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         This will probably leave sufficient of the Ninth for McKavett and possibly Concho, enough of the Fourth Cavalry for Richardson, Griffin and perhaps Concho should be taken from the Indian country and replaced by other Cavalry.
         After seeing the country below and learning of its actual requirements in the way of troops, this view may and probably will be modified.      It may be well too, to make that portion a District under Mackenzie and give him control of all operations against the thieves and Indians, depredating there.
         I have also received your instructions, authorizing me to effect some arrangement on the Rio Grande.  The trouble at present is, to find such authority.  The Governors of the several States, bordering on the Rio Grande have - I am informed - a certain control of the troops acting within their States, but that the general control of military affairs is vested in General Rocha, whose Headquarters are at San Luis Potosi.  I am also informed that he is preparing to move his Headquarters to some point this side the mountains, probably to Monterey.  It is possible that opportunity may be afforded me, on my trip, to communicate with him.  If so, I will avail myself of it.
                                                                                                               Very respectfully
                                                                                                                Your obdt. servant
                                                                                                     (Sgd)    C. C. Augur

769.D. T.'73. Brigadier General, U.S.A.

                                                                                                                  Commanding

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 284. CEPEDA, GOVERNOR OF COAHUILA. [left margin] April 1. 1873. His Excellency Senor Don Vittoriano Cepeda, Governor of Coahuila, Mexico. Senor,

                    I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of march 12, 1873, in reference to the arms surrendered to the Commanding Officer of Fort Duncan, Texas, in March 1872 by Colonel Pedro A. Valdez, upon his evacuation of Piedras Negras.  I regret to be obliged to inform you, that I have never received orders to restore the arms in question to the Mexican authorities, but as soon as I do, I will cause them to be delivered in accordance with your request to major Rodriguez, at the earliest practicable moment.