The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-02
WAR AGAINST the APAcHEs.
GENERAL MCDOWELL TAKES TIE FIELD.
the WAR TO De PUSHED WITH vIeoR.
Yhs Fourteenth Infantry Ordered on Active
Duty Against the Indians.

oar san Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. T. 1855.
me campaign against the Apaches in Arizona is be
pressed with vigor General Mcdowell and STAFF left yes
erdAy for Arizona overland and General Whittier and
Major Krkham Of the Department of the Pacific, left
BY steamer to-day for the same destination The follow
ing is extract from order issued from the head
quarters Of the Department Of California by General Nc
Dowe before his Departure
The companies OF the Fourteenth United States in
fsnry at the Preside Of San Francisco will proceed
far water transportation be procured to Drum
Barracks, there to march, via Fort Yuma Arizona.
Orders will be sent by the Of the district Of
Arizona TO Fort Yuma FOR the march beyond that point
As IL is expected these troops will Immediately enter
active offensive campaign against the hostile Apaches
shey will be provided with whatever may be necessary
for this purpose and will encountered with any
thing that may tend 70 interfere with their efficiency
Commanding and inspecting officers will see that this is
nant Colonel Fourteenth United States infantry viii
company tho last detachment of the Third battalion Of
she regiment that leaves the Preside for Arizona
General Mason, who is now command of the District
Of Arizona win superintend all the details Of the cam
pagn The Maricopas Of the Gila who enlisted
the federal service TO the number Of some four hundred
and armed and equipped for the campaign against the
Apaches, have done good service under Lieutenant
Bennett, killing more Apaches in q single fight
than the whole white force in Arizona-some thou
sand stronghold killed in a year. The Pimas, al
though faithful, did not fight with as much vim the
1nricopas The Apache chief who was held pr-
at Fort Mcdowell, Arizona, for months
executed on the 18th Of December The Apaches at
present make it very uncertain travelling between Fort
Yuma and Tucson, they crossing into Sonora in
large numbers. They recently made descent Some
yata small town the Sonora side of the line, and
pundered IT, committing the most terrible atrocities
sbo inhabitants grand council Of war between the
Maricopa Pmo Mojare and Yuma tribes Of Indians is
be held the arrival of General Mcdowell arrange
regular plan for of determination the Apaches
The Alta OF this morning has the following from the
Southern frontier:-
Fort YUMA, Dec 20, 1865
The immigration Of Mexcans to this place is enormous
Opposite this fort across the Colorado rverl little
town named Arizona City, which is under the jurisdic-
t,on Of Upper California and the Territory OF Arizona is
fhe place Of meeting for all of the refugees from tho
General representative Of the Mexican republican gov
eminent who surveys oil the border lands of the Colo
RADIO river Sonora and Lower California; 1t asserted
that in a short time large settlement will be made
these lands under the supervision Of the United States
government company Of capitalists fitting out
Chinese colony for the purpose Of cultvang the banks
OF the river The representative Of the liberal gov
ernmcnt raises a large force among the Mexican inmi-
grants and the Cowpax Indians, and intends march
into the interior Of Sonora The rendezvous for this
operation, II well informed, would be the port of
Ibertad the Gulf Of Corcz Tho General has already
distributed quantity Of To the desperadoes who
being concentrated in small bodies along the Arizona
boundary line