, 1860-06-14
LATEST FRom Arizona
Desperate Flight with the Apacfaes.-
Eleven Amertoau1 Killed, and Eleht
BADLY Wounded

{Coszsape1tencs Of ths ST. Louis Espahlcan.l
p H11u1A, 4. r, 1r1y 81. 1870.
Ar. Sherrod Hunter, residing upon the Mini
hres, sent an expre22 IN this morning, with the
news that party Of 400 Apache warriors had
attacked the settlements upon the stream On the
morning Of the 2sth- There were mustered
1ome thlrty Americans aud NexIcaus, who de-
Tended the settlement ~ well as might be. Ths
nGat was desperate one, six Americans being
9tsied and hve Aexicsus. besides eight beiu g
badly wounded: 1t is impossible to tell the
number Of killed and wounded among the In-
dians: It Is supposed to ts from twenty to thir-
y: These Indians are mostly we'll armed with
sadea and many OF them have Colts Navy re-
voi1ers, besides being we'll mounted. Fortu-
nately all the American women md children
had arrived in Aesilla two days before this feht
came OIL Upon the express reporting this
news. Gov. 0wiuga Immediately communicated
the facts to Lieut.. Lazel1e, commanding Fort
Fillmore, who sent word over that be was pow
er}ess, there being hut Tn ra<., On duty il The
tort, and not Jingle animal
Immediately upon the RECENT Of this ausver.
htteen OF our most prominent citizens fall tha:
could procure ho19es) volunteered to 90 to the
assf51anee OF the persons upon the Niub1es
They started this morning, under command Of
Col. Z. J.: Jones {ex-Sherlf Joues, Of kausas);
the5 wall probably reach the Aimbres to-rncr.
row morning. when We may expect to hear
more news. The exoteaaman who started with
the 1atelAgence Was attacked near Cooks
Springs BY the Indians and badly wounded with
two arrows, but succeede1 in reaching the nail
station st the Spring, when one OF the emploree
OF the Company started with the dispatch, and
succeeded in safely bringing it in. The copper
mines arc fast being abandoned. also the gold
d1gg1Dgs. ftseems as though the lndians had
determined to Hreak their long delayed ven.
geanca 1t once; they ate continually stealing
stock from the val!ey, and have .aft our "ranch-
eros" rearty destitute Of cattle aud mules. The
Overland are doubling their men At the differ
ens atas.ons, and forsif, Ing themselves as best
they can. This disturbance, it is feared, vii!
end in eventually breaking up the line. Ali this
might haTs been in measure arerted had our
Government, instead Of breaking up our on1y
military post in the valley land n fact, in rhis
part of the Territory, placed more men there,
better prepared to pursue and punish these In.
dians- Had this been done, much valuable life
rescued.
Jar usually quiet town seems almos. deserted
as all those who could procure horses hare Left
for the scene Of the difficulties. What ,hc ina
result will be, God only knows. 1t is generally
feared, however, that tho settlements upon shs
broken up. This will throw many hundred
hands out Of employment, and bring Us Is hard
times" With vengeance. 4 proper military
force stationed in this valley, and in The valley
Of the Rio Mimbres. who would do much il
holding these savages in check; but Us it is now
they can roam from Rio Bonno to the Colorado
wi.bout meeting single regular" The Ove-
| land Line is entirely without protection in Ari
| IONS, not having single military post neare1
than sixty miles, in tha whole Territory, aad
| then but one, and not yet erected. Yet We a,s
| American citizens, and hare some little right
or At least ought to hare, to that psotsc:io,
| which We weze led to expect that We should rs
ceise when we settled upon Uncle Sam. do
main. Shall we receire it or not? WI Nr
S*crssasy yd anszr<r ibis qukst,aaF
Yours tsuiy, in haste,