Arizona citizen., 1873-07-26
MILITARY NEWS.
Capt. Burns Makes Large Capture of Apaches--Other News Items of Interest.

ishes TIE CITIZEN with the following
 late news:
 The pleasing information reached
 Prescott on the 10th inst. by courier,
 that the command of Captain James
 Burns, 5th Cavalry, had returned to
 Camp Date Creek with over two hun
 dred Indian captives, taken during 8
 recent scout to the Santa Maria and
 Castle Dome Mountains. On the 1st
 July, the command succeeded in find
 ing the trail of large party Of Apa-
 che Yumas and Apache Moiaves, and
 while-moving cautiously forward, one
 of our Hualpai Indian soldiers fired
 upon one of the hostile Indians trying
 to get to the rancheria close by. Although the Apache was killed, the alarm was given and the great body of the euemy succeeded in escaping,
 with the loss of few badly wounded, whose blood dripping on the lava boulders ena abled their line of flight to be be trailed over an exceedingly bad piece of country. The Indians were obliged to leave everything, provisions, arms, and clothing, so that after a most energetic pursuit, Capt. Burns was enabled to corral the whole band, and rather than risk the attacly of the soldiery, they surrendered uncondition- ally. Captain Burns was obliged to make many long night narches-one of seventy and another of sixty miles through a lava country, without veg citation of any kind except cactus and destitute of water and game. This ends the hostile Indians of Northern Arizona as organizations. Captain Burns and his command are noted for acts of gallantry and efficiency.
 Lieut.. Adolphus W. Greedy, now on signal duty in Washington City. has been promoted to be First Lieu tenant vice Amy, killed by Indians, which carries him to Go. M, 5th Cav airy, stationed at Camp Grant.
 Major Crittenden, 9th Cavalry, has gone to San Francisco on temporary duty, and upon his return will take station at Camp Bowie.
 Lieut.. Michler, 5th Cavalry, Is off on leave of absence.
 Lieut. Ross left Prescott on the 12th instant, enroute to Drum Barracks, where he is to superintend the sale of public buildings on the 31st inst On the completion of this duty he will visit his friends in the East, having a leave of absence for that purpose.
 The Indians on tho Verde reserva- tion have lately had an accession of 8 | hundred and fifty Tontos from the | Tonto Basin, probably prompted to this by the gentle reminder given them by Lieut.. Babcock's command. |
 Company K, 9th Cavalry, has gone ! to Camp Verde.
 Dr. Bailey expects to leave the De- partment sometime this fall, as his time of duty here has about expired.
 Lieut.. Rice, 23d Infantry, has been ordered to the command of the Indian scouts at San Carlos, vice Amy, killed
 Capt. Montgomery, 9th Cavalry, S about leaving Camp Apache on cave of absence, going East via New Mexico.
 Lieut.. Bourke, aide-de-camp, has peer inspecting commissary stores at Moiave, BeaIe Springs and Hnalpai, put is back to headquarters
 In pursuance of an order of July 5, Lieut.. 0. P. Eagan has arrived at department headquarters for tempo J ary duty.
 By an order of July II, acting as | istant surgeons C. W. Harper, of ', Camp Lowell, and W. E. Rust, of I Camp Apache, will report without de- l ay to headquarters military division q f the Pacific for annulment of their ontracts. July an order directed 2 ssistant surgeon Henry Lippin- ! ott. upon his arrival in this depart V nent, to report in person for duty at Il lamp Lowell and relieve Dr. c. ". n Harper, ?, First Lieut.. L. Hammond, Adju- u ant 23d Infantry, is ordered to report 3 pr duty, to the Superintendent of the '' ieneral Recruiting service in New z. -ork City. .. Capt. Mason, 9th Cavalry, Lieut. a !. B. Pratt, 23d Infantry, and de- cl .chment of recruits are daily ex- u ected at Prescott. 3, THE Yuma Sentinel of last Satur- IL