The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-06-10

headway for the Canada Ina brave Coui. mander again called his heroic little band | of almost starved, half-bare footed and fac tigued troops to form Tn line of battle and await the enemy; taking from his own soldiers all the cartridges they had left and supplying them to the State troops, ana commanding the former to rely and solely fight with their bayonets as the ammunl- ton had given out. The State troops com menced to murmer at this order, ana the officers advised the commander to Tall DacK in direction of Bavispe, as the troops were unable to stand another fight from hunger and fatigue, and that hardly any ammunl- ton had been left His only answer was, that they "would whip in the fight or they would all die right then and there." Agaln party was sent to rec0nnOitre the advan- cling column, when their disma, and mur- murs were turned into joy on beholding, instead of Indians as they had expected, American troops who had passed into Mexico from Arizona following the trail of the renegade Indians they had so justly and severely whipped not an hour before. After the American troops had come up and nasty exchange of clvilities between the two commanders, the Mexican com. mander asked of the American Ii he had permission to pass with his armed troops into Mexico, and when the American tod him he had and presented him with his permission from General Fuera, the Fede- ral commander of Chihuahua, they were l most joyfully and gladly received by the hungry and tired Mexican troops, and were | informed of the battle that had just been ' fought with the band of Indians they were pursuing. The American troops struck camp and asked of the Mexican comman- | der permission to make reconnaissance ! of the battlefield and render any assist ance in their power, which was most will ingly granted. The wounded were soon taken from the field and the dead buried, the surgeons accompanying the American kindly volunteering their services, which
 was most 2 fly accepted, to attend and
 operate upon the wounded: while others of the American troops soon improviscd a
 hasty and substantial breakfast for their
 Mexicon brethren in arms.
 The Mexican officers and troops all
 speak in the highest terLis of the kind and | generous treatment received at the hands | of the Americans, and more especially of the doctors, whose kind services ln attenr.
 ing and allevating the sutlerings of the
 wounded will ever be gratefully
 remembered. They amputated the
 leg of one poor fellow and the arm of another, who without this kind
 service, would have died; also left medi
 cines and provisions for all the wounded
 until they could be transferred to Bavispe
 their headquarters. The American com
 mander also furnished provision to the
 troops until they could arrive at head
 quarters at that place.
 Among the killed of the Mexicans, is tC
 be mourned Capt. Anto. Rada,of the regu
 lar Mexican army, whose body was com.
 pletely buried beneath the dead bodies ol
 the Indians, Leuts. Lugo and Franco o
 the State troops, in all theii loss amount
 ing to twenty-one killed and ten wound.
 ed: among the latter is the gallan,
 Lieut.. Col. Luis Zerm, Ofthe regular army
 (whom your correspondent mentioned IT
 a former communication perhaps fatally
 and Capt Jesus Garcia, of The State troops
 also supposed to be mOrtally.
 On the side Ot the Apacnes their loss
 was terrlbe-seventy-fv warriors killed
 among them two chiefs, supposed to bt
 Geronimo and Loco, besides forty-fivt
 women and children taken prisoners. The
 troops also captured forly-tve rifles anc
 eighty head of stock, comprising horses
 mares and mules.
 The Appaches contested the figh
 stubbornly, as they were compelled to do
 from the fact that they had their families
 with them, or they would never have ttakeu such desperate chances, as they
 always act upon the old adage, "that ht
 who runs away, will live to fight another
 day"
 , As will be observed from the numbe | of the dead and wounded, on the part o the Mexican troops, they had no eas. victory to gain, as it was purchased b, ; losing more than One.tfth the column in dead, alone. Colone , Garcia, the commander during
 the batte displayed all the courage and heroism of an able and experienced officer, always in the thickest of the figh , and animating by his coolness and grea . courage his men on to victory, never for { moment thinking of retreating or finch :. ing, when he had all opportunity of doinl SO. Right nobly have the soldiers in thi 3 battle avenged the many murders commit l ted in your own fair Territory by this 5an' ? of flemish savages on their break iron ] San Carlos. Many of them who then I'm 7 bued their hands with American bloo . now lie grinning skeletons, their bone 3 bleaching In the sun and their miserabl 2 carcasses eaten by the coyotes and vul e lures in the Canyada de los Elias. .. T Would it not be appropriate for the cit l zens of Arizona to present some testimo s nial of their esteem to this gallant officel t Col. Lorenzo Garcia, of the regular Mexi 8 can army in appreciation of the great ser l. vices he and his command have rendere Q in ridding your Territory forever of tn 5 greater part of this murderous band ( 1 Indians-a sword or medal, or if noth e ing more, vote of thanks by your Ter }: torial government and town councils.