Legation of Mexico in the United States,
Washington, June 1, 1882. (Received June
2.)
This report was published in the official newspaper of the Government of
the United States of Mexico on the 19th of May last.
[Inclosure.—Telegram.]
report of the fight with the
apaches.
Department of State and of War and Marine,
Mexico. [May 4,
1882].
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.”