The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-10-16
saturday Evenipg, OeI.II. 1881
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The Now Orleans papers, of the Both
ut. which came To hand last night. are
filled with details of the Mexican revolu.
tion. brief accounts Of WEIGH we have had
by telegraph. which appears to be quite
a formidable affair. The following letter
to the Brownsville Rio Bravo gives the
latest from the field ofba;tIe: -.....
RIO GRANDe CRY. Sept: 20, 9 A. NJ.
Dear Sir: You have, ere this. received
my short communication per steamer Cor
vette. which Informed you that the revo.
lutionists, as they are termed, wero con-
templating an attack on the evening Of
the day on which that letter was written.
1t was, however, postponed until yester-
day. The attack commenced yesterday
at 2 O'clock, P. NJ, and the military were
soon compelled to seek refuge in the
church and custom house: The whole
force under Col Carvajal was three com.
panies, amounting to three or four hun.
dred men. if am rightly informed. One
company from Guerrero, under com
mand of Don Jose Maria Cauales, was
placed in front; the second company. al.
most all Americans, was placed in the
centre, under command of Capt. Trem-
BILE; and the third company, from Camar-
go, under command of Don Tomas Ca.
baSos. They were led to the main pla.
"a by Col. Carvajal, in spite Of the can.
non and every other mode of defence
which the Mexican troops could adopt.
The houses on the plaza which could af.
ford them any protection we're soon tax
en-. and every Mexican soldier who dar.
ed make his appearance above the house
tops was Immediately shot by the Texan
: rifles. &c.,.
The battle has not yet closed, though |
feel every confidence that Col. C. and
his party will take the place.
. Yours, truly,
P. S.-l2 o'clock Ma Messenger
: has arrived from Camargo. who inform,
US that the city has just been taken. ant
n everything surrendered to Col. Caryajal
i The custom house has been taken. ant
:, all the goods which have heretofore beel
{, q seized, including a considerable lot Q
u mantas, imperials, &c. .. ,.....#
d Rio GRANDE Cry, Sept. 20, 1851.
70 Messrs, Editoys-I write you in hast
g. TO say that the revolutionary movemen
rs on the other side of the river has com
u menced in earnest. The two parties hav,
been fighting since the night Of the 18th
RI The Government party have one piec,
% of artillery, and are fortified in the churcl
IS the besiegers have only small arms.
|, courier, who was in the fight, just arrived
q reports that about sixty on the Mexican
!. side. including four officers. have beeI
Al killed. aud four Americans and six Mex
o leans Of the revolutionstS are wounded
% but not mortally. A small reinforcemen
l. left here last night, and another this NOR
. ming. s- r-
y Among the knowing ones at this plac
10 it is said President Arista is at the hea
s. of this movment, aud that he is now e
10 route from Mexico to the Sierra Madre
!" his object being to revolutionize all lh
10 Northern Mexican States. z.t a,s
g By a postscript in private letter W
% learn that Mier aud several other town
Is are in the hands of the liberators.
20 The following reasons are given as tn
y cause of the revolution: tts .
ID /. The utter failure of the Fedeai
" Government To protect the Norther
or Mexican States from Indian deprede
h' tions.
a 2. The unjust. unequal, prohibition
Up system Of duties. which operates most d
W. structively on the interests of the peop
''f of this frontier. .-
a. 8. The despotic power exercised
OF the Federal Government over the righ
VI and representation of the several State