No. 237.
Señor Romero to Mr. Frelinghuysen.

Mr. Secretary: Thinking that it may be a matter of interest to the Government of the United States to receive official notice with regard [Page 421] to the pursuit of the Indians who escaped from their reservation in Arizona Territory, rose against the authorities of this country and invaded the Mexican Republic in April last, I herewith send you a copy of an official communication from General Carbo, in command of the frontier zone of the State of Sonora, which contains an official report of the fight which took place on the 29th of April last between Colonel Lorenzo Garcia and the aforesaid Indians, who were completely routed.

This report was published in the official newspaper of the Government of the United States of Mexico on the 19th of May last.

I reiterate to you, &c.,

M. ROMERO.
[Inclosure.—Telegram.]

report of the fight with the apaches.

Citizen Secretary of War: The governor of Sonora, under date of the 4th instant, telegraphs me from Hermosillo as follows:

“The general in chief of the first zone writes me under date of the 1st instant as follows:

“‘For your satisfaction I have the honor to inform you that, at six o’clock a.m., day before yesterday, the two columns which I ordered to combine under the orders of Col. Lorenzo Garcia and Maj. Louis Ceroso, having united at Alvios Creek, in the State of Chihuahua, utterly routed a band of Apaches who had just been carrying on plundering operations in the United States, taking from them their booty, which consisted of horses and mules. They also took from them seventy-five dead bodies and twenty-eight wounded women. Some of the Indians escaped, fleeing in the direction of Casas Grandes.

“‘This fight cost us the life of Capt. Antonio Roda, of the Sixth Battalion, and those of ten soldiers belonging to the same; also that of Lieut. Serapio Lugo, of the National Guard of Babispe, and those of four soldiers from Babispe and Bacerac; likewise that of Ensign Ignatio Franco, of the picket guard, and those of four soldiers of the auxiliary squadron of Sonora. The following persons were wounded: Major Ceron, belonging to the same body, Lieut. Jesus Galicia, of Bacerac, six privates of the aforesaid battalion, and two federal soldiers.

“‘I shall order the aforesaid column of Colonel Forres to be re-enforced, in case the party of Indians who fled towards Casas Grandes take the direction of the locality covered by him.’

“I send this to you in compliance with the request which you made some time since.

“I have the honor to transcribe it to you for your information, and to state that this telegram was received to-day.”

I. G. CARBO,
General.