Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-07-20
Wilmington, July 18th.
Latest fFOm Santa FC.

Another battle aUith the Mericans and In.
diGnS--Tro Americans killed and
Three wounded-Loss of Government
Cattle Lieut.. Lore's command safe
--ArrirdI Of Col Russell from Califor-
MIA.
Mr. Murphy arrived from Santa Re,
which place he le& on the 29lh ultimo.
On the 9th Of May, MI. NJ. informs
us an engagement took place On the Red
river canon, $50 miles south east Of San,
Ia Fe, between detachment of our
troops under the command of Maj Edmun-
son. amounting to about IT'S men, and a
band of Mexicans and Apache Indians,
supposed to number 400 men. These
men were confined together for the pur.
pose of committing depredations upon A
merican property, and few days previ.
Gus had succeeded in stealing $50 horses
from the traders and others.
Maj. Edmunson had been ordered out
for the purpose OF routing them. At the
place indicated he came upon the enemy
rather suddenly and not very advantage
'ousIy for its operations. He was crossing
slough at the mouth ofthe canon, which
was very miry, and many of them being
in weak cOndidition, be was forced to
abandon them, they being unable to get
through the mire. The engagement took
place on foot, and lasted about two hours.
1t was not known how many ofthe enc
my were killed, but two Americans were
killed, and third wounded and very re-
luctantly left upon the ground when re-
treat was ordered Lieut. Elliot in com.
rnand OF 81 men, principally Laclede Ran
gers rendered very efficient service at this
juncture. He occupied point ofrocks,
and kept the enemy from advancing upon
the retreating force until they had GO! out
oftheir difficult position. In doing this
service, he had two men wounded-M.
w Wash and John EIdridge--but neither
ofthem dangerously. All the horses were
either shot down or captured.
On the third of June, Lieut.. Col. vii.
lock, with about 1l5 men, was met on
his march from Taos, in pursuit of the
Mexicans and Indians. He had got up.
on their trail, and was resolved upon hay-
ing an engagement with them. He had
Mr. Boggs with him, as guide through
The passes of the mountains. Circum.
stances had led him to suspect Jim Beck
NTH, a mulatto born in the city, but for
many years employed in the mountains,
as having been concerned with the Mex
Jeans and Indians in the affair with Mai.
Edmunson. He was found in Taos, and
arrested by Col. Wilcox, and was taken
with him on this expedition. We are
sorry TO learn that garrison of only Is
soldiers was LETT at Taos, all of whom
were on the sick list. Col Price was at
Santa Fe, with portions of several com.
panies OF volunteers. OF his movements
and plans we know nothing.
Mr. Murphy met Mr.. Wethered, and
some others traders, and two government
trains ofwaggons, at the crossing of the
Pawnee Fork. They had been detained
there for three or four days by freshet
in the river which prevented them from
fording it. At this point, the Indians an
noyed them very much, and succeeded in
killing 15O head of cattle belonging to
The Government train, (under charge of
Caps Bell, wagon MASTER and Mr. Good
rich Of this city also lost p head in the
same way. The cattle were all speared,
and their tails cut off close to be used as.
trophies Of victory. A Mr. Smith of Platte
Co., who was on guard at the time, re-
ceiVed seven spear wounds, one of which
struck him 10 the throat, but it was the
opinion ofthe Physician who was along
that ne would recover. About this time,
or shortly after, this party who were trav-
cling the Riverroad, heard the discharge
Of cannon on the Ridge Road, and as a
train Of Government wagons having q