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Show COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 191 During the time that I was in the Capote country two Jicarilla Apaches stole from me throc animals-mine, my interpreter's, and servant's ; of these I have recovered two, which were delivered to me by the chiefs of the Capotes, who went in pursuit of them, for which service, in recovering a government horse, I have paid them ten dol-lars, mith which they remain perfectly satisfied. Further, during the time I remained with the Capotes, some of the principal Mohuache and Jicarilla Apache Indians came to see me daily, asking for peace, and represented to me their impoverished con-dition, and that they wished to relieve themselves of the sutieriing produced by the war, as their people were dying from famine. Ac-cordingly I laid before his excellency the governor the requests and desires of these Indians. Through persuasion I induced some ten of the principal Mohuache and Jicarilla Indians to proceed in my com-pany to Santa FQ, to hold a talk mith his excellency, which was held on the 2lst instant. His excellency then directed that the Mohuache and Jicarilla Apaches should assemble at the Qega of Reaiio, near Abiquiu, on the 10th of September next; also, ordering that I should supply them on their return with fifty head of sheep and thirty fane-gas of corn, so that they and their families might be supplied mith food while awaiting the time fixed to conclude the treaty of peace. LORENZO LABADI, Indian Agent. Hon. GEO. W. MANYPENNY, Cmmissimw of Indian A$airs, Washington, D. C. No. 96. UTAHA GENCYT, AOSN, EWM EXICO, September 26, 1855. SIR: 1 have the honor to report the following in regard to Indian affairs in my agency during the present month. On the 2d instant, near Mora, two pastors were captured and one man killed. One of the pastors has made his escape from the Indians ; he was in captivity four days. On the same day two pastors in the employ of i3eiior Juan Maus, on Rio Acate, were captured, and twelve head of cattle, average value twenty-five dollars per bead, the pro-perty of Lucien B. Maxwell, was driven off from the Rayado. The two pastors captured on the Acate remained in captivity some fifteen days. They say that the Indians brought them and other property to the caiion of Red river, and there concealed the animals they had, and proceeded to the neighborhood of San Miguel for the purpose of stealing. The larger boy at the caiion of Red river made his escape, and, arrived at San Miguel, informed the Mexicans of the animals concealed in caiion of Red river. A party returned with him, and found animals as he had stated, and on their return to San Miguel they met the party of Indians, which the boy had informed them had gone to the neighborhood of San Miguel for the purpose of stealing. They had with them several animals. The Mexicans attacked them |
