The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-08

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| Texan and New Orleans papers bring pariiCu
lars oil the revolutionary movements IN northern
Mexico, together with the pronancianlenios which
formed the antecedents Of the outbreak.
We take the following account Of the commence
ment Of hostilities from the Rio Brauo. a journal
published at Brownsville, Texas. a 10 dated the
oath September The first blow, II will Be seen,
was struck at Camargo, and successful
'Intelligence, on which We rely, has Just been
received from Csmsrgo, that sharp skifnifh has
taken place bvsween the troops Of Colonel Carvajal
and the regulars OF the government Of that city ia
which number Of men were wounded, and which
resulted in the triumph Of the patriots, We are
not informed Of the details. There 10 no doubt,
however, that Camargo ia in the hands Of the Vie
| tors, and that they are in march for Reynosa and
Matamoros. The government has weakened
itself by sending reiniorcements 10 CamargO, that
these places will fall easily into the hAnos Of the
| revolutionists. We learn that General AyAiCa,
commanding at Matamoros, received the reports
| OF three couriers yesterday, but what news they
| brought has not yet transpired. As there no
demonstrations OF success, no boasting, and as the
last company OF cavalry at the disposal Of 1be gen
eral was despatched last night towards the scat Of
war, we infer that the patriots arc sweeping ali bc
fore them. Thus has commenced astruggle that
may regenerate Mexico, and secure for her people
justice and prosperity. The people OF the United
States will not stand with folded arms, indifferent
spectators of this animating scene.
1--WE just hear that the commandant Of artillery
on the side Of the government killed, and some
thirty other persons, military and civil. CaInargo
is taken. The fight is up"
The details of the battle at Camargo are given
in three letters The first is dated "Rio Grande
city, Saturday, September 20. II a. M" and is az
follows;
"The battle has been desperately fought and
CaryaJal has been victorious. 1t commenced yes
tcrday at two o'clock, and only ended this morn.
ing at nine. The Mexicans done bravely, but
were at last forced to surrender, with some sixty
odd killed and wounded. Four officers killed,
among whom Morales. On CarvaiaPs side
none killed, and only seven wounded. The mill
tary surrendered at discretion. Carvaial ia now
occupied in forming laws and regulations.
There was no artillery with the insurgents, while
tho government troops had or more pieces.
But the cannoneers picked off by the rifles
until they could no longer stand it.
''This send you by express, and have no time
to say more"
The second is dated "Rio Grande city, 9 O'Clock,
September 90" 1t says:
"You have ere this received my short commun-
cation, per steamer Corvette, which informed you
that the ''revolutionsts,' as thew are termed
were contemplating an attack on the evening of
the day on which that letter was written II
was, however, postponed until yesterday. The
attack commenced yesterday at two O'clock p. M,
and the military were compelled to seek re-
fuge in the church and custom house The whole
force under Colonel Carvaja were three compa-
nies, amounting to three or four hundred men, If
am rig hty informed One company from Guer-
zero, under command of Don Jose Maria Canales
was placed in front; the second command almost
all Americans, was placed in the centre, under
command OF Captain Trembe and the third com
pany, from Camargo, under command of Don
Thomas Cabazos. These were led to the plaza by
Colonel Carvajal, in spite of the cannon and every
other mode Of defence which the Mexican troops
could adopt. The houses the plaza which ar
iorded them protection were taken, and eve
ry Mexican soldier who dared to mako his appear
ance above the housetops Immediately shot by
the Texan rifles.
"P. SD O'Clock, ma messenger has Just ar
rived from Camargo, who informs that the city
has just been taken, and every thing surrendered
to Col. Carvajal. The custom house has been ia
ken, and all the goods which have hitherto been
seized, including considerable lot of mantas, inn
periuls &C."
The letter, from the same city on the same day,
says:
81 write to you in haste to say that the revolu
tonary movement the other side of the river
has commenced in earnest The two parties have
been lighting since the night of the 18TH The 60
vcrnment party have piece of artillery and are
fortified in the church-the besiegers have only
small arms. courier, who was in the fight, Just
arrived, reports that about sixty on the Mexican
side, including four officers, have been killed and
four Americans and six Mexicans, of the revolu.
tonists, wounded but not MORALLY A email
reinforcement left here last night and another this
morning.
"Amongst the knowing ones at this place, il is
said President Arista is at the head of this move
ment, and that he is route from Mexico to
the Sierra Madre, bis object being TO revoutonize
all the northern Mexican States.''
The Rio BrGuo learns, by postscript to pri-
vate letter. that Mier and several other towns are in
the hands Of the revolutionists.
Wesubjoin the pronunciame N tosa boveallude to
one issued by the people of Guerrero, the other by
the citizens of Camargo, and forwarded by them
to the commanding general of the Mexican forces
at Matamoros. The BIN Publico of Matamoros
from which these documents are taken, states that
the movements seemed to extend throughout the
State of Tamaulipas, and were expected to be
general in all the northern States of Mexico.
The revolutionary forces commanded by Col.
Don Jose Maria j. Carvsjal, and already numbered
nearly thousand men. His plan and pronuncia
mento extensively circulated throughout the
republic, adopting the twelve articles of the Guer
zero revolutonists as found below:
PLAN.
The subscribers, all citizens of the city Of Guer-
zero, in the State of Tamaulipas, convinced that
the national representation has paid no attention
to the repeated petitions which they have sent to
that sovereignty, through the corresponding sour
ces, for the adjustment of prohibitions, and the
reduction of the tariff the protection due to stop
the depredatons of the Indians, already insupport-
able, as well as the oppression they suffer owing
to the restriction together with the hostility of the
barbarians, the complete destruction, not only
of those who speak, but of the whole frontier, have
decided and resolved to sustain with their arms the
contents of the following articles:
l. The permanent troops shall be expelled the
territory OF the State as being pernicious oppres
eive and useless
a The citizen ia invaluable in the eniovInent oT