New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-01-26
Defp 0rltans aailu Grsstsrt.
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY BY THE MaIIs.
Later from Arfzsna.


TIE ST. Louis Republican rublshesa letter d
the asth ult. from Tubac, from which We extract
the following:
We hear nothing from Colonel Reeve and his
command, although they have now beea ont on
their second expedition against the Apaches for
several weeks. informed you in q previous let
ter, that after pushing some distance into the
Indian country, taking some thirty women and
children and three warriors prisoners, snd burning
q deserted ranchero, their animals gave out, and
they returned % Fort buchanan 70 recruit after q
Campaign Of less than three waeks. Their wasn't Of
success attributed to the cunning of the savages,
who offered no resistance; and the commander
was compelled to cut them down In cold blood as
they crowded into camp with every expression of
friendship, suffer them to depart without harm
Upon approaching their rancher0s or camps the
Indians, with disposition to fight did their ut
most to escape and they we're too fully advised of
the proximity Of the troops to allow Of surprise
Government horsea, too, that cannot stand d three
weeks, campaign, almost as useless id an Indian
country as infantry soldiers.
Our military protection Is entirely Inadequate to-
the demands of this country Yet small as il ID,
even the present force cannot procure d suff-
cheney Of supplies, although renonstrances are
constantly forwarded by the officers to those has-
ing charge of such affairs.
Information reached Tueson few days since,
that three Indians were seen trail through the
mountains, at a point some eighteen miles from
Tucson driving herd of over sixty horses. Par
ties went out to intercept them but were too late,
the Indians having escaped with their herd.
On the night Of the 18th instant, four horses were
stolen from rancho, seventeen miles south Of Tu-
bac. The animals were pieketed near the house,
| and the Indians mounted their prizes and rode on
| in full view OF the rancheroes, who were aroused
by their retreatng footsteps, only In time to find
themselves without horses, and unable to follow.
Eight head of cattle also shot, several fatally.
An examination of their trail, next morning, leads
to the opinion that there was considerable party
Of from twenty-five to forty, engaged IN this depre
dation, and they will scarcely rest content till they
| have stolen something of greater value.
We hear Of repeated depredations by Indians at
1 the settlements on the Giia river. Al company of
ten men, poor mounted, and with short supplies Of
provisions, was sent out from Sutton's on the Gila
and after following the trail Of the aavages for
hundred and eighty miles surprised them, killing
eight, and taking large amount Of plumber. Thus
it would seem that rangers are far more efficient
than regular troops. The expedition was out but
eleven days, and though consisting Of only ten
men, accomplished more than the two hundred
soldiers that are engaged il Colonel Reeves COM
mand.
The same correspondent writes a letter fromMe-
| silla, in which he says:
The scout ordered against the Pinals have gone
into Buchanan for the winter, having as yet done
but little, we believe. The chihuahua Apaehes
have recently made foray into Mexico, killing
some twenty Mexican soldiers and taking several
| prisoners.