The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-17
News from Sonora and Arizona.
OUR MAGDALEEA CORRESPONDENCE.


Battle in So1ora-Co.srvdtsrs Dfed! ed-One Hundred
Kuled-A0dirs in Arizona, de-, dc.
have been here several days the midst Of the din
and alarm consequent upon the approach OF the
army composed Of Ysqui and Opata Indians by the
celebrated Opata cne Tanere whose band Of about
hundred well armed men had been ravagng and plumber
ing through Sonora for weeks and the cause Or
Peequeras coming into Sonora from Mazatan with 500
or ECO men. AagdAlena is o town OF about two
thousand or twenty-five hundred inhabitants situated
ninety miles from the frontier. It place Of consider
able trade az the mining companies Of Arizona send hero
for their supplies of four dried beef beans cattle
Ever since Tanere and his took the field the Msgda.
lera people have expected attack and toe town has
therefore, for several weeks been armed barraded
and guarded by the entire popuaonthe few Anne leans
and Germans here taking the lead in measures Of Defence
was well known that pst-n fact the best part-of
Pefqueras army pressing after ranere and that the
latter was not unwilling TO give battle. We knew also
that If the liberals were defeated the next movement
would be upon Magdaena and being Of the uncer
tain character of Mexican friends your correspondent
and several other foreigners" made preparations for
secret but extremely rapid retrosrade movement TO.
wards the soil OF Uncle Sam. We were fact prepared
to leave to morrow evening, but night we're walked
up BY the firing Of guns and loud yelling. Thinking We
take pretty strong hand in The row. We ar.snsd on,
rIs ana Tevolvers and fastened 10 the Plaza. Instead
OF war we found peace Couriers had arrived from
below, bringing official intelligence Of q severe battle
between the liberal forces ana raneres army winch
lasted bali day with varied success, when liberals
received reinforcement of two compsnes of
ancers, who making vigorous CHARGE broke the enemy
INTO nagmenls and they were cut at horrible rats
The liberia sixty men killed ana wounded while the;r
opponents had hundred killed, fifty dve wounded and
about thirty prisoners, who taken out and shot OF
W. s and having duly the
went back to bed, leaving the town In q very excited
Nowhere in the vvor,d 20 ar cer,ios an with .,,. -
parity as in sonora The country s pged by both par
ties, and prisoners Of eho without mercy after being
oftentmes bat barousy mutated and tortured. This u
why the male population of Sonora small Deirg
not less than seven women to man, which would In
dictate fpe country 10 start Mormonism However, NO
one objects In Sonora TO q mans maintaining all tina
women he pleaees
The Yaqui and Opata Indians, who composed Tsneres
army better and than the ordinary stock
Of kexicaDs and generally well armed They make fne
soldiers and brave leaders viii die in their tracks
rather than retreat In the late battle they greatly
outnumbered by the liberals besides they had no cavalry
Az they have heretofore shot all their prisoners they dd
not complain at the same usage.
The Sonora company have, understand, recovered q
few more of their mules, brought by some friendly
Indians who took them from the Apaches The DRAGONS
from their scout few DAYS since hsyips escsd
nothing. They traled the Indians their country but
rot having sufficient force TO make attack, returned
brevet colonel Reeve Commander at Fort Buchanan has
written to Colonel Bonneville, commander of the deoart
ment asking or renfo cemens, but the autho.
rites at Washington take the matter in hand there
Will be no troops cent to Arizona.
The Aytonsan has been purchaaed by Sheriff Jones
formerly OF KANSAS and Mr. k0wry, candidate for dele
este and moved nom Tubac Tucson Hereafter II viii
be democratic paper with Mr. p Herbert member Of
Congress from Ga ornis editor The late editor en-.
deavoIed 70 et politics alone its Introduction At
the present time unwise and dangerous Il VIII remain
to be whether not be was correct Several peg
sver mines OF great richness been discovered in he
santa cruz mountains, near the Sonoa valley and the
renowned Vega mine has been found after long search
IDS mine bias been lost for many years 1t the
richest silver mine knewn the Jesus this region.
The New York and Compa3u Mining Company ID exoect-
ing commence operations soon; the Arzopa Land
ana Mining Company ana the Lopere Mining Company,
All these concerns have agents here