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rise to them. It will be suffieient for me tO:::rtemind you that there
has been correspondence in relation to them between Mr. Pesqueira,
governor of the State of Sonora, and Hon. A. P. IR. Safford, governor of
Arizona Territory, and between the sai(l Mr. Pesqueira and Brevet Briga-
dier-General George Crook. It seems to me unnecessary to inclose
copies of all those letters, as the Government of the United States is
undoubtedly aware of the n-ature of their contents. A portion of them
has been published and commented upon by newspapers in this coun-
try, and I take the liberty of inclosing two articles from the Daily Alta
California, regretting that the language therein used is not as respectful
as it should be toward the Government of the nation. My only object
in sending you these articles is to call your attention to the statements
which they make as to the occurrences in Sonora, which statements are
entirely true. The letters, moreover, which they contain are genuine.
The one which is signed by Governor Pesqueira is an accurate transla-
tion from the original, which has been sent to me. I also have evidence
of the genuineness of the letter which appears in the second article from
the Daily Alta California.  Subsequently to the date of that letter, viz,
January 9, 1873, General Crook addressed another to Mr. Pesqueira, on
the 9th of February following, from which it appears that, notwith-
standing his good intentions, he was unable to make Cochise behave
himself by reason of obstacles which he had not foreseen. I inclose a
copy in Spanish of this second letter.
   I likewise inclose two slips from the official journal of Sonora, in
which some account is given of the numerous crimes committed there
by the Indians to whom I allude, and it appears that the marauders had
in their possession articles from the United States, which make it evi-
dent that they belonged to the tribe in question.
   Finally, I inclose an extract from a note addressed to my government,
under date of December 31, 1873, by one of its official agents, who has
been observing the occurrences in Sonora from near at hand, and who
reports concerning the continuance of the hostilities of Cochise and his
people, which have never ceased since their beginning.
  I abstain from commenting upon the fact that these savages, who have
been driven out of Sonora, have had a reservation assigned to them just
on the border of that State, or upon the alleged circumstance that they
have been excused from the daily roll-call, to which the Indians on other
reservations are generally required to submit. There may be some ex-
planation of this which will show the good intentions of the subordinate
agents of the Government. What is hoped for from the Government of
the United States is that the facts being known as they now are, to-
gether with their lamentable results, it will remedy the exiil as speedily
as possible for the sake of humanity, and in consideration of the friendly
relations which unite the two republics.
  I have, &c.,
                                               IGNO. MARISCAL.

                          [Inclosure 1.-Translation. I
                    General Pesqueira to the Alta California.
                                                     URES, June 6, 1873.
  EDITOR ALTA : I have received and read with much satisfaction your letter
of April
15, and having information of your conscientiousness and acknowledged impartiality
as a writer, I have ordered the collection of all the evidences of an official
and private
character within the reachl of the government of Sonora, going to show that
the
Apaches, with whom peace has been made lately in Arizona, have committed
numerous
assassinations and depredations this year in Sonora, and they are inclosed
to you.