Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-03

once more been victorious In their war
fare with Mexican soldiers. Once again
the willy indians have ambushed the
force sent against them. A day or two
ago a statement was published that two
companies Of Mexican troops stationed
at Enseda had been ordered TO Quay
mas, Sonora, on the gulf Of California,
for immediate duty, Al the time it
was thought to be an ordinary and IN
important transfer OF soldiers, but
the report which comes indi-
rectly from the Mexican officers at
Ensenda gives the movement a most
sensational aspect. Ex-Governor Luis
l.. Torres, who is now general OF the
northern and western departments OF
Mexico, il saws, has been making an
other campaign against the NacQuts In
Southern Sonora aud Northern Simola.
he had an army OF over 500 men and
the plan was TO dispose OF the Hacquis
question at once and forever. Presl-
dent Diaz selected General Torres for
this work because Of his experience
and supposed ability TO accomplish the
desired purpose. But
LIKE THE OTHER COMMANDERS
who have tried it, according 20 reports,
Torres met the NacQuis and was de-
feated. The report says . force com
posed OF soldiers taken from different
regiments, accompanied the national
militia In command OF a Lieutenant
Colonel, lately arrived from Mexico,
were in pursuit % the YacqulS In the
Sierra De Bacatel.
On the afternoon OF the nth day OF
March the trail led the pursuers into a
long, deep, narrow dehle 10 the Sierra
De Bacatel. The walls OF the canon
were almost precipltous, rising TO
height in some places to over two
thousand feet, and covered with
brush. The command was halted with
skirmishers pushed forward 10 uncover
any possible ambush. The skirmish
line climbed the walls aud beat the
brush as far up as possible without re-
suits, and as the trail was clearly defined
In the sand az the bottom OF the canon,
the Colonel In command ordered them
forward. Half the dangerous locality
had been traversed with no sign OF lie,
nor motion from the cliffs towering
above, and the men were beginning TO
breathe easier, when Suddenly huge
masses Of rocks and boulders from the
cliffs, nearly 1,500 feet above, came
bounding over from wall TO wall, down
upon the hemmed-in column, crushing
horses and riders into shapeless heaps.
Higher and higher the war cries OF
THE wELL-ARSIED YACQUIs
who now began firing volley after VOL
lev directly into the struggling mass
below whore all was confusion. Horses
dashed through the broken column,
trampling on the dead and wounded
soldiers; men writhed and screamed IN
Ger the weight Of rocks that had CRUSH
ed them down into the earth; others
sank under the pitiless hail al bullets
and others less severely wounded and
those still unhurt sought the bushes on
either side and watched With cooked
rife for some sign OF the bloodthirsty
foes. In such confusion il was impOssi-
BILE for the commands OF the officers to
be heard. but finally the Colonel found
wounded bugler with yet lie enough
10 sound call. In few
moments, although still in range OF
those deadly rocks and rifles, those OF
the wounded able 20 move with assist
ance were started back down the canon
while those who were able 70 offer re-
81 stance fred volley after voiley al ran
dom into the bushes on the cliffs and
"a the satisfaction OF occasionally see
ing a half-naked YacQui leap cOnvul-
siVely from his hiding place and come
whirling down through a thousand feet
OF space. As rapidly as possible the
remnant column fought its way back 10
open ground where their foe had not
dared to follow, and, after brief rest,
dragged themselves back along the
route over which they had marched so
cheeriully the day before.
The number Of killed cannot be accu-
rately stated, but out OF the column OF
500 men 1t is stated that at least 200 are
either killed or wounded. An addition
al force Of 200 militia has been organ
lied In Hermosilla and the campaign
against this party of reds
WILL BE PUSHED VIGOROUSLY.
Torres, himself, and a small party OF
soldiers retreated 10 Guaymas where,
according TO one version that has reach
ed Enseda, he has been placed under
arrest because Of his failure. This Is
not believed to be true. At any rate
the Mexican troops OF Lower California.
Sonora and Sinaloa are 10 be modified
1T Guaymas and another campaign or
Ranized against the Tacquis, but
whether Gen. Torres is 70 lead or not re-
mains TO be seen. II IS said that Don
Jacob Corda, a young doctor, after the
encounter in the canon left q place
called Lamesa with q small escort to at
tend the wounded aud on passing
place called Arenas fell into ambush
prepared Oy the same party OF YacqUis.
According to report be was slain In a
most cruel manner, the sayageS first
daylng mis- feet and making him walk.
They finally lanced him.
The Sierra DeBscatel is some two
DAYS Journey from GuaymaS and is a
very rugged wild country, one OF the
stronghOlds Of the Yucquis. IL IS said
that only 100 or 200 TacQuis were in
the rebellion. Further details from
Guaymas are expected. The HaeQuiS
are 20 Mexico what the ApacheS are 10
Arizona. only If anything are more
cruel. They are magnificent speci-
mems of manhood, few being under six
feet and have almost unlimited powers
of endurance.
They have never been entirely sub
dued, but inaugurate periodical raids
upon their impregnable strongholds In
the businesses Of the Sierra NevadaS.
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