The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-12
News from the RcpubIic or Sonora.

News from the Republic OF sonora
ADDRESS or PRESIDENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE
cAMP-ARRIvAL OF FIFTY OF THE ExPEDITIoSIsTs
MARCH TO soNoRA-wANr0F sUPPLIEs-ExPLo-
RATION OF ROAD TO soNoRA-INTEREsTINd PAR
TIcULARs.
The Golden Gate, Capt Isham arrived yesterday morn
ing fifty three hours from San Diego She steamed up
using however only her arboard wheel She looks in
fine condition ever and leaks but very little She w
soon be placed again the Panama route The steamer
Thomas Hunt Capt Samson sixty hours from San Diego,
these arrivals have the San Diego Herald Of Jan 28th,
containing later and interesting from the fbuster
camp On the of their march to Sonora the army APP
pears to have been in partial state Of mutiny Below
publish the last proclamation of President Walker
ADDRESS TO THE ARMY.
SOLDIERS OF SoNoRA-You are about to undertake
in order defend helpless people from the attacks of
mercess savagcs. For years the population Of Sonora
has been the Of the Apache Indians Their property
have been massacred consigned to captivity worse
than death by the torturng fire Of ruthless foe The
of Sonora have been forced to their wives and
daughters ravshed babes at the breast have been
torn from their mothers and murdered before the eyes OF
captive parents All these outrages at which the cvii
xaon Of the whole continent bushes have been permit
ted by the which pretends control the
pie Of Sonora Mexico has stood by, andhe silence and
inactivity have encouraged the Apache that he now
threatens ride into Guaymas and render the whole
country from mountain to sea, subject to his savage will
and tributary to his bestial desires
You, soldiers caledpp to wrest the country
from the rule Of the Apache and make 1T the abode OF
order and civilization II is possible that in your chival
efforts you may by opposed by the Mexican govern
of your your and strengthen your souls
When you strike at Mexican foe, remember that you
strike at auxiliary of the Apacheat an accessory to
the murder of innocent children and the rape OF help
less Fill your minds with these ideas, and VIC
causc failure is impossible, and triumph cartain The
God of battles is with you, and you will be strong ana
prevail against host Of enemies WIN WALkEK,
The following letter from Fort McKibben gives one &C
count of the departure from the army headquarters OF
number of the late soldiers of the army forty Of
Our San Diego correspondence and account furnished
by of those who left give the other side Of the story
NOTICE TO THE CITIZENS OF SAN DIEGO.
FoRT MCKIBBEN Ensenada, L. CAL,
BY this time you have doubtless heard Of emeute
which took place in camp yesterday which resulted
mand and the infection Of their deecabe company upon
your citizens.
fellows for several days past, until being fully satisfied
that they would be contented to stand the guards
and other incidents of soldering he called the battalion
together yesterday, and addressed them plainly and
eloquently, declaring his determination to have none
but soldiers in his command and concluded by exacng
promise from the ''men of the forces to put end
to the unsoderke practice of growing whenever called
upon to face the music" He then ordered every man
who would not pledge himself to the expedition leave
lines after giving them time to prepare for their
| journey. 1t deemed necessary that these men
should leave certain firearms, some of which belonged
to the government and few others to individuals but
the order resisted, and they attempted to get of
with arms and munitions which they could not possibly
have needed.
party of ten men was sent after them, and after
insoence their part and one bloody head, (su
perinduced by dubbed rifle in the hands of one of
mem We the and let them their way
They started in such haste to have forgotten to
take provisions, and when followed and compelled by our
small detachment TO give up their arms they were dis
tncly told by Col Walker that they could have ratons
sufficient to take them to San Diego If they would send
committee of their back to camp for them; but
they declined doing this and generally very poor
hands any department Of either soldering enduring
hardship, the presumption is that by the time they
reached San Diego they were usedup, hard looking
party and will be in fine humor to complain Of the
treatment they met with here But rest assured
and little watching" will prove it amply, that these
fellows are of no use either in the field at home.
The remainder of this battalion have sworn that they
! will take and keep Sonora or die.
We looking for two vessels supposed to be not fat
from Ensenada bay but the day has been misty, and
such heavy ogs hover along the coart to render i'm
possible that any sail will be during to-day The
rainy or winter has been extremely mild; and
man who would grumbe at this weather would do any
thing Major Fred. Emory arrived about three days ag
from q reconnaissance and Typographical survey, ii
which he went to the Gila and towards the country
the Yumas He brought specimens of minerals with hin
which said by the knowing ones to indicate tina
there will be " mining" done shortly in these hills.