Show ROUTED BY INDIANS Yucatan Red Men Defeat Mexican Troops in Battle New Orleans July 27 News reached this city tonight of IL desperate hattlo bctweun the Mexican troops and the Yucatan Indians In which the Gdv ernment troops were badly routed anti lost heavily This Is the engagement which has boon awaited with the greatest great-est anxiety In Mexico City The Mexicans had been chasing the Maya Indians in Yucatan for several months but could never get them into a straight fight up to the time when the meeting of the two forces took place at a point about fifteen miles out of San Luis the capital Of the Indian tribe Gen Bravo commanded the Mexican troops and It Is said that he had about 3000 men The Maya Indians In-dians number 6000 warriors and it was discovered that they wore armed with the most modern equipments of war |