The New York herald., 1877-07-22
WHY HE WAS NOT ATTACKED
Notable Illustrations Of Mexican Official Completely with
the Indian Stock Thieves.
VILLAREAL'S MIS- SION
EscObedo's Movements in Texas for an Invasion
in the LerdO Interest.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. July Is, 1877.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 10, loV.
Seiior Mata Is reported saying that had the in
vason Of Mexican soil taken place lower down ON tie
Rio Grande tho result would have been unfortunate
in.imating that there would have been conflict with
Mexican troops and that the reason nothing OF tho
kind occurred (rcferring TO the recent scout into
Mexico by Lieutenant Bulls) was that the country
where the indians ovcrtaken and punished was
unnhabited In previous letters the course pursued
by the raiders is described Observation-Disclosures
they emerge from an uninhabited bend OF the kio
Grande that extends like elbow into Texas, crossing
the boundary the mouth OF the Pecos River and,
having penetrated Texas unpcrcevcd through tho
Las Moras Hills the north OF Fort Clark. raid
through the fertile valleys tho south side OF
the hills, and enter Mexico lower down, below
Fort Duncan with tho stolen stock. This programme
is usually carried out with That portion OF
Mexico slower down the Rio Grande'' is settled up
with small towns and ranches and, as Senior Ma'a
very truthfuly observed, the result would have been
unfortunate 1t would have boon unfortunate TO the
owners of the stolen stock, as the Mexicans would
have the thieves and the horses would never
boon recaplured, and, fortunately or unlortu
natey collision would have occurred that very prob
ably would have resulted in war; but for once the
Indian and Mexican ra,dors deviatod from the usual
route.
HOW THE RAIDERS FoILED.
Whom tho raiders undertook 10 plnnder the various
ranches along thor line OF route they unexpectedly
found a company of rangers under Captain Dolan
ready Tor thc, who, II secms, had received timely
notice Of their being IN the country. Honce, instead
passing out OF the country lower down on the kio
Grande where they would have and assistance
tho thicving scoundrcs had 10 aKo the back trail and
re-cntcr Mexico, not far from the place where they
emerged near the mouth of The Pccos. They returned
TO that desolae incognita already described in
tho HERALD, and would made good their escape
had IL not boon Lieutenant Bulls and his scouts
THE BEST INDIAN FIGHTER ON THE FRONTIER.
II may lot bo amiss right mere to call attention to
ono Of the active, valiant and deserving young
officers in the service rcicr to Lieutenant John L.
Bulls OF the Twenty fourth infantry. During tue
past four FIVE years, whenever Indians have been
surprised ove-taken it has almost invariably been
Bulls that has done IL. II General Ord had hall
dozen such suboranates this driving of Texas stock
IN Mexico would soon cease TO prove remunerative
investment. On half dozen different occasions he
has struck the raiders to hurt them. lie Is continu-
ally securing the country where Indian trails are
most likely to be found at the head OF twenty or
thirty men, for tho most part Seminole and ronkaway
Indians. lie had been on scout extending from
Fort Clark 10 Fort Davis, and was jus; return
ing along the northern bank Of tho Rio Grande
having travelled upward OF. one thousand miles
over the toughest imaginable country, when
unexpectedly came upon tho trail OF these raiders
who had several hours start They had crossed tho
Rio Grandc which had risen in the meantime and
were saio on the western side Almost any one else
would have given up idea Of ovcrLakus them, but
not so with Bulls He made rait crossed over, losing
two Of his horses by drowning and after tiresomc
march OF iorty-ive miles surprised the marauders,
and rccapturing the stolen horses and woundng three
of the enemy Lieutenant Bulls and command returned
In safety to this bank oi the river not having soen
Mexican, hostile or Otherwise.
