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public of Mexico were continually crossing to this side of the River to murder, rob and steal and that there is no safety what ever for any passenger up or down on the American side of the River.-whereupon on the 7th of June A.D. 1852 affiant returned from said Rancho Rosario in company with the same party with whom he had gone up consisting of A. G. Partir, J. B. Bigelow and others, and when a short distance below the Rancho the whole party were fired upon by a portion of this armed party of Indians and Mexicans who were lying in ambush on the Mexican side of the River and that there was no provacation whatever given for this outrageous attempt to murder our Citizens. All were quietly passing along the road. There were as many as from One Hundred and fifty to Two Hundred Shots fired at us, and one of the party severally wounded by being shot through the neck. Another had his horse shot from under And Deponent fur- ther deposes and says that under existing circumstances the Laws of the State can not be enforced without we have on this Frontier some additional protection. P. NICKELS Sheriff of Cameron County Swo1·n to & subscribed before me this 15th day of June A D 1852. In testimony of which I affix my hand & private seal having no Seal of Office, at Brownsville Cameron County Texas This June the 15th A D 1852 F W FAUNTLEROY State Commissioner District Court of the United States for the District of Texas at Brownsville Cameron County Texas January Term Apl 1852 January 30th AD 1852 F. W. Fauntleroy of Cameron County was appointed by the Court Commissioner of the United States to take affidavit and bail in Civil cases with all the power given by Law to said officer and was duly qualified according to Law
The State of Texas County of Cameron
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original order taken from the Minutes of
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