
the river they found the tracks Of the mule evidently driven
along by Indians whose tracks each side Of those
made by the animal After going several miles, they
the mule ITSELF standing bushes, MORALLY wounded in
the side by arrow, and left die that il might be after
wards butchered for food They also found in another place.
they hunting about the ground for Tabeau tracks,
something that looked like little puddle of blood but which
the darkness prevented them from verifying With these de-
tails they returned camp and their report saddened all
our hearts.
May l0.-This morning. there light
enough follow tracks myself with Mr.. Fitzpatrick
and several men, in search Of Tabeau We the spot
where the appearance Of padded blood had been and
died Blood upon the leaves and beaten down bushes
ed he had abo