The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-16
NEWS FROM NEW MEXICO.

BY the Santa Fe Gazette have intelligence from the
capital Of New Mexico TO the 10th OF October The more
important occurrences have already been communicated
by telegraph We find in the Gazette the full particulars
of an attack upon cmgrant train from Santa Fc to
California 10y Indians These particulars are embraced in
letter signed by the egrant themselves and addressed
to Lieut. wilkins They had arrived in safety Mt the
crossing Of the Rio Colorado the Mohave villages
Shortly afterwards they attacked by three hundred
Mohave Iniians while most of the white men were en-.
gagged in constructing RATS to and in herting their
stock, when bloody fight ensucd In this engagement
the emgrans lost three men, women and four chill
dren killed. with sixteen wounded The Indians took all
the stock except nineteen head of cattle and eleven horses
The eigrants then reteacd the return route in the
night taking with them but two wagons, wherein to
haul small supply Of provisions and bedding for
the and childrenthe whole party at the date OF
the letter consisting of sone hundred and twentyth
men, 80 women, old and young, and AZ children from
the two week babe up. Soon after the retreat starva-
ton already staring the company in the face they fort,
natcly met another emigrant party who generously
shared with them their provisions and comforts This
party, out of 500 head Of stock had but 145 left and
these were in most miserable condition The signers of
the letter we audc to the following twenty persons,
who implorc assistance not for themselves, but their
wives and children whose suerngs described as the
most intense, to wit T.. 0. and T. o. Smith, JOS Fer
man, John Hamilton, j. McOy, j. Hobban j. Miller
Mrs. Mary Brown T. NJ Jones' Peter Allison H. j. Rose,
j. H. Jordan J. b. Cave, II. Rcnkins, A. Bailey S. Dai-
ley, NJ. Hedgepath II. Hedgcpath, Elizabeth Richards,
Dr. Ealsic In response to this appeal Major Backus
III sent
cortan ample supply of provisions to last them into the
settlements
The military movements of the fortnight as fol-
lows On the 9th inst Major Backus, Sd infantry left
here for Albuquerque On the eth inst Colonel Lorng
arrived visit to the city, together with Lieut. JONES'
of the mounted rifles the latter officer left again for
Fort Union the 9th from there shortly return to
this city again Lieut. Holt, of the Sd infantry arrived
from Albuquerque the Sth inst for the purpose of
joining company at Cantonment Burgwin to which
place he proceeded on the following day On the 9th
inst Brovet Captain @. Granger, of the mounted rifles
arrived here in charge of recruits for the rifle regiment
and dagoons and took his departure for Albuquerque
and the southern posts on the following day Major A.
Smith, paymastcr, arrived the 10th inst from the
States On the day Capt Jose Maria Valdez arrived
here with about fifty guides and spes well organized and
mounted on goodlookng horses they will shortly pro-
ceed via this city TO the scat of war In the Navajo
country On the day Lieut. Cogswell, in command
of twenty five men Of company f. sth infantry hereto
fore stationed in this city left here to join force organ
lied to operate against the Navaos Lieut. Enos arrived
here the 18th inst to join his company Cantonment
Burgwin On the day Captain Morris Of the
mounted rifles arrived here with his company ltfl OF
about sixty strong the day following ne left again
to join force ordered to operate against the Nayajos
Captain Pope and Lieut.. Crosby paid the city a short
visit from Gallistco the 18th inst Col Grayson at.
sent from the city for the last four weeks arrived on the
afternoon of tho 18th inst from Fort Bliss