New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-04
Han 9tItans 4aiIu Grestsnt,
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The following particulars OF Indian murders ant
outzages in New Mexico, are extracted from Ill.
of It'd Santa Re Gazette up TO the 2sth Of March !:
ESsnt, Carlisle, in command Of q party of forty
men, and Lieut. Alley, left for Defiance On the iStt
February, 10 search the country where Capt. Dodge
Iudian Agent was taken prisoner and to find. in the
event Of his having been murdered, his remains The
command took the trail towards Salt Lake, and
rnach0d the point where Armo Navajo chief parted
wifh CAPT. Dodge, from there % the place where 4
Was supposed Capt. Dodge was captured, and where
sore tour d i've Apaches had evidently been seated
some time. and apparently an American with them
ANYTHING that could aid it in the search except thu
hsel Of one of Capt Dodges shoes, which was fount
at The place where he was supposed to have beer
taken prisoner, showing that the Indians were ther
that he had probably been killed before the Apache
met there About II o'clock a. NJ. February 18th,
portion Of the remains of Capt Dodge were found il
On arroyo about one mile northwest of the poin
where il was thought he had been captured, ant
about one mile nearly west Of the place where Armj
parted with him. The snow at this point was stained
with blood, and on the reverse side of the arroyo
where the snow was melted, were distinct prints o
Capt Dodge's shoes, as though he or some one wear
! ing the shoes, had stood there for some moments
The remains were taken into Fort Defiance, and were
there properly Inferred.
ALBUeUERouE, N. NJ, March l7--Sir. A Mexican
from La Joya here on Monday Of last week say
ing that on Tuesday party of ten from Casa Co
dorado were at the mountuins, with teams and carre
Us for wood that the Indians came upon them and
killed nine Of the men, and drove off thirty oxen.
was unwilling to believe it probable that the
butchery had been DONE bat thought that the robbng
Of the stock had likely occurred. On Friday Mr. Cor
man, OF Laguna, arrived from trip down the river.
He informed that he slept opposite Casa Colorado
that II true that the party that went for wood
were all killed by the Indians except one man, who
escaped to tell the fate Of his comrades that thirty
oxen were driven away BY the Indians that the bod
les OF the nine men butchered had been found by the
inhabitants and brought into the settlements and
that night were lying unburied at Casa Colorado Mr.
Clark also reports that during the same week, while
he was down there, the Indians came within three
miles Of Los Lnnas and drove off two herds that the
number stolen vas not then known. The inhabitants
had raised company of their neighbors and gone in
pursuit OF the stock and Indians Other depredatpns
are spoken Of Of recent occurrence in the county
6ocOTro fS
Within the last three or four weeks the troops have
secuted from the posts Of Alberquerque Forts Stan
tod, Craig, Thorne and Fillmore generally success
f6lin two instances in overtaking the Indians In
others the Indians had too much the start of the
troops to be overhauled. On the 9Th inst Captain
Gibbs, rifles, started out from Fort Fillmore in the
pursuit Of the Indians who had run off some animals
belonging TO the surveying party Ia charge Of Mr..
the 9th the track was struck about five miles from
Roblero, and going towards Cookies Spring. The
robbers, seven in number were seen about o'clock,
r. H., overtaken- and Immediately attacked-wth a
result Of six Indians killed. and severely wounded
1t is thought he would die. The stolen animals
recovered and all the effects ofthe robbers captured,
such as bows, arrows, knives blankets, ETC. In this
affair Capt. Gibbs was severely wounded by a lance
in the hands of the chief whom he had shot. The
men behaved with great gallantry. Corporal Collins
fell in charge Of the party after Captain Gibbs was
wounded and compelled to dismount, having become
very faint from loss Of blood.
y Lieut. Baker, Rifles, left Fort Thorne on the 10th
inst, at 2 o'clock P. NJ, for Mr. Vigils camp and
found that the Indians had driven off all his animals
he took up the trail crossing the river about eighteen
miles, passing through terrible canon, and very
rugged country. The party camped at 3 o'clock A.
NJ. on the 1lth, being unable to follow the trail
further at night AT daylight the guide discovered
the trail and the Indians were found in camp few
hundred yards of. The camp was attacked (Shawa-
nos handy completely surprising it; part of their
arms all their animals and camp equpage were cap
tured. The Indian party was from Is to 20 strong,
and Lieut.. Baker is satisfied that eight were despe-
rately wounded, and that scarcely one escaped I'M
hurt 10 this action, private Patrick Sullivan was
killed. Sergeant Dngan, corporal Brady bugler Reid
and private Dougherty were wounded Five horses
were also wounded.
On the 18th inst Captain levitt, in command of an
infantry party left Fort Thorne in pursuit of Indians
who the night previous had attacked Mr.. Frazier's
wagon and carried off his goods but was unsuccess-
fal in oyertaking them, as they had too much the
start Of him.
II really seems that our troubles with the red man
can never terminate but with his determination. He
is fierce, vindctiye cruel treacherous, and with few
exceptions entirely untamable and insensible to
everything but his brutal instincts