, 1875-12-17
FREEBO0TERS DR. THE FREE ZONE,
Capt. hIcNcliy's n 4stl tnto aloxtco--
Authcntic Account Of !nis DpcrtI-
tius,.-Unltcsi Sttitcs lscpulars Fire
ui1 tho IeDbt3crs.

Capt. hIcfclly's Rnth tnfo Mexico
Authcntic Account Of !nis' Oi'cr.l--
n.-Unltcd Nttitcs 1scpulars Elro
on the SeDbbcrs.
CorTesb0Iat,,ee Gatrt,ksn Se,es.
DRowNsv1L1E, Dec. 3.-Dn tho 18th OF Noycu,-
bnr. Cnpt. L. II. McNeliy. then al EAinbu;g. ia
11ilalSo County, sent . d1spaseh to the Licutcn.
aut OF h!s command to move us rapidly na possi.
L]e TO point on tho river known as Las Cucvas,
and which on]oya an uoonyinblo reputation a.
tho most noted den OF Eohbars on the rio 0ranide
f1onl,ar. Tho dsrA'ch stated that detnchmsnt
Of tho Eighth Ilostncnt United Ssatcs CarnIry
wore IN hot pursuit OF abahd OF thsuo robbers,
and were following them to tho river. Tho Cap
rnth'r small company was thon encnmped attha
rsncho La kota,ns. B5 miles from Las CueYas.
Tpo ofllcos In o,.ntnapd matched thia dlstanc9
10 sIx xhouKh. aud found. on ARRIVAL that tho rob-
bers, with thtoo oxce,tlons, had mAlo 10 ID their
eecapo to tue Land Of God aud Ltbotsy, etosalu{
al the stock safely, with tho exception of few
Which wore hogged 10 tho mud Oh the opposite
aaoro. Two or tao throa toab-rs wore k'iied ~,
tho Cpitoi Statea tloopp, "ho arrived on tbs
opposite shore, and oPened Ira up "a tlam. rpo'
other focranaed to recover ono OF tho Btaien
hosseb wuieh he hRA hs1den in the claapnArh',
ras captured by the troops snd dcltvcral TO
so'ao rap.horos, for Bafo-kesplpg. wto. rocoe-
nizitg him AZ tho mnrlater VI Alexander M67o(
(k,lod uoar Ito Gra.do City in April last), Bits
Eeu1ed hlm " q tree.
Q! tt,e uigtis q tuo 18Th. at "a o'clock, Capt.
Alto rancho. opposite Las Cnevus Tho
United Statos troops 'ycro oncampod near the
crosaing. Tho CsptAu had with him oni,.
aboht thirty mon. II waB oouddcft!Y anticipated
Tint The paassgo of.the river would Ia. dlsputod
by tie roo5eEai but, owing to foInt nado a. q
lower crossing. tho ANAL losca OF rangera
reached Tho Mexican sloie without the knowledge
OF tho hloxlcan troops. and waited for tho dawn
10 commence tho attack on tho torn. which
numbers about bU0 rdabitantA. and car easily
turn out 900 fighting men, and more, perhaps,
III m emergency.
Al dawn the Captain moved toward Liza
cuny-s. peastog' tbe DachtFA4' tancho on tho
route. u WHICH p!aca slight skIrIui-4 occurred
Me1icA,la were killed here, aud tho match ID
sltuol Tor, tLo ti,en which was HOW noRr bv.
Ou afrlval at lcaat 800 taou Wore foun1 aplauaid-
u fortified in attonE corral aud. recoiyipg rp-
iplorcenaonss. the CaPtAtn foEroa' to tho river
aud took position oppuallo lhAs Of the Un1tnl
States iprcs9. About midday ,hts pipxatn woro
dl|von III, and Oil attack made A!nn hin. in
which" htaloe laaQ. Etotea aal.uaa, 40 o!icos
OF tho 1turaf Guards, via killed. and sevessl
wounded
Iuu Mexicana rot,ud, pursnod by the ransetn'
for short distance. I4o Eangord wpre unlisted
bT tho regulars ON tho American banx nF tho
rivor, xho opened hcavy fro ou tho Mex,eahs
AT thoy advanced 70 tho caargo* cspt. NandIe!t
Of the E,GAth Kexmeut. thou crossed viii tvpn-
ty-fiy0 men oi his cDnI any,
About 4 p. m. flag Of truce, borne By srexi-
eau conmlsso,ers, appeared, bringing :, cam-
fusoea inyal,iog Moxico," rhis Caps. McNe "
fetusod 10 receive. ~ ho had uot lBvadcd tho
country. but bad ceossed 10 assist tho owl Au-
thotit'os IN Ellnsllue : band of robbers. Il
found to contaln lhe following, IN aubstxnool
''.rhat II the demand for tue stolen prop
erty DO made thtqngh shs proper ch.u..
s tae supotss oa sonl1 !, ,oa sssst
Tntn, to tho Captain Of the regulars. appeared
u 10 satisfactory; to TIN Captain VI the State
tsools It was not; hs know these people, and
tnas this waa only pretoxt to gam tuna mn ro-
70 4ona point whero 1t uolld neser te heard Of.
1Ie refused on his prrt 10 enter into snF h,lch
Arrangement and, aftor some pare7i'g, sis-
pension ot hoBtiliiisa was ARsaed apon until
tetyal tps Me4le.nt would sepd to oamatso for
instructions IRON tho PiegiJ0ut OF that listrot.
Tue next mosuiug the COMMISSIONERS OF Ga
marso oaine tiu4n. aud. Atter m.IcA pll4Yariug,
sgsesd to deliver ssysnty no.a o! a. A. stolsa eat-
Il wa said, sas al that could possbs be found
out OF ~ orignaf dro9a Of 2d).
Maj. and ureret-DsiK,- Gen. Alexander, y. 8.
Brown. and assumed command. Shortly sf1er,
he was se!cgrarhed to oFags caPt, Nanslett and
ali UuMcd Btates ttoops wha wors NTH lin, 10
tLs American alofo. AMI iu case tho Texans aals
atIacked 10 render then 10 aesssancs. Nothing
wAs lott but 10 huf 1T opt ;".the tangs.s . i'm.
med,asely threw Nd iptrenchmou.s, spa msaa alt
tie rfelAlAlQn posa,h.e Tor tneir toes, Unpss
nuinbafa ~ere now augmented by several Auu-
drsd olnuteess. Eesdsa shsss. regular cavalry
from CsuAFao aud MoptsreY wurs' Ass.enluy to
Las rusv.s With al speed.
Capt. MoNely. bowover. was equal 10 tho
smerKeney, aud insisted TOT only OIL fill reati-
tniso" Of tue stoleu prop4tsy 10 be found In
Etc1tco, but that he should have GuArausesa Tot
Tho future Keod couduct OF the rotben ,uhsbtt-
lug Lus CuesAs. OF course tAcru va3 no objoo-
tlon to giving, HIN tl,s Ru41Antses but t4srs vas
to ginnK lIta The c!as&lo. gqsra t'-s are not of
nuch consequence to thesb l,o' plo. but beaYes
are. ,.,
0spt MaRsllr also dslpaad.d three horses