The Nevada journal., 1852-04-11
ARRIVAL JP THE OHIO.
Startling News from the ella.


of great Importance. From the San
Diego Herald Extra, we learn that an
express had arrived to Maj. McKinstry
from Camp Yuma making an extraordi-
nary quick trip. The Sierra Nevada
(for whose safety some fears had been
entertained) loaded with Government
supplies and carrying as passengers
Major Andrews, Lieut.. Frazer, and a
small party of soldiers, arrived at the
mouth of the Colorado Feb. 18th. 1t
required nine days to put together their
Hat boats for the transportation of the
supplies up the river The boatmen on
then first trip up the river, were pecu-
llarly unfortunate. One boat was
swamped--boat and cargo was entirely
lost. Maj. Hcntzelman's command at
camp Yuma use up the stores about as
fast us the contractors can deliver them.
1t Is not expected that the delivery of
the supplies will be completed before
the LIST OF July; in the meantime deci-
sive steps must be taken by the author
tiles here to maintain the troops on the
river, and enable them to prosecute n
vigorous campaign agasnst foe that has
become emboldend by tempol arytsuc-
cess, growing out of their cowaraly mode
OF warfare and their superior knowledge
of the country. That portion of the
country to which the Indians have fled,
is represented as overgrown by u thick
and almost impenetrable hammock, and
crossed and re-crossed by sloughs, ren-
dering it almost impossible for our troops
to encounter IN enemy who declines a
fair and stand-up fight. On the 4th ult
Major Heinzelman dispatched Major
Fitzgerald, with sixty men, with orders
to proceed to the mouth of the Colorado
and ascertain whether the Sirra Neva-
do had arrived. At q point % miles
down the river, a party of seven men,
hunting up some pack-mu ules, were sur
prised and inhumanly killed, by II very
large party of Indians armed with clubs
The Indians, after possessing themselves
OF the arms belonging to the murdered
party, amused themselves that night by
firing into Camp. The following are the
names of the men killed:
Serg. I. B. Taylor, and Private Knorh,
Simmons McCluen. Belts, Beories of
Company K, lst Dragons; d. B. Nc.
Coy, tsamster, Quartermaster's Depart
ment
Private Mullins, Company Z, wound
ed.
Finding the Indians in great force,
Major Heintzelman determined on for
cling a passoge to the mouth of the riv-
er, which he accomplished after great
hal dships and difficulties. For ten miles
the troops were compelled to wade thro'
water thigh deep The mule train is
well used up, owing to the scarcity of
forage. The grazing is next to nothing.
and the fumas do not fail to nick off
any wandering animal in search Of grass.
The detachment of recruits that left
here few weeks since, arrived at Camp
Yuma on the 25th ult. No one unac-
quainted with the section of country in
which our troops are now compelled to-
operate, can form an idea of the Diff
culties they will have to contend With.
1t is evident that most liberal outlay
of money and supplies will be required
to sustain our force on the Gila. The
Indians roam over country more than
200O square miles in extent, covered
with tbickets as bad as any in Florida.
interlaced with an interminable net.
work of sloughs, that render it the cas-.
lest thing in The world for them to avoid
the troops.
Their planting season is not until Ju-
ly, and it will be long after that before
the enemy will feel our power over them.
The abandonment of Camp Yuma last
winter has sntailed a series of difficult
ties upon our suffering county, from
which we will not easily recover. The
Indians boast to the Sonorians that thew
drove the Americans from the river and
killed their soldiers. There is much
truth in the first part of their story, and
fearful responsibility rests some where.
We have been permitted to copy the
following additional particulars from
private letter, received by gentle.
man in town, from friend at the Colo.
RADIO
There were six soldiers and one cit.
zen teamster,who were herdiug the an
linals of Major Fitzgerald, cut off from
the camp by a body of more than 200
indians, and killed after which, they
made an open attack on the camp, and
were repulsed with the loss four and
many wounded"
The GREAT RAcE.-The great race
between the Sydney mare Black Swan
and California horse 'Sarco came off at
Los Angeles on the 2lst inst Distance,
nine miles-the Black Swan winning
by IS yards. Time--l9 minutes and
20 seconds. About $4,000 changed
hands on the occasion.
W. oatbar tLo coI.o,.:x :4.