No. 232.
Mr. Frelinghuysen to Señor Romero.
Washington, April 27, 1882.
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for your information the inclosed copies of papers which I have received from the Secretary of [Page 414] War, under date of the 14th instant, in relation to the appearance near Janos, Mexico, of a band of Indians who are said to have committed depredations in Sonora, and reporting the presence of “Jú,” an Apache chief, at Corralitos, Mexico, with eight captive American children.
I have observed with pleasure the good disposition of the Mexican authorities at Janos, to aid in the capture of the raiders, and hope that a like spirit will continue to animate both the authorities of Chihuahua and the United States forces in their mutual relations, which are necessarily intimate, as the duty and danger are shared in common.
Accept, &c.,