, 1877-07-10
4 RAID INTO n1Exrco,


WAsutSuros, u. e.. July D.-The following
telegram from Gen. Ord. commanding tic Depart
mcnt Of Te1as. In rccRrl TO our troops following
tho Indian maF4udcrs intn Mexico, has been re-
ce!sed at the War Department:
nan ANTONIO, Tex. LniY 7,-AdfHfant. H<nrrat
7oHnsend, tfnsAtnqfon. y. e.: The follow ,nu l,.s
inst bern received. It accords with ny reply to
TecsinoA letter teleGraphcd To tho military tiss-
Ion yestertaY, i tclegraphctl shatter That tkcla
Was no necessity Of follown. the tratl nf the In
dians tn tue place whcso shcY hare alrcady been
punished " Lieut. Bulls. but to look cpto for tat
made bY the party .hs, rafded on tho Seuce,.
tsigneti, Dun, Drgtdier-tlrncrs1.
FokT CLARK. Tex. July Il, 1B77.-7o Gen.
Ord: tIad all ready u eros. Tomorrow IN
fautry, snd L!cni. 11unt Tenth Cavalry. This
morning At 2 o'clock Hu1l!s camr in aione. bayIu:
Tfddeh 14o miles to thitty.six hotEs. ~ c"tnin:
down from, Fo,. parss b. struck q. trull Of In:
the s!!h Of jans. md Only thtxs os toa! hoafs BE-
cfns.td thr 1irrr. drowning two Of Bis hnr.c.. and
ir.taf. iie a.saeted thcn, !! oass. Tne 'n,'ia,.t
sutreaed tn tho mountains alter ;a:tE,cns nf
theu. woundt i,ui. r.. a, the ho!s. b',s sa two"
spa"s a ii toe 'sax ssk ns we
s %h.s M x.d ,sGi' .d n, :1 ., ,as @ @
tws wrtc taken away by The lnttans and twcnty-
three wrsr cspturcl By t'nlls. ile a1su found at
ths Seuee.. showing lint so,as of lilo hand hai
scattered utlcr that affair and bad ~, With t!a
party raidtnytn 0ills'pic County. probably {cin-
Lieut. uilta reports the Indians VI 1'aHt aud sbIt
h. .aw n" sEns I" indicate thcy werH r"as t''e'f
hue o;dcrsa tLo % ecn:panis. % IL .t"p =. lasy ara
until your ordcra s.e received. Tbs traIl followed
BY BULLS II ihs ony. plain trail wc know. and g
Frj rttrIr nHR tI+ru
not 70 on without further ordels, a. Lieut.. 1aia
reports Il impossible to follow ts trait frum where
wo,ld hare been for Indian camps or an.ian- ihas
fS sSns a, 1a5.s,,
intelligence fseei.e q through ta War isiAf,"'cnt
statss tfoops IN pursuit Ut depredatory = Indians,
and VI the success Of soIItrts' sdu1ts In recap
turing stolen ptopssty aud puniShMM: M mafauusf#: a
very prominent position in The civil sersitr, re.
Matksa th.. tho asion ot ths &, csIlnrt N
tae nss no.. NY n.aiasa ue aclItsra.en d. ' 10
saauo4. H. 1s.n I Of ri csss s1is 1 h M
.:Jast u often" adied this gentleman. -, sho
~ Gaf M e o. s oo"si ss;s
the tlo t;Eanae and Thy nc1t time of tFoopt fol-
lev such party of tlry;s "; - s;s mentioned % ~
ln,ng bcs idrs lew horses, rl,ay will be,lls lck
rome OF tho indians wao cuu,mlt The dcpre.atuts
tic tctleat of liz Mexican orrunl.css VI
4uch cattle. stealing cxpeult!uns;" Il IL Gun.
sldcred very hkry thai Tho ltiaz finTrsHlnsnt
viii prutest lgalust 1htA entry of United statrs
lroos int Nc xtran territory hut fherv IL nut ths
least pFooabtlity that Gen. Dsds rIescnt !Isstue'
tslnA will bc Ino<!1de1. Ths poalt.on heretofore
formally assumed by tho Me1iean Guyctnment.
thst our liurcrnH,cnt has w rtshi to send tEoop4
across lAc ItIo urauAr In pursuit. Of ulasnudcfs
whoas operations Mexico has hcrsclf failed to pro.
xcnk Or punisn, seems ~ bc sssy lightly regarded
at the Slate Department, nuth on lhe general pf!n
ctpEe Of leg t4lpnis tas lhess entries 0f Unitrd
States troops tuto Mexico are invariably prccrdr,
by lorclhe incursIous into our tssFLtofy} and be-
cause the right 10 pursue sud forrsbly rceaptuso
unc's own property from burglar OF othrs r0barr
II universally Fccuslltel.