Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-05
ons. The indians did not scalp any Of thc dead
Who we're lefi on the field.
ANOTHER FIGHT WITH THE APACllLS-
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ANOTHER FIGHT WITH THE APACllEs-
BATTLE OF Aqua CALlENTE GREEN.
Major Nichols Assistant Adjutant General
has kindly placed in our hands the official report
of Lieut. Colonel Cooke. Of his fight with tue
Apaeles nj Aqua Caliente creek, saturday, The
sth instant he report was brought on by a
draenon who left the camp the same evening oi
the battle. md arrived in Santa Fe on Nednes-
day. the 18th instant.
Lieut. Col. Cooke, with nearly 300 men, had
been following the trail of the Apaches for some
DAYS on the west side of the Rio del Norte'
now and then obtaining information of them =
From Oio Caliente. where last heard from, he
marched in Northwest direction, until the al,
ternoon of the 5th inst, when he came in sight OF
the enemy's emp. 1t was almost surprise, n
he got very near them before he was discovered.
They had only time to send off their women ana
children and part of their baggage before the
troops down upon them.
They Immediately took post in very strong
and almost inaccessible mountain positions; but
the troops brayely charged them, drove them from
it, and pursued them for about mile aud hail.
fording n difficult stream, passing over very
broken country, and keeping up II running fight
All the lodges and camp equipages, large guam
tity of provisions, and many of the horses OF the
enemy fell into the hands of the troops; and they
III
lnents lately captured at Cieneguilla, which were
recovered by Col. Cooke. Six dead Indians were
found On the field, but it is not known whether
they sustained any further loss. OF the troops
one man was kied-private Casey, company G..
1st Dragoons, and one man of the I'd Artillery,
severely wounded. The day of the fight the
troops marched through snow two feet deep, and
it was also showing some of the time.
LATER INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
An express from the seat of war arrived at head
quarters Thursday evening,wth news to the 18th
inst. Since the action the 9Th inst. Col.
Cooke and his command have been in active pur-
suit of the enemy, whom trey pressed so hard
they were obliged to separate into small parties
to save themselves. They led the troops over
the most inaccessible country in New Mexico,
with snow in some places three feet deep;and Kit
Carson, who is their guide, says it is the rough
est country he hos ever seen. The Indians have
suffered very much, and their bare foot prints
seen in the snow.
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER TO GEN. GARLAND AND
\ complimentary dinner to Gen. Garland and
staff came off AT the Fonda in this city, on the af
ternoon of the 18th inst. 1t was gotten up by
the American residents of Santa Fe and tender
ed to Gen. G. and his military family, as mark
- appreciation of their distinguished services in
the field The affair passed off in very credita-
BILE manner, and those who were present and par
took of the "good things of life" paid high com
pliment to the host, if we are allowed to judge
from the few fragments that remained Of the
fenst.