The New York herald., 1862-01-04


VOLUNTEERS OUTBREAKS OF THE
APACHEs.
Special correspondence of the St. Louis Republican
FcEr LYov. NEw M.x'o Il
In THE NAVAJO NATION. 125 miles northwest
OF Albuquerque, Nov. %, 1861.
This place berg located so for out Of tho way o.
and general Information has hitherto prevented from
apprisng you Of The 'passing ticings t tho times hs
Territory of New Mexico. Nevertheless for the ssNc OF
variety, IL nothing else, will attempt 10 paragraphize
nun ber OF items 'topics OF tho day. ai.oai here.
About month ago order received from the
War Department :, Wa,hirrton cy req hing that tho
roy Fort Lycn-in horror | pres;me, &C General N.
Lyor, who fell gaantly ghtnE in defecc Of tLc Union
cause in the southern section Of yorr Srte.
A Cay or two since another order has been received
here a. Department headquarters at Sartafe, iung
that this pcs: be Immediately abandoned and broken up
and that tho companies satipnc here 10 removed
tc Cobero small Mexican town about seventy mics from
this pace, the road leading 20 Albuquerque II s
sixty miles from the latter pace, and is situated In
pleasant valley on tho margin OF IL, cool, linpid
stream called (in sranish) Ojo del Gale. There
number Mexican settlements In the neighborlood and
some fricrGy II dafs reside noni hy.
Lieutenant Colonel Manuel Chavez, Of the Second rcgi
mcrt New Mexican Volunteers, who has been the
manGng officer at this post Tor the last three or four
mons has been relieved from that siion and ordered
to report himself forthwith at Albuquerque tor further
orders IL is rumorcd that the Colonel will ba ordered
10 Mesila head the native vontcc o. this Territory
In an onslaught which the national Union forces mcdi
tate vey soon uron the Texas rebels The Co.onc and
his family together with Captain jose II. Senas company
OF foo, volunteers left hero this morning. for Co
bc.o and albuquerque The command Of this garrison
has been asSynci 10 Cantaln ~ w. Evars ian American
bern oircer formerly FIRST liertcnant in the seventh
infantry stationed at Fort Buchanan bat atery promo
ted captaincy in the Sixth cavalry. Captain Evans
native OF Ekton, Cecil county, Mary land and Is
officer also Of much promise. He Is CAIN, cool, prompt
and decisive in action, and possesses great energy OF
character In noble contrast with many ofcers from the
slave States who have turned their backs the go
old Union, he Is as true as steel TO the Stars and
strpes and has an utter contempt for seccsscn aud
the mad schemes OF tic rebels.
Fort Lyon formerly Fogntcroy) like Fort Defiance
about foryvo mics northwest OF this win soon be left
alone its giorya melancholy habtaton for bats aud
owls. Indians never live or rcposc within the wills Of
houses built forts Thoy prefer the open air and have
supcrstitious aversion to dwelling beneath covered
roofs.
There are no settlements here near Fort Defiance
and the location at either place not well adautcd for
a military garrison. The mountains, and gi,ns and
hiding places In this Territory nro numerous and
extensive that II would require army Of 1Oc 900
diers to penetrate the Indians paths ana defcs and
follow the savages TO their places of rcireat Like Rob
Roy McGfegor and Roderck Dhu amid tho HIGHLANDS aud
glens Of bonnie Scotland the Indians here can elude all
pursuit from q small army, and II would be perfect
waste Of time for infantry, especially, to attempt TO
sue Them
Many Of the Indians around the post badly marked
with it's ravagcs (thosc who have survved), while the
disease has carried on 70 that "bou from whence
no traveller returns" This loathsome naady has also
prevailed quite extensively on the Rio Grande, from
Santa Fe to Meslla Many children have died from tho
effects Of the contagon. Its force, however. is now
pretty we'll spent.
The Pno Alto mines are situated about 100 miles south
OF this plece Arizona. The pscers all abandoned
by the miners in consequence OF the attacks and threat
encd outbreaks Of the Apschcs. The tribe the
arc uuder the control and influence Of hangus Colorado,
q celebrated chief, who threatens extarminaion to ali
whites within the limits OF his range The copper mines
also belonging 70 Jacob Amburg Co., Of sante Fe),
located west OF tho Pine Alto mines, ai 10 be abandoned
IN consequence Of tho hostility OF the Am,chcs
bsr Of the workmen were recently Killed there, While
others fled 10 rave their lives.