International records / Foreign Relations of the United States

No. 8. Mr. Osborn to Mr. Fish .

and night, and came up with the enemy’s rear guard on the morning of the 2dat Junin. We fell on him then and there, and after a few shots took 200 prisoners and 2,000 horses. Without losing a moment we resumed the pursuit, and I had ordered Colonel Lagos to hurry in joining me to assist in the destruction of the enemy. We were marching at full gallop, and, joined by Lagos, were about to fall on Mitre’s army, when an emissary rode toward us with an open letter, asking for a safe conduct for Don Matias Ramos, who was wounded. The letter was addressed to me under cover to Colonel Lagos. T sent th…