The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-23
LATEST FROM THE FRONTIER.
Dispatches to zen. steele from Me-
NellCy and Gen. Ord.
Offers of Aid rendered the Governor.
MCNelley's Safety Confirmed.
Gen. POiter's 0iilclal Telegram.
Description of Los Cueyas.
LATEST FROM THE FRONTIER.
Offers of Aid rendered the Governor.
McNelley's Safety Confirmed.
Gen. POiters Oflclal Telegram.
Description OF Los Cueyas,
Especial to the Galveston News


AUSTIN, November 20, 1879. The
Governor and Adjutant General
had consultation over the kilograms
from McNelly, stating that he occupies
the Mexican side of the Rio Grande in
an entrenched camp. He refuses 10
cross the river till the stolen cattle are
returned.
Orders are to be dispatched tonight
to McNelly, requiring him to yacate his
position, also notifications to Gen.
Ord that McNelly has been ordered to
cross to this side of the river, and ask
ing the assistance of the United States
troops in case they are needed to pro-
tect the crossing.
The Governor has just received n
dispatch from the Mayor of Browns
vile, stating that McNelly has safely
crossed the river To this side.
Offers were made the Governor OF
aid, If men and munition were needed,
to assist McNelly.
Gen. Whitfield, when your reporter
was in the Governors office, came in
and offered to go down with the
Lavacca Grays.
Adjutant General Steele received to-
day u dispatch from Capt. McNelly,
saying that he was to cross the Rio
Grande last night with thirty-one men
to try and recover stolen cattle, and
that United States troops had promised
to cover his retreat.
Nothing more has been heard from
him at headquarters, unless the follow
ing from Gen. Ord, received by Gen.
Steele, refers to his operations after
crossing;
The commander of the District of the
Rio Grande telegraphs that demand
was made on the Mexican authorities
for the return, by certain time, of
stolen cattle overtaken at a crossing by
a company of the Eighth Cavalry.
United States troops would cross. Me-
Nelly Joined our troops, and, when
crossed, found four hundred Mexicans
in line, and some regulars killed four.
Gen. Ord has telegraphed Gen. Pot
ter to make his dispositions as for or
binary cattle stealing.
He was going to return the ferry
boats seized at Camargo to private
owners, and notify the Mexican au-
thorities that troops are under orders
not to cross. u
SAN ANTONIO, November 20.-The
following telegram was received at
these headquarters this morning from
Brownsville:
nMaior Alexander has arrived at Los
Cuevas. and reports that forty men OF
the Eighth cavalry crossed this morn
ing before his arrival by Randletts Or
der Major Clendenine having left for
Ringgold) to support McNelly, who
was driven by Mexicans to the river
This was done in violation Of orders
giyen by me yesterday. | have di-
rected Major Alexander to return the
troops to the north bank. He has an
swered it will he done Immediately,
| have carried out your other instruc-
tions in regard to notifying the Next
can authorities about returning prop
erty. Major Alexander reports large
num- ers of troops concentrating III
front of him. :.
POTTER, Commanding"
The affair may be summed up as fol-
lows: The United States cavalry caught
Mexican cattle thieves crossing stolen
cattle. A demand was made by the
United States officer on the Mexican
authorities to deliver up the cattle ana
the thieves, which was not done.
The United States troops, being or
dered not to cross, remained on tnis
bank, while McNelly, with state
troops, crossed over and attempted TO
recapt,lre the cattle. The Mexicans,
having had time, drove McNelly be-
fore them. Forty men Of the Eighth
Cavalry crossed over, contrary 70 or
ders, and fought the Mexicans side by
aide with McNelIy's men, until they
were obliged, by Overwhelming mum
hers, to fall back to this side. -FOUR
Mexicans were killed. 1T Is not I'M
nrobable that the Mexicans Will cross
over. The cattle have not been recoy-
cred. ,. ~
Los Cuevas is the headquarters Oh
Cortina's thieves.
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 20, 1876.
los Cueyas, the point where cattle
vare crossed. and so frequently men,
iioned of late In kilograms, Is situated
an The Rio Grande and IL the mead
quarters of Cortina's muchdchd OF eat
lie thieves, and has been q oaa places
for many years. The authorizes OF
Camargo and Matamoras woulu havs
hroken up this band OF thieves anu
n n,s Of bandits had they had the force
necessary and orders from Mexico.
The armed protection afforded to the
th,eves caught In the act will doubtless
ms, il necessary for Mr. Fish to hur-
ry them up. ~, ....,,, Tho r,ver at
the same place, and finding " warn
Captain Rondlett, OF the regulars foi-