Report of Captain Ha,ckins.
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HEADQUARTERS, FoRT TArLoH,


1era., May 10, 1916.


Sra have the honor report that the morning Of the
9th instant during the third day of the bombor1ment Of this
FORT ITS gallant commander, Major Brown, received
wound which caused his death at o'clock the 9th in
slant Immediately assumed command and have the honor
70 report the result of the bombanen since o'clock
PM on the 4tb, at which time Capt. Walker left with
report Of the result up TO that time At nine o'clock M
on 4h firing Of muskety heard in about three
or four hundred yards distant, and apparently extending
mile up the river the firing very Irregular This continued
until half past eleven O'Clock p NJ The garrison under
arms batteries and dences all manned, and continued
during the night On the 5th instant at five o'clock A. NJ,
the fire recommended from the enemys batteries which
and FOUNDER howzer placed in embasuro the south
east baston The firing kept up hour, receiving
during that time about fifty round shot and shells from the
enemy The batteries both sides ceased r at the same
time Our expenditure of ammunition thirty rounds of
both calber Al eight o'clock A. NJ Valdez, Mexican,
in and reported that party Of dagoons had been
driven back from the prairie the point and also party
who stated that the Mexcans without subsistence
that they tired and left for their homes that il
stated in the Mexican camp that Arsa had received
press from Mexico informing him that another revolution had
broken Mexico, and that he could receive support
from the Government At nine o'clock A. NJ. it was re-
ported that reconnaissance of officers escorted ty mounted
of the enemy, going rear within eight hun
drcd yards OF the fort and that other parties mounted and
infantry, at the distance extending from the bend
OF the lagoon 10 the river Lieut. Hanson, 9Th infantry,
asked permission TO take the dagoons and go and look at
them This was granted, and in hour he returned
porting that the enemy establishing battery the
roads, his appearance among them created great aarm and
they concentrated distance under Of their
work. Every man at work to-day strengthening the de-