The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-10-03
HOME AGAIN.
Shafter and Bulls Return I'm
successful.
The Story of Their Raid Into the Land
of the Greasers.

no truth in the reports that Skaters
and Bulls commands had met with
| disaster in Mexico. Both commands
have returned to the American side OF
the river without loss. The expedi-
tion has been unsuccessful, owing to
the fact that the Indians had been
warned of Bulls pursuit and escaped.
Twelve horses and two mules, which
had been stolen from the American
side of the river, were recaptured. A
small body of Mexican cavalry kept
upon their trail, and in sight Of the
command during their march from the
San Diego river to the Rio Grande, but
made no offensive demonstration.
Col. Skaters official report of the
late raid into Mexico says that on
Wednesday, Sept. 26th, information
having been received of the location of
camp of Lipan Indians, acting under
previous instructions, Lieut.. Bulls,
with detachment of the 9th cavalry
under Lieut.. Phelps, and of the 10th
cavalry under Lieut. Leiburn, and the
Seminole scouts, 81 men in all, crossed
the Rio Grande and started for the
camp.
Thursday night they reached the
vicinity of the Remolino, where Bulls
expected to meet an Indian trader with
whom arrangements had been made to
conduct them to the camp. The Mexi-
can who had agreed to guide Lieut..
Bulls to the camp had notified the In
dians that Bulls was in pursuit of
them, so that all property that was not
disposed of was destroyed. -Four
squaws and one boy were captured,
however, with twelve horses and two
mules. was at Lieut.. Bulls camp
on the Rio Grande at the time he start
ed, and as the Indian camp was report
ed to have forty men in it, and was
close to Mexican town with two hun
dred Mexican soldiers in it, 1 notified
him that l would he with force of
cavalry at the head of the San Diego
on Saturday morning, so as to help him
on in case he had any wounded. On
the night of the 2Sth of September |
crossed with seven companies, reaching
the head of the San Diego about 10
O'Clock. remained there all day and
night, and the next morning learned
that Lieut.. Bulls had come on during
the night and camped about two miles
higher up the stream. trfF
Discovering party of from fifty to
seventy-five Mexican cavalry following
toward the head of the river on his
trail, the bugle call was sounded, and a
few minutes afterward Lieut.. Bulls
made his appearance, he having discov-
cred them at the same time | did. He
started for the Rio Grande, but not i'll
haste. My companies were soon formed
and the line of march was taken up on
our return, one company of cavalry be-
ing put out in the direction of the Mex
leans as rear guard. AS the Mexican
troops were about n mile distant and
made no effort to interfere with us, and
being in Insignificant numbers as COM
pared with my own force, | did not feel
authorized to attack them. The MeXi-
cans followed in our rear ut n consider.
BILE distance for few miles, and then
disappeared. The horses and mules
captured are nearly all. American stock.
Some belong near Fort Clark and were
captured last winter. 1 crossed at
about / a. m, at the point whence
Lieut.. Bulls started on his scout, hall
way between the Pecos and the Devils
river.
[Signedl SHAFTER, Com'dg.