The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-11
Interesting from Sonora.

THE APACHEs-EIGHTY MURDERS IN ONE WEEK.
We translate and condense the following from FL M
coal says the alta California of the 18th ult, the gov
eminent paper OF Sonora published at Cres the capital
The ArAcHEs These words describe forcbly and at
stroke the greater portion Of the misfortunes of
Sonora suggesting reflections of distress and dis
may. The Apaches ! The Apaches are the cancerous
sore which threatens the State with deaththe enemy
which eYhausts blood and destroys power and de-
prives US Of hope for the future There no remedy
While the savage treads territory the sonoranas
have other prospect than misery and DEATH because
the prosperity and progress of people are impossible
while they lose day the lives and fortune, of their
citizens, and the moral and material powers of society
These are not truths but these same facts Lave
been repeated and again until they have become tireS
some but perhaps accounts Of their present rayages
robberies and assassinatons may not be useless Our
readers judge from the following narration of
rences ; youchcd for by the papers before Us -
There is to doubt that numerous bands of In
dams are ranging through the central part OF the state
Ono party murdered wagner ana Grove on IRON tse
rancho OF Aigame hundred aid sixty mules belong
ing to Governor Grandara. On the 18th Apaches were
Penasco and Bonanca, driving off all the animals they
could find in both places.
The same dsy near Matape they killed Miguel Cordoba
the 18th the OF satebuch reported that the
avsges attacked his in Moetc and killed three,
and two others missing. The day, Chori
zot and Nidopa the barbarans killed five and wounded
three persons sacking the houses and driving oil the
stock.
Twenty Mexicans were attacked the 18th inst,
the plain Of la Saliva. The captain, l-nsno Gotta, and
three Others killed an' it not known how many
Others the whole company being dispersed and only i've
having in at the latest accounts.
On the 10th, six Apaches passed the ranch Of Las
Rastras with large herd Of stolen horses and mules.
Don Rafael Alday them and with three rdp,res at
tackled them and took forty sye animals. TN the
day the sayages killed and wouaded twelve persons at
Ceneguta not sparing the women. They carried
oil six from the Corchos plain, whether dead or alive
is not known The person who communicates this last
item saysa have collected the people Of the neigh
borhood about me- but have only three muskets, with
bad fints If you have any, send them 20 me. They
spare nothing not even the hens"
On the day, Don Luis Tanor, with 70 men, attack
ed party Of Apaches at Aacobab dispersed them and
took twelve horses.
Aletter from la Misa OF the same date says:-
About noon Yesterday the Apaches, some sixty in
number attacked la Punta de Aqua They found the
servants women aud children all ne, for the we're IN
the plain The sayages left except two or three wo
men no escap ped to the bushes taking with them cou
lie az children today have had them buried, three
men nine women and eis hi boys Two women were car
red on and two boys not to be found probably car
Ted oil likewise
On the DAY three persons killed in the noun
tain, near santa Teresa.
This Il the obtained from the correspondence
before us According to the most reliable accounts
eighty persons nave been killed within very short time
Without counting the Dead on the Altar at Cumpas and
other places ia that neehborhood
Governor Gandara Is making every exertion permitted
by the low state Of the public finances repcl the
my Iuis Tanori has ninety to guard the passes
through Which the Apachcs generally Don Angel
Galldo is at he head Of forty five 70 beat through
the Mazatlan aud Alamos Sicrras Other parties
poycd guard the passes Of Pacanora Soyops, and Sa
huarira Companies Of one hundred men each form
ing in Sonora valley, Mon'e2uma and Balispe.
at last the Indians about TO attack Noa
dc Vale near Guaymas.