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Show MOREY REPORTS CARR1ZAL FIGHT OFFICER SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN LtFT DEAD ON FIELD REACHES AMERICAN LINES. Mexicans Fired, He Says, When Americans, Amer-icans, Fearing Ambush, Advanced In Battle Formation After Being Warned Not to Enter Town. Pan Antonio. Texas Left to dl of loss of blood and thirst, two miles from the scene of the encounter between be-tween Mexican and American troops at Carrlzal, ('apt. lcwls Sydney Morey, of the Tenta cavalry, has made his way back safe to the American lines. A letter from Captain Morey written writ-ten while biding lu a hole near the scene of tho Unlit at Carrlzal arter his men had been broken and scattered scat-tered by the Mexican force, was received re-ceived by Oeueral Funston through General Ftrihlrm Sunday night. In that letter. Captain Morey bad described de-scribed how, fearing an ambush, the American troopers, Capt. Charles T. lUiyd commanding, had advanced In battle formation on the Mexicans who had come out from I'arriuil durlnn a parley over permission for tlio Americans Ameri-cans to pas through tho town; how the Mexicans had opened fire and how (lie remaining Americans, after their first advance, and been forced to re treat and scatter, each for himself. Captain Morey's letter told of the Joining of C troop under Captain Itoyd and K troop undr his own command at OJo Santo Inilngo June 20 and the advance together toward Carrlzal June 21 They arrived In an open Held a mile from Currl.al at 7:30 In the morning. There they baited and Jcuiituin Itoyd sent a courier Into Car nzal asking permission of General Fc lix Gomel to niter the town, snylug be was going to Villa Abumadii. Go mcr. replied that he would not bo allowed al-lowed to enter the town but might make a detour around It. fearing that they wero about to be trapped by the Mexicans who had sallied out from the towu during the parley, ihe American troops deployed In battle formation, mounted and moved forward. The Mexicans then opened file. Captain lloyd ordered bis men to dismount and returned the fire, the engagement lasting about nn hour. Ilolh (' and K troops advanced, the former to Ihe position occupied hv i Mexican machine gun and the hitler closing In to our aide. K troip also was attacked from the flank, while a deiaclimenl of Mexicans from the town reached the rear of the Annul can line and Hlnnipcded the led hoi mch. The Mexicans succeeded In checking the American advance and Ihe Americans Ameri-cans first were forced to fall hack and finally to sender eac h for hlnoielf. |