Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-03

MILITARY AFrArRs IN NEw MExIco.-Col. Founteroy,
Lieut. Magruder aud DR. Irwin arrived in this city on 18th
inst.
Colonies Miles and Chandler Maj Carlton Captain Cap.
tain Maciea and Lieut. McCook OH the 10th inst.
Maj Smith, Paymaster, left here ON the 2Sd inst for
Albuquerque and Fort Defiance, make payment the
troops at those points
Col Chandler returned to Fort Craig from the e1pedi.
ton to the Ga Apache country, the I'd inst
Ii will be recOllected by readers that the Colonel
lrii Fort Craig on tue 4th Of March upon this e1pedi
lie had With him company l. third infantry forty men,
rank aud file under tie immediate command of Lieut. Da-
Wis third infantry and detachment OF forty Of com
pany D. hr Dragons commanded by Lieut. Carr OF that
regiment The command proceeded via Sceoro, aud the
Canon dc Ia Culcbra to the point where trail from Acoma
the ella Joins the one which he was pursuing Finding
at that point that tie column under Mai shepherd had
passed going South, few hours previous his arrival
the Colonel moved down the Western slope of the Sierra
MOgOluu, aud effected junction with Mai Shepherd on
the l4th March.
Near the head OF the Ga the trail OF large number OF
scep which had been recently stolen and driven in that
direction by the Indians discovered.
The command from Fort Thorn under Lts. Steam and
Fender With Doctor Stock Indian Agent on the
18th March, NJ the point previously determined upon by
Col Chandler, and thus the three columns united in
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The Colonel found the trail had turned Westwardly
which he followed and binding it becoming fresher sevc
ted thirty OF the best mounted under Lcuts. Moore
aud Randall Who were despatched with orders pursue
The Indians the remainder vi the troops moving forward
rapidly possible. The advance party so1n came up
With the Indians, forty fifty warTiors who we're
eneamped at the mout OF Canon in the vicinity Of tue
Sierra Almagre An attempt made oil the re-.
treat through the Canon the mountains but the
observing what nt. ndrd frustrated the EN-, mt
aud an action ensued ia Which the Dragons glauIly led
10y leus Moore aud Randall ia few moments defeated
and utterly routed the band e fugitives running tc
mountains where they pursued Toy the nfatrs and
some ieS Ineffective shots exchanged long range. The
fruit OF this action the capture t~eye mules clever
horses. aud about three hundred sheep.
The provisions aud baggage of Indians with ab Out
fifteen lodges, we're destroyed The loss the part o
the Indians IN battle killed aud three wounded
who afterwards died OF their wounds
The Nnhres Apachrs subsequently reported that 9th
ers were missing whether killed not, not ascer-
| tanned.
Col Chambers casualties two wounded -pryat
Allen, company and private Fox OF company D. frs
dragons.
by the arrival of Col Miles, third infantry, from For
Fillmore, We learn that u small b nd Of Mrscaero Apa
ehes some six or seven in number, headed by a warto
named Show ono have lately committed several depre
datiOus below the Tornado They first took from Mr Ca
pulard some eighteen twenty mulo and killed Mexca
Who from Carasal in Mexico he travelling on th
road from Fillmore TO II Paso The same party ais
robbed six mnlc from another Mexican Cotton Wood
The Indians IN every followed by the troop, frur
thirty forty miles ia advance before the troops ser
| notified Of the robbery.
We learn also from san Miguel county that a party {
Indians supposed TO be Jicarias, short time since tie
Mexican to tree and burned him 10 death