t WHAT MAY HAPPEN WITHIN A FEW WEEKS
But for the presence of the Rangers in the
proposed of march OF the raiders the latter would
havc entered Mexican territory at point where pur
suit by American forces would have involved
coLnict AS these raiders appear with each
full moon II may not be than week before an
other or the same party will BIO In Texas again. General
Ord's instructions arc plain and explicit. General
Trcvifo and his subordinntcs know that necessarily
small scouting party will pursue the next band o
thieves Mexico. They know, too that the deicat
| of American troops by his forces would mako h'm,
Trevilo. the most popular man in Mexico, and when
onco has been spilled there is no iorctelng tho
! consequences Now tho force at General Ord's dis
posa is ridculousy inadequate to the work before It,
Ii he should be suddenly called upon to throw force
into Mexico sufficient sustain cover tho retreat of
any scout may 90 after thieves he would be
|
1 as our scouting parties cross INTO Mexico
I they are liable TO bc surrounded ana cap
tured by Mexican troops, regular ana irregu, es.
/ iar Numerically ten times as sir0hs. ms
| advantage together with The nature Of the coun.
Try and the superior knowledge OF 1t possessed
by the Mexcans, mako II imperative that GcDerai Ora
be reinforced ut once. II must be remembered that IT
| rs not only against the 5000 regular troops under
command General Trevo, that nc has to contend,
! hut against an irregular force collected from the
towns aud ranches which can be concentrated NJ any
riyen pol nt on The Rio Grandc within lew hours 10
Nrr nun II.
Known mat American scout had crossed the kio
srande couriers would be sent OIL every direction,
va the OF tho invading parry would be cut OIL,
Mles General Ord Is able to send an adequate iorce
s. 500 cavalry, independent OF artillery and Infantry
M cece 10 their rescue, which IL bardy possible Win
his prese.t Ihcngrc force
nLyE r.qE MExIcASs HAD SUFFICIENT wARSINGY
Tina Mexican press and some few American papers
fr,nns y 10 th,' Mexican try To make 1t appear
ilal iJr HAYES and his Cabinet have acted without
giving the autno r'es al Inc cy OF nSAco Sat
wi,,n the ~ 81 wee General Ord has forwarded some
to Was aas 80 very ar ds
s,rs ~ Ina r, ciIal ca OF complaint tthc raids OF
the Indians IN ,excc could nave p.en removed
years ago In s67 I'm states coinmlss,oner M
Soonan fat nre.cni District udgc oil TINS Judicial ds
tric had tie partcip ants prony anu ,sRay h
ior md MURDER u n,snway SHc cvaelcc ample aud
conclusiyc ANY i,nnor nal jury ~ 'ne wor!u Wouia
have found CONVICTIONS 1er ~ m ,na Yexcan raiders
themsevcs we" had ,ecr spturcd, SUI ported oy ne
personal effects OF the veo leAan" in,vs The
md,c,,,on,s i "e, M ~ W" & v IN the case were FOR
warued 10 Washington, after Jut 'ec ~ 49,, oniltv
nciectual demands Ior the cNlf vuit S ..nn 81 tbo
parties of Governor Garcia, OF Coal 'ua
whatever ,mrnos ,nr 'ho ,b,svc. the,r failed 10 DO
so. Garcia lost no opporunlty OF gv'h ,ha 49, os
1ane IN ,ha ;oxars NE ann ,moraS as positivcly nj
limit TO the red tape aud pol .enesa .., w,,n
,,nd ,ha ,vvan,, =" HE caurso :. fuv establihcd by
,hc i,n ,, ~ r ~ ns ~, . eo ,,r,ed fr ,m that day 10
,Io ,r's,1, ,, | - M M ~ ~ " ~ nncteis OF his frkaDds
and co,,n,rvn"a " ~ .,T a,snrar ,bat Mexico d>,cs
80, Sas,rs ,v,, sr,.s @ Lii tnc Tin ued States II
thn ea,sa, .;;, -, h nroservca he m loss ofrhe
rosnar ro,ar - ~ ~ ,,p, a. IN. ale nj ,0len stock
from Texas. -
ANOTHER ILLUjrTATIOS MkxIcOs PUSIc 'Niin. ' -,
About three years ago tho United states - as"ue an
effort remove these Indians tho rescr, ssion u.