Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-08
From the ST. Louis Democrat.
FROM SANTA EE.


We received yesterday a file Of Santa Fe pa.
pers with dates to the 9th ult. We extract
the following items:
News from Antonchico-No HostiIitics
with the Camanches.
Major Brooks reached Santa Fe with his
company a week ago, having only marched as
far as Tecolote. 1t appears that the Indians
had taken some corn, and killed a COW belong.
ing to Mr.. Hatch, one belonging to another
person, when they went away. We have heard
nothing further since.
Appointment of Aid-de-Camp.
1t affords as pleasure to announce that Brevt.
Brigadier General John Garland, military com.
mander of this department, has appointed
Lieutenant Craig, third infantry, his abide.
camp. Lieut.. G. is a graduate of the class of
1858, and has served Que year in New Mexico,
much Of the time in the most arduous service
to be found in the military life. During the
campaign Of six months among the Rocky
Mountains, against the Utah and Jacarilla
Apache Indians, he was adj utaut of the mount
ed battalion of New Mexican volunteers, and
discharged his duty in such a manner as 10 re-
ceive the communication Of his superior officers.
He will make a good general staff officer, and
we congratulate him upon his appointment.
Escape Of Four C~aptives from the Ca
manche Indians.
-Four Mexican boys we're brought into Santa
Fe last Wednesday by a small escort of dra
goons, having succeeded in making their es.
cape from the Camanche Indians, a short time
since. Their names are Luis Martinez, Feliz
Bonciago, Teodoro Garcia, and Jenaro Salgado,
the two former being about seventeen, and the
latter about twelve years of age. Two Of them,
Martinez and Bonciago, were captured FIVE
years, and the other two about two years ago
and they were taken from the Mexican States
of Chihuahua, Durango, and Coahuila. The
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs will send
them to FL Paso, 10 be delivered TO the Mexi.
can authorities at that place, IN accordance
with the treaty Of Guadalupe de Hidalgo (;
General Garland furnishing them with trans
portation and rations.
Departure OF Governor Meriycthe for
the United states.
His Excellency Governor Meriwether, &C
companied by his son o. r.. M~eriwether, left
Santa Fe, for the States, on Monday morning
the lst inst. He goes in on leave Of absence,
and will return to the Territory some time next
spring. Az his request, General Garland fur
nished him an escort Of dragons, under the
command Of Captain Ewell. The reason for
having an escort was, that he desired 10 have
q talk with the Camanche Indians, ii be should
meet them on the way, and the presence Of a
small military force seemed necessary. The
same escort conveys to Fort Leavenworth three
soldiers Of Major Blake's company, who we're
tried by court martial for mutiny, and sen.
fenced TO be shot, but the sentence was com.
muted by the President to three years hard
labor on the works at that post.
Indians on the Plains TroubIesome.
We learn that rs the train Of Messrs. Major
and Russell was coming across the plains, en-
route to Fort Union, il was met by several
hundred Camanche Indians, near McNese's
creek. As is customary with them, they de.
manded black mail, which the majordomo re-
fused, when they stopped the train, held the
majordomo, whipped him, and helped them
selves 10 whatever they wanted. Afterwards
the train was allowed TO proceed, and reached
It's place Of destination in safety.
Government should take some steps to pre-.
vent these outrages upon our merchants, and
other trains that annually traverse the great
plains, as there is hardly one that is not obliged
to comply with the demands Of the Indians,
who, at times, are exceedingly impudenL. Ii
always renders travelling unsafe, and after a
while will lead 10 open hostilities between the
whites and the indians. The Indians of our
Territory, at present, are remarkably quiet,
and we have not heard OF a single depreciation
since the Council at Abiquiu, the 10th Of Sep
TENDER last. We thiak there is an evident dis.
position among them to emain at peace and
if the Senate should r~atilydhe treaties lately
made with the respective tribes, we feel sure it
will put an end TO hostilities, and establish per-
manent peaceable relations.
ses-The old family mansion at Belmont,
King George county, Virginia, the residence
Of Mr.. Gibbon Fitzbugh, accidentally caught