New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-01
NEW-MEXICO.
We have dates from Santa Fe to March %.

We have dates from Santa Fe to March %
The Court of Inquiry in the case Of Captain David
son, First Dragcons has adjourned. After patient
nve stigaon of the accusations against him. the Court
found cause of censure whatever, nor were any vi
the accusations sustained
Colonel Miles writes under date of the 18th inst,
that the Mescaleros are quiet and peaeeaose:
On the 2sth of last month, Marco and brother OF
Cuentas Azules late chief with ten others, sent ost
from Penasco BY Puma their principal chief, made a
friendly visit to Fort Stanton. These are the frst
Indians that have ever visited that post they profess
desire TO be terms of friendship, and said that on
their return, Puma, with a large party, would yslt
that post. ,
They were informed that they would always be
kindly received SO long as their coIsiuct was sood.
The varrors were all well armed with rifles an the
3d inst Baranauto, with other, came 10 Fort
Stanton from their csmp at Oo del Perro. near Dog
Canon also on frieadly visit. lheee Indians are all
Mesesleros and all os them received rations. They
represented themselves as very poor and hungry -.
OBs of their chiefs supposed 10 be " chino Buen0,
was destroyed two months since By three bears
he was sn foot and unaole to make hs escape
great deal of snow has fallen n the White Mountain
region during the W inter.
Coon.l Bonneville, Majors Carlton and Gricr, Capt
Davidson. Lieut.. Williams and Lieut.. Merer left on
the o6th f,w their respective stations.
Haior Kendlick left Fort Defiance on the lNt inst,
to tArn over Indian goods which he had engaged
to dsiiver in persOn to tie Moquis Heavy SHOWS
have also fallen in the N1ya 10 Country during the
Winter The Gronnd was covered with snow rom
the lah of November until the commencement! OF
Spring. Between Fort Defiance and Bear Spring as
well as IN the vcrty of the letter had fallen to tie
depth &C two and three feet several OF She men bad
been badly frozen
We understand that a general court-narial has
been directed by tso President t'c0nvene at thus place
Oh the 3lst prox for the trial Of Capt. Scammon,
Topographca Engineer who wss charged with the
construction and repair Of roads in this Territory
6apt. Pope, Topogrsphical Eng'incer, witbhis par
ty left Dons Ana on tx Sd inst os the Llano Esta
via tp
by the Hon. JEFF DAVIS, Secretary of War, Of deter
mining the practicability of procur az water ~ the
neans of artssian wells upon portion ot tie ana
plains, which present serious obstsle to the con-
stIucon of a railroad from the Mississippi River TO the
Pacific Ocean
The escort OF this party will be reinforced at Fort
Bis by one company of Ae 9Th infantry, and the
whos will be provisioned for four months, and fully
pre- pared for efficient service IN the HELD
The Government losses on the route rom the kio
Giande to Fort Defiance, resrred to in our paper OF
the 1st of March, have been paid for by the Navajoe
Information has been received at the Department
headquarters that the animols about fourteen in num-
ber taken by the Navaos about the last OF January
have been returned, an equivalent given for Them
by Miguelo, TO whose band the depredatoe belonged
Degadito Of the Navajo chiefs, and conspicuous
for his hostility at the treaty OF Laguna IN July last,
net Msor Kendrick on his way to Bear Spring, pro-
claimed himself friendly, and there seems to be ree-
solabe prospect of his remaining so for the present
The principal Navajo now living in the vicinity OF
Bear SpriDg and whose people have been ii Disposed
declares himself anxious to plant in that quarter, and
couespondngly anxious to preserve the peace.
The Prefect of the County of Bernaile reports, un-
der date Of the 5th inst, that in the vicinity of rrn-
chera some Apaches off about six thousand sheep
and mortally wounded the major-domo. This Is said
TO have taken place about the 25th Of February.
Orders have been given by the commander Of the
department for military party to visit the scene OF
this occurrence and investigate all the facts IN connec-
tion with the depreciation.
The Prefect Of the County of San Miguel reports,
under date of the 9th inst that the day previous he
received information from the Alcade Of the first pre-
cnct Of San Miguel County that Jose Lurgo, one of
the Jicarla chiefs, in company with Others OF his
patv presented and delivered TO him, in the plaza OF
San Miguel, 3ll head of goats and ewes, which the
Apacher said they had found in the Canada de IS
Pintada without any berders and which were branded,
some with slit lsesgo in front, and fly on the back
OF the same ear and the Others with slit sesgo in
front. and three cuts on the back. These animals ore
placed in the of safe persons until their own
ers are heard from.
We learn from Kit Carson, esq, agent for part OF
the Utah and Jicaris Apache Indians, who has been
spending few days in city, that both the bands
under bis charge have experienced much suffering from
the cold weather. nearly all their animals have per-
isbed by the cold and they indeed in very dest-
tue condition The agent informs US that he has been
allowed to furnish to those two bands about nifty fame
gas Of corn per month very small allowance certainly
Tor $50 or 700 Indan when consider that they get
nothing but corn II is indeed mockery il the
Indians are to be fed at all
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