New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-17
.nnTroNAL CALIFORNIA NEWS.
-. ,he soutl-The Murder Of Col. Craig
and Sergeant Bales.

-. ,he south-The Murder Of Col. Craig
and Sergeant Bales.
The Ohio had arrived from San Diego
and the Southern Coast bhngngtw weeks latsr dates
reaching 70 May %
Diego On the 10Th June Of the MURDER the Desert OF
Col Craig Third Infantry, and Sergeant Bales. First Ar
dllery, BY two deserters from Major Hientzelmans
comns and at Camp Yuma -
10 stated by the military express rider who gives
this information, that Col Craig, accompanied ~
sergeant Of the Third Infantry and oy 5erges". ile
of the First Artillery, who was detailed ey C1L tglu
der with party TO act under the orocrs OF Co, ~
a ap additional escort 10 the Boundary CSmnlsson
ffom tbls Mace 10 Camp Yuma met on the Oesert .ne
two deserers on the 9Th Of June at about onehrd OF
The os,srce scross from this SIDE They were on oo',
and armed with percussion muskes The colonel taxing
MIR MIN The two serseants, pursued them Tor some
miles calling them 10 surrender. AT length snsy
baltsd. Col Craig took of biz SABRE gave it, with ms
pisto TO Sergeant Bales, ana olsmounung' proc1eueu
upsrmed tos ard the deserers Offering TO use ais snu
epce 10 their favor Il they would return " I'm MIN
The other sergeant In the meantime, seeing tne cor
opers mule stray of, went 10 eaten t-aesra ~
sn,ned ard saw Col c. fell and at another shot saw
sereeart Bales fall Before he could re;over tne COT
opels mule the deserters fired upon him. ana ne ned 10
,he csup Nothing further wasbnosn. Col Msgru1er,
who wss The spot The Old town OF san Dego wusn
iris news came, Immediately sent native Calf roia
couriers 10 all the Indian chiefs between this and ssh
CoYgopis-some 100 miies-orderipg them to turn on
their men and every Effort to apprehend ana deliver
Emf. suitable rewsrds-tbe object being TO establish
Gordon of Indians from this place to San Gorgonia 81
a. to bloch up all the avenues from the desert 70 tue
upper country.
were delivered up TO the colonel at the Mission of San
DIEGO by Pablito Apiz chief OF Temecula, 70 who n
he bad sent orders They are now well SECURED being
heavily oped confined In strong and separate cells
Their nuskets and knife belonging 10 Sergeant Bales,
were sho delivered up by the chief We hope speedy
Justice will overtske these mscreants issad Pabito
showed much tact Ia capturing these men. he nrst
bought their muskes and paid for Them then asked 70
lock at their only revolver and having got possession
of H. coOlly told them they we're his prisoners Upon
showing disposition 10 resist fifteen lndans sprang up
from "pars unkpswn," and, drawing their bsws,
threatened instant death where, pom they were pul In
the stocks by Pablto and delivered up the next day,
above stated.
A party of Americans. Frenchmen and
Mexicsns arrived at San Diego from Sonora.
Major Heinizelman s command was we'll.
Major Andrews with thirty men, had gone a scout
I'D the river They report the Indians as being all quiet
on the route, with the exception of the Yumas, with
whom they did not come in C, intact The Mexican
Government has large achievements TO the troops
10 Sonora 10 tfect, possible, the reduction OF the
Apaches and compel these sayages to cease their &C.
custnmed predatory invasions. Some seven hundred
soldiers bad already arrived in Guaymas, and more
were expected
A line of frontier posts will be established
on Ire nsrthen boundary OF Sonora taking 10 every
bee In The babit of escaping with their plumber In
telbeeI ce from Ee~.Mexico announces that the u )
troops In that eOn actively engaged In lstifes
wlth the Indians who, 1t is PROBABLE, will nov
tai refuge In Chhushua, where they received with
open srms by the inhabitants and Government troops
In that State.
BAJA CALIFORNIA.-The news given in
st issue relative the revolution In this state %
been confirmed, and the following additional Items ava
been hsDdsd us Alvarez Ia not dead but lies la very
precarious condition Ooninguez, the murderer OF
Van Ness, has been killed and his body laid uuourief
three days the field Theinsurgeuts have taken San
30 Tones carried the Padre aud all the principal per
sons of as prisoners, in chains and are committing
wholesale roboeres on the property of every who
has any ing TO lose. As number of American Cit
possess property 10 thst place of opinion
thai means If possible should be taken to secure
them 10 their rights By the proper authorities Tor that
purpose.
t said that the Melendres party have since attacked
Guadalupe. This, however, has not as yet been con-
frmed, nor has Capt Castro yet returned from Los
Angeles
The Herald of the Goth contains later
. intelligence from the ella 1t says: We learn from
The Clio Express that the Yumas It'll giving ulenty
OF occupation to the gallant Major Hoozems1 and his
command, Major Apdrews had Just returned from
Trip ny The Gill; and bad succeeded In killing four Ia
disns Tie chief Pasqual wounded by Major An.
drews IN the right shoulder Lieut. Hendersho.t vito
bis party reported 10 have killed two more of the
ENEMY
MEXICAN BANDITs.--There is q regu-
larry organize band of Mexican hshwsymen infsstins
The roads IN our vicinity leading 10 the lower country
We have heard Of two instances lately, where the
wary traveller bad been knocked from his horse with
heavy club, bis person robbed and his horse taken
Travellers cannot be too careful and should
tempt TO 20 slone miles from the city, without be
ing well provided with arms Herald.