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90 Companies absent.
I 2 Companies absent.

Comlsn;. e apsen.'
From the above returns It would appesc that out Of
an aggregate force Of All which the Arkansas cavalry
had in the field 1t lost in killed Al per cent and
ton over and in wounded on per cent, and fraction
force Of 2s2 in the field lost in killed 90 per cent and
fraction over and In wounded about ~ per centthat
In the field lost in killed ILL per cent thereabouts
and in wounded within fraction Of per cent-that
the Mississippi rifles Davs out of aggregate force
Of 35s in the field, lost IL l5 and fraction per cent
and in wounded and missing 10 l5 per cent or there
about-that the Indiana brigade out of aggregate
force Of Ill in the field lost In killed 81 per cent and
fraction over and in wounded or per cent and frac-
ton the greater portion OF which loss both in
killed and wounded, sustained, will be seen by
the I'd lndanans. The LIST Illinois regiment out of
aggregate force Of 5is in the eld lost In killed so per
cent and fraction over and in wounded fraction less
than per cent The and Illinois regiment, out Of an
aggregate force of OH In the field lost killed per
cent, and fraction and in wounded l2 per cent,
and fraction over; thus showing that this regiment
sustained the greatest loss Of any the field in killed
next to them the Mississippi rihesnext to them the
Kentucky cavalrynext to them the Kentucky infantry
next to them the LIST Ilinosians-next to them, the
Arkansas cavalry and lowest the Indiana brigade TAX
Ing them In the aggregate
OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
Iron the Washington Union, JuyI 1911
The following documents were received ut the Navy
Department this evening" through the hands Of Lieut.
Raymond Rogers who arrived at Pensacola in the
Washington, Lieut. s. $. 7. Lee commanding. Com
modore Ferry at Anton Lizardo; the Raritan had
sailed from Tabasco with the prior dispatches of the
Commodore but as the latter vessel has not yet ar
cia report OF the Commander chief OF forces In
the Gulf on the capture Of Tabssco We are happy to
hear that Lieut. Mays wound Is doing WELL and that he
is on board the Raritan. now hourly expected
UNITED STATES STEAMER sconrIoS,l
Tabasco, July l, lS47.
SIR In my communication Of the Nth uit accompa-
MED by the report of Commander Van Brunt inform
ed you Of the state Of affairs existing here at that time
Small parties enemy occupied the outskirts of tho
city every night threatening attack, and was
obliged to keep large portion of the forces con tany
on duty to prevent being surprised Finding that the
enemy sheltered himself In the ranches in the outskrts
Of the city gave orders 10 burn all tho uuoccupied
oneG This duty was executed by Lieutenant Comman-
dant Psrtcr, with a detachment Of one hundred men
About two hundred ranches were DESTROYED most OF
them but little value. Having learned that the enemy
had occupied the outer barrack the church. the
night previous, ordered IL to be destroyed also and
accordingly blown up. This and the explosion ola
few shells fred over the city, probably prevented the
contemplated attack by the enemy the ensuing night.
had also planned for the 30th expedition to the
village Of Tamultay situated about three miles from
this which reported TO be the headquarters OF Gen
Eshegaray, to consist of steamer (the Scourge)
cend the river and cat of the enemys retreat while
crossed by land with 100 men, and piece Of artil
ery 10 dslodge him The arrival Of the steamer Vixen
with reinforcement, and your very liberal and judi