The New York herald., 1851-08-08
Indian Affairs In New mexice.


rAvAJcE INDIANS, AND THE MExicAss.
from the Santa Fe Gazette, June I4.l
one ostae ocers Of the army dated Anton Chico June
sih 1881 From the reading II letter we have been
tnch'ed to CLEAN the following items =
On the nrst instant, he (rhe writer) had sent two
Mexcsns to " Augua Negro" TO intercept the Canaan
shes Is the probable routes which the Indians
to reach their tribe at Bosque Rsdonda meet az Augua
Negro. We learn from postcript the letter how
ever, ths the men subsequently returned having
the Indians but having seen the trail of s in nurn
ber four mounted, and foot Who had eyid ,n;y
passed AIsra Negro the night before the Mexieans
On the evening Of the the Sheriff of the county
Don LScerros reported to the writer the that
Eagle FEATHERS, with two men and four of his
uoe had come TO La Cuesta by the Canon BAnco
that they were the mountains, trs vell ag TO-
wssd Boque Redondathat they had in pee session five
animals, uhea they acknowledged to have stolen
the Mexcsus- said they running from ths Amer
in Santa Fe Who wished to Hill them they had no
tAult 10 tnd with the Mexicans.
The Sheriff used every eodeavor to persuade them to
rua0 there Unit. he could to Anton CHICO and yet
the.s Almss but they afraid Of the troops here
and would not consent to remain they promised how
ever to ser 30 Los Sterres little village eight
miles below. On the Pecos, ard receive their animals
Ahrse TheJ did not, however come.
The writer says that the morning of the I'd he ac
com3snied the Sheriff with tao the purpose Of
restoring TIE ANIMAL and If s'ibe to have talk with
OF his party They had evidently kept steadily 90
sne he cocld easily have overtken them but as they
had coH- IN peaceable errand already fright
ened s1d ii would be necessary Kill per hAps all
TO let tSs go unnoested and especially the animals
aey ks2 t 5saiEd were much better than those they
Upon retur ming to Anton Chico he found Ma chee-
ct the miss ing Csnanch and asked him why
sst M.Iic.ns had ioa ,pe@ in tss nybt ,ssr &
Americans had gathered TO Kill them Their chief said
they must run tor Their hives. Latz had said nothing
On morning OF the I'D inst he returned the Ca
msache hi- ao-e, mule sc, gave him few presents,
snd ne left perfectly satisfied said he WAS conynced
he ou
TEA his people What he hsd heard, and II he cogd
ced Lss.ng believe IT, he might expect TO hear
from tbrn n days The old seemed to price
himself Little IN being able to tell his companions
thaS as we're foos for running away on indifferent
sciras Sta nothing TO eat, while ne came back COM
foeaby. with his property and his b. lly fun,
ihrs. nielgert and apparently well disposed pueblos
cn Taos, ae;t npsnied Ma chez MAYA back to BosQue
Etdonds; they promised TO their endeasors to con
vince TIE Csaispches OF our good inte ntions
t ans boast that tnsy have been at peace With
tne Csnaacnts for more than hty years and ths
sPYrrhcnes that many of them would rather
yessd n dhculiy sith the ssvsges than not and that
oy any secret stratagem they accomplish such a
result. they VII 90
And a0aiy the gives 1t as his Judgment ths,
ifom the causes just uentiored and Others which
have n 70 notice in this article the best ths
only vaJ IA which the government arrive un
dsistani;Lg sth there Tribes Is them on th,
plains where. rtmoved fry m the influence II
p~rsces and uotramclled by fesrs for their pcr-na
sefsty they vii speak what they thins and abide b,
We thiak there great deal Of good sen.e in Ii.
suggestion The process Of tresty making With th.
indian ~ the Palace in santa lie has slws looked
u~ very 1oh like dignihed farce. The Indi,as ar,
esdeniy ovsIborne by their fears for their personal
sae.y aud subscribe 10 articles without question dis
scot, mercy etcsuse they apprehepd that refusal
would ptri heir persons. Let be and treated
With ca tAer oSn ground and then may have ou,e
80 W their engagements; hut we have cor
slt,- ia treaties made here in Santa Ne than We
hare n 60 macy s6ssamer threads.
" 5-We have received SUBJ eQuent information that
the indian have received their horses, which
turaCd by the Governor and also that they have
tei ned tns taken by them from the Mexicans Tbey
ex;r~ss IN. Satisfied that injury intend
them by the Americans, but that they hal Oe-u
frightened 10y some evil disposed person.
IN aCd.-.on % the Information above given relative "a
the Cams 1ches have since learned that Official in
f<Ds,ion pas been received by the Governor confirming
rhs& IA stated in the postscript Of that article and
further stating that the Camanches had embed a
Bos9re ReOpds 20 the number a Aboat two thousSpi
war-o,s that they eguipped with muskets and
mpnitlcn furnished them by the Shs~nces and other
rnake sIt .p iton sgsut the Navaocs and Cid Mel xco
II vii ~ TefneDibsrpd that Eagle Feathers, IN his
;ak with the Cove the day previous 10 his Fight
frum EaDia fs -tstsd that tbsy st rith the
fsysioea soc Old Mexico
sbtJ hapry 70 receive their animals and profess
resc, via the United States but who eonhde in
the pledge u hungry aud viniictive savAges Amid
the day 1lvsns of our bcyho used TO think of the
Indsa deity Of the woods ard the nobest eimeu
c.tke nssurt man; but the dream has been d-rated
aad Iayi, lsa- ned more of his history drea.
nc,hiDg much contact with the painted savage.