Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-17
FROM NEW MEXICO.

by the last mail from this territory we learn
that Governor CALHOUN, in conjunction with Mr..
GREINER, Indian Agent for Don Fernando de Taos
and vicinity had held an interview at Albiqu west
of the Rio Grande, with body of Utah Indians to
the number of two hundred. Provisions, clothing, &C.
distributed Them with which the Indians were re-
presented to be highly pleased.
There does not appear to have been any depreda
tons the part of the Navajo Indians against whom
Colonel SUMNER led expedition in the course of the
fall
The Apaches charged with having run off number
of cattle from Turkey Mountain, in front of Fort
Union, which cattle the property of Mr. Walker
living Barclays Fort, on the Moro.
correspondent Of the St. Louis Republican, writing
from Santa Fe, says:
" The Apaches near Dona Ana and Socorro, trou-
blesome although they profess be peace and haunt
the towns and villages in that section gangs of them win
occasionally off stock and kill the herders. This
month stock has been off by them head Dona
Ana and quantity from Socorro and Los Lunas
One rascal OF these Apaches came mounted feet
horse and about four hundred yards from the plaza
of the villages drove off five head of horses at MONDAY
Near Dona Ana three Mexcans have been killed by the
Apaches, since the first of the murdered men had
his hands first tied behind him. and was then shot full
arrows.
Amidst such murders and robberies as these the Apa
ches mix business and pleasure These Apaches range
along from the neighborhood of the Mescaleros, with
whom they have close afinities toward the CHA As
remarked there less of them in almost daily
among of the towns in the lower settlements the
Rio Grande, always of course, when coming in very
peaceabe. The Mexicans many of them, are at such
times hand and glove with them; and unfrequent
~ you the Apache and Greaser occupying the
blanket spread upon the ground and playing with
dirty pack Of cards few weeks ago. at one of these
taeatetes. Apache seized bit (ho entire stakes,
believe, AID made off with it, pursued by the Mexican
however, who when he overlook him. stabbed the Indian
dead This Socorro, near which there
three hundred of these Apaches who demanded the pun
ishment of the Mexican. The District Court sitting
at the timei but the District Attorney, | told
application being made to him. refused any assistance
This, coming to the Of the Judge, Mower rect
fed Immediately by warrant for the apprehension of the
fellow 1t quite WELL indeed, since the Apaches
threatened to march in and sack Socorro which perhaps
they might have done"
The November mall excepting the letters from indie
pendence left Fort Sumner on the Arkansas it
being found impossible carry it further account of
heavy storm then prevailing The letters were car
ried on the backs Of mules. The mail in met
the Tornado, having lost all their mules by
They were however fortunate get enough from
~eturn train to pack the mail on.
Rev Mr. Shaw and wife, Missionaries Of the Baptist Board
had arrived in Santa Fe for their destination at Taos
The above quoted correspondent Of the ST. Louis Re-
publican states that at least threeourhs of the troops
stationed at Fort Union,' the headquarters estab
shed by Col Sumner had been removed thence: two of
count Of the cheaper to forage For farming pur
poses selection has been made of tract of land the
0cate creek about fifteen miles above the crossing Of the
road to the States reported to be good farming land
The sheep attempted to be driven the plains
stock the Government farm persisted by the way.
There had been talk Of expedition against the
Nayaos private account to be composed Of Americans
Mexcans, and Pueblo Indians, to the number Of three
hundred men, under the command of Mr. DODGE of CT
boeta 1t did not meet the sanction Of Col SUMNER.
Two elections to fill vacancies had been held-one in
Valencia county, and in Rio Arriba In the former
ANTONIO JOSH LUNA anti Government man. elect
ed; in the latter Mr. DAvY, the same side, and
CHAVEZ, Mexican friendly to the Government
Capt SKLaAS had arrived in Santa Fe, by the way Of
Texas, in only twentyone days from San Antonio, an
astonishing performance On his route Capt Skilman
met forty camauches not far from the Rio Grandc These
fellows had just come from maraudng expedition into
Durango They had with them six hundred head Of horses
and several captive children This band was from the
Northern Camanche horde who live in the southeastern
part Of New Mexico But recently four Americans have
been murdered the spot where Capt S. met these
Camanches. They had been caught and killed asleep.