Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05
RAID MO lERXICO.

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GALVESTON, Oct. 2.--Col. Skaters
omcial report Of the late raid into
Mexico 10 as foll0Wa: .'.-
--- 0ROssINa OBTna RIO GRANDE, Got. l.
A6jntaat General Taylor, San Antonio; !,
On Wednesday, September 26sh, ins
formation having been received OF the
location Of Q camp Of Lipan Indians,
acting under previous instructions,
Lieutenant Bulls, with Q detachment
Of the Sixth Cavalry, under Lieutenant
Phelps, and tho Tenth Cavalry, under
1t Leyburn, and the Seminole scouts,
VI men In ell, crossed the Rio Grande,
started for camp on Thursday, and
reached Point Of RemOline, where Bal
Lis expected to meet an Indian trader
with whom arrangements had been
made to conduct him to the camp. The
Mexican who had agreed to guide Ii.
BullIs to the camp, had notified the In
dians that Bulls was in pursuit Of
them, 90 that oil property that was not
disposed Of was destroyed. Four nquaWs
and one boy were captured, however,
with twelve horses and two mules. l
was at Bullls's camp on the Rio Grande,
at the time he started, and as the In
dian camp was reported to have forty
men In II, and was close to q Mexican
town with twenty soldiers In 1t, I noti-
fed him / would be with q force Of
cavalry at the head Of San Diego
on Saturday morning 80 as to
help him in case he had any
wounded. On the night Of the 2sth,
I crossed with seven Companies,
reaching the head Of the San Diego
about 10 o'clock; remained there ell
day and night; next morning learned
that Lieutenant Bulls came 10 during
the night and camped about two miles
higher up the stream. Discovering Q
party Of from 80 TO 20 Mexican caVal.
ry following toward tho head OF the
river on his trail, the bugle call was
sounded and few minutes afterwards
Lieutenant Bulls made his appearance,
having discovered them the same time
! did. He started for the Rio irahds,
but met my command. My companies
were soon formed, and the line Of
march was taken up on our return, ono
company Of cavalry being put out ID
the direction Of the Mexicanl &c rear
guard. The Mexican troops were about
q mile distant, and made no effort 10 In
terfere with us, and being insignificant
In numbers as compared with my force,
] did not feel authorized to attack them.
The Mexicans followed In our rear at
considerable distance for q 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.
crossed the river about ! a.m., at tho
Point, whence Lieut.. Bullis started on
his scout, half way between the FeCos
and DEVILS river.
sHAFTER, 1t. Col. Uomd'g.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. IA dispatch
from Galveston says there is no truth
in the reports telegraphed from the Rio
Grande yesterday, that Skaters and
Bulliss commands met with q disaster
IN Mexico. Both commands have re-
turned to the American aide OF the
river, without. loss. The expedition
was unsuccessful, owing TO the fact
that the Indians had been warAed Of
Bullls's pursuit, and escaped. Twelve
horses and two mules, which had been
stolen from the American side Of the
river, were recaptured. A email body
Of Mexican cavalry kept upon the
trail, in sight Of the command, during
their march from the San Diego river
to the Rio GTande, but made no efTen.