The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-03

SAN DIEGO, CAL, May 2.-Nows Is
received here that tho Yacquis have
once moro boon victorious in ,hoir war.
fare with Mexican soldiers. Once again
tho willy Indians have ambushcd tho
force sent against them. a day or two
ago statement was published that two
companies OF Mexican troops stationed
at Ensoda had boon ordered to Quay
mas, Sonora, on tho Gull OF California,
for immediate duty. At the time it was
thought to DO an ordinary and unim.
portant transfer CT soldiers, but tho 70.
port which now comes indirectly from
tho Mexican officers at Euseda gives
that movement most sensational as.
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Ex-Gov. Luis L. Torres, who IL now
general OF tho northern and western
departments OF Mexico, it says, has
been making another campaign against
the Iacquls In South Sonora and
Northern Simola. lle had an army OF
over.5O0 men, and tho plan was to dis.
pose OF tho Yacquis question for once
and forever. President Diaz selected
General Torres for this work because OF
his experience aud supposed ability to
accomplish tho desired purpose. But,
like the other commanders, who have
tried it, according to reports, Torres met
the'Yacquis and was defeated. Tho re-
port says force composed OF soldiers
taken from different regiments accom-.
panied the national militia in command
OF lieutenant colonel lately arrived
from Mexico were in pursuit OF the
Yacquis in the Sierre dc Bacatel.
On the afternoon OF tho 9th day OF
March, tho trail led the pursuers into u
long, deep, narrow defiie in tho Sierra
Dc Bacatcl. Tho walls OF tho canon
were almost precipitous, rising to q
height in some places to over two thou
sand feet and covered with brush. The
command was halted and akirmishers
pushed forward to uncover any posi-
BILE ambush. Tho skirmish line climb.
cd the walls aud beat the brush as far
up as possible without results, and as
the trail was clearly defined in the sand
in the bottom OF the canon, the colonel
in command ordered them forward.
Half the dangerous locality had been
traversed with no sign OF life, nor mo-
ton from the cliffs towering above and
the men were beginning to breathe
easier, when suddenly huge masses Of
rocks and boulders from tho cliH nearly
$500 feet above came bounding over
from wall to wall down upon the hem
med in column, crushing horses and
riders into shapcless heaps.
Higher and higher roso the war cries
OF the well.armod Yacquis, who now
began firing volley after volley directly
into the struggling mass below, whero
all was confusion. Horses dashed
through the broken column, trampling
on the dead and wounded soldiers; men
writhed and ac!eamed under tho weight
OF rocks that had crushed them down
into tho earth; others sank under the
pitiless hail Of bullets, and others less
severely wounded and those still un-
hurt sought the bushes on either side
and watched with cooked rifles for some
sign OF the bloodthirs,y foes. In such
confusion it was impossible for the
commands Of the officers to DO heard,
but finally tho colonel found o wounded
bugler with yet life enough to sound q
call. In few moments, although still
in range OF those deadly rocks and
rifles, those OF the wounded able to
move with assistance wore started back
down the canon, while those who were
able to offer resistance fired volley after
volley at random into the bushes on
the cliffs, and had tho satisfaction OF oc-
nall hall al Il,
leap convuisively from his hiding place
and come whirling down through n
thousand feet OF space. As rapidly as
possible tho remnant Of tho column
fought its way back to open ground,
where their foo had not dared to follow,
and, after brief rest. dragged them-
selves back along tho route over which
they had marched so cheorfully the day
before.
The number OF killed cannot DO ac-
curately stated, but out OF the column
OF 500 men 1t Is stated that Mt least 200
arc either killed or wounded. AN nd.
ditional force Of 200 militia has been
organized in Hermosilla, and the cam.
paign against tho party Of reds will be
pushed vigorously.
Torres himself and q small party OF
soldiers retreated to Guaymas, where,
according to one version that has
reached Enseda, he has been placed I'm.
der arrest because OF his failure. This
is not believed to be true. At any ratio
the Mexican troops OF Lower California,
Sonora and Sinaloa are to be mobilzetl
Mt Guaymas and another campaign or
ranized against tho Yacquis, but
whothor General Tores Is to lead or OF
remains to DO seen. 1t is said that Don
Jacob Corda, q young doctor, after tho
encounter in tho canon, left u place
called Lamesa with q small escort to
attend the wounded, and on passing n
place called Arenas foil into ambush
prepared by the same party OF Yacqnis.
According to report no was slain in q
most cruel manner, the savages first
tlaying his feet and making him walk
They finally lanced him.
The Sierra DaBacatel Is some two
daye' journey from Guaymas, and is a
very rugged. wild country, one OF the
strongholds OF Yacqus. It is stated
that only 100 or 200 YNcquis were in
the rebellion. Further details from
Guaymas are expected. Tho Yacq us
are to Mexico what the Apachcs are to
Arizona, only, II anything. they are
moro cruel. They arc magnificent
specimens OF manhood, few being under
six feet and have almost unlimited
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