Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 6, 1875, Volume II

No. 429.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Foster.

Department of State,
Washington, April 14, 1875.

No. 214.]

Sir: With reference to a previous instruction upon the subject, I transmit for your information a copy of a letter of the 10th instant, and of its accompaniment, addressed to this Department by the Secretary of War, relative to the recent burning of the post-office at Nueces, Texas, by marauders, supposed to have come from Mexico.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.

[Inclosure in No. 214.]

Mr. Belknap to Mr. Fish.

War Department,
Washington City, April 10, 1875.

Sir: I have the honor to transmit for your information copy of a telegram of J. W. Ward, special deputy collector of customs at Corpus Christi, Texas, dated 31st ultimo to the Secretary of the Treasury, reporting robbery and burning of post-office at Nueces by marauders from Mexico.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

WM. W. BELKNAP,
Secretary of War.

The honorable the Secretary of State.

[Subinclosure in No. 214.]

[Telegram.]

Mr. Ward to Mr. Bristow.

United States Custom-House,
Corpus Christi, Texas, March 31, 1875.

United States post-office, Nueces town, twelve miles from here, robbed and burned, three men shot therein and in neighborhood, on 26th, by party of marauders from Mexico. Citizens and families at ranches and on public roads within four miles of and beyond there captured, robbed, and cruelly abused by same party; whole country under arms. It is felt that citizens and their helpless families are at mercy of outlaws; large armed parties reported to have crossed from Mexico at various points on Rio Grande in this and Braziers (Brazos) Santiago districts. Collector Ploto left here, 25th, on inspecting and collecting trip to Rio Grande.

J. W. WARD,
Special Deputy in Charge.

B. H. Bristow,
Secretary of the Treasury, Washington, D. C.