Foster to To His Excellency J. M. Lafragua, May 14, 1875

No. 434. Mr. Foster to Mr. Fish.

Sir: In my dispatch No. 279, of the 4th instant, I transmitted a copy of my note to the Mexican minister of foreign affairs, relative to the late raid into Texas, with his reply thereto, and also a report of an interview which I had with the minister upon this subject. On the 3d instant I sent the minister a copy of the inclosure of your dispatch No. 214, of the 14th ultimo, giving fuller information concerning the burning of the post-office at Nueces, Tex., and other outrages.

Under date of the 7th instant, the minister, Mr. Lafragua, transmitted to me copies of communications received by him from the department of war and from the governor of the State of Tamaulipas, in reference to the measures ordered to guard the Rio Grande frontier and the progress had in the trial of the persons arrested upon suspicion of having taken part in the raid into Texas.

It will be noticed that the measures cited in said communications were taken very promptly by this Government, ten days or two weeks before the date of my first note to Mr. Lafragua, under instructions of the Department, making formal complaint of these outrages.

In a note of the 11th instant, in thanking Mr. Lafragua for the information furnished, I stated that I would forward it to my Government”, which would doubtless be gratified to learn of the measures adopted, especially if they should prove efficacious in preventing the passage of the Rio Grande of further bands of outlaws to commit depredations in Texas.

I am, &c.,