The Nevada journal., 1852-01-08
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We have received copies of the San
Diego Herald of the 18th and Goth ult.
The news is Of considerable interest.
We make the following extracts:
We are indebted to Mr.. Jones' one Of
Gen. Beams volunteers, for the follow
ing important information A detaoh
ment of Capt. Fitzgeralds State troops
arrived a few days since at San Isabel,
short of provisions. They there learned
from the officer belonging to Maj Heint-
zelman's command, that this officer was
attacked at the Cayotes, on Sunday
last, by Chapulgas at the head of one
hundred Indians. An engagement of
a few minutes duration ensued, during
which the Indians were entirely routed,
leaving eight of their number dead on
the field, Chapulgas being among the
slain. None of our troops were injured,
although they received the enemys
fire at distance of twenty-five yards.
1t appears that owing to our troops ap.
preaching the Cayoles by the pass lead
ing upon the desert, Chapulgas mistook
them for party of emigrants A wei.
directed fl e convinced them of their
fatal error. The Indians fed to the
mountains, hotly, but vainly pursued by
our troops Some twenty-five or thirty
of the enemy used rifles in the engage
ment. In runsacking the rancherias at
the Cayotes, letters were found signed
by some of the native Californians, and
addressed to Antonio, the contents of
which prove the truth of the confessions
we published last week. 1t is said that
Antonio confesses that his party, pre-
vious to his capture, had killed forty
FIVE Americans!
CONFESSION OF ANTONIO GARRA. State
ment made by Antonio Cara, in pre-
sence of Capt. Lowell, u S. A, General
Bean, Col. Williams, Myron Norton, and
w. A. Rand
II am St. Louis Rey Indian; was
baptized in Mission St. Louis Rey, and
from my earliest recollection have been
connected with the st. Louis Rey In
dians. Have had authority over only
portion of the st Louis Key Indians
never had any connection with Cahuil-
las. Was appointed by Gen. Kearney
commandcr-in-chief of the st Louis In
dians, in the year lS47. Capt. Chapul-
gas and Capt. Vincente, Cahuil as, came
to my rancheria and insisted on my 60
ing Immediately to take command of the
people, and Juan Largo, (Hon. J. ]. War.
ner,) told me that the Americans would
come in few days and kill all the In
dians. | excused myself to them by
saying that | was sick, and the respon-
sibility would all fall upon me. Ny
people, in company with party of Ca
huillas, from Los Cayotes, started on
Saturday, Nov 23d, to rob Juan Largo's
rancho. stayed at home. They robbed
the raIc no of all the cattle, and killed
three Americans; three of my people
were also killed by Juan Largo. The
Sonoranian boy who was in the employ
of Warner is now held prisoner at Los
Cayotes. The two men, named Bill
Marshall and Juan Verde, had nothing
to do with the transaction | concealed
them on purpose to keep them from
knowledge of it. Neither have those
men taken any part in the hostilities
practiced towards the Americans. They
were entirely ignorent OF what has been
done. | was advised by Joaquin Ortego
and Jose Antonio Estudillo to take up
arms against the Americans. They ad-
vised me secretly, that if could effect
a juncture with the other Indian tribes
Of California, and commence an attack
upon all the Americans, wherever we
could find them, that the Californians
would join with u.s. and help in driving
the Americans from the country. They
advised me to this course, that might
revenge myself for the payment of taxes
which has been demanded of the Indian
tribes. The Indians think the collec-
ton of taxes from them very unjust
measure. This advice was given me
by Juan Orteg0 on his (Orte 60 81 ranch.
No other person was present at the time.
| afterwards saw Antonio Estudillo, who
advised me to the same effect, assuring
me of the cooperation of the Californians
throughout the country.
My men under arms have never ex-
ceeded 80 or 40 at any one time.
have had no communication with any
other tribes than the Yumas and Ca
buallas. The former agreed to join with
me, but they subsequently refused. T.
only know Of the readiness of the other
tribes to combine and kill the Ameri-
cans from what Ortego told me. The
reason that the Yumas did not stick to
their contract was because of quarrel
about the division of the sheep which
we had taken conformity from the FIVE
Americans whom we killed In the
affair with the men with the sheep, ten
of my men were killed by the Ameri-
cans. The party with the sheep were
killed this side the Colorado. | know
of no murders committed by my people
other than those of the men with the
sheep, and those at Aqua Caliente.
Know nothing about the killing of the
ferrymen."
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