The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-21
santa Fe-Fight with tho Indians-Dis-
covsry ar Gold.

covery or Gold.
Prom the st Louis, Mo. Republican, Sept. 1i1
We learn IRON Fort Leavepworth by the Ksness,
that John philips and James NJ Clay, express mail
carriers from Santa Fe TO Fort LtAveuworth have
reached the latter post They left SAINT. Fe on tho
18th August and arrived at Fort Lsaven worth
eth inst having been seventeen davs out
dunn OF friend ut the Fort extract from sicA
despatch giving An account of fight between y
pany II U, :. troops and q party Of Apache Indians
We annex it,
Los VEoAs, August L. 1910.
sR-i nave inc honor To- report that party, nun
berng about forty OF Apsches came to this post
With an evident design Of committing deprsd atoms,
should chance be presented we'll supply them.
seyes With what powder and lead they could obtain nv
barter or otherwise Many OF thsm recognised
being the same Indians who had ofeu falsely treat.
ed for peace st Taos and this band was undoubtedly
engaged IN the many murders and robbsres committed
dor'rg the past year along this frontier.
therefore, determined to seize this party, having
made professions OF friendship to them aud for
THE purpose ordered command under Li-ut Burn
eide to proceed to their camp, about half milo from
this place The Indians were already IN the saddle
and prepared for any emergency which might arise
after re ewing from me abrupt dismissal Lieut.
Burnside advancing within shurt range their arrows
halted bis party In the hope " recalling tho Indians
Who turppg their horses delivered Aight of arrows
and fled with speed over the rough hills aud ravines
beyond Los Vegas. charge OF skirmish-rs i'm
edately ordered by tho Lieutenant who led his zen
against the flying but boldly resisting enemy Il IL
unnecessary TO mention the details of an affair which
weapon used with advantage by our people. Out Of
this bard tits supposed that but eight warriors
efcaped six prisoners ard three bodies have been
vines ~Lrr. thsv we're ,sb,sS 1'"" Ia vas To-
Thirteen animals. with their rpda eoupmsnts h. "a
slso been occurred
The pursuit was followed some nine mile, over q
country almost i'm his ,,ps.r Ies. y.iting ,;r
strnr,s ""''' '''' exciting ''f'H@
Lieut. Burnside was wounded (-liehtly, bv an AFRO
iu,t below the ,nr. ance S.rysnt .mbrns. a.w.r,y
Nv an arrow passing comp.tslv tnrouvh hi, lar srs
arm and Pat M. adler received n nainfui contus,on hs
low the eve ffom thu end of q lance
II b JUDD Bvt Capt L. A.
BY this arrival We have an extra from IN, Off !, Of
the Santa Fs Republican dated on the sth II August
Thu extra contsin AN order from Col Wash,ngtop
establishing . monthly mail bet ween Fort Lenveuvorth
and Santa Re leave on the I5th OF each month All
letters ssd papers il for warrd 10 Fort xorth
will be prom pity sent to Nsv Mexico and corre.osn
denee be received i'm I'll. ssm. vxy
Col Solli.r res.hsd Santa =. sSout thru. ..,. 49,.
vous tho date of this extra and WAS TO ieays for
California in q day or two
Several military com papies had raacbed Santa Es
Col Calhoun az eut for he different tribes of
In New Mexico had esstu.hsd his agency ar santa Fs
Robert stsnGsd who murdered Jos.ph Knne of NO .
some three months ago. at San Miguel was hung on
the 27th Jul, AT Las Vegas
capt Marcy was 10 leave for tn. United stat., on
the 9Th ult going down TO Dona Ana and striking III
on ms direct line a possible fnr Forr Smith
The accounts from thihusbua repr,,euted tina sta,s
of affairs A. ouet Amer,can sr. w., s,l;n, th.,r
goods at fair prIcesI MAJOR Cbeynl,a of th. rsxan
Ran gers EN- vloy ed nv the of 80
kill the Indians In that State had another ae m Ar In.
copper mines the nth july with th. com ,ochrs 4,
which be is said TO have killed fort indians and t.ken
two hundred prisoners besides i've huuirrJ p,uI.s
Major Leyalie lost one man
Itorreepon deEce Of the Repubican.l
SANTA FL August Is 1sl9.
The mail leaves to-morrow avail myself Of the
oPpor unity to give you few Items OF New Mexican
news
y party 81 California .migrants which left Fort
Snifb Ark on the Zlst June last, arrived here
teTdsy without accident.
Hardy Hickman, Adams aud McMsnus with sixty
wagons arrived sAfe 1T this place from nde sd-nce
Me. ana have gone ON TO bihuahus Other traders
the lover country VIII be In IN fortnight The pros.
pect tor the hbusbua trad. has brghtp ned
since my last letter you occAsioued by tho reduce
lien Of the duties at FL Paso Of so per cont equal
cents tho yard goods As late the frat
Of August nothing had been heard from, thu troops
which ,hould have arrived vi RI Paso from Texas
A postscript 20 letter from an authentic source.
dated thibuahus. July let Gays that accounts from
afoi mia NJ late June had been received In that
place chihuahua via Nazatsp,) which represent tho
gid ar giving out, aud that affairs In horrible
condition there" This news had but little effect ON
the enigiants here They ~sr- detsrnined TO b-i-ve
on 70 IL. r,sIi,sliop OF their - Ia.
Colonel Coer apo his party are ,til her. n. bon.s
to isaye ,oon
Our Indian q ult~s are thropspg fast and thick
around US Colonel washington, tina military com.
der 81 this department take. III. field In psr.op to-
morrow against the Navajo win nearly All the
q, ailsh. fore. II IN. territory
Colonel Wa, hingtol has been pa,sd by the general
In mo,t critical poton; and the diu~r-
ut Tribe, Of Ipaians by SHEA h. "a surronod-d b.y.
not been sio~ 60 take advantage of IN. oy,r.xbt 20
cali II Ly no hsr,her name OF iesviuy him ~ith snch
limit. Ioenps 10 ,.in,t .ucL ,,un.,ou. "a
u,v.,fui ices rut IA. has met than "a a, .i,h
rmuets u purpose sufficient 20 holf them for whi-
90 check Should they crowd him too hard and .nv
sa.trou- tefut nsue IA. fnlt msst not r-,t ON hi,
bead but the bea ads of thns. who nave sb. MIN
rs, 1. otng M W in biz car-er It was hut n.onab,
TO suppss. that General Taylr vould b,y. retained
too ksen recollection Of ms o~p abandonment vb.n
de- on from the height. "a linen. ", ,non
IN, gallant officer ~bo done him ana his connfrv sah
vood ssr,ics ON that IN, morable dsy~,o th. fearful
OF "J1 ngJfbpa " reward Tor that services TO