Arizona citizen., 1876-11-11

IN last weeks CITIZEN we published an extract from a private letter dated Camp Crittenden October 9, stating that news had lately arrived from Fronteras, Sonora, to the effect that two renegade Chiricahus chiefs had made peace with the towns of Babispe and James, Sonora, together with their followers, to the number of 5 and their families. As bearing directly upon this matter Governor Stafford has furnished us copy of the followingI communication received by him this week from the military commandantI of Sonora. This communication vir- tually confirms our report and is off such important bearing upon matter of considerable prospective importance in its results to the settlers on our bor- der, that we give It Tn full. as follows -
 GUAYMAs, October 9, 1876.
 To Ills ExCELLENCY, A. P. K. SAF- FORD, Governor of the Territory of Arizona
 SIR: have the honor to cOmmunI- cate to you for your information the following,-availing myself of this oc- cssiOn to assure you of my considera- tiOn and particular esteem,-to wit:
 To the political and military chief Cf the district of Moctezuma is com municated today by the Secretary's of flee Of this government what follows:-
 I have informed the Hon. Governor and military cOmmandant of your of the 10th instant, in which you have the kindness to in- form me that through the offices of 0Ir STetter, an American citizen, the Apache chiefs Ju and Geronimo solic- t permission to establish themselves wit their respective bands upon ter ri5cry of this State of Sonora, to live iE peace and good amity with it's inhab- itants.
 As the manner in which that tribe has always conducted itself in the past Idoej got guarantee that it will be faith ful to its promises, the honorable Gov IerpOr and military cOmmandant, in IaGInitting it to peace, wish to take ouch precautions as experience advises, il order not to be irifled with, and for that purpose mas deemed it well to ad- yise you, for information of the said chiefs, that the government will allow them to live in this State and leaves it to their choice to establish themselves in any of the five military colonies of the frontier, at the distance of half a league from the fort; that they must lsutnit to be disarmed and to pass un- ter daily review, and must not go out cf thet district in which they may establish themselves without the per mission Of the agent who will be ap- pointed for them; that the government, upon the observance of these condl- tions, will maintain and clothe them, as if they were settlers, and will give them lands 10 cultivate if they wish it; that il will protect them against any attack and will prevent any offence from being committed against them by the nelghboring people; but that they in return are not only to live in peace and amity with the Mexicans and in habitants of this State, but are to ab- stain from excursions into foreign ter ritory to commit depredauons.
 Under the expressed conditions, you are authorized to enter into treaties with the delegate or delegates of these Indians, and at your earliest conve- nience, will advise this government of such action and negotiations.
 V. MARIsCAL. | Y. s. QURoGA,
 Secretary.