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Don Torribio Quiroga and Don Jose Kalbris urged on their horses, in order to get beyond the defences of the _presidio_ as soon as possible.
The governor was rejoicing at the reinforcement the general commanding in the province had sent him. He knew it would be an easy task to compel the Indians to raise the siege of the _presidio_ when once the troops marching up had joined him. Indeed, he counted upon profiting by the opportunity to give the Apaches -- those untiring ravagers of the Mexican frontiers -- such a rude lesson, that it would be long before they again attempted an inroad into the territory of the Confederation.