The weekly Arizona miner., 1869-12-11
A Hard Fight.


 Colonel R. r. Barnard's recent fight with | Apaches under the notorious Ca-cheis
 On the 10th of October, Colonel Barnard | started from Camp Bowie, with sixtv-one | men and fifteen day's rations. Marching entirely by night, which rendered it difficult to follow the trail of the Indians, on the 20th he came upon camp which appeared to have been deserted but a day or so Here he halted the command, not being able to see the trail. The Colonel galloped into a can yon while the guide, with five men, climbed toward the top oi rocky wssG. When about two hundred yards away, the Colonel looked back to see how the men were getting up the hill, and saw several Indians running for the crest He got back as quick as his horse would carry him, ard ordered the men to tie their horses to the trees, and get to tue top of the hin as quick as possible 0eaying six men with the horscs). Before the men had reached half way up the hill, the Indians had opened fire on the guide and five men, coui- polling them to take shelter behind rocks At this, firing commenced from all parts of the rocks above us. The troops pressed for ward to a ledge of rocks about thirty yards from the ledge occupied by the Indians. This enabled them to shoot their arrows at any person who might show himself Here two men of the command were killed, and one wounded. The men then made themselves secure among the rocks, and sharp shooting commenced in earnest, which was kept up for about half an hour, when the Colonel gave the command of the troops occupying the rocks to Lieutenant IafFerty, while he dis posed of the rear guard and pack train, which was just coming n. When the Colonel reach. ed the place where be had left the horses, he | found that they were greatly exposed to the enemy's fire, and, it being impossible to ad- vance, Lieutenant Lafferty was ordered to 1 fall back, and bring the dead with him; but he was unable to obey thc latter part of the order. One man, in coming down the hill. | fell over the rocks and broke his leg. The animals were then removed 10 place of safety. Leaving the Lieutenant with a few men to protect the dead bodies, until some ] thing could be done to drive the Indiars l from the rocks, the Colonel, with twenty men, moved to the left, in hopes of being able to get in the rear of the enemy, but l found every point on the mesd well guarded, ! and, as he got within guBshOt of 1t, they | would open on him. He then took thirty men and went to the right, mounted, deter l mlned to get on the mesa, if possible This movement was made.around hill, where the i Indians could not see him until he reached place where he intended charging from. Here 1 he found deep canyon, that he had to lead his horses down and up before reaching the top of the aesd. He had not more than made his appearance here, until they com menced firing upon him. He then gave his tirst Sergeant fifteen men, with orders to oc. l cupy bill nearest the mesa, and try to make the Indians leave their stronghold near the dead men. This fire had great effect on them as several men were killed from this point lie again returned to the place where the ami maIs were left, and gave Captain Adams all the men that could be spared, with orders To report to Lieutenant IAfferty, to make a , charge, and get the bodies of the dead men Just as Captain Adams arrived, and was about to report to Lieutenant IaiFertv. he :. (Lieutenant Lafferty was shot. the bali talk ing effect in the right cheek, breaking and carrying away the greater portion of the lower jaw bone-the bullet and broken bones greatly laceratlng the lower portion of the lace The sun was now getting low, and there being no place where the command could camp in the vicinity out of grn-shot range from the hills, heSides wh:ch the whole country was thickly set with timber. the hight had the appearance of being very dark as It had been raining or hailng all day. the Colonel thought 1t best to withdraw. ap,i not lose more men in a vain attempt to dis lodge an enemy, which could not have been done with double the number af men |. his report the Colonel says: "The men all fought well, and no men could have done better than they did. now feel certain that ] could not dislodge the Indians from the same place with one hundred and fifty men without losing at least half of them. Tho Indians were recklessly brave, and many of them must have been killed and wounded. shall return to the place of action. leaving here on the night of the 24th instant. with every man l can mount. The enlisted Indi- ans you have sent me will be a great assist ance to me, in finding the camp at night. and. hope m more accessible place. | will march altogether by night when I can follow the trail. In contending with Ca-cheis. | do not think l exagerate the fact to say. that wo arc contendng with one of the most inteII gent hostile Indians on this continen, D Eighteen Indians are known to have been Killed during the fight The killed in Col. onel Barnard's command were: Stephep S. Fuller, Troop c, Eighth Cavalry, shot through the head; Thomas Collins, Troop c. FiTst Cavalry, shot through the head. The woun- ded are: Lieutenant John I.afferty. Eighth Cavalry, shot in the right cheek, carrying away almost the entire iawbone of the lower Jaw; Private Edwin Elwood, Troop c, Eighth Cavalry, shot through the right breast Pri- Vate Charles II. Ward, Troop q, First CayaI- ", leg broken by falling over rocks. The Colonel proposed to renew the fight as soon as possible.
 WE take the following from the telegraphin despatches in regard to the forthcoming re-