Mr. Gresham to Señor Romero.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 9th instant, in which you state that on the 2d instant soldiers of the U. S. Army again fired upon the Mexican sentry box at Camargo.

A copy of your note was immediately laid before the Secretary of War with a request that, in view of the alleged repetition of the offense, stringent measures be adopted to prevent a recurrence and to detect the authors, if possible.

Accept, etc.,

W. Q. Gresham.