New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-03
Late from, Now Mexico .
The 81. Louis Republican Of the 2osh ult.
contains tho following letter, dated indepen-

contains tho following letter, dated indepen-
dence, May 20;
The Santa ne mail arrived here today From
the official reports, you Will see ~ 1a oa.ss
re- papers, there were killed Of Lieut. pasia- '
sons command twenty two men and tWehty,eM9s i
wounded For this, as well as othef ueeus = /
theirs. Gen Garland, aided by the civil autnor-
ties, is determined to destroy, or in the !, IAN
ruage Of Kit Carson soiPe out this band q 1lca-
nilla Apaches Col. Cook has recovered some
DC the property lost by the United States troops
in their former battles, and at last accounts
was in close pursuit Of the retreating sayages,
The returning mail party were at one time
entirely in the power of q band Of the Cheyen-
mes. and if the conductor and his men had not
showed some bravery, their lives would have
paid the forfeit, and it would have been at
| tributed to some of the hostile tribes. Near
Cedar Spring, at noon time, the mules were
/ lust turned loose mot an Indian or any thing |
\ else in sight,) and they had commenced stalking
| them ont, when, as quick as thought, and be
fore the party could get to the stage for their
runs, their pistols they had,) the mules were /
swept off from before their eyes, and had not q |
gun been leye1ed at the Chiefs head, no doubt
they would never have been returned-thls act
they, then, were very hungry, and wanted all
the provisions etc.--ths was refused, until the
mules were brought back.
The Indians, even after this, were very inso-
lent, and would not suffer the party to move
until they pleased to let them go. taking OH the
brides as fast as the men put them on. Every
/ day discloses more and more of their treachery,
and unless punishment, even to the best OF them,
is soon administered, we shall hear OF more
trouble in every quarter. To small parties
going out or coming in protection must pc al,
forded, but not such protection as was furnished
the mail that went into Mexico month before
last-three or four men on jaded horses and
some footmen. The mail party coming in could
not get an escort; it was asked for, but none
could be had. q
From the Santa Fe Gazette, of the 10Th April,
we make these extracts:
THE FIGHT AT CIENEGUILLA.-The following
| ia the official account of the fight between the
u S. Dragons and the Apache Indians
| After the fight between Lieut.. Bell and Lobo's
: party, the Indians crossed the mountains, anu
showed themselves on the road between Taos ard
Santa Fe. On the evening of the 10Th uit.,
, Major Blake ordered Lieutenant Davidson,
e with sixty men, to make scout in search of the
0 enemy He left the cantonment the same even
J | ing The next morning, Lisut. D., with his
command came upon party of Apaches, sup
| posed to number near two hundred WARRIORS at
, the foot of the north slope of the mountains,
. and not far from the small Mexican village OF
/ Cieneguilla When the troops appeared in sight,
the Indians Immediately raised their war whoop,
Y and manifested disposition to make an attack
n The camp of the Apaches was situated upon a
g. mountain ridge and in position naturally
strong and difficult of access. Lieut.. DAVIDSON
d saw that an action could not be avoided ana
l. therefore made the necessary preparations Tor
| battle He dismounted his men, and with q
small guard to hold and protect them, placed
his horses a little ways in the rear with the
lie balance Of his command, not more than nifty
It, strong, he made an attack upon the camp OIL the
Indians The soldiers charged bravely up the
!, ridge and carried the position Of the Apaehes
=, 40 who were forced to retreat They rallied how
y, y, ever, Immediately, and attacked the troops a
. close quarters, with great desperation they
~ ~ were several times repulsed, and upon eact
~ occasion, seven in all, rallied again to tn
% charge, in every instance exhibiting the utmos
Is determination and bravery. The troops main
i tanned this unequal contest for nearly thre
- hours, when they were forced to give way AM
n retreat, which they succeeded IN DONG, am
W reached Taos the same afternoon, with thel
No wounded.
~ severe. The official report shows TWENTY-FIVE
80 killed on the field twenty three wounded, severa
- 80 | Of them badly, and upwards OF forty-hv
~ horses killed and lost in the action, W til
- Indians it is not known how many were KILLED
n but Lieut. Davidson judges they must at ieaf
- have lost fifty or sixty. On the arrival OF tn
~ troops at Taos, Major Blake Immediately starte
ny for the scene of action, to bring in the dea
: bodies and took with him twenty soldiers, q
~ he could mount, a few Mexicans and American
I ba and small party of Pueblo Indians. The
;no succeeded in recovering the bodies of tho'
IL killed. which they took to Taos, and had thei
no. inferred
~ Since the fight the Indians have retreated
,s q the west side Of Rio del Norte, and are no
holly pursued by Col Cooke with nearly tH
- hundred dragons and rihemen, and spy con
- pany of citizens and Pueblo Indians under cor
ND mand of Mr.. Jas, H. Quinn, of Taos ~
II, nh 1aad
49, mountains of the north and as the Indians
wv encountered with their women and children, al
II. are reported in low spirits, we think there
~ some chance of their being overtaken.
az Gen Garland has taken the most prompt a
~ vigorous means to bring the war to spec
-, and successful termination large number
soa troops, under the command of gallant and ext
Ia 10 reneed officers, have been ordered to the nor
and are now in rapid pursuit of the enemy
ut q BATTLE OF Aqua CALIENrE CREEK.-Ma.
+ if Nichols, Assistant Adjutant General, has XII
for ly placed in our hands the official report OF
Col Cooke, of his fight with the Apaches
, in Aqua Caliente Creek, Saturday, the 9Th IN
tici The report was brought in by dragon v
left the camp the same evening of the bat
and arrived in Sante Fe Wednesday, the |.
OIL inst
ther Lieut. Col. Cooke, with nearly two hund
To- men, had been following the trail OF the A.
ches for some days on the west side of the
clty del Norte, now and then obtaining informal
:. of them. From 0jo Galiente, where last he
Antl- from, he marched in northwest direction, VI
most the afternoon of the 9th inst, when he came
and sight of the enemy,s camp. It was almos
aker SURPRISE as he got very near them before he
>. discovered They had only time to send
their women and children and part of their b
enue gage, before the troops were down upon tn
II ne They Immediately took post in very str
and almost inaccessible mountain; but
re- troops brayely charged them, drove them II
it, and pursued them for about mile an
the half, fording difficult stream, passing owe
iFen- very broken country, and keeping up rum
fight. All the lodges and camp eqnipage
large quantity of provisions, and many OF
Mrs. horses of the enemy, fell into the hands of
l., of troops; and they also left behind number
/ few the arms and equipments lately captured at
man. enegulla, which were recovered by Col. Co
Six dead Indians were found on the field.
the troops one man was killed, and one ma
ed to the ID Artillery severely wounded. The
axe of the fight the troops marched through snow
over feet deep, and it was also showing some of
one time.
was was Major Carleton, with a reinforcement 10
i nrss Col Cooke about an hour after the battle,
ses will unite with him in the further pursuit Of