The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-02
MILITARY AND PoLiTIcAL.-The San Francisco
Whig of the Goth September publishes the follow
ing letter:

MILITARY AND PoLirIcAL.-The San Francisco
Whig of the Goth September publishes the follow
ing letter:
SAN DIEGO, September 10, 1852.
EpIroRs WING: Colonel Hooper, W. s. Latter,
and Lieutenant Paige, second infantry, have just
arrived from Camp Yuma-the latter on sick
leave. ! am indebted to Colonel Hooper for the
latest intelligence. Officers and men at the post
are all well. The schooner Capacity, which left
San Francisco on the LIST Of August, has reached
the mouth of the Colorado in safety-all hands
we'll
A few days before Colonel Hooper left the ella,
some men from New Mexico had arrived with a
very large number of sheep, and while grazing
the sheep in the fork between the ella and Coora.
do, suddenly found themselves surrounded by $50
or 300 Indians. They communicated the fact to
Major Hentzelman, United States army, who de-
spatcned Lieutenant Sweeney with fifteen men to
reconnoitre Lieutenant s. found the report to be
true, and promptly sent messenger to Major H.,
who i'm mediatey crossed the river with most OF his
command, and marched up the south side of the
ella about two miles, and then recrossed. In the
meantime Lieutenant Sweeney had seen some OF
the leading Indians and agreed to have a talk At
o'clock that morning, while looking for Lieuten-
ant Sweeney, Major II. came suddenly upon the In.
dams, who were talking very loud, and as well as
could be understood, disputing about stealing
the sheep. Some were in favor and others opposed
! to it. Some of the command approaching too near
were discovered by the Indians, who fired few
arrows at them, when the soldiers fired back, kill
ing one Indian. The Indians, thinking it was
Sweeney's small party, sprang up and commenced
a general fight, but secing 30 many near, they
ran off short distance and sent back word that
they wished to talk, not to fight Major H. sent word
that be would meet the chief alone, and that not
more than twenty Indians should accompany him.
The major then advanced, and was surrounded by
nearly one hundred Indians, all Of whom wanted
To shake hands with him. After pareying awhile,
it agreed that the chiefs should come into
camp the next morning. Some of them came, but
the three principal chiefs did not come; when the
major refused to treat with the others unless those
three came in. The Indians replied that they were
far off, and that it would take days to 60 and
get them. The major gave them ten days to bring
them in. The remainder of the chiefs then left for
the mountains, and the time had not expired when
my informant left.
Business here is exceedingly dull; but few emf.
grants are arriving just now. A drove of four
thousand sheep arrived few days since from
New Mexico.
AS the day for the election approaches politics
wax warm; all the Locofocos here are either run
ming for office parcelling out the spos in ex
pectancy. Should MIR. F. Pierce be elected, Don
Juan Warner will run again for the Senate, but
his party will defeat him.
Our candidate for Presidential elector, Captain
Thomas D. Johns, started the first of October to
canvass the counties of San Diego, Los Angeles,
and Santa Barbara, and will give a good account
of his mission. His name gives strength to our
ticket in the southern country, where he ID well
known able and elevated Wing, and as a
most hospitable and accomplished gentleman.
The weather continues warm, but will soon grow
cool under the influence of our autumnal rains.