The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-01


The JacariLa 6pGche -Risfory TIE True
Attack Of I,e,4t, mann BeN-Subsequent
Movements and stbsr Batfies-Ciose Of the
Campairn-7h~eats Of the Ufdhs-Hint to
The Cabinet
AS you invite corrcspondence from all parts
of the world and appear to receive IL from all
parts except here, / am induced to afford to
others the same eradication that I receive from
your universal Taper hy giving few items Of
news from this place
There is but one paper In this Territory at
present, most niaeiably edited, affording nei-
Their pleasure nor profit to It's subscribers The
cngrossing topic q conversation in this city, for
the Last month or two, has been the war with
the Jacarilla Apache {, 'ribe composed of about
one hundred fam e. and at most two hundred
warriors. They have, ever stree the conquest OF
New Mexico by Gen. NearDey, been great
source of aanoynDce % he authorities OF this
Territory having ro55e,' and plundered OF will
the inhabitants NOR ~ The only respite we
have had was uLacr ta~ liberal and energetic
administration Of Gov-rnnr Lane, who, uring
his government, ee'ebsned q portion Of this
rowing tribe in b pue0i" on farm near Abb
quin, which, on Lis removal, was abandoned by
his successor. ana they re urned to their wan
deripg and pluDariing habits. They have never
been allowed Any annni y, and only during
Gov. Lanes time, rec ,ted any presents. Dur
ing the present admin ration they have at
different timesc D rnted depredations for some
thing TO eat aud IA tr,- Instances taken horses.
In the mont Of March last they
tcie q number ii stocs from near Fort Union,
and VNre pursued by /. eutenant Bell, OF the
Dragons who oytFtgoa them, aud on demand.
ing the cattle, OF salts acion therefor lit being
reflsed), attacked and routed them, killing
number, amongst Whom was tlLo-Bo, their
chief. His loss, understand, was two killed
and three WOUNDED After this, the Apaches
collected, to the numnr Of about one hundred
and ten warriors, near Moro, town In the Vi
cinity of Fort Union. Here they were visited
by other officers Oi The army, and declared their
desire for peace. ihcy we're moving in the di-
rection of Picuries ana the western boundaries
of the settlements, AID Oh the Rio Pueblo
were visited by l. eu'enant Davidson with
about sixty dragons, and runOr here
says declared tb.y would not fight un-
der any circumstances. From thence the
Indians moved westward " the mountains be.
tween the villages of tue PicuIies and Sene-
guella, and about the centre OF tho settlement
Of Taos and the Rio Arriba counties. Here
they were about the last of March camped with
their families, thite 0. sneir CHIEFS having &C.
compsnied Major Blake to Fort Union, to have
an interview with Col. Cooke. the commander
of that post. On ,h ir return at Moro these
three chiefs, becoming alarmed fed in the
night to rejoin their people. few days be-
fore some two or three, that Major Thompson
WAS bringing in from the northern settlements,
had also fled. On thu 29th Of March Msjor
Blake, In command at Taos, despatched Lieut..
Davidson, LIST Dragons, to the camp Of the Apa-
ches last mentioned, where, after nights
march, he arrived about ten o'clock in the
morning with sixty rragoons, and after
u few words between the Indians and his ad-
yanced guard, who were on foot, the fight con-
menced- Lieutenant Davidson charged their
camp and took it, but tho Indians attacked the
guard that had been left in the rear with the
horses and tho lieutenant was compelled to go
To their assistance The Ivdian camp wrr 81
the cast side OF o large mountain, and the
horses had been left 1T the foot Of it, in the
centre Of three nigh hills The fight lasted
moro than an hour when the troops were CON-
PEELED to withdraw to rave the wounded, and
we're pursued about Two mhes Twenty-Five
soNieis were left dead on tho field, and twenty
ono wounded m ade good their retreat. not
third part escaping uDhurt-
Lieutenant Davidso. behaved most eallautly
10th in the fight and the retreat. The Indians
lose is not known, having removed their dead
the same day, and fed eastward. Twelve dra-
econ horses were found dead on the field, and
the Indians captured twenty-five as Wei AS the
arms OF the Killed They did not scalp any Of
The oead from which it is believed their loss
wss very severe. Immediately after the news
of this engagement reached Col. Cook, he took
The field, and marching to the valley Of Taos
with his forces, engaged the services of thirty
Mexicans and Pueblo Indians, under the COM
- - 4 nv,tn nj Tnng al crin
lie was also accompanied by Kit Carson, Indian
agent at that pl ,oe. The troop under his COM
mand consisted Of Dragons, under Lieu
tenants Sturges, Moore. Bell and johnson,
and company Of foot under Captain
Sykes. On his staff were DIR. Byrne, as
surgeon, and Lieutenant Maxwell, as adjutant.
On the 6th, Colonel Cook discovered the In.
dams ON the Rio Ojo Calieutes They were
prepared to receive him, and fought some mi
autes with the spy company, but, on the arri-
vnl Of the main body, fled in great confusion.
There were at this camp seventy seven lodges
about $50 warriors. Colonel Cooke lost one
man killed and one wounded. Enemy's loss
not known, but thirteen horses and all their
camp equipage LETT on the field.
From this until the 2zd of April Col. Cooke
pursued the Indian. incessantly passing south
10 the Cbama Mountains thence turning north
again, following the trail 10 the Savoga river.
where he was caught in very severe snow
storm. The snow being some fourteen inches
deep, it was impossible to follow the trail, and
the horses beng broken down. there being
no forage, he came into the settlements
10 refit. On the lst Of May, Colonel
Cook ordered Major Brooks, with his own COM
pany ofinfantry Lieutenant Ransom's company
Outrageous, Captains Quinn and valcdcz's com
psnies of spies, TO proc cd to follow the trail Of
The Indians, who, ut the last accounts, were
moving north, In The Los Tusos valley. Major
Breoks discovered the trail, and followed it
until the 10th Of May. when, beng short of pro-
visions. he marched 10 Taos to reit. On the
sd OF May, Major Carlton, with parts of two
companies Of dragons. under Licutenants Da-
WILSON, Moore ana Jornscn, and Captain Quinn's
company Of spies, were ordered TO pursue
the came Indians. if possible On the
10Th Of May, Major Carlton discovered