The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-02
rnE INDIAN WAR IN NEW MEXICO.

| The ST. Louis Republesn has advices from SAINT
Fe 10 April 18th u appears from The Official re poI
Of the recent battle of Lieut. Dasidson's com,nsnt
with the Jicarlla Indians, that he had " men knee
| and g wounded. IS follows:
Troop-Privstss klea-Brieswoodl., , senm'h ~
| Dould. Total of r troop killed, g.
| Troop-killed-Firs Sergeant HolbIook, Ser
| kef Dale, Dnscola 0ibbins, Humheft, Null, Pease
RennIe, Rotteer, Ryan. Total Troop killed In ac
i Troon-W acknowledgement Davis. slightly; pr
Yates Fell Flood Maboney, severely; Winter, eht
ly; Buck, severely bruised Bowles, slightly. Total
ITsocprW Wounded Lieut. John w. Davidson. Is,
Dragons, slightly: CorPorais Dempsey snd Byrnes
everelyi susier McGra,h s.aEh5,y prvstes bait'el
Dowd Juukins. slightly; F. Miller j Miller severely
s. someNIe, Weldon, sshty; sullivan, severely.
Total of ! Troop wounded Is
Assistant Surgeon d. L. Magruder, u s. Army,
The Apaches fought with bravery almost uupre.
cedented, and We ate well convinced that nothing but
the stubborn Salor of Lieut.. Davidson and his men
saved The command from entire destruction. The
tSo"ps nan 2reatly the dsadvantage The Indians &C.
lected their own position, on rugged mountain
rdge, and the dragons had to charge up slope
% reach them. The Indians numbered 2c0 warriors,
snn y ls supposed about 90 were killed.
Gen Garland aided by the civil authorities, is de.
t9rmined TO destroy, or in the language of Kit Car
SOP ripe out this band of Jcarilla Apaches Acting
Governor MeFservy has issued his proclamation,
threatening those who aid assist these Indians
with nll the Punishment he is authorised to inlict
t 10y the tneed States troops in their former bat
ties, aud at last accounts was with 200 dragons and
rHcmeu, and 6 spy company Of citizens and Pueblo
Indians in close pursuit OF the retresting savages
train often wagons loaded with 5000 bills. of
provision foT the L. S. troops had arrived at Santa
iTain -GurqUerQGe en- r%ute iur the of war.
In the subsequent engagement of Lit Col. Cookies
command, some go, vi h lbs Apaches private Ca
10Y, commanding G, First Dragons, wss killed and
another wounded. Five Indians Were killed, aud the
rest took AFht, leaving behind ammunition, provis-
ions. horses, &c.
Mai. Carleton, with a reinforcement, Joined Col
Cooke, about hcur after the battle and will uu lite
with him in the further pursuit OF the enemy The
latest from Gel. c. is that he he'd pressed the
Ind so hard they Obliged 10 separate into
SMALL parties themselves. They led tn troops
over the most inaccessible country in New Mexico
with snow in some secs three feet ceep: Kit
tafFon, who Is their guide. it is the rCughes
country he has ever The Indians have suffered
very much, aud thei- bare foot prints seen III
| th- snow.
| Lieut. Davidson was wounded in the shoulder by
en- arrow, and DR.. AacTudeF vino is from Cumberland
| Nd was wounded la the hand and heel: theil
wounds are rot considered DANGEROUS. The Indian.
did not scelp any Of the dead left on the
| field.
| A comp imeDtarY dinner had been given by tbs
Americans IA SaaIs Fe, 70 Gen. Garland and staff.