Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-06-04

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 standing for cooperation with the Mexi
 can military commands" because Col
 Garcia, who killrd so many of tn,
 the Apaches, had never heard of Col
 Forsyth, nor did he know that any In
 dians were on the warpath in Arizonl
 or likely tU be. He was simply chang
 ing station and on his way to Janos
 On April 2Sth he camped for the nil ht at Corralitos river and on the morning of the 29th he saw the dust of the Apaches fleeing from Tupper and RafTerty who had fought them on the 2sth. lie soon saw the Apaehes them selves, so be put his 275 men in ambush in the grass n the plain, and there lay concealed till the Apaches came into his hands. When Tupper attacked the Apaches, Forsyth was forty-6ve miles in his rear quietly passing away his time. When Tupper withdrew, be went back ten miles and camped. Forsyth made thirty-fve miles the sane day and reched Tupper's camp about o'clock in the evening. On hearing of the fight Forsyth told TuppeI- that he wanted his command to go with him that night as the Indians were only ten miles ahead. Tupper told him that he could not go as his men had been hard worked for thirty-six hours without rest or sleep, but he added that he would overtake him next morning. Forsyth then concluded that he could not run the risk of losing his 45O men that night should he overtake the Apaches, so he went into camp for the night and took Tupper's squad along next morning. Forsyth moved in pursuit and at some time in the future might have had a fight, for the Apaches were gaining dis tance every hour and at some remote period they might have come around and attacked Forsyth from the rear After distinguishing himself at Stein's Peak, Forsyth marched into Arizona and literally upset every arrangement of the troops that Major Perry had made by gobblng up every command he could find or reach by courier. Tupper would have had at least one more con- pany of cavalry and one of Indian scouts if Forsyth had not upset Perry's plans by gobbling up commands that Perry had sent in pursuit of Tupper. If one more company had reached Tupper, the anulhilated. "1he Lieutenant General tenders especially his thanks to Lieut. Col. Forsyth and the officers and men of his command and the officers and men of Majors Tupper's command who were associated with him" From this one would certainly think that Forsyth bad done the fighting and that Tupper was associated with him, but simply rem m- Der that the association was rather long winded. as Forsyth, with his 450 men, at the time Tupper was fighting, was forty five miles in TuppeTs rear and knew nothing about the fight till several hours after 1t was over. These con- gratulatory remarks show that Col. Forsyth, by frequent use of paper and wire, has deceived Gen. Sheridan into thinking that he has done wonders, whereas he has done nothing, but what IS truly deserving of the highest censure. That .hcsa rongr -.uis..-ons ars bGsed On falsehoods is apparent from the fact that FOrsyth's pursuit was not "indefati- gable" because he allowed Tupper and Ruferty to get ahead of him, was unable to overtake them and never would have seen them because they were constantly gaining distance on him. Also from the fact that Col. Garcia did not know that such a man as Forsyth ever existed, nor did he know there were any Indians on the war path in Arizona, nor did he know but what everything was quiet and peaceful both in Arizona and Mex ico. Also from the fact that Forsyth never saw Tupper and Rafferty till the night after the fight, as he was 45 miles in thelr rear. How can Eieut. Col. Tn the U. s. Army unblushingly accept of such congratulations based upon the falsity of his own reports written with intent to deceIve? It is true that Forsyth is an eI-staff vfficer of the Lieut.. General but if his actions were to-dayinvestigat- ed by court, there is not the slightest doubt but what General Sheridan, as well as the people in Arizona, would see him in his true lght-a jealous, selfish Lieut.. Col. of the 4th [. $. Cavalry, totally unmindfu! of the lives of the citizens but bent upon a grand and con- spicuous display of LIs name Tn papers remote from the scene of his disgraceful conduct. How can Major Perry of the 9th cavalry ever hope to do anything when such weak specimens as Forsyth are allowed to come in and upset every arrangement that he can possibly make? IT Col. Forsyth, after showing his deter imitation not to fight, had not broken mp Major Perry's plans, the band of hostile Apaches would have all been good In- dians to-day roaming over their happy hunting grounds. There are officers | who are anxious to rid the Territory of | Apaches and who would do it, if 1t were not for the presence of old fossils, grown gray in the hope Of seeing star and who take the field for the sole purpose of displaying and exercising authority without the slightest hope or intention of doing anything but ramble about and behold the earth reeking in the life blood of citizens whom it is their sacred duty to protect but whom they allow the Apaches to murder without showing the least inclination to give assistance. Un- til Congress makes a law forcing these unserviceable old fellows into civil life, there will be no hope of protection to our citizens and our Territory wiIl re- main barren of the good fruits which 1t is so capable of producing. Will Cen gress rid the army of its old fossils or will it abandon the Territory to the Apaches?
 Probably the finsst music Oox that was ever brought to this Territory IS now on exhibition and for sale at the office of $. II. Lucas < Co. It was man. ufactured by Bognard, of Paris, is en- closed in rosewood box about two feet long and one foot high. It plays eight