Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-11-02
From the Nep Orleans P.eayune.
GREAT FIGHT WITH TIE APAcHEs

GREAT FIGHI Win luE AEtGnEo'
|. will be recoIIec.,d by our readers, that the
Mexican State Of Durango, which has been from
lime immeGorial prey 10 the savage incur
SONS Of The Apache Indians, VIII have ruined
tneiI as;icul. ufe, ard alm, dissolved The bonds
Of civilized society am"ns The poor Mexicans re-
siding al spvls dis!all from the large towns, de-
cided ieg months ago 10 invite adyeutnfers
from The u. States 10 lorm guerrilla taLdS IN or
der 10 make war against their merci.ess foes -
Per this purpose The legisla u,e appropriated
cerain amount OF head money S2oJ. for each
Indian laKen dead or alive. Several companies
were soon formed, AID some terrible encounters
have taken place between ;he Americans anu
The Indians, 10 all OF which The laser have bcen
worsied. losing large number CT their Chief
warriors killed or made prisoners The Mexl-
can pap.rs a; The capital al frs; denounced this
system ol mcrcenary warfa'c, and We believe
hal The Congress passed strong resolution con-
cemnai0ry ui The conduct Of The durango Legs
la,ute, and also hat OF Sonora which had iniia :
I'D the former. Our last advices, however from
Mexico, received yesterday, sIaIe that public
feeling 10 that city had changed on This subject,
ant the >ieIo, one oil h. mos, influential OF the
metropolitan prints, declares that there is no 9th
or way OF geiIing nd &; tic sc0ufee.
Among he American COMPANIES that have
di>,inc uished themselves in this warfare, ,ha,
commanded by Capt Box, 10 the service Of the
Sla,e OF Durango, is in The h'st rank. This DO
nv had terrific encounter with a hanl OF Apaches
on the BID oi September, aud although but 80
against between 200 or SOC, they came of victc-
r!ous. The Mexcans are q1i;e enchanted win
,he. deeds, and the Sglo Of The 2lst uIt. devotes
a considerable space TO a narrative of their ex-
plois We translate from that paper The follow
ing:
MOST IMPORTANT.
STATE,F DURANao, Sep. 6, lS40
For the inf.nms lion OF Inc iohahi ans of The
ate, we pub isl an ezra conta ming TIC fJilo "
ing lelier received by express from Santiago Pa
pasq MA o, giving an account Of the fight which
TOOK place al daylight on the Sd inst, between
the savages and lie valiant guerrilla company Of
korts-.fnsrieonos sent IN pursuit Of The IN by the
Supreme G, vernmen'. We congra ulale our
feliow-ciIzens on the victory gained over Toe te.
rccious enemy. and we trust ihsI il will reani-
mate our people, and convince them that The In,
dams are nat invulnerable, since less than lhr.
" men have Pm, 10 aish' mnre han Two hundred
CT rem after stretching upwards Of twenty dead
on The b i'd.
To tAs Seeretaryej ssprsme Gorsramtnt u Daranqs.
American Guerrilla Company Il Capt Box,
SASTlasa, September ) 1919
S!,-Las light overlook the enemy among
,ae ruins vi .ae ianche OF Taevaras, distant one
league from Papasquisro A, 4 o'clock this
morning The battle commenced, when the posi-
lions end en- relchmeI:s 81 b, Indians were car
ried by assault They Al, leaving FIVE killed
aEd len prisoners, whom | handed over 10 The
Alcalae Of Papasquiaro The Indians shortly az
forwards recovered from their surprise, and Ind
ing how s,nall our number was, ant their own
overwhelming superiority, they returned and
made furious attack on us-nra Mex.can on
horseback, and the Americans who were en-
,recched within the rancho. Being repulsed, they
dashed eG toward The spot where The Americans
had left iEeir horses, which necessia!ei retreat
by The .a,ter 10 defend their cattle.
AS the Americans were on foot, with my
.our men On horseback KEEP! The enemy in check
nrti they reached The spot where their horses
soud. Here the encounter was Tremendous, and
the fiGns vas without inlsi Emission on both sii,s
Mr. Thos C!ua!aud !CIeaveland, perhaps] WAS
lie FIST thai isll afer se hid Kill, Two Indians.
He was c@9,uttd alive, having been suddenly
seiz-d by tie enemy, VITO Immediately cut of
his head. Tile indians finding their less % 81
we're by The precision with which The Americans
delivered their Gre, At length ieeaed and again
rock up their position al the rancho, which had
bren abandoned by The later, when they hasten
ed 10 The defence OF their cattle. The company
reiutLki 10 The charge with admirable courage
and again stc:med he enrel chmcni, driving ou;
The Initials with heavy loss. The lauer lien
made another a,.emp, al the cattle. but the Anne
leans pursued hem, and a.ies bali 40 hours
COMBAT PIT .hem to flight. The Iadiaas ieiGsned
10 their entertainments al lie rancho. when lne
fire having ceased. they collected ih'ir dad ard
wounded which lay exposed The Id
Tie fight lasted ,hiee hours, acd 800 rounds
ot anlmGniticn were expended by lie company.
Fem 20 10 Is Indians we're killed and ten
made prisoners. The Americans. faliened with
their cunliaced exellions, we're unable 10 follow
up heir victory. The number o! Indians was
abuu, GGo, according 10 appearances. although
uus 81 the prisoners sailed that there were 800