The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-03
Opex atious OF the Army Against the Indians
ln New Mexico.


Taos, NEW MEXICO, May 30, 1865.
take mp the pen inform you Of tie unprecedented
hostile Utah ana Apache Indians with their respective
commands For years, these land pirates have been
terror to the nasbtsnss Of this and
the noensive people, and this with almost
Now it il obaD,ed. It vas reserved for Col F. to put
stop 10 this state Of things to eruAh break and al
most sDDihJste these vretchss. Mach praise due to
the gallant also to the New Mexico Volunteers
omitted rh.t every facility to make successful cam,
psian was aoroed BY General .Ilsnd, commanding the
department TAXING into consideration the disadyan.
tsaes the troos lAborsd in having to march
several buDdrso miles in the ssverest weather, into
country almost pepetualy covered with snow almost
untrod'en ~ the white man. to meet hostile enemy on
their own .amp ground already prepored for their ad
vent compares, say favoraby WITH xpsditon Of
gether in thls Territory since It has been in the
possesson Of the United States; and 70 give you
ding Ius so ST. s0s vrsiu lett rors Issss,
sno Company U. A. Lat DRAGONS with ins.ructions
70 march through the sangre de Christie Pass Wet
Mountain Valley, no the Arkansas river and meet Col
FauDtlsrry at the Puncha Pass but he having struck
trail Of Apaches at The crossing Of the Husrfsno fol-
lowed it, ard on tne Path, came up vito the enemy
camp, with al ITS .qu page baggage, &c, Killed seven
lnd,aDs, captured s,a and wounded On the 73d
Of April COL Faupt)eroy left Fort Massachusetts, With
two com Des Of Volunteers, Co. second Artillery
and Co Fnst Dragons, and seeded 70 the head OF
The st. ious Valley. where the command struck large
train OF the Uhs ON the evening OF the 27th On the
morning OF the 2sth the command folio red trail
twenty four miles through the mountains the left Of
sent r-coB Dotre returned At O'Clock at aisht
At 10 O'Clock the command In the saddle and
up to the esemey. camp The mounted we're order
81 to dismount ana hitch their horses guard was ss
s :s :sa :S Il.
- the commspd approached the snemy's camp, their
dogs gave the alarm The enemy fired fey shots ~ way
Of opening ,he dre; this was returned with great ra
dty By the command. The camp taksn-the
enemy routed Forty Of the enemy Killed, nix cap
The command bad slightly and ons nortally
wounded. Ten mounted men were detailed to drive off
der, &c fourd their camp, csnssns 10 part Of
ak rifles four pistos, two saddles, Ave dve
ss, s' asIS., 10 d s,
bansets, trnletA head dreses body dresses several
shields and spears bead work. 20 bows and quivsrs WITH
sno~s 80 horses and II sheep wers taken, and aso
Tbi. 1eht ,oos place at on tn. Goth Of April
Dear The Arkansas river about twenty miles north Of
On the afternoon Of the 1st May tbs command came
Cbowatcb valley, csptured their camp Of six lodges
with en- its equpspe w.t. Twenty horses, thirty buf
fao rohss, ,eversl sislcs spears dragon sabre &C.
In the ming haht two OF the enemy killed. and
four wounded. The next morning parties sent out
into tie nouBtsins wno succeeded In killing two, and
Banco mace his appearance . ledge Of rosis, an.
noupcsd his pane, and said. in substance -" You
,s. am your friend Ny poe' ds not want
The command returned down the Del NOrte 70 Fort
Msn achuhets, the 9Th Of Nay in good health and
spirits
In this whole campaign but horse was lost This
as started out with saying, will favoraby compare
with all the csupaiens previously in this reritory To
asy that ali IT,. ofcers Old their duty would Be- HE
gliding fine aod To the United states troops too much
praise eaDpot be eiven, alec to the volunteers.
Lieut. COL ~. Vrsin starts again for Fort Massachu-
setts bers to be joined by Col Fauntleroy who de-
tain cd in Taos by court martial Of which he ID Prse
dent He will start In few days, and wil mo- doubt,
conclude the war by wipDg ont these human tends who
have heretofore been such scourye to this territory