Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-09-27

much more populous, counting 5000 people with
in Its limits.
The reader will remember that one Of the objects
Commissioner Bartlett had in view in his visit TO
Sonora, was TO procure antscorbuics, so necessary
TO the preservation of health in the climate and
country to which the operations Of the Commission
con6ns them. Deficiency Of fruits and succulent
vegetables. and perhaps the exceeding dryness of
the air. are among the leading causes Of the preva-
ence OF this dangerous and often fatal disease DR..
Bigelow, the physician to the Commission, deems
the cause 70 arise from want of such food as con-
tains salts, OF which potash and lime are bases.
Above all other remedies, potatoes, either raw or
cooked, in repute the acid fruits are also ex-
cellent. DIR. Bigelow concludes that the soil OF
New Mexico generally is deficient in those bases
which produce anii-scorbutic growths, and hence
the lack in the blood Of the proper proportion Of
alkaline and carbonc salts But, 10 whatever origin
the disease be ascrbed, il is very prevalent in the
deep interior of the Continent, and in the limited
number Of the Commission and escort, the latter es-
pecialy, some eighteen or twenty cases had pre-
sented themselves.
| On the 9th Of June last circumstance trans
pirsd which brought into operation some provisions
of the eleventh article Of the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidago, relating to the capture of Mexicans BY
Indians, and the disallowance Of their purchase or
acquisition by any person within the limits Of the
territory Of the United States. party of twenty
traders from Santa Fe and vicinity arrived al the
headquarters Of the Commission, Santa Rita de
Cobre, in quest Of provisions. They had with
them young Mexican female, by name Inez Con-
zales, whom they had purchased from the Pinol
branch Of the Apache Nation. The leading men
Of the party were Peter Blocklaws, Of Santa re,
Pedro Archeveque, Of Algodones, and Jose Faustin
Valdez, of Santa Fe. They were portion of a
party of fifty, the remainder of whom were still
\ trading with the Indians north Of the Ga. All
these men had been trading under one and the same
license, having, as was acknowledged, the name Of
Peter Blocklaws alone in it, he claiming that he
had authority to add to his party as many as he
chose. The license was not producible, il being,
as was alleged, in the possession of the other
branch of the party.
In course of examination it became apparent
that the expedition was got up with an especial
view to the purchase of Inez, who was Of an ex-
cellent family, and dearly loved by her father Jesus
Gonzales, of Santa Cruz, in Sonora, and therefore
looked upon as sure to bring round sum in the
shape Of redemption money. The party, however,
prevaricated good deal, and gave many evasive
and unsatisfactory for not having restored
her to her parents, who lived fifteen days journey
nearer the place they then were than where it was
their purpose to carry her, namely, Santa Fe.
They had been also pretending to know some re-
latives they said Inez had in Santa Fe, all for the
sake of getting her quietly along. The girl is
about 10 years OF age, ar.less, interesting in ap-
pearance, prepossessing in manners, and by her
bearing and department gives evidence that she
must have belonged to a family well circumstanced
in life.
But one course was open to the Commissioner,
and that was to discharge his duty as an Amer.
can functionary under the treaty. He did this by
extending over Inez the protection Of the laws Of
the United States, and by seeing, until such time
as she could be delivered to her parents, that she
was treated with the utmost hospitality by the
American authorities at the place where she hap
pened to be brought. By her own account, in
September, 1850, she left her home in company
with her uncle Leoncio Aldecoa, his wife, and
another female, on visit to the great fair of San
Juan, requiring journey of thirty days. duration
They had for protection guard of ten Mexi-
named Joaquin Limon. When but one day out,
near the hacienda of Madalena they were attacked
by party of Pinol Indians, who overpowered
them, killed her uncle, and the guard, save three
persons, and carried into captivity herself and fe-
male companions, together with boy named Fran
cisco Pacheco. She had been with the Indians
during all the interval. The other captives were
sold last winter to party from New Mexico, who
professed their intention to be to set them at ber
ty. The name of the captor Of Inez is Sepailla.
| No improper freedom was ever taken with her
person, but nearly all her clothing was stripped
| from her, and she was made to work very hard.
The Pinol tribe is numerous, and holds range
over large circuit between the Sierra Pinol and
the Sierra Blanca ranges of mountains near the
eastern San Francisco river, about FIVE days. Jour
ney north of the Gila. Within this space this
young lady knows of at least twenty female
captives.
On the circumstance of the falling of this girl
into the hands of the Americans being made known
| to Gen. Conde, who was encamped twenty-six
miles off, he expressed his high qualification, say
ing that the course pursued by Mr.. Bartlett would
evince to the Mexican Government the desire and
determination of the Government of the United
States to fulfil, solemny and faithfully, their treaty
stipulations. The General requested Mr.. Bart
lett to keep the girl under his charge until she
could be sent safely home. Her father was per-
sorfsl acquaintance of the Generals, and highly
respectable man.
AS to the animals purchased by the New Mexi-
can party, il was determined to retain them until it
could be seen whether they were stolen Mexican
property or not, the presumption being strong
that they were.
! A day or two after the date of the circumstance
just related two Mexican boys sought refuge in the
camp Of the Commission from their Indian captors.
They reported having been stolen from their homes
by the Apaches. One of them, named Saverro
Aredia, about thirteen years of age, was taken from
the town Of Bacuachi six months ago the other,