New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-11
NEW ORLEANS !:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY
Of the Missouri Republicl
From Santa Fe.

SANTA FE, Dec. 81, 1851
GENTLEMEN: The official party. including Col Sumner
and the who went out to meet the Navaoes at
Jemes. on the 18th, have returned to Santa Fe.
So far MS learn and have pretty good means of
Navaiocs on the ground How far those who pres
this occasion ought to be treated as in any proper
SENSE representation of the great Navajo family con-
ssng of from five to ten thousand souls Is extremely
doubtful There is really small difficulty, here.
of getting at the truth have far found among per-
sons who had the best Of knowing the most
contradictory statements the numbers Of the Nava-
oes Some estimates go low as one thousand warriors;
others high four thousand Were the Indians who
presented themselves Jee the proper
four thousand? Or were they merel lodge
or two-n other words handful of the great tribe only
responsible themselves and for other Of their tribe
There was considerable talking with the Indians Col
Sunnar addressed them telling them that the President
tired of the war which had been so long kept up be-
tween the Navaioes and Mexeans and meant to put
stop it. For that purpose soldiers had been sent into
their country and would be sent if necessary The
President intended them no harm, If they behaved well
the contrary he would send them seeds and tools for
nrming and teach them how to improve their lands and
stock to live comfortably grow rich There two
paths open to them; very bad and bloody, and
would lead them to destruction the other would conduct
tbem to peace and to all that good for themselves and
their wives and children.
The Nayaoes in answer declared they would take the
path that led to peace.
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs (Cov Calhoun
addressed them-teng them that the President was will
ing do good deal for them and asking them what they
willing to do for the President.
Their for Indian very curious one. if
rhe movement had not been prompted before hand Two
three of the Indians forward and shook hands
with the Governor uttcrng words in their language
n, ID making signs This interpreted to be decara
ton their part that they willing to with him
hostags
In rparcn, to these hostages You will go with and
lodge in the house that shelters and eat Of the
anne food of which L eat How far this leaves these
oyisss to 20 an come when they please is custom
rood deal wa said about indemnity and the Narva-
s nrois TO ing in stolen property and capyes to
santa Fe by the 18th of January They complained.
huweyer that the MeXicans had robbed them. To some
.ytcut this is true But general remark these rob-
l4ries of which the Narvajoes complain merely
rs and rep1sals which did not restore to the Next
one for one hundred that has been stolen from them
The, Governor then made preparations to distribute
presents among these marauders who had been almost in
ns4antly breaking the treaty by virtue of whose spu
Intons these presents made Against such an net
ol sumner protested that was both unnecessary
and impoitc / think that, in this opinion he s sup
ported by almost every person in the Territory.
The conference was managed through severed inter
preters-the words passing from English to Spanish
thence to Pueblo and thence to Navajo If as am told
,,arryaal whose native language Is Spanish has very
good knowledge of Navajo it is on this account to be re-
GREETED that he not taken along.
these hostages are actually to be treated remains
to be- seen supposed that the Superintendent desires
to take to Washington a company of Indians when he
goes in-ast is rumored he will in February-and that
these Nayaoes intended to give interest to his pro
gress,
We have to-day further reports of Apache depredcton
snd outrages the last date from Fort Fillmore eo"
bona Anas they had stolen forty five government mules
Five persons are reported us having been killed II
.a,ldion the former list y