The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-03
BATTLES WITH THE INDIANS.
The following Geographic dispatches have been received
by the St Louis Republican,

py the Oh Louis hepubucan .
INDEPENDENCE, April "a
The Santa Fe mail arrived yesterday bringing inte-
gence Of fight the 9th Of March, between detachment
Of wentysix men, under command Of Lieutenant D. Bell
OF the second Dragons and party of Jicarla Apache In
dams, number unknown The loss of the United States
troops was two killed and four wounded The Indians
lost nine killed and twentyone wounded The celebrated
Apache chief Lobos, was among the killed
On the Sd March another fight took place twelve miles
from Loar between party of sixty Dragons commanded
by Lieutenant J. W. Davidson LIST dragons and party
OF nearly three hundred Jearia Apache and Utah In
dams The soldiers suffered severely, losing twentyonc
killed and eighteen wounded The Indian loss is unknown
but supposed to be very great Another report gives the
number of soldiers killed at forty strong force under
the command of Colonel Cook in pursuit of the In
dams.
Twenty United States soldiers deserted their post at
Fort Albuquerque the 9th ultmo taking forty of the
best horses and all the Colt pistols belonging to their
pany.
California emigrans leaving daily-all in good
health.
Mr. James Mligan, of the Fremont party, reached
Westport yesterday.
Governor Merweather passed here yesterday for Louis
Vile.
The Republican of the 27h ultimo has the following:
Our private dispatches furnish some additional facts in
regard TO the late sangunary engagements with the In
dams in New Mexico The troops under Lieutenant Dn-
wilson have fought with great desperation and il
has seldom happened that command completely
up IL be otherwise than that the Indians
tanned much greater loss
We nothing in the dispatches in relation TO Kit Car
He accompanied Lieut. Davidson this expedition
as guide, and was doubt, engaged in the fight Be
ing employed for this purpose and Knowing the country
well the Indians themselves he Of took good
not TO permit them TO entrap the command in peril
GUS position before they of it.
AT the close Of November last the Adutan General
ported the whole number Of troops in the 9th military d
vision, under tho command Of General Garland as COM
prising 81 companies, l,6ll But these troops
scattered all New Mexico and with very little
power Of ready concentration 10 make them avail
able The several companies were thus distributed;
Fort Massachusetts,, Utah country IS miles from Taos
trpor nd inf.
Mai g. II. A. Blake commanding.
Csntonment Burgwin, Taos company LIST dra-
goons; Second Lieut. r. Ransom. Lieut. Davidson last
Fort Union Moro rver-Captain N. G. Macrae; / com
pany I'd dragons, company I'd artillery, and
pauy Sd infantry.
Fort Marcy, Santa Eel company 3D. infantry Major W.
7. II. Brooks
Albuquerque, Albuquerque-lst dragon, Major Carrie
ton
Las Lunas rs miles below Albuquerque on Rio Grandc
company LIST dragons, Captain Sewell
Fort Conrad va1yerae -, company I'd Dragons com
Fort Fillmore Brazto, 40 miles above III Paso-l
pay LIST dragons companies Sd infantry; Major Backus
Fort Webster Copper Mines, Apache country--l COM
pany ls dragons, OF I'd dragons and OF Sd infantry
Major L. Steen.
Fort Defiance Navajo country 100 miles west Of AIbu-
hntry Major II. L. kendrck
Lieut. J. n. Ward. =
For all the purposes Of active pursuit of The Indians the
dragons the only efficient force in service in New Mex
iconot that the infantry artillery will not fight well
II they can get chance but they cannot with suf
Gent alacriv The Indians are all mounted good
horses and always keep out of the reach Of every other
OF the service the Dragons Congress will now
the necessity Of organizing regiment Of mounted rifle
men Dragons and of taking them from the West Mis-
souri, furnish Indian hunters enough II proper induce
ments held out to yonng and hardy Organ
i've regimp+ Of rhemen dragons In Missouri and
Iowa. and hey viii soon be ready TO take the field
Az INDIGNANT Jupos-In Montreal last Wednesday, the
of the British arms the superior being In
sion Mr. Berthclo addressed their honors and suggested