The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-10
INVADING MENfCO.
United States Tr""p. Chasing Marnudina In
dinns into Mexican Territory.

WASHINGTON, July o.-The War Depart
mcnt received news from Gen. ord. to-day. Of
an invasion OF Mexican territory by United
Stats troops who chased a band Of Indian
marnulcrs three days after crossing the Rio
Grando. The details II the invasion are given
In the following despatch from Lieut-Col.
Skater;
~ gen. ord.
had nli r.a,lv to cross tomorrow. in support
oi Iicut- EuliS. ofthc Twontv-tuuuh Infantry.
and Hunt. of the Tenth cavalry. TINS morn
iu- uf O'Clock. Bun cHmr IN alone. having
ridden l4u milre in thriy-siN hours. In conn
ing down from Fort Davis H. struck the trail Of
Nv IN the rr,us and Rio Grande. Just before
NIGHT ON the 2nth of June. aud only three or
four hours behind them, He followed to the
RIO Grand AMI crossed the river. drowning.
two of hrs horses. and on Tia" third dag came ON
ticm rs tiny were resting. He attacked them
at ON 80. The Indians retrHut"d To u mountain.
il-uting Alter an engagement Ot one hour.
they all managed To escape. aome OF them
wounded. Bulls got nll the horses but two.
lhr fifty reported 10y Gen. Cltz ~ passing
Point lio . Sprn- arr all accounted for, Eght
l'it on tho trail. and six We're Killed while
ga, rangers were on the trail. nine were
Killed WING luils WIS ON the trait two were
taken away ly an Indian. AMI wrntv-thrro
WHrc uuturod by Bulls. II also found al the
canp rlrt, OF the hnrni-s taken from John
sous. on the Nu"."s. auowins that some at the
band had scattered after that nflair. and had
Eot W IA the party ratdug IN Gillespie county
IftNNllN JOINING III M III Mt'NlrO. Us tfN w nj
.ui tom days first Bulls reports the Indians
ldpan- and that he saw No. signs to indicate
that they wrrc near thrirN llug' TINS is likely
d .ar somc OF the towns. | have ordered conn
pani's TO- stop as they are until your orders ar,
received.
The trail followed hy Bulls is the only plain
trail that We know and has lately boon crossed
and as the Indians who made II have beer
caught " ~ not 10 on without further orders
Us Lieut. Bulls reports II iupossihl to follow
tn, trail from where he stru'k them. and = out
INK On the other side would have to he for tho
Indian camps. or ANYTHING that might turn up
SnNr~rIR. Iirut. Cot. 2ith Infantry.
In forward H. the above DIES patch. Gen. Ord
says: II ancurds with MY reply 20 TrcNno's
letter. tciegrapued t. tue mil tary div sion yes
t"riay. | irlrgraphed Shaft r: No nect7-- Il y
~ follow NJ; the trail oi Indians To- the pla e
where thrv have already been punished by
Bun lui uok close for that made hy tn, party
H. I ral,i'd on ia" Nurcts.
Tho Pr, -idcnt and others IN high official sta
ton express graf III at On at tn intelligence re-
ccivcd through the War Dcparmrni 90 IN,
crossing Of the Rio Grandr hy United Stat, :
troops IN pursuit Of predatory Indians and OF
ia" sue, - OF our soldiers efforts IA rrcaptur-
lnE tlo stolen property and pun lng the ma
rguders. One OF the gcntl 'nlcn referred To-
who o., upias very prom. Mt position ia Tia,
Calumet iu dire ting tAat Mexican mNraudrrs
shall he followed across the frontier w1s iakrn
nit t.e most mHiur" 'lih ration ~ g. ~ r.
81 l.. AMI was iss"d upon the unanimous non-
N.tion oi ule N"ni, tlat IN no "i'i"r way AN
:, OF II. added thls gentleman. as IN
NcNi an enters into our territory on thirvin.
"Ap'iil Nn-. lu~t So OFT u WILL hc 10" followed
ucr l~- tine kip OrAndc aud the next tim" Oui
trpois follow such party 81 thieves ns arr
mentioned IA to-day : despatch. they Will prot
lliy nrins ia X something h,s dos u few nor- =
They VIII lrIng ha'N spnlr OF thu Indians Nil'
commit d'pr"flatiors upon our territory at thf
lu-tan"p AMI Tor IN" hrn' III Of the NJ N.ctf
organic ~ ut SUI cattle II aliuS oAprd .ul--.
il is cons BE-. rcd v'rr iih'ly mat th" lhN q =
,rnmrrt Mil protest FaIu-i ihi- 'n'rv"i :. d
STAT iroolS into Niap territory. hut turr'
.s mot tie l"a~t ironnl.tiv that Gen. Ori
| III. = ut Instructions Will h. molln'o. Tn