New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-04
THE ARMY OF THE PACIFIC.


The number Of troops now serving IN the racine VI
vision under the con inand OF BigadeTGen. johnson,
Is 1850 including ~ officers or this number, 20
stationed III Gallo min. The remainder ,S@ol
are distributed throughout Oregon and Washington
Territory.
TIE forts in the harbor Of San Francisco and the
Presdio are at present garoned by over 4Oo troops;
TO Point Is occupied by two companies IA ana ~ "a
Artillery numbering l60 men, with Lieuts Kellogg,
SbiDn, and Kip Lieut. Gibson Is Quartermaster.
The two companies here referred 10 arrived In this city
on Monday Last from Oregon. A.,
Capt. Stewart il the commanding officer ut Fort Al
catraz. The garrison consists Of Company h. Sd Artf
lerv go nen together with 50 dragons, acting as
artlerymen under Lent. s. NJ. Baker Of the Let ORA
gOons. Lieut. Robinson is alsO al Alcatraz. The gar"
| rison CONSISTS Of 10 men.
Company /, 3D. Artillery, has taken post at the Pre-
sido ut which place the field officers and sati OF
| the regiment. TIE commanding officer is Col. Mer
chant. Capt. Lendrnm, Lieut. Chandler, and Lieut.
Hamilton are also at the Presidio With recruits and
musicians tie TO- al Dumber at this post 10 ll5 men,
At Benicia, Col Andrews Is in command. The gar,
rison consists " Companies and h, 6h Infantry, lo2
men. Lieuts. Corley, Sawtelle, aud Moore are WIN
the troops at this place. The reported resignation oil
| Lieut.. Corley seems TO be without foundation. Sur
geon CooliaSe has relieved Surgeon Murray, who Is
ordered To the Alanti, S;ates.
Tie srseraf at Bepiris IL in charge OF Lieut.. nc
| Alister who has under his command Al men OF the
ordnance cors Mr.. EcsersOn is Military StoTekeeper'
The di-tCution OF troops in California Is as follows;
A. Fort ohes C:Vn ys 1sor. 70 men Capt p Hem
dcs .on is 10 conmaGd FORT Umpqus Company l. 30 Ar-
Iis, Cooi Fort Humboldt Company b, 9Th Infantry, Capt
Ovel Fort Crook Coupsny LIST Dragons and Company OF
c.ot Gtdrisood For s',rs Company 6h In.sn,ry Lieut.
Pon Eo, sS p S Conc esuy 'Ds s uy so AIM
stead For Yuma COMPANY 9Th Gisn s sS a sn w.
oamy. MGf I'D I.p pS aso Hs Honey Lake ,ey
| d-,act uent Con PAL ID Artillery Lieut. NsrneI'
| Colonel Fauutleroy, lAie commander OF the Depart
ment OF New-u.Aico has been relieved, and ordered
TO repair without delay, to California, to take com
and OF bis regiment, tue headquarters OF which Is at
Fort TETON.
From TRANSLATE dates state that the upper
border continued m he infested by bands of wander
| ING Indians letter from Roma thus sums up their
doiugs:
So far az beard from, fifteen Mexicans and one
American have been killed 10y the Indians, beside
several Mexican boys AMI women captured. Several
parties are In pursuit. Ard we are beginning TO receive
good reports from then. wounded man came 10 ailes
Yesterday, AID reported that Jesus Career RariIeL,
aud parry from Laredo under command OF BenaNldes,
numbering in all about ~ msn, attao ked party OF
Intiins while tey resting at place called tie
Saado and killed four Of them, taking two Mexican
captive boys snd I'll the horses, will the exception OF
| a lew on which the Indians escaped. Ihe'e was sup
psed 10 be ab ut - ludiaus aud two squaws In the
hght one Mexican was killed and three wounded.
a. The Indiaus killed differently dressed from
any they had heretofore seem one had very large ear
rigs in lis ears, berde great msDy small ones, com
pletcly lining bis ears I'll rOuud lney can Iolul ~
idea what tnte vi syages they belong, as their
drees ana size different from any that have hereto
fore been
IL de ents of troops not placed at different
POINTS above here, the whole Of the ranches will be
depopllafed in short time, and the country from here
to tie Nuees River lclt desert. great many are
now coming with their stock to the river and some
passing TO the heSi an side
The Providence Journal publishes the following ex-
Tract from letter recently received in that city from
friend in Texas:
There is truly a reign OF terror. Strangers are
tsken before Vigilance committees, examined and
Threatened when there Is not a shade OF suspicion at
tached To them. Uncle Henry voted this morning
against Sscesson, and thereby Incurred, temporarily,
the wlll OF many. His life has been threatened by
q drunken crowd 10 groggery. OF course the threat
an idle one and resulted in no injury 70 him. but
il will serve i'll nitrate what extent polii
cal troubles have robbed the opulace Of son, when
man, by birth Vrpuisn by education and principles
interest and associations true SOuherner, for years
rerdeut of this place, aid legislator elected by the
own sniirages, and firmly and unselhshly advancing
their inere,t, can be denounced and i6eed because
lie il not ulIraist or extremist, and
advocates the cause OF reason instead OF war and
blood.hed. There is one CLEAN Of light Ia the fast
gathering Darkness Such a condition cannot long ex
ist Our mails no longer running and this IL writ
ten with the hope of sending il away 30 be mailed by
| private hands. We almost frightened ut the pros
pect OF starvation here. Poor people really suffer
ing and since the uh laid -four by the Southern
Congrets tire suerings will be greatly increased. OuI
crops having failed entirely owing TO the unpoptious
seasODs of last year, are wholly dependent ON the
Northern aud Western StAles for foNd. Uncle Henry
belonging To q Iarty termed here Opposition that H.
not ultaiss AVID frc-eaters, and naturally espousiug
his side Of the cause, we regret the difficulties and
feel them, perhaps, keenly than even you North
can, they not only conHict with our princi