Washington telegraph., 1850-03-27

sbat place. and the Star places implicit
confidence in ais statements.
SEcoRA, Rio GRANDE. Jan. IS, 1850.
After acknowledging your favor. you
would next have the most exciting aud
interesting news of thas. the last place i'll
,bs world for the residence of white
man It. is a horrible place indeed, par
,icnlarly at this season of the year.
In thu, first place or the information of
Cant. Griffin, as [ will not have time 10
write to him personally, [ have to report
,,b,. death of Mr. Davis. one of his part
.ners. I think in the CaraIeias Mine, and
r,he departure of Mr.. Spencer. another of
his partners, for California: the German
- vel. [ think, at Caraie,as.' aud Beason
is at I~ieta. and Intends going to California
early III the spring
The party Uhirty-four in number) which
left CaraIelas for the Copper Mines. aud
waters of the Gila. reached their desti-
nation, and while at the Copper Mine and
il, vicinity, searching for gold, party Of
three hundred Apaches made their APP
psarauce. aud ordered them 10 leave, and
AT the same time invited them by their
camp in order TO eXiubt their strength.
Mr.. Campbell, OF New York, and another
o,nlleunau We're sent into the IndiaI
camp, and were treated kindly, and per-
m,ted To return to their party without
injury, but scarcely had they reached
their camp before they observed the in-
dlaus coming down upon ihem at a iull
charge, the Americans. however, antlci-
paued the attack, aud were prepared to
sell their lives dearly as possible, Oc-
cupying a naturally strong position. the
Indians did not come near enough 10 them
Z, draw tn .ir fire. When uighi came Oh
the Americans took advantage of It's dark
ness. aud made good rilelf retreat, having
several >kirni>hes Tor distance of one
hundred aud fifty miles, however. sustain
iny no loss. The Indians finding they
were not likely 10 MAKE amy thing of the
1,arty, left them. aud by route unknown
to any nut ,he e.n>elves, aud forced march,
COME down upon l.ano>, at which there
is d Mexican Garrison, riddled many OF The
MexIcans, stole much OF their property,
and besieged the place, the troops station
ed there not daring TO come out OF The
Fort.
Our party of Americans were still com
ing Oh towards tins point. aud when with
in 4 few miles ot the town, party OF
eight broke OH and started IN advanc"
ignoramt of What was ahead. Amongst
thiS party of eight, were Mr.. Davis aud
Mr. Campbell, tIey had not proceeded
far from the tiain body. when they met
soule dying Mexican>, who informed them
of the danger ahead. aud 10y a circulteus
route through cornhelds, they hoped to
geacll the town and fort, but when they
aeast expected it. they were surrounded
by about one haudred Indians, the eight
made a charge, hoping To cut their way
through. But the first charge brought
five o! their number to the ground. dead,
or morIaily wounded, the three LETT, fought
like Devils, bat were soon unhor>ed and
wounded. Davis was amongst The three
survivors, aud being unhor>ed. the IndanS
wanted to strip him, but he resisted to
the last, aud when found dead, four H.
dians lay near hlni, which he had evil
deuty killed with hi, belt knife, be- Davlsj
having thirteen lance holes through his
body. Another of the three after being
uuhorsed, started TO run, and was shot
down, whilst Campbell stood his ground.
expecting every moment 20 be killed. the
celebrated Chief "DoS RealeS." being in
command, aud Campbell havIug been IN
his Camp at the Copper Mine, at which
time his hberalIty with his tobacco, IN
all probability saved his life. for the Chief
protected hlm, and told him when to
make his escape, which he did Success
fully, and is now in Ell fa>o, the balance
OF The company sticking together. got III
without hght. But party OF Dutch
on their way to California happening
there just at that time. were iuduced to
give up their arms, when the Indians,
stripped them of their clothes, rohhed
them of their horses, aud murdered many
OF them in the most cruel manner linayi-
naNie
MIR. Campbell who is a scientific gen
tleman by the by, reports plenty of Yolu
an The vicinity of the Copper Mines and
says man can wash Out from ten 10
fifteen dollars per day. without difficulty.
But for every one that washes 1t takes
ten to guard.
Major Srien had fight with the same
Indians, OF winch l presume you have
had a full account. Since that time he
secured some OF their Chiefs, and held
them as prisoners, ard hostages for the
return of certain property they had stolen.
A klud of treaty was made. the property
returned. and All appointment made TO
Meet Major Stien at The Sacramento
mOuut aims at a c..rtain time 10 make Il
general treaty of Peace. TIL. Indians
hdG been let loose no time scarcely. anu
In fifteen miles of Dannanva, Military
Post, where they killed three Americans,
and took their animals aud pIunder.
The lime appointed TO meet in general
council arrived Major Stien with the