The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-14
GENERAL MACKENzIEs EXPEDITION.

MOVEMENT ny UNITED STATES TROOPS IN
THE INTEREST OF THE DIAz GOVERNMENT
EscoBEpos REVOLUTIONARY FORCE TO BE
CRUSHED.
[DY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
SAN ANTONIO, Texas Juno 13. 1873.
Tho invasion OF Mexico By General Mackenzie Ia
the death kneli OF tho hopes Of General Escobedo
and the revolutionists generally. General Esco.
bcdo's troops are mounted, Tor tho most
part, alleged, on horses stolen
from Texas. II General Mackenzie is after
these horses and will take them wherever he nnds
them. His orders sufficiently sweeping justify
him IN pursuing Indian raiders into Mexican towns
and punishing them should they tako refuge In such
towns.
rnE LERDIsr RxvoLurioSIsrs oDygcrivE POINT
Not only this, but his orders arc ample
10 sustain him In following up tho
raiders regardless OF national boundary lines
and In taking the horses wherever no may find them.
The last horse stealing raids ON Texan soil havo
been conducted by Indians. asssted by the
Lerdo revolutionsta AZ the Fort Ewell
raid, wnere 200 gentlsmen's horses wero
stolen half tho raiders revolutionsts; and tho
same observation applies to tho raid near
last mentioned raiders that General Mackenzie crossed
into Mexico.
CATCH, THEN CRUSH EscoBEDo.
When once In, u Is said, no will not be confined to
any particular trail but will recapturc all American
stolen from this sdo OF the river wherever ne
may lind tbom. This means attack on tho army OF
General Escobedo his partisans. they arc be-
lisvcd 10 be mounted on tho stolen animsiS
DIPLOMACY WITH CAVALRY SUPPORT
Tho Washington authorities, II Is said, arc not
going to allow the Lerdst revolution secretly organ
ized on American soil, armed aud equip
ing to President Diar thas the United
states government will sustain him against the Lcrdo
dsorgapizcrs. The expedition will put end TO all
stealing ana robbins on tno border Tor sometime 10
como
STRENGTH OF THE kxPEpirros
General Mackcnzic's forces have becn exagge-
proposed purposes rho whole iorce viii
msn ~n' S' is sunleien. 10 capture or defeat
Escobedo's force with the creates. case. IL also
vn ssa
Lieutenant John l. Bulls, Twenty-iour Infantry,
eon. q 100 msn tho rs o. n rs force arc ,o
Will no! DO heard IRON until they have struck do
COLONEL SrScro's DEATH.
As yet tho death OF Colonel Nuncio, OF the DIaz
forcca At Pedras Ncgras, has not yet been confirmed
RxrNToRcEMESTs ron NuNcIo.
GALVESTON, Texas, Juno 10, 1878
special to tho News from san Antonio
says nifty Mexican troops, under Colonel
Valdez have arrived at Piedas Nogras to
reinforce that place. General Bangs joins Colonel
Nuncio At Lampas. Their combined forces arc about
three hundred besides considerable iorco al Laredo
Escobedo's whereabouts arc known.
mAcKEszIk OPERATING AGAINST LHRDo.
II IL generally conceded that the principal
object Of General Mackenxie's invasion OF
Mexico is to recover American horses now
In the possession OF Escobodo, with secondary view
OF dispensing tho onsry forces and relieving tho
Diaz government OF impending anu growing
danger Maekenzios forces are no. over 500 cavalry,
but are we'll provided with artillery. No news Ia ex.
Dacied CONCERNING his actions within q wecK