New-York tribune., 1877-07-10
FORT CLARK, Texas, July Z, 1877.
To Gen. ORD:

had all ready to tomorrow in support Of Legts
Bull of the oath Infantry, and Hunt, OF the ION
Cavalry This morning O'Clock Bulls came in alone,
from Font Davis he struck the trail Of the Indians from
Gillespie County halfway between the Pecos and RIO
Grande just before night on the 29th OF june ana ony
three four hours behind them lie followed to the RIO
Grande and crossed the river, drowning TWO ,,oId "i
they were resting He attacked them at
once The Indians rrtreaed 81 to ana hdn2 mountain inHT
all managed TO escape, some OF them wounded Bnlls
got all the horses 6ut Two ae mi my o ali er e
counted for Eight left on the TRAIL and six were killed
while the rangers th@ trail nine were killed;
while Bulls on the trail two were taken away by an
Indian and twenty-tbree were cal tIred by Buis lie
Johnson's the Nuecos. showing that some Of the
band had scattered after that affair. and mad
probahly Ioinng thcm IN Mexico as they went ten
days first. Bulls reports The Indians Lpans, ana tuht
age. This is likely some of their towns l have
ordered companies 10 STOP as tney are untl your orvs
plain tran that we know, and has latey Oeeh crossed;
not 20 without further orders, Lieut. Bulls reports
IT impossible to follow the trail from where ne struck
for the Indian camps, anything th at might uh up
SHAFTER, LeuL-CO. 2Ith Infantry.
The President and others in high official
station express qualification at the intelligence re-
ceived through the War Department of the crossing
Of the Rio GIande by United States troops in pur-
suit of predatory Indians and of the success OF our
soldiers efforts in re-capturlng the stolen property
and furnishing the marauders. One of the gentle
men referred TO, VINO occupies very prominent po-
sition in the Civil Service, remarked to-day that
the action of the Cabinet in directing that Mexican
marauders shall be followed accross the frontier.
was taken after the most mature delIbera-
ton as to its results, and was based upon the
unanimous conviction of the Cabinet than III no
other way can our border be e1cctuay protected.
Just so often" added this gentleman as the MeXl-
can enters territory theving expeditions, Just
Will he be followed across the Rio Grande, and the
next time troops follow such party OF thieves
as are mentioned in to-day's despatch, they VIII
probably bring back something besides few horses.
They will bring back some of the Indians who com
nit depredations upon territory at the instance
and for the benefit OF the Mexican organizers of such
cattle-stealmg expeditions"
1t is considered very likely that the Diaz Govern
nent VIII protest against the entry of United States
troops into. Mexican territory, but there is not the
least probab v that Gen. Ords present instruction
will be modified. The position heretofore formally
assumed by the Mexican Government that our Gov
eminent has no ight to send troops the Rio
Grande in pursuit of marauders, whose operations
Mexico has herself failed to prevent or punish seems
to be very lightly regarded at the State Department.
both on the general principle Of the Ter tdiionis,
these entries OF United States troops into Mexico are
invariably preceded by foTcbe ncursions into our
territory and because the right to pursue and forci-
blv recapture ones property from a burglar or
robber is universally recognized.
Secretary Evarts to-day, in conversation with
prominent Government official, repeated, in still
more emphatic terms than he has heretofore been re-
ported his declaration that the Administration has
no thought whatever of taking any step, the result
of which Will be to create trouble with Mexico with
an uterlor design of securing additional territory in
that direction