Extraordinary Indian City

The New Orleans National, in its sketch ot' Oolonel Doniphan's late remarkable expedition gives the following: The Navajo Indians are warlike people, have no towns, or houses, or lodges; they live n the open air or on horseback, and are remarkably woaltliy, having immense herds of Iiorse, cattle and sheep. They are celebraled fortheir intelligence nnd good order. They treat their wotnen with great attention, consider theni equals, nnd relieve tiiem from their drujgery ol menial work. Tliey are handsome, well made, and in every resppet a highly civilized people - being, asa nation, ofahigher order of beings than tlie mass of their neighbors, the Mexicans. About the time Colonel Donplian made his treaty, a división of his command was entirely out of provisions, and the Navajossupplied its wants with liberality. A portion of the command returned to Cuvnno, Major Gilpins command, together wilh Colnel Dotiiphan, went to the city of the Sumai Indians, living on the Rio Piscow, which is supposed lo be a branch of' the Geyln, made a treaty of peace betvveen the Sumáis and Navajos, and then retunïed to lhe Rio Del Norte. These Sumai, unlike the Navajos, live in a city, containing probably, 6,000 inliribitants, who support themselves entirely by agricullure. The ci:y isone of the mast extraordinary in the world. It is divided into four sulid squares, liaving but two streets crossing iis contre at right nngles. All the buildings ave two stories liig'i), composed of sun-burnt brick. The first story )rcsentsa solid wall to the street, and s so conslructed that each house joins, until one-fourlh of the city may be said to be one building. The second stories rise f rom this vast solid structure, so as to desígnale each house, leaving room to walk upon tho roof of the first story beIWeen each building. The inhabilants of Sumai enter the second story of their buildings by ladders, which they draw up at night, as defence against any enemy ihat might bo prowling about. In this city was scen sorae thirty Albino Indians, who havet no doubt, given rise to the story that there is living in t'ie Rock y rnouutojns a tribe of white ato ri gin es. - The discovery of this city of the Sumai will aiTord the most curious speculations among those who have long senrched in vain tbr a city of the Indians who possessed the ma miers and habits of the Aztecs. No doubt, we have here a race living asdid that people, when Cortez entered Mexico. It is a remarkable faot, that Sutnains have, since the Spaniarda lcft the conntry, refused to have any intercourse with the modern Mexican?, looking upon them as an inferior people. They havealso driven from among them ;he priests and other dignitaries, who formerly had power over them, and resumed habits and manners of thi'ir own ; their Gre&t Ch'ef, or Governor, being the civil and religious head. The country round the city of Sumai iscultivated with a great deal of care, and aífords food not only for the inhabitants, but for arge flocks of calt'e and sheep.