Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-20
LATE FROM NEW MEXICO.


LATE FROM NEW MEXICO
The news received by the last mail from New
Mexico - not very sstisfaetory BY it we have in
tclgence Of the result o. the expedition Of Col II.
W. SUMNER against the Indian tribe Of the Southern
Navajoes, whose strongholds are in and about the
Canon Of Cheille, situated about one hundred and
fifty miles west by north of Santa Fe 1t will be
recollected that COL Sumner, very after his ar
rival last summer in New Mexico from Fort Leaven-
worth, concerted and commenced the expedition
above mentioned, with view to crush the daring
nroads and depredations Of that numerous and
troublesome tribe. We have now news of his return
to his headquarters at Fort Union, fifteen miles be-
low the village of Moro, and six miles from the
we-known Barclay fort, or about one hundred and
ten miles north of Santa Fe
By the accounts published in the Santa Fe Ga
zette as we'll as from another source yet more re-
liable, we are led to fear that the expedition has
been great extent failure, and that little nothing
has been effected toward those ends which proposed
in undertaking it. 1t ut least certain that the In
dams been intimdaed for since the expedition
returned this same tribe have assailed body Of Cali
forna emgrans the Rio Puerco to the west of the
Rio Grande wounded two of them, and drove off con-
siderable proportion of their travelling stock Other de-
predatons said have occurred the side
of the latter river.
When Col Sumner force arrived and entered the cee
brated Canon of Chee whose both sides of volcanic trap
and stratfed sandstone rise pependiculary many hun
dred feet into the air. the Indians kept aoft and salts
fed themselves with shooting the troops below
or haunting them in all the ways Of savage contempt.
Retiring from the Canon, COL Sumner established post
at Canoncito Bono, about twenty miles from Cheile,
which he denomnated Fort Defiance
The Santa Fe Gazette reports hundred and sixty
horses to have died on the expedition.
We regret to learn also that the Apaches Of the ella,
who for time apparently well disposed and friendly
to the Boundary Commission and the Americans in gene
ral have united with the Southern Navsoes and in
full hostility to the whites. The Northern Navajoes had
message to Gov. CALHOUN protesting their DISPOSE
for peace, and praying conference which the Gov
unhappily unable to comply with at the time
first offered from want of He consequently
compelled invite the Indians into Santa Fe, but it
thought they would be afraid venture Since Colonel
Summers he has placed escort at Gov Calhouns
service which it is to be hoped might not be too late
To add further to the unpromsing state of affairs in
that distant Territory have learnt that the Kowas
and Arrapahoes have united against the Utahs which
latter peousy but yet hopeessy beseechng for
protection or interference from the United States
At the last accounts Col Sumner preparing to go
down the Rio Grande to FL Paso, possibly with view to
| ascertain personally the state Of affairs there.
The Territory in itself is quiet and most Of the bad
feeling existing atformer accounts between the
ficting political parties had subsidized. Capt A. W. REY
left Santa Fe the Oath October for the States
contest is stated the seat Of Major WEIGHTMAN as
Delegate to Congress from the Territory
A letter in the Missouri Republican, dated at
Santa Fe on the 9th October, has the following ad-
ditional intelligence
There is great excitement all through the lower part Of
al
There now out the celebrated Copper Mines,
which the headwaters Of the Gila and about
hundred and fifty miles from Socorro though at
points than seventy miles from the Rio del Norte
number Of mining parties from Socorro and its neghbor
hood who actively engaged in digging the earth and
washing the The reports from there show that the
business is very promising One party of three men have
succeeded in working Of gold day. FIVE
dollars to each hand The excitement is spreading and
parties making up to start out from the Rio Abao
country one hundred miles below this 1t is highly pro-
bable, from all learn now that the gold deposites
the ella, not far from settlements quite rich and
extensive.
few days ago there arrived at Socorro in this Terri
tory some twenty Mormon families recently from the
States A portion Of these with some other Mormons
who have been for nearly year at Socorro, win soon
there intending push toward the Colorado for
the purpose Of joining settlement which Nor
upon the Salt Lake about forming there There
in all about fourteen families men, women, and chill
dren, going this expedition They appear to be
thing daunted by the probable fate Of similar party Of
about the number who left Socorro for the West
last year this time OF this party nothing has been
heard at Sooorro since they left, excepting
which in shortly after their departure and which
left them thirty miles their way. Beyond that
point nothing is known of their 1t is here
only matter Of conjecture whether they have fallen into
hands of the Indians persisted Of thirst and
ton among the dreary wastes which lay in their path
The committee of the House of Representatives Of South
Carolina which referred all matters pertaining to
prohibition Of the introduction Of slaves into that
State, have reported against such prohibition The
| committee think that the bill introduced if adopted
would not impede the policy of the expectation of slaves
from States north of South Carolina the more Southern
States; and also that the adoption Of this measure
would be the adoption Of the policy Of the Wimot Provso
and be interference with the rights Of the stakeholder
VESSELS BUILT UNITED SrArKs-From the tables
accompanying the Secretary Of the Treasurys report it
appears that in 1851 there built in the United States
2ll ships 65 briggs, 532 schooners 1876 oops and canal
boats, with total of 298 202 tonnage Pennsylvania
tonnage amounting 2S4 373 being increase OF
25 900 the previous year. New York has l04 olS
being an increase Of 600.