New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-03
NEW-MEXICO.
THE GREAT BATTLE WITH THE APACHES.


From The St. Loui. Republican, April p
IL mail rom the Nest arrived last night bringing Us
Santa lie papers of the lsh ard letters from
Burgwn near Taos TO the sst Of March to .renas IN ms
civ From these letters learn the following authentic
Gsrtcuars Of the desperate battle between tine command
of Lieut. Davidson and the Apache Indians Il" miles
On the night Of the Goth OF March, Lieut.. Davidson LEFT
Cautoumen Burgwn, in command of hiy-seven men, IN
rYrsuit &c the Apaches who supposed "a he shout
one hundred strong. Next morning about clock. no
cslne upon the Indians posted upon mountain ana isr
exceeding numbers wha; had been represented. ihey
Numbered az least two hundred. There was put one
alternative as thew raised the war-whoop upon me ap-
proach Of the command and the attack upon mem com
menced at once. ,,,.. H.,
son lost ,yyenfy-,wo men He'd and twenty-one wouned-
,wo.,rds o., he command being killed and wounded-Ae
was forced to retire, fighting his way over Two miles, a
with the dsadN anage Of having the wOuhdeu . cur va"
him Lieut. Davidson received an arrow wound not very
severe in hand to hand conflict Surgeon MagrHief was
also wounded slightly.
about mr. Of them killed and nothing but iher vat
SUI eroriiy in numbers gave them the triumph Every
thing was safe CauICnmcn' Burcwn, there oesng hty-
odd NJ en- here / was expected THAT the whole al the
Geuoal dsposablc force would he sent Out agans, the
Ar1;l,r letter. dated the 3lst. SAYS
The commenced firing upon u, every shot taking e.
fec. Gil upon DC lOrses men u Was sad -yht I'D
.ee 50 many men falling dead by my side We IN 50
Iad place that DE- Indians Ind great advantage Of ns,
sud Wien We retired hoy on all sides OF US had We
stopyed three minutes longer NJ" man would nave occn
III OuIfeG arc now N me huslltil y i'N'
whom ] met il Taos to-day old me H.. ne VS. n tic
rce o. aci.n yesterday aft -.Noon, amt c"unea SKY
deed Iaclan bodies
arre nrGbcr Of Mexcdns started last night TO bang IN
e Gcd bodies, and to attack Inc indans they couiu
From orr Santa Fe papers, we extract the following
new.
Et1tRx OF rsE ExFEnTIoS ~ SEAEcH OF NY TAN
IxDIAys.-Ihe expedition in search OF TIE tiah 'hdals
who stoc he pn.ual from Taos abou three weeks
ero le;Uncd after absence of eleven days, saturday,
the llh list. HEY followed chem ab9u' liV iMies' ou
failed etake hem They Travelled up ne Nair! ot
.he Del Nore uI they struck the Indian iral about ten
niles rlove tine mouth of the Innchares thence through
the sand Hill Pass 10 the head Of The Huerehe down
tie sane miles. and turned NJ tire norm FORK me INC
valley Of the Wet Mountains lHcy returned Oy me neat
Of HE Sonrre dc Cristo Pass and Fort Massachusetts,
They saw any indications OF lnlians AMI al one place
roce couuted more than hundred lodge maras lhoy
followed the ira until it Joined The main VILLAGE, wdch Is
row neamI cd fu.hor 20 the north III the Valcy OF 'e
Vale Salado and numbers, as Is supposed, near tnree
thousand warriors The detachment crossed the tran oi
Col Fremont, in his recent survey for railroad, anu
found large quantities Of snow suihcient 10 reh'ef inc
route inlrGcucabIe'
WtrcncnAFr ASp SoRcERY At N,uBE.-We learned
While IN he Rio ArIiba that hree o.r mon lad Oeen
killed in he Indian Pueblo OF NGmbe, Tor me crime
If w,,hcra The Catholic Priest at Canada States that
derutation Of Indians waited upon him, with written
charges acains; four Of TIE number then IN confinement
accused of having eaten up the little children Of the Nlage
He o,Gercd them be liberated there was no cause 20
l,o el, confined One Of the epu!p.ion apperred ss'
Sled and said he would not have anything To do
Will hc matter hut the others objected and seemed bent
ON having lien executed Two three days aferwar,
te rre injured of some one from the Pueblo what had
become of tie prisoners and told they had all been
put 10 death. We presume the matter will be Jadca!iy
INQUIRED into at The coming term of the Santa Fe Court
DEpPyD,TGoys by THE UTAH NDIsSs.-We received
news from Taos two three days ago, that the tinh
Indians had boon committing recent depedations IN that
section 81 the Territory On the goth ult party Of thein
made do scent upon the settlement of Cucbra and stole
about tlliy horses Information immediately gwen
To Mai Bake, commanding Canonmen Burgwin at laos,
who compeny of dragons in pursuit on the morn
ing Of the 2sth ut They accompanied by Kit Car
son the Indian Agent, and about twenty citizens ~ vol
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