The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-12

LATE FROM SANTA Five are indebted to Mr.
Haywood, of this city, who arrived last evening"
from New Mexico, for Santa Fe papers of the ith
OF June, containing some items of news
The Apache Ind ans were still troublesome, and
had been committing many outrages and murders.
the Santa Fe Guards, received information from
Abiqui, of the depredations OF the Apache In
dams, and Immediately determined to chastise
them. He ascertained that they had murdered
some ten persons. Capt. Chapman, on the morning
of the 3ist, about O'Clock, 20 miles southwest OF
Ablqui, suddenly came ON camp OF some 40 or
90 lodges OF the Indians, encamped in deep
canon. When within about $50 yards he halted
his men and dsmounted. The Chief OF the In
dians confronted and demanded what they wanted.
He was told that they wanted the murderers of the
men who were killed the previous day. He
replied that Capt. Chapman would have to come
and take them. BY this time, the Indians were
discovered deployng with their rifles, attempting
to outf1ank the Americans, Capt. Chapman in
stantly ordered his men to fire-whch was at the
same time returned by the Indians, doing injury
except wounding a black boy. The Indians took
to the brush and timber, and Capt. Lhapman
dered charge, which was instantly obeyed The
Indians were routed and the camp taken. The
lsdians left on the. ground from Is to % killed,
including their chef, who was killed by Lieut..
Hendrlck The number of the enemy was from
200 to 100.
OF the American force, Private John Dllloway
was wounded MORALLY; V. Rhinehart, badly Do
lores Gararco, slightly; and John Sgner, black
boy, mortally.
Capt. John A. ~ Ebbeus, of the New York
Knickerbocker, left Fort Smith the 10Th of
March last, and reached Santa Fe on the 9th OF
May, having In his company emlgrants from In
diana, Arkansas, OHIO, and Tennessee They had
twelve wagons, with OK and mule teams. and were
detained over twenty days by bad weather The
number OF travelling days was 'S, and the distance
500 miles.
strong, arrived in Santa Fe the Sd June, and
ported company of l52 men, about four or five
days in their rear.
The Mississippi company travelled by the way
of the North Fork Of the Canadian, Little River,
and Choteau's old trading house, crossed the Ca
madam river about 100 miles above Choeau's, ira
yelled southwesterly for four or five days, thence
due north for about ninety miles, thence west for
several days, and thence northwest to Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Repubiican says
"There IL a scarcity Of water and grass about
geo miles from this place, and they think II de-
cdedly advisable for all emf grants coming the
southern route, 10 come north of this route, Is
water and grass will be exceedingly scarce in
very short Time. by information received from
the most reliable sources, there can be no doubt
but that the route taken by Captain Bradford, lst
Dragons, in the of 1873, by far the most
direct and most practicable route IRON Fort Glib
TO this point"
An escort Of u. 5. troops composed of LIST COM
pany 4th Infantry, and detachment of 30 men
from company +, LIST Dragons, under command OF
Capt. Marcy, 9th Infantry, and officer OF the
Typographical Engineers, were on the route from
fort oHuln, loI lnr purpose W oiThiny nliitdIy
road between Fort Smith and Santa Fe.
1t. Pleasanton, I'd Dragons, aid-decamp to
Gen. Persifer +. Smith, with an escort of ten msn
from company ii, I'd Dragons, left Santa Fe the
lth for California, via the South Pass. Brv't Capt.
Buford, Ist Dragons, with an escort OF ten men
from company l. LIST Dragons, with the mail was
TO leave for the United States on the 9th June.
Dr. Lemon alias Capt Bill Snooks, and compa-
ny, party Of notorious bandits but once respecta-
bic men Of Santa Fe, IT reported had been
killed by the Apache Indians, and all their property
tax en.-lSt. Louis (1lo.) Republicans, Jay2.