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him to house across the river, where he was os
| rested. "
This prisoner states that there were only five en-
gagged in the robbery or rather four as he remained
outside to 'hold the horses"
| INDIsCEIMINATE BUTCHERY OF MEN. WOMEN AND chill
DREN BY THE MEXICANs-MILITARY AFFAIRs
Official information has been received at the head
quarters of the military department. of the attack
FFPoh Fpot 1Re apache camp at the Indian agency
rpFt morn, on the morning of the 18th instant.
% %Apout daybreak, party of armed Mexicans, from
I; IJ;esIia; charged into the camp, and butchered in
"IoI lihnately men, women and children.
=, Immediately on ascertaining what was roinu on
lne commanding officer of Fort Thorn ordered the
saIrisoh under arms, and whilst the ri1emen were
saudIing up, went out with the infantry and cap
@ turto the whoie party, about half a mile from the
IosI, rs Iney were retreating with number of the
little children whom they had made captiyes In a
lew minutes, Lieutenant Howard with as many of
MS men as he had been able, in a great hurry to
nUuhe came up; ana the prisoners, thirty-six in
NUMBER, including their leader, one Juan Ortega,
were marched into garrison, dsarmed and placed
unaer a strong guard, where they still remain
A!ter disposIng of the prisoners, party was sent
OUT 10 collect the dead bodies They soon returned
bringing IN seven-three men, three women and one
ooy, all OF whom inferred in rear of the bury
ing ground belonging to the fort. Three of the
in the hospital. F0'o
Upon the first alarm the Indians fled in every di-
atcion' seeking shelter and protection. Mr.. Tully
ae 1ne lh1lan agency, Mr. Beck living on the island
e.
fortunate enough to save a number of lives As
some OF the Indians pursued into the river hot
:; ;ol' where they had fed to hide among the trees.
IL Is feared that number were killed Whose bod;a
search. "eAe S'Aii ouI III
socrn reccntly perpetraed at Donna Ana 10 snow
the temerity with which they acted, it is only ne
cessarv to state that one of the women was pursued
and Killed within five hundred yards of the fort,
,ri,:~h place she was evidently running for pro-
lection.
STORM ON THE PLAINS
The Independence mail reached here on the 9th
ultimo, four days later than usual in charge of
Owen Gilchrist, conductor.
Two passengers, whose name we have not learn
ed, came out in the mail coach; and in company
with it, but in private conveyances Colonel James
l.. Collins Leo. Smith, and F. Chavez and lady.
We learn from Col. Collins, that the trip across
the plains the most disagreeable and tedious he
has ever experienced. On the 7th, between Turkey
Creek and the Little Arkansas, they encountered
one of the heaviest storms he had ever seen, the
windows of heaven seeming to be opened, and the
rain to descend in a perfect sheet. In short time
the prairie was a lake of water, one or two feet
deep, and the streams and gues raging rivers
The party were detained here four days on account
of the high water and had it not been for the pro-
lection from the rain, hail, and snow, which fell
with such relentless fury, offered by grove of tim
Der the banks of the little Arkansas they would
have lost all their animals by stampede.
At Chaves creek they were detained by high wa
ter for one day, and at Cow creek for three DAYS.
They met some eight or ten trains, consisting of
from fifty to seventy-fve wagons en- route for the
States in deplorable condition, all their oxen hav
ing been stampeded by the ferceness of the Storm
There were about 800 altogether, some of which
had frozen to death, and others had been taken by
the Kiowa Indians some 500 in number, who were
encamped short distance down the Arkarsas.-
These Indians refused to give up the CATTLE some of
the fattest of which had been killed by them and
eaten.
The trains were thus left perfectly helpless, and
the men forced to burn the yokes, and in some in
stances their wagons, to keep from perishing. The
in-going mail would have lost every mule by STAN
pede had it not gotten into train corral which
protected the animals from the storm, and thus
saved them. The mules of the outcoming mail
made slight stampede at Cow Creek, but none
| were lost. The suffering must have been intense
| both to animals and men, who on the plains
during the storm, and the loss heavy to many ira
| ders.
Col Collins likewise informs us that they met a
number of Indians on the plains, the Arkansas
! Partiesranging in number from two hundred to five
! hundred of the kiowas, Arapahoes, Cheyennes and
| Camanches were met, none of whom manifested q
| hostile spirit