New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-26
Late from Fl Paso-Californis Rmlzrant.-
Indian Ontrages New-Me Sico anI TeSs..
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Th-rsb the -o'.teasss q D.. = q Cl.F4 v,t,
arrived he-e ~ -hs Palmetto. from Galveston. ~.
have been mt 10 possession Of the to.I0Winr ve-,
isre a.d i.ta-es-ir- news from =. Pas0
Dr Cole lei. FL Paso "a the 1881 o % -to5er fast
with tho C;overnrea. train ot 10 wagons escy-tat
pv two companies Of the 81 Infantry under the com
-lapd Of Can't Wm 3 johns. Tins comm and was
ordered 10 Rio Pecos To meet the Up ira expected
from san Antonio under 81 jor arkln Smith Of the
-.h Infantry TINS the train which orr readers
MAJ recoIsc: was spoken Of By MAJOR B-1wier
who gave Is the recent Information from I. Pas0.
Tee trsn which D. COTE accompanied male
the frip from r. Paso 10 the lower crossing OF tn
Rio Pecos. distance Of $50 miles n IS days The
tain suffered verv much for the first few days
through sca-citr Of " stsr there BENG more than
thousand animals beside the men 70 provide for
On tire fourth Gay out they met Slth severe Snow
storm. which Ell 70 the depth o. about I've inches
which occas0ncd ioss Of about sixty head ~
oxen There was not STICK oi wool p he io1uc
q make fire 20 cook with or even 70 warm them
se.ves and the train endured tie greatest hard
ships durin. the whole route. espec ally AZ the SAT-
Plains. which were very boggT. and the road gen
orally was very bad on account 4 tie heavy rsins
that prevailed.
On the 22l OF October. when about 10 uI.es
from Il Paso, the train halted p the foot o. the
Guadalupe mountains. where wood aud water
we're plentiful in order - recruit the animals and
make repairs D. the wagons. W hle tbls eIcamp
ed two OF the teamSiers went out hunting, AID not
returning. fears were entertained ilr Their sattt
sigma. guns were fired after night, and a .i-1t ass
made Tor their guidance. During the whole 30 he
nest day uoth1g was heard OF the men. and it y a.
thought that they must have been A.cd b. 'lo IL.
dIans Ga the 18th. the train started again. anu a
Independ encc Springs a distance o. tive miles, the
herlers found tie dead body Of one oi the men
who had been shot through the ches. AMI stripped
naked His comnsnion never was afterwards
"a Of sh lad (
along the road, and evidences that a largo body az
maraIding sayages had been lowering about tie
train were plainly percepuole.
After the train struck the river Pecos. which is
very rapid stream. running through low SAT-
marshv country thew Travelled down its banks 100
miles 70 the lower crossing. known as the crossing
Of tie Third Infantry, where they met the San An
tonic train Daring the trave, along tie river the
banks O. which are very steep and buggy. there
was great difficulty experienced. on account ID; the
qlcxsands IN watering the teams especially the
oxen. which rushed into the stream and were oc-
caSonsly carried down b. the vcioc.tr o. tine cur
rent or were .1st IA the quick sands IN this way
the train sustained a loss Of about 80 animals
Great credit is due to Capt Johns Tor his energy
and perseverance 10 pushing forward the train and
Tor his care in providing for the comor of the men
as vel az that OF the animals. The tam irom J..
plso arrived Mt the pocos about ten days bcore
that from San Antonio, but was detained abon'
across the Pecos 70 the wagons OF the HI Paso
tram Both rains lcft the Peoos on their return
on the sth ~ December
While az Pecos an express rider ,ame IN from
IL paso. with advices that Nr Coons with r tram
Of about twenty wagons, lad been attacked m the
canon Of the Guadalupe mountains by party OF
Apaches This information we have before gwen
our readers aid 10 IS fully confirmed by DR. Gofe
He also states that MAJOR Henry OF the sd In
fantry had come out from Fl Paso, with comps
nv OF mounted men, but when he arrived 90 the
scene of the encounter, no traces OF the Indians
were - be perceived. Mr. How ard. of Texas. a
brother OF MAJOR Tom Howard. vas shot IN the
arm at the time Of the attack, but was not consd
cred seriously injured BY the same express u
was reported that party Of CahiornianS were
surprised and taken prisoners by the Indians near
the Copper Mines, on the River Gia, and that Maj
Richardson had been out there, with company Of
mounted men, bu: had returned without beng
abl, II overtake the Indians or hearing ANYTHING
further OF the captured Americans Ii was also
reported bv the same express that the post Oppo
site T. Pas0 had been removed to DOna Ana that
tie Headquarters of the Sd Infantry had been trans
erred % albuquerque, and that two 90 the compa
MES az Fl Paso had been ordered 70 san teazario,
making Tour companies at that post commanded
hy Major Henry
on mv way down tho Pecos River neaf Coz
n1llys crossings a party Of Camanches came into
camp and eyinced the most friendly disposition
They SAID they had just returned from Moxico
where they had been on a marauding EXPEDITION,
and had run of 80 head OF mules which they had
with them aud were taxing 10 then home on the
Colorado. Texas They also informed the tram
that their great chief Santa Anna had lately died
and that the celebrated warrior, Buffalo Hump,
was now their principal chief The scene on Their
approach toward their train, as described TO ne
must have been as Wild as It was picturesque
They came riding down at gaIoP dressed IN gay
- faah -
decorated with plumes, trnkets, and skins Of AM
mails On they came, whooping snd yelling III
genuine prairie style, and were hrst taken tor enc
mics but their cry OF how e do when they
repeated % every one, treasured the tram Se'e
m mules were purchased from them. and they let
on the most friendly terms, and prot sss.ng the KIND
est feelings toward the Americans
The Indians az FL Paso, before tue af1va. o.
The 81 H. sntry, were very troublesome. having
m ade three desccnts upon the rancho AZ IL Faso
AID driven off about 900 animals belonging - the
Mexicans and Americans. DR.. Cote states tha'
the country has been very much oyeTsted as 70
us fertility and importance, although there - IN
doubleday very great mineral wealth IN Ne" Mex
ico which has not yet been developed. u Is eA
i-emey unsafe for small parties to venture lar from
tie settlements, on account OF the Indians
The good lands Of the RIO Grande. rom r.
paso upwards. are reported 70 be very united -
extent and they lie IN narrow tracks DO, averaging
There IS also great scarcity Of timber aihoush the
bottom lands are very rich but they require rFiEa
non 10 make them fertile, on which account they
never can support much Of population ne
whole country between the Rio Grende and me
Peccs Is REPRESENTED as barren desert where
great scarcity O. water prevails
A, santa re Albuquerque, and other places the
American population are very deslrous oil coming
into the mon as a State. They were TO hold
Convention al Santa Re 10 form Constitution d4F,
.ng the Fail The inhabitants are bitterly opposed
70 the claim Of Texas over Tat country and m'ist
that Il was conquered by the United states ana
Mt by Texas Great excitement prevails oot L
Texa, and New.Mexico on tbs sccOuL; and i " as
snpposed thsts serious difficulty would grow OUT o.
the affair
Or (yose was attached to the train a. surgeon,
and had been out At e Paso SINCE April iast. lie
fully confirm. the sccount before gwen OF the PEG
pie by Major Browder
Later from Mexico.