VERA CRUZ. july 2l. 1917.
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ELS. Delta Capt Aud left ON Saturday
night contrary to my expectations and nleed the
information received. ha, ing been told thai he
would not leave until the following day. The
harm which to"k place on Friday niuhl induced
the parties in authority here to enforce more riy
Gus ana stringent measures for the preservation Of
IN" peace and safety IF our citiEt,ss than hny.
heretofore been aloPted. The Quarer.mastrr's
men acc"rdnGIy have been arrued and equipped
regularly f"r the last three nights, previous t. the
guards being pace at the several in,sts. and CHI
zen patrols have heen organised bv or,ler Of the
Governor, in pursuance Of which regulation. Il
small pIcquet guard of each lave made the rounds
from i. NJ. /" midnight. visiting the gates and
avenues where access may be has To the ci,y-
The writer was "turned "ut'' 10 do duty two eve
nIngs since, and although very general patrol
was kept up. and every street, lane and bv,yoy
IN town was visited, he lid not see anv THING
Whatever calculated 10 excite the most -nmote an.
prehensIons of any rising" on the pat Of such
OF the enemy rs are within the wall Of Vera
Cruz at night time. 1t is however PERFECTLY GER
tain that the leaders of those parties and their
scouts are constantly rrowng abpu, in our midst.
picking up news and communicating it To- their
commanders, who InfeSt with their myrIui, Ions
the ImPenctrabIe ant almost innutnerable hiding
places which are IN the chnparal. SO far, how
ever, nothing has occurred since my arrival which
has caused any moro than "a mere mumentary ex
cItement, could not say it was alarm-anI that
was aIlayed, as before remar ke,l, by the promp.
tItude with which the citizens came forward and
eVlnced their determination TO quell anything of
the kind


On Monday morning last detachment of bout
two hundred men, having in charge some wagons
containing st"res-necessarly left behind from
The main tram, under Gen. Pierce-moved for
ward nt an carly hour, bu. had not got more thai
SIX miles beyond Santa Fe. when it was attacked
by party of these Mexican robbers and a sharp
hight ensued between them. The detachment
however, had two pieces Of artillery along with
lhem, and after rather n " hot dispute" between
Inc parties, the guerriHerOs were completely roul.
ed, not however without receiving some LASTING
tokens from our boys of The very high esteem
they hold that kind of cattle. There has been
no positive intelligence as to the number of our
men who were wounded, but from what couId
learn since the affair known here, il does moi
exceed sixteen eighteen.


lie U. 5. steamer Washington also arrived
here last evening from Tampico, bu, the only
news received by her was, that Col. De Russy had
got back to lamplco, having kept the enemy at
pay while he retreaied Il distance Of forty. five
investigating as he fell back, the whole distance
ne gained Tamprco with the loss of officers md
~ prlvates, and had several of his men wounded
According to the verbal report of the captain of
'he washington (he brought no papers), an attack
was DAILY looked for by the American cilzens nj
iamplco, but If there are no better grounds ,ba n
there are IN Vera Cruz for such an apprehension
am decidedly Of opinion that no such fears NAV
DC entertained, either here or there.