The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-11
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the regiment of mounted rifles en- route for the
! Han Pedro river where they will be reinforced by
| Ewell. ~
The command will probably be concentrated un-
dcr colonel Reeve. Capt. Elliott, Lieut. Lord and
Lieut. Mcneil are the other officers vigorous
campaign north Of the Gila will do much 10 bring
the red devils to proper sense of their position,
and give some security to the property of our far
mers and mining companies. Three wears in suc-
cessiOn families have attempted to settle the San
Pedro, but have been each year driven away bv the
Apaches. y
Mining prospects improve. The yield of silver
steaully increases and we must ere long have some
means oi safely sending it to your CITY Some nep-
and rich copper mines have been opened on the
Mimbres, ninety miles west Of Mesilia HAYWARD
y McGrorly are advancing large capital to open
them. The progress of Arizona is well illustrated
by the appearance of the Mimbrcs valley. Two
years ago it was only occupied by the Apacbps.
now there are thriving farms and a pOpulatiou of
about six hundred souls. The Ga also has some
thriving settlements
p. 81 reopen this letter to inform vou that
the Santa Fe stage, which arrived at Fort Fillmore
this morning, brings the startling intelligence that
the Overland mail from Independence to Santa Fe
Is probably cut off by lndians-supp0sed to be Ca
manches or kiowas. Three mails are missing
coming out. The last two ingOing mails returned
meeting no mail from the east. The last mail found
two dead bodies at the crossing of the Arkansas-a
man and woman The Santa Pc mail came load
for your city. MrsTfr,
INTENDED INDIAN MASSACRE Expedition agau,.t
The Apacbes-Bordcr Regalators-TCrAc. October
lI-Our entire valley Is in n state of great excite
mcnt IN anticipation OF an attack from the Auachp
Indians. Several days ago friendly Indians came
into Tucson and appeared at a rancho twenty miles
this side, with intelligence that A force of COO In
dians, comprising picked warriors among the three
principal tribes of the Apache nation would make
descent upon the Santa Cruz Valley, massacre all
the inhabitants, and dcspOii towns and ranches
Yesterday was the time mentioned for their appear
ance, but the time has passed without any alarm
Word was sent without delay to Fort Buchanan.
and squad OF twenty-five soldiers arrived here to-
day, under command of a sergeant and will re-
main till further orders
That the savages were upon the eve Of such an
expedition there Is no doubt They were probably
compelled to abandon it on account of n govern
ment campaign, which compclS them to act on the
defensive. At last the Commander for the Dap1rt-
ment OF New Mexico has listened to the repeatrd
demands OF this territory for protection. and has
issued orders for an immediate campairn AGAINST
these willy foes.
The expedition will consist Of three companies of
Dragons and rifles, commanded hv that veteran
trontiersman, Capt. Il. :. EwcIl. They are order
ed to rendezvous on the SanPrdru river fifty ,iIcs
from whence they will advance toward the rnost
noted Indian lOcatie Such has been the apathy of
those III command OF the military forces in this sec
ton, we had almost desparcd Of any protection 10
our lives and property. aside from the feeble efforts
that our sparse population able to exert in
their own behalf Though the forces OF Captain
Ewell will number but 200 men, We have no daubt
but he will vigorously prosecute the trust commit
ted to him, and shortly iutimidata those Indians to
degree that will afford Us Il respite at least from
their constant depredatiou,
a few DAYS since two suspicious Meyicans came
here, on stolen horses Il since appears. The au-
imals were taken from them and they ordered
away. Within mile OF town thav stole valua-
Bile horse, and succeeded in escaping. third man.
who had been with them while in Tubac and
known to be thief, when closely pressed, agreed
to show two Americans where the men were srcrr.-
ed in the thick underbru-h above town. II, led
them to a spot near TumoclcaG Mission, into a
thlcket, and getting some distance in advance tried
to escape'trom them, when they shot him down.
and in ntimaion Of the inhuman practice Of the
McXicans, cut oil his ears, aud left him for dead
About 10 O'Clock, Dr. Hughes Of this place re-
ceived hasv summons from the Director. of iha
Santa Rita Company, who own the mission Of Tu-
mocacari. to visit patient. "" subsequently,
learned that the poor wretch thu, iuhum0nly
butchercd was not dead, but Sljl allie to crawl to
the road, where he was found hy some Poems. and
carried to the mission. Mir Grosvcnor, Director of
the Santa Rita Company, did all in his power
for the poor fellow, but all in vain His wounds
were mortal, and delied both medical skin and
kind attention. lie died next morning, AMI
Chariablv honorgd with a grave in one
corner of Major Wrghtston's hog pen, on tn. prem
ises.
THE SEwTNoLEs DMSArsrEp.-'rhe Fort Smith
Times, OF the 2Gth Of October gives Il detailed ac-
count OF an interview Of Major Rector with the
Seminocs, who emigratcd with Bowlcgs from the
Everglades Of Florida. They expressed much dis
satisfaction with their new country. declaring they
had been deceived, and demanded the purchase Of
tract for them from the Greeks. The successor of
Bowegs Surnucka Micco. declared the Spmiuulcs
who had earlier cmigratad to the Western Rcrsar-
vatlon were no longer Sominolrs. having changed
their customs and laws. and his band could not and
would not associate with them. but were detcrmn-
cd tn plr,tp i'm IL