New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-20
Late from the United States Boundary
Commission.
From the National Intelligence


We give place TO the following extracts
from the letter of young gentlemen, a native Of a
Southern State in the service OF the United States Mex
lean Boundary Commission 10 his friend in this city,
both because its date is very recent and because
tains intelligence that may be interesting to the teGj
OF those persons in the Commission whose are
mentioned:
FRoNrERA, (Texas) April :, 1852
The Apaches have been source Of some ANNOYANCE
to and all others who were circum.fanced q
have 10 travel through their country We he'd sorre
skirmishes with them in defending cabeardo be-
fore leaving the Copper Mines last Fall This though
after the Indians had Oft the greater part of our
animals Soon after left, the mines Were made A
military post and is at present garrisoned by two com
panies, of Dragons and one Of infantry, Major
Morris, Sd Infantry commanding. Richardson's ani
Evanss companies are there.
Some accounts from the mines a short time since
represented rather an uuiivorabe cond m of thngs
there. The Indians had OF about one hundred OF
their animals. They had some slirmishing, in which
Major Richardson lost two of his sergeants, killed by
the Indians
Col Sumner has lately ordered two companies from
Fort Conrad, little below Socorro, - scout on the
ella for Thirty days On their march TO tls mines. the
lndsns fired into the advance guard AZ the Rio Mem0rcs
killing the guide, and many bullets whzzlg very near
Dr. Stone, which induced them to ia the miiA body
without much delay.
Major Howe, who commanded tfis sco1t "a very
much complained Of for susriu, mis- to pursue
the Indians 1t il said that he Indians kept up ire
his all the afternoon of the dy thot the advance
guard received some shots.
Major Shepherd is under arrest for claiming 70 super
seee Major Howe in command Of the ella scout by
breyet rank
In reference to the stations Of the young gentlemen
OF the commission Messrs. Steel : sott Seaton Wnet-
ton Bull, Prioeau, Burns, Thurber Crim3ny b 4usmln
and Force, LETT the mines the 21th Of August last,
with Col Craig and escort OF thirty men, for the survey
OF the Gila, of whom have heard nothing definite,
except from the Commissioner who was near Ga tynas
on the 2sth Of December very sick. M.ssrs. Jones,
Espy Houston and Scho topographers are with Lieut.
Mchler Typographical Engineers, At Eagle Pass en-
gagged in the survey OF the Rio Grande Letters
ce!yed from Espy the 2lst Of March report them all
well and their having very pleasant times
Messrs Pierce and Lawson are ~ san Eli ir,. and
wei. Messrs. thompson Garner, SnOwf-O, WllDar,
White II. Bseow Clark, Wright, Gardner Rsdk-
minski lngraham, Lieut. Tillinghsst q " and c. Do,-
tors Bigelow and Parry, Major Emory, principal as
uonomer, Lieut.. Green, myself and escort Of about
twenty Eve constitute the Fronea Wnites RAnclo
party.
Geo Bartlett II Jacobs now assistant secretary TO
the Commission) and Raymon and N4is have taken
quarters at Magotn's
have learned this morning ,ht, N D. ,r'ry Ind sent
orders down 70 San El@ aro Yesterday, srre.ag Liel5
w Smith, Typographical Engineer. win the inte.uJu
OF having hun tried by court martial
u Is rIm0rcd, and ttink IL very urobqble thar ~
ssi leave FroHtera IL few dsys for San Er1.-io
wHefe ws VIII remain. in AL probability ucl about tie
nrt or the middle OF June, when we SHAH Lew, for Pc
scio del Norre remaining there time euou.h D. 6t.r.
mine TIE latitude and longitude Ofth- place hrtg 4 vs.
perhsp-when we leave ior Le0na station or E4yl p a
lnei OF course, We expect ~ hear from our frenls
oiiener, and in much less tmc
The only thing hanging heavily in tie wev of our
detention up here is tie thre e-iesres western lin f
the initial poni the Rio Grandr Tia. line hs uev
been touched since Col. Graham wi,hir-U Nr yybi,.
pie from It and NaOr Emory awaii. Mr. Whipola'. a.
riNai IN order that he my leave him w here with
parry 20 complete T. This was your last service while
member 81 the Commission. think il will be n,orh
hAIaer service now than when you engaged on 4.
Nes.rs hiPpel, Thompson aud Phillips with plry
including escort, numbering about thirty i've have III
on the survey of the Rio Grande for Preside la Mr.,
Where they expect TO arrive about the l0th Of May
ports everything quiet up there when he left