CROSBY, Chief Clerk , to To the honorable The, April 19, 1875

Mr. Crosby to Mr. Fish.

Sir: I have the honor, in the absence of the Secretary of War, to transmit, for your information, a copy of a communication from Col. Edward Hatch, dated Ringgold Barracks, Texas, March 9, 1875, reporting that the Brownsville Ranchero has published articles relative to the affair at the Solises, reflecting on the troops of that garrison, inclosing letters refuting the statements, and a letter from the nominal editor of that paper explaining why the true statements were not inserted.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,