The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-24
Operations Of EscobedO Against the
DiaZ Government.
ANlMOSlTY TOWARD The GRlNGOS.
Mexicans of All Glasses Aiming to
Resist the Invader.


trated Mexico about for,y-ave miles from Newton
The place OF crossing, and about eighteen miles cast
oil Sarragossa. where they wore met BY detachment
Of the Mexican army under Colonel Valdez, drawn up
In limo OF battle. The Mexican COMMANDER
inquired the purpose OF the nvasion Informed Gen
eral Mackenzie that he had orders to repel American
invasion. and that the American troops should pro-
eecd iurther. As the Mexicans' position OBJ
Structed tho progress OF the Americans General
Aacksnzie warned them to got out OF his way saying
that If they did not do by O'CLOCK that day no
would shoot where the Nexicans were standing.
AMERICANS
Tho Americans then formed in order OF battle At
the appointed time the Amer cans advanced
Their number appeared 10 overawe the Mexicans,
who hastily Withdrew to safe distance, but kept IN
sight OF the American troops. General Mackenzie
then asked Coone Valdez II no intended to again Oh
struc the route of the Americans. to which Colonel
Valdez replied mat IL was General Mackcnzies bust
ness to guard against that General Mackenzie said
ho would, and that no would soon come again.
A COURTEOUS OFFER REFUSED
Colonel Valdez offered detachment OF his force to
escort tho Americans to the line, but General Macken
declined the oer saying that he able TO take
care OF himself The Mcxicans however, saw the
Americans safely the river The Mexican force
was nfcror in numbers to the Americans, hence no
blame should attach to the Mexican officers for not
making attack. NO captures made during
The expedition. This is the American version Of tho
Affair
PROGRESS OF THE REVOLUTION UNDER EsCo-
BEDo-B BENEFICIAL EFFECT OF MACKENzIE's
MOVEMENT ON THE PROSPECTS OF The REvO-
LUTIoNIsTs.
SAN ANTONIO June Is, 1875
The reports official and otherwise, OF the rcvolu-
hon In Mexico Tor the restoration OF Lsrdo, are
sondicng that It ID hard 10 say which dog is under
heath in the fight II is evidcnt however,, that the
revolution has yet adjourned sine die There has
been battle Mier, telegram states, wniie
another OF tho date ntimates that the socalled
battle Mier mere skirm!sh, and that the
rcyou:on!sts who did the retiring. did it in good
order Escobedo's foot Is still pressing his native
heather in the vicinity Of Piedras Negras,
which is lao miles from San Antonio, opposite Eagle
Pass, on tho Rio Grnndc.
SKETCH MOVEMENTS
General Escobcdo had, tor the past SIX weeks. been
providing about Laredo, which is about one hundred
and sixty miles from San Antonio. New Laredo is
small town tho Mexican OF the river, aud dis
liant only few miles from Fort Macintosh. Tho
officer command OF the regular troops at New
Laredo 10 Colonel Algeras. 40 has about ono hui
dred under him. The officers who in
mand Lerdo forces CoIonels Cara Ayala
experimenting their movements l do
not think It probable that Escobedo has
had more than Two hundred men at his disposal
at this point Colonel Salinas Is a bushwhacxer OF
the most Objectionable type He is the gentleman
who has been harboring at his rancho the Kickapoo
Indians, Who In conjunction with Mexican rcvoiu.
tonists made the Fort Ewcll raid, Ia which upward
OF twenty persons were killed and several hundred
horses stolen.
Colonel Cara Ay ala is a resident OF Laredo, Texas
He is y lawyer by profession and revolutionist by
practice. He has his finger In every muss that is
started tho Rio Grandc, he raise
monUy enough to pay travelling expenses to
get there He Is pleasant KIND OF
weeks past Escobedo, Ayaa anu Salinas have been
making demonstrations against Gcnorai Algeras,
whom they iancied they had shut up IN
New Laredo. Al last Algeras grew weary OF
THIS ioolishness, and sailying out with los
men he smote Ayala nip ana thigh, killing halt a
they had stolen IRON Texas The revolution lists
broke and fed, and most OF them are now making IL
the Rio Grandc. General Mariana Escobedo, with his
customary discretion, failed TO participate personally
In the contest but, ike the war horse IN job snuued
the combat from aiar Oh.
AT PiEDRAs XEGRAs
The battle mentioned IN the foregoing lines seems
TO have finished the revelation near Lareao IL does
appear clear whose giant mind guiding the
Lerdo troops near Piedras Negias, about my miles
above Laredo, the Rio Grande IT Is certain that
diminishing has been gong there Tor nearly
week. General Nuncio, enormously, reported
Killed last week, Is command OF the regular
men. General Nunc,o is soldier and a
gentleman. rhe information In reference to
his being gentleman comes IRON reliable merchant
Of Eagle Pass, assured your spondent that
Nuncio always paid for what he got, peculiarly al
most unknown 10 Mexican officers OF hign rank and
social standing General EscoDcdo opened the cam
paign In this vicinity by making demons trations on q
eonducla or silver train which coming Mon
leroy, but too we'll guarded 10 be without
somebody being nur so he refused to have 'hing
A "A 4hnflr IN Lam aQu
between Monterey and Pedras Negras and st In pos.
session OF the Diaz defenders.
GENERAL. MAckENziHs OPERATIONS.
The readers o, the HERALD will remember that dur
Ing the past two mouths there nave been two large
known as the Fort Eweii RAID, Furnished the rcvoiu
tiooists WITH the steeds which they escaped,
In the battle already rcerred TO. rno second aud
later raid resulted In lhe death OF she Two
small sous n ',o u1s0n, psa, mooS
head OF horses. IL Is OH, these horses that
tue revolutionisis operating against Colonel Nuncio
~ Piedras Negras, arc mounted IL Is against these
that General Macksns,e, with about Ave huusred cav
AIRY ana artillery operating On FRIDAY nign,, tho
I4th General MacKonzie crossed over into Mexico ~
the mouth oil sycamcre Greek, thirtyave miles be-
low DEVILS Kivof
II Que OF the objects OF General Mackcnxe's expe
ditton assist and conciiiatc the regular Mcx-
can authorities by dsmouutius tho Escooedo revolu-
tions,s, then The expedition III In SO lar failure la
fact, tho Mexican mont troops seem TO pay no
more attention TO Escobedo at all, but are moving
peaVcu anu oAftu W h"'So sooPo ehoeSu '" ass"ss
Bcneral Mackenzie before he returns to this side Of
Inc RIO Grande. Tho excitement among the Nexicans
Ii described terrinc. Generals kuncio, trevino
aud Nsranja nave abandoned Escobedo TO his
.ais and are pressing men aud horses into
service to night Mackenzie. Unisss he should be
caught IN a mountan pass, Mackenxie has force
enough to roman Mexico tor week longer and
then the impossbility OF obtaining provisions would
nlone compel his retreat These troops arc Ia spien
dh condition we'll drilled. they are, moreover.
provided WIN ealing guns aud long range artillery,
Of which iaitor vf the service the Mexcans are
almost entirely destitute. Very low Of the troops
that m ight disposed swords are regulars
not more than Two hundred at the most-while the
rest merely raDDic, badly armed and worse dis
eipiined. II Is not believed at headquarters That
there any danger Of collision, owing 10 tho DIS
parity OF the forces. There Is, OF course, the usual
Mexican buster but IL will not amount TO any hing
siRgwD EsCoBEpo.
Il must DO admitted that General Escobedo 10 no
are united II Is hostility TO tho Gringos, as they are
pleased 70 call the Americana Tncy may quarrel
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