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rapidly to the Rio Grande and crossed back into old Mexico. The Indians in this engagement suffered severely, having seven killed and many wounded. The troops lost one solider killed and one officer wounded. The command was then moved in the direction of Van Horns wells where it was thought the Indians would make their next attempt to get through the lines and go North. While the troops were engaged guarding the passes in the mountains to the East of Van Horns wells and scouting towards the Rio Grande to prevent the Indians from passing towards the settlements. Victorio and his band slipped through the lines west of Van Hornes on August 4th. General Grierson at once moved his command in pursuit and after a forced march of sixty five miles in twenty one hours without the loss of an animal, succeeded in heading Victorio off and after a sharp engagement the Indians were again defeated and driven back, for the second time, across the Rio Grande, badly demoralized and with the loss of many killed and wounded, one hundred horses, their camp and all their provisions.

    They are now in Telexico, at least one hundred and fifty miles to the westward of Fort Quitman and have gone via of [strike] the Sante Maria river in the direction of Sierra De Guzman. Scouts report the Indians in a decidedly demoralized condition, having their wounded with them, and their stock played out; as an evidence of which, they were