Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1857-12-05

about, and told Capt &. to go on Will, his
people," They proceeded but short dis
tancs when they came upon the Apaches
camp. Colonel Miles was in the rear, when
Captain g. commenced the attack. We copy
from his report to Colonel Bonneville $50
soon as asmusketry was heard by us the order
was given to gallep and the charge was made
by all, you (Col. b. leading the van TO the
field Of battle When arrived which was
not until 1t. Debois had passed with his COM
pany, my first object was to ascertain how the
field lay, what the disposition Of the troops
and how the enemy was placed. ! soon found
that Captain Ewell, under bis heavy charge
af dragons, had broken the ApachcS---thcy
had taken cover in the thick underwood, and
that it was the work of Infantry to pick them
out; that the dragons were occupying the
left bank Of the Gla,s ,seuttng of the retreat
Of the enemy to Mount Turnbull, and that
Captain Claiborne and It. Dubois had very
properly charged on the right bank, and pre-
vented them from reaching the mountains on
that side. Ny object then was to bring into
action as soon as possible, the 9Th Infantry
and recgosSed the river from where Lieuts.
Whippe and Steen were engaged to give this
order; but found 10 my great surprise that
Lieuts. Jackson and Cook, with their compa'
MES, were already up and actively engaged in
the place where they were most needed. 1t
was then primary object to SO regulate the
firing that our troops should not mjarc each
other, which could easily be done, when all
were so anxious to destroy our enemy, in o
narrow valley covered bya dense underground
of willow. When recrossed the river again,
found 1t. Steen had been driven out olthe
bushes by rally from the dragons, and It,
Moore actively rallying bis men to prevent
their firing. When this was accomplished,
the Infantry dashed into the thickct and soon
captured many prisoners. The battle field
extended for mile OIL both sides Of the Gia,
covered with thick underground. The
battle commenced half past four o'clock, and
lasted till sundown." There were 40 warriors
engaged in the conflict, 2of whom only are
known 10 have escaped. There were but "a
found dead. on the field. Two women were
killcd-.-one while fighting with a bow and
arrow. There were "a women and children
taken prisoners,
The wounded Of the troops were LieutS.
Davis and Stecn, and five Or six ior the SOL
diers and one Pueblo Indian. None ofthem
fatally.
The conduct Of every officer and the SOL
ders, during the battle, is mentioned in the
most aatterug terms by Col. Miles.
Besides the havoc among this party Of In
dians, the troops destroyed about 600 acres Of
corn, and captured large number ofshccp,
horses, &c.
Lit Whipple's report Of scout to the chcad
waters of the Gila is very interesting, and we
are sorry, that with this, as with the entire
expedition, we have to deal 80 Sparingly. lie
describes the country as rough generally, with
an occasional fertile valley and mentions the
appearance Of bear, a large number Of eagles,
and turkeys, thelatter being so nnaccustomcd
to the sight Of man, that when shot at, they
would not fly. Fish were caught in great u
bundance out Of the Gila River. His march
was exceedingly difficult, and many Of his
men, including himself, poisoned by poiso-
nous plant. lie captured in this scout about
$50 sheep from the Indians. lie was accom-
panied by Lieut. Stcen.
Captain Ewell gives very interesting re
port Of q scout under his command, to The
Cheichehue Mountains. After giving an &c
count of a skirmish with some Indians il
which some Of them were wounded and proba
bly, killed, he says: Il reached the Gila in o
valley, the lower end Of which was out ol
sight, but evidently 25 to 80 miles long, and
from 8 to 5 wide. The soil is rich and lies
well for irrigation. There was enough arabic
land passed through to support 10000 peo
pie, surrounded by fine prairie for grazing
Broken pottery was everywhere 50 plenty
that it amounts to puzzle. A great many
ruins, some Of large villages or pueblos, arC
to be seen, and at points the marks Of what
Il. l.