New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-02
NEW-MEXICO.
THE INDIAN WAR.
From The ST. Louis Republican. yuly

Eyos. The S. Louis Republican July ..
We hay be permitted look at letter frem Albu
suergue " NJ dated the 23d June, which gives somo
PARTICULARS OF affairs with the Indians IN our new territory
1bs writer says Perhaps you may have seen that the
Jaearlla Apaches have siace the middle OF
March. Major Carleton has had a very sharp campaign
Will them finally after following their rai! for many
along day lie succeeded in surprising them III perfect
orets oil a camp Fischer Peakthe tallest pinnacle
Of The whole Ration Mountain range. The surprise was
10 great the attack sudden that the Indians
stricken; ana Win elnt snow cl resistance
-ibe firing OF a few shots upon their sde-they He'd,
leaving everything behind them except whet they could
D foot crooks and through tangled 6reshwood with
Their camp consisted OF fortyiOur families IN twenty-five
double lodges. From The pools ana tracks OF blood 1t -
Believed great many were killed and wounded. One
chief, who Is supposed TO be flecnehaysia striped
Arrow went under, 10 Kit Carsons expression,
With two balls through his breast. Pueblo chlei-in
the selvice OF the United Saiesdashed forward, and,
uassinp Lis knife around the fallen man head, put
loot Oh his neck and with both hands cutcbed in the hair
r,Dcb.d By force the scalp asunser even before
the sufferer had expredfor he screamed az 1t was done,
and stl breathing when his terrible antagonist swung
sofi the bioooy eekng trophy, and yelled war whoop
that sounded like the b.ast OF d trumpet.
The Indians succeeded IN getting away one horse and one
mule only The troops captured thirty -egh horses, and
all The camp horse equipage, the dried meat, dressed
kin.-in short everything, down to powder and ball,
Which an IuGan POSSESSES A thoroughly destitute
people than the Apaches cannot now be found IN the
world.
Maj. Carleton followed the Indians many long day,
tracking them day by day the highest ranges OF the
Rocky Mountains, through SHOWS, over rivers through
deer wooos until they caught. The trail three
weeks old when first found the and weeds OF
,r,rp had grown upon the track, and heavy rains had
Allen. But still they kept on successfully.
1Lis pursuit will have great moral enort On these In
disrs aud ell the surrounding tribes as yon VII reaei
y perc.iye Leuts. Davidson, johnson and Moore ISL
Dragons shaI ca all the tolls of tins expedition Us dd
Capt. Quinn, with company OF spies. r.uo.
For other particulars OF occurrences IN Ne"MeA
leo we refer the following extracts when we MAKE
from The Independence D'SPdtch
LATEST NEWS FROM NEw.MEXco.-After the United
States troops left the west side OF the k,o GIande inc
Jacaas again made their appearance IN the settienens
and have stolen large number oil cattle ana roooeu @
herders of their clothing and ammunition. Oh he Ni,
Of May small party OF Apaches were surprised near III
Ro and eng bt their number captured One OF tner
men is the brother OF chief Chacon the murderer OF Mrs
White aud who commanded at the massacre OF INC au
party and La CeneguIa another wa raI'aiei, Duo Que
,on OF jose Antonio who COMMANDED at the hBh vi "o
O,o with Captain Chapman. short time aer tnIs un-
other party OF Apaches III number was captured near
la Senetta Chama chef of the tribe was one OF inc
number They have been delivereu up 10 ne CON
naudnc officer at Taos They exhibit the most NhIc
five hostility against the United States, and declare that
they will continue the long MS they eAls' ne ocl
nae Goyernor has ordered out 400 OF the militia VINO nave
rRen the field under Biieadier-General Chayes.
On the 10th of May Lieut. Macs surroundeda camp Js
saYas near Vale LOvatO who surrendered AZ uscreuo
Ihey were forty i'll number. tight occurred oet"'e"
he United States troops under Major Carlton ana
durs in the Ration Mountains and tho ial9.r Nels dl
eated found dead on the held, ana S9oo eS
OF blood the rocks. Thrtyelght horses anu 80
deal Of plupder i. into the hands of the troops Fe'
Atkinson has been tabshed on the Arkansas hVe'
~ The Secretary of War has ordered TIVE companies 10
be- established there. We notice the death OF hchara
Bray native OF Indiana, who died III Fl faso on 'n'
10Th of May. 80
Fnos Fosr UvioS.-We gather the following items
aou Lieut. Ransom who arrived with the santa re MAJ
an The 9a,b inst ON the 3Oth of June skroisn between
hell s. troops and the Apaoha Indians 'Jsearn"s ,ook
NJ. on The Moro River about forty miles from Fort
pmon. Capt, sykes and Lieut.. Maxwell IN command OF
sme ft, dfacoons overlook the Indians on the 'oth IN
e. cs,on ON seeing the troops, the Indians attempted
,; Capt Sykes followed the man 'res ; Sna r
PATCHED Lieut.. Maxwell with twenty men 10 .n nI
h. Indians on the right The Lieutenant gust Sn asoe
sv the edge of steep mesa, ana with ou Ti,u
Mir .rs fred upon 10y ten OF twelve ihdi".s, ne,
vii, The Two soldiers fought with the Indians unfi heI
ryovers discharged and then drew ,eI , "a
IN N, sct Of using his Lieut. Maxwell was killed. Ger re-
ayipe four wounds Al the moment OF his Dean TWO
al or so,r. rose the mesa and shot the two ns,shs "uo
hsd rnted ON It. NJ 10 scalp him. Both the SOLDIER VINO
rose N, mesa with the Lieutenant were w9Gnoeo n
msLress Of the country prevented Lieut. ID men ron
mp by his side Three of the Indians were lel o' VIC
Aid and fom the evidences left by then tnee OF io
aSxe must have been killed. Capt sykes captured ~ey
ocd hores and mules; after the skrnlsh OF IL ",
= l,rsbe and Unknown canons when Captain = 20
tQrped TO Fort L Mon on the I'd Of July.