New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-31
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y MONTH LATER INTELLIGENCE
Fty.G DETAILS OF THE DIFFERENT
BATTLES WITH THE INDIANS.
military OPERATIONS OF GENERAL GARLAND


From TIE St. Lou.. Republican. HsyH
JSDTPrSDENcE Saturday, Nay 20, i-'4
The Santa Re mail arrived here to-day as 'ies!aP,
Ga Won bringing little additional from the 'orieF
month other than some details OF the ind'- pa,''
From the official reports, es You VIII see 10 lc ' I
pauers there were killed Of Lieut. Dan idson c'l'
,,,o ocu and wenty-seven wounded. For tins, as
vel a. other deeds OF their, General Jafahl' ari' y
the civil authorities, is determined 10 ossr9;' ~ ~ e
LANGUAGE Of Kit Carson Vp~ 0N tiIs oo'iu VI ooliHl1
srs(bcs Acting Gov Nesservy had issued his procama-
~, threatening those who aid or assist these Indians w!'h
oil Tho punishment be Is authorized 10 inlet toi locke
T. ,cfryDr,d so,ne Of the property lost by the United
states foo1s in their former battles and at lat accounts
was in close pursuit of the retreang sayagos iauHre
here win prove disastrous to the Americans and Mexcans
throughout ewMeXicO, well a. those who cross the
rlsus 70 Orr gon and California In fact, the enlrans
lave been threatened already and before the -
over may hear Of many depredaon-, II not loss OF
life. The returning mail party were at one time enurey
in the rover of band Of the Cheyenne and II the con-
ductor and his had not showed some bravery thcir
lives would have paid the forfeit and II would have been
attributed TO some of the hostile tribes Near Cedar
Sprng al noon time the mules inst turned loose.
mot Indian hing Else IN sight and they hal com
mcncod stalking out whon az quick as Thought ani be-
fore The Iary could get the stage Tor ,hcr guns hr
PISTOLS iLcy had hc mules were swept of from before
their oycs and had gun been lcvood at the chef
head 10 doubt they would never have been re-
i- urged hinto cry out tina; he was friend
they llcn very hungry ara wanted All IN provisions
Ac-ths was refused until The mules btough ba *.
The udias after this very lnscient and would
no sn, TIC Marty t move until thev pleased Ia let them
20 taking of the brides fast the pat the
Ever dav c,ses more and more Of their treschery and
unless punishment 20 The bret OF them j. soon al
mistcred she'll hear oi more trouble ~ every quar-
ter II small parties going ont or comng IN protection
must he eordcd but not such protection was furnished
tho mail that went into Mexico month before last-ree or
four faded horses and some iO0;Inen Inc mai
party coming in combine" get escort Il askd for
but could not be had. would trouble you with his
statement of facts only chat th partial disclosure OF iha.
which every week two may eventually be- The
Incans of doing good those who compelled By
necessity otherwise To oross the plains west al ~ They
must learn take of themselves by traveliH- ia
poatcr numbers or cse expect 10 be cut down without
moments Warrington Government docs not or cannot
render hcm any aud. Yours, &c, in haste
From The So4to Io Go:oftc OF the 18th April We mike
these extracts
TIE EGFT T cIfEEST4IA r BFrNE Fl Tc5 55E cA
Through the kindness OF Gen. Garland and Asst AdJi.
Gen. Ni,bos have been permitted TO read the oifclal
rerort Of the fight AZ Cionegua, between the Apache> aud
the nted States Dragons; ana we now nave t5 pleas
ure TO place Of the before readers.
After the fight between Lieut.. Bel and Lo1o party The
Indians crossed the mountains and showed themselves
the road between Taos and Santa II. On the evening OF
the .Oih alt. Major Blake, commanding at Cantonmeni
Hurayyne ordered Lieut.. .no. ". Davidson with %
of companies F. and H. first regiment of United states
Dragons, mako scout IA search "i the enemy ii
left the environment the evening and was acconpa-
MED by Asst. Surgeon ID. l.. NagTuder The next morning
Lieut.. d., with ms command came upon party Of Apn
cheS supposed to number 200 warriors at the foot OF
the north slope OF the mountains and not ar from the
Email Mexican vilsSc OF CenesuiIa Wren the troops
appeared in sight the Indians Immediately raised Their
warwhcop ana manifested disposition 10 make an attack
The camp OF Tie Aa'hes was tituotcl upon mountain
ridge, and position naturally strong anu dii1uii OF
access Lieut. DaN idson that an action could not be
avoided and therefore made the necessary preparations
for battle He dsmounted his men, and with a small
guard protect and hold thJtn placed his horses little
ways in tie rear With The balance Of his command NOT
moe than fifty strong, he made attack upon the camp
of the Indians. The soldiers charged bragoly up the
ridge and carried the position of the Apaches, who were
forced 10 retreat They rallied, however, almost muse
iacly and attacked the troops at close quarter with
upon each occason--sevcn in nunlber-raiied again to
Tie charge in every instance exhibiting the deter
miraiion and bravery The troops maintained this uI
equal contest for nearly three hour, when they were
forced 70 give way ard retreat which they succeeded in
doing and reached Taos the same afternoon, with their
wounded.
