New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-03
NEW ORLEANS:
SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1862.
Later from Santa Fa.

The st Louis Republican has received letters from San
ia FL up to February 20 from which make the follow
ing extracts:
SANTA FL. FEBRUARY 90 1852
Conference.-The from below yesterday is, that the
mail wagon between Ezaro this place was attacked
the tornado, the Southern opening. This time,
however the mail party prepared for their assaants
Inside the wagon party Of United States soldiers;
who were unseen by the Indians These last al
lowed to approach within thirty yards when the soldiers
jumped from the wagon much to the surprise of the In
dians, who discharged yolley at them and then
This discharge killed one of the mail party and wounded
two others also killed mule and crippled another
making necessary for the party to return to Don Ana
The Indians fired in turn it is supposed Of
them were killed.
A painful report is, that the January mail be-
tween San Antonio and FL Paso which failed arrive
has been cut off 1t is said that not far from Eagle
Spring, and between that and the Rio del Norte wagon
tires have been found and some other articles including
mans hat, which had beeu perforated by bullet and
containing papers which showed it belonged to the
ductor of the mail.
On the of the party, they found the road
American who had just been killed and scaped. This
man had most mprudenty ventured on foot alone
through this dangerous pass 1t said however that he
is who has been recently under arrest charge
Of and who may have been somewhat reckless on
that account
1t is not doubted that the mail has been intercepted by
the Indians and all who with it either killed cap
tured The probability is that the Indians concerned in
it Apaches though the Camanches consider them
selves to be at below line running east from Ell Paso
and the ground where this outrage happened Others
have suggested that the scoundrey Jicarillawho have
disappeared $50 is said from their usual haunts,
were the Observation-Disclosures however, uOuDl
letter of the 18th says:
About the first ycario of the diocese Padre
Ortiz on his return from Durango whittier he had
panied the bishop had stolen from him the Tornado
del MHeo nineteen mules and four DEMONSTRATING the
reverend father nearly afoot,
On the 3oth utimo all the stock belonging to the
of Parda driven off but afterwards for the part
recovered
1st great sweep made in the neighborhood
Of La Joya and Las Padias About four hundred mules
and cattle were taken off from near the latter place and
twenty the former, They the
Chaves, the Amiitos and Gutierez-persons well known
here, One made prisoner.
On the 18th news received here that Mr. A. Con-
sant while returning to DOna Ana from the copper mine
with had his horse shot under him, and
killed His teams and all his animals except those which
he and his companions escaped on were captured
On the sd, that Major Richardson had fallen
into ambuscade the copper mine and lost two
geants and one having escape for his
life As reported it that Major Richardson, who
stationed at Fort Webster with two companies Of infant
ry. had previously met the Apaches there with ii
view to understanding with them This object
iaiedand not only that but difficulties arising,
we learn from the insoent in which the Indians
behaved, nine Apaches shot by who retired
the fort Immediately after this the Indians came in
upon the grazing ground and drove off the horses and
stock and it in quest of these that Major Richard
occupied when he fell in with the Indians The
stock is OF not recaptured.
The Fort among the Navaoes holds that people in check
extent which could hardly have been anticipated
and shows the proprety of step which it is astonishing
not taken at the very first Although some-of the
incidents of the campaign against them last summer We're
favorable might have been desired it is possible
the object has been secured 1t is certain that
since the establishment this fort the Navajoes have
been perfectly quiet. gentleman just in from there,
that they frequently going in and out in per-
fcy peaceabemanncr He is of impression that large
number of the tribe have taken up their winter quarters
in the vicinity. One of acknowledgements powerful and
wealthy any among them is not far off Other chiefs
have either been in reported being at great
distance from the Fort Nearly all make professions of
for peace Such is the talk of of them who
To occupy prominent place among their war
chiefs Its reported however that they intend to hold
grand council in the spring with the view OF getting
their position defined little satisfactorily than
present.
We have treaty of peace and amty between the
Navajoes and the United States which has been followed
by two years depreciation and outrage the part
the Indians and account for such strange consc
auences only by supposng that the Navajocs were not
duly represented in the negotiation or did not under
stand its nature purpose have fathessly brokenits
terms Either supposition may be probable enough and
it has been and perhaps is now highly important tc
ascertain which is the correct one
The knowledge have here of the Navajo country
Its inhabitants is very scanty and Enthusiastically
considering that the Mexicans have been in contact will
both for the last one hundred and fifty yearsand th'
and numbers of the tribe very imperfecty
derstood, have heard estimates which reduce then
number to 5000 and others that run them to 10000
and disposed to adopt the lowest calculation. II il
probable Fort Defiance is in the central and
of the chosen spots of their country The
amount stock belonging to them has usually been
presented very large and there is to suppose
hern is truth in these represenations Largo has it il
certain hundred brood mares; other chets-tew OF
whom probably rich as he s--have more or les
stock Nevertheless many who are Hooking to the or
eaten by themand they seldom bring in sheep for sale
probable that most of the stock and property OF th
tribe is kept good distance from the Fort recently
on the San Juan River visitor found large number
Navajocs with the Utahs, and an immense quantity o
sheep with numerous horses. Sheep could be bought
them at sevenyfye cents head while they are selling
among the Mexcans for two dollars.
Colonel Chambers sentence upon the charge of disres
pect to fellow officer tried before the Court Martial re
Gently held Fort Conrad is suspension from his ran
and emoluments for six months.
The aversion of the Mexicans to organize under tn
,tpf bis Terri
provisions nearly if not quite, nugatory.
Some Mexicans, of party which had gone into utal
Territory traffic with the Uahs have recently got bac
to Abqun and report the capture and detention by tn
Morulons of Of their number. The MeSicans hav
for long time been in the habit of making parties
visit the Indians with whom they not at for
poses of trade Skins furs and animals are given by tn
Indians in exchange for goods in demand among then
The Paf-Uta have sometimes sold children OF the
tribes to the Mexicanand some of these PahUtahs NJ
now held slaves in the Territory Whether or not tn
Jeention of the Mexicans who it is said contine
mt the Salt Lake has been account of this kind of ira
me Cibolleros are now coming in with the fruits of the
winters hunt. Every year parties of Mexicans go
npon the Marone and Canadian fork OF the Arkansa
hunting buffalo This year, some one thousand five hun
drnd were out, with two hundred wagons. The
have brought back large quantities of dried buffalo
an n, dele which enters largely into the consumption
the Mexoans though it has for some three or four yea
This year did not descend below the Canadian-owir
chiefly to the mdness of the winter on the plains The
ware some two thousand Kiowas and Camanches on Il
Canadian who were perfectly friendly to the Alexca
hunters. -... III, 4,
,ventber in Missouri a remarkably mild and delight
winter Very little has fallen nor has the grour
been covered during the whole winter thus far over a
The mountains the vicinity nearly all bare OF the
usual winter covering Much apprehension is express,
lest the streams-so indispensable for irrigation and II
crops-w low for want of supplies at ther sources
Parson Greene is still in the habit, sometime
ot drawing upon barrel of sermons bequeathed him
his father who was also minister. Upon one occas.
-, h1r nEN Hyhi
man had once preached to the State Prison conVlcts
nneued we'll and the congregation were becoming deep
Interested when all at the parson surprised the
With the information that had it not been for the Ct
mency of the Governor every of them poltd hare
Hanged long time ago.
In Clymer, Chautauque county ny, 1e
house of Mr. Alverez Pool neighbor, seized an infa
which was lying in the cradle. and rushing with u IN
another room dashed its brains out against the wall
frantic mother being unable to rescue it from the hanas
the maniac