New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-17
fIore Indian Troubles.

BY an extra from the office of the San
Diego Herald dated April l, have the following high
~ important intelligence from the Colorado:
An express arrived yesterday afternoon from the
Ola TO Major Mckinstry, and have kindly been per-
med TO peruse certain letters from which and con-
yerssion with the express RIDER have CLEANED the
following interesting but melancholy state Of affairs at
Camp Yuma
The courier (the iudeatigabe private Morris of Com
pany ID, I'd Infantry lett camp Friday last making,
as Is usual vita him, trip that under the circum-
stances, may be well considered extraordinary. Toe
Sierra Nevada Gor the safety of which much anxiety
has been felt here) loaded with Government supplies,
and carrying passengers Major Andrews Lieut. Fra
ser. and small party OF soldiers arrived at the mouth
of the Colorado Feb. H. Il required nine days TO put
together their atboas for the poation OF the
pies up the river Ths boatmen. their first trip up
the river, peculiarly unfortunate One bost was
swamped-boat and cargo entirely lost The contract
7ave experienced very great and unexpected diff
culties on the river Major Hein'zelmsn, commend at
Camp Yuma up the stores as fast as the contractors
can deliver them.
Il is not expected that the delivery of tIe supplies
will lie completed before the lst Of July In the
time decisive steps must be taken by the authorize,
here 20 maintain the troops the river, and enable
them 10 prosecute vigorous campaign against foe
that has become embollened by temporary success
growing out OF their cowardly mode of warfare and
their superior knowledge of the country Taatporton
OF the country TO which the indiaus have hed repre-
sented overgrown 10y thick and almost npenetraole
hammock, and erased and re-crossed by sJughs,
dering it almost impossible for troops to encounter
enemy who declines fair and stsndup fight
On the 4th ult Mai. Heintzelman dispatcher Mi
Fitzgerald with 90 men. with orders 10 proceed TO
the mouth of the Colorado and ascertain whether the
Sierra Nevada had arrived AT point % miles down
the river party Of men, hunting up some pack
mules were surprised and innumanly killed. by very
large party of Indians armed with clubs The Indians
after possessing themselves Of the belonging - the
murdered party amused Themselves that night by firing
into camp. The following the names Of the men
killed: Sergt. I. Taylor prvaes knorth, simmons,
McCluan, Belts and Beorirs of Company +, LIST Drag
oons d; Mccoy, teams'er, @ NJ Department; Pri-
vate Muins, Co. +, wounded
Finding the Indians in great force, Maj. Heintzelman
determined on forcing passage 10 the mouth OF the
river which he accomplished after great hardship5 and
difficulties For ten miles the troops were compelled to
wade through water thigh deep. The mule train Is
well used up, owing to the scarcity OF forage. The
grazing is next TO nothing and the Yumas do not fail to
pick OFF any wandering animal in search of grass The
detachment Of recruits that left here few weeks since,
arrived at Camp Yuma the 18th ult. No one unac.
qusn'ed with the section OF country in which our
troops compelled TO operate can form an ifea
of the difficulties they viii have to contend with 1t IS
evident that most liberal outlay of money and supplies
will be required TO sustain force on the ella The
Indians roam over country more than GOD square
miles in extent covered with thcets as bad as any IN
Florida interlaced with an lntarmediate network OF
slough that renders Il the thing in the world tor
the Indians to avoid the troops.
Their planning season is not until July and il will be
long alter that before the enemy will feel our power
over them. The abandonment OF Camp Yuma last win
ter has enailcd series of difficulties upon our suffer
ing county from which we will net easily recover Inc
Indians boast the Sonorans that they drove the Amer
leans from the river and killed their soldiers There Is
much truth in the first part OF their story and fearful
responsibility rests somewhere.
We have been permitted TO copy the following add-
ona particulars from private letter received bys gen.
tlemaD in town from friend at Colorado
"There were six soldiers and one citizen
teamster who herding the animals of Major ftz-
ger-ld cut Oft from the Camp by body of more than
900 Indians and killed. after which the In dams made an
open attack the Camp, aud were repulsed with the
loss Of FOUR and many wounded