Tie loss on the part of the troops very The
official report shows twenty-five killed upon the field
twonty-,hroe wounded several of them badly and up
ward of fortvfve horses Killed and lost in the action OF
the Indians. il IS not known how many were killed but
Lieut. Davidson judges they must have lost AZ least nifty
sixty. On the arrival Of the troops a; Taos. Mayor
Blake Immediately started the q action. 20 bring
in The dead bodies and took with him twenty soldiers eli
he could mount few Mexicans and Americans and a
small party of Pueblo Indians. They succeeded IN reco
vornc the bodies Of those killed which they took to laos
and had them inferred.
This is one the severe; battles ha; took place
between American troops and the Indians, anf our loss
much greater in proportion to the numbers engaged Inc
Apacits fought with bravery almost unprecedented, and
We are well conynccd that nothing bur the stubborn vaior
OF Lieutenant Davidson and his men saved The command
from entire destruction. The troops had greatly the disat-
vantage. Inc inGihns sNitttu Ivei'iph "h a
rugged mountain ridge, and the Dragons had - charge w
steep slope 10 reach them The latter eccumberei
with their horses which required nearly fourth part
of the command To- take OF and the valley IN which
the troops the time they commenced tho attack l.
filed with large TO render the veineni OF
horses almost possible. We are sorry learn that
Lieutenant Davidson and DR. Ma-ruder were both slightly
wounded.
since the fight at Cene Julia the ludans have retreat
I'D o Ia, west side of RIO dcl Nore. ami now hOty
rursuod hy Col Cooke with nearly two hundred Dragons
and spy company Of citizens and Pueblo Indians, under
the command of Mr.. Jas Quinn, of aoe The troops are
OH their trail which leads among the mountains 20 The
north aud a. the lndns encountered IN Their wo-
men and children ana reported IL low spu@e "e think
tlere :, some chance of their being overtGkem.
General Garlcnd has taken the most prompt and Vgor-
ON, means to bring the speedy and ssiul ter
uiiaiiou. large number Vi troops under it c'nnthi
of gallant and experienced officers have been ordered ~
tic nor,h ard n rapid pursuit 81 ihe enemy We
cannot concrdo this article without sgniyag our apPro
baton of the gallant conduct Of Lieutenant Davidson nn
DR. Magruder auG 10 whose bravery and good conduct i
Justly attributed the safe retreat 90 tie Survivors OF the
command Ii brCNtis we've t'tS e~ac we! were upon
this occasion
list oy IRE kILLFp AID wOtNDED.
, TRoor-Prircs kHicf-Brcsvvod. : mont. b,w9ich
hutle, M,oheu Higgins, NeDc1-t Io1. % I''eI
Txcor- klo-Yirst ssrsesl. Hetook ssss'; Kea' saTs
Sltn gfc;a- Bradley Bssnkcs. Dale IsS Si1'i4s n
b,r Nrl Pe.se Rclaie Rose' Ryan IoA 4io' A"71 '-
Flsoor- i,t9el-C -gosal Dsyi. ,sh e.. o.l,d Pr'a.-'
sf,.,i uo~ 'e, ,isfiy. T,.sl Of Troop wounded. =
! TioualS-L,ut John W. Davidson 1T Dssso'.'
MG,sb .bi,. Pystc. Bsr., H. Br,n..r severely, C--s'
v,ev bruised; curtis nowd. Jankus. shsh-y; Mule J.
miller severely >ouctNll~ ec-n sssty >uv-n severely
Ic,ei ~ ! Tr.ol wounded Is
A-si.snt surgeon l. Aa-r-dcr. L :. a si-l,'y. $50.
EtcarTVi ,lioNl al Killed Il ac-yr. - tota wounded
to.tl killed and wounded -