Washington telegraph., 1851-11-12

The REvoLUrIoN in MExIco.-The steamship
Fanny, Capt. Auld. arrived last evening from the
no Grande, and brings intelligence from Browns
vile TO the afternoon of the 10th inst. The
Fanny's report says that Colonel Carabaja the
leader of the revolutionary forces, was within two
miles OF Matamoras on the 10th. He was at the
head OF eleven hundred men, and it was thought
shat ne would attack the city that night, or early
on the morning of the 18th inst. Among his fol-
lowers are four hundred Indians. Captain Forde,
with his company of rangers, recently discharged
from the U. S. service, have joined c arabajal.-
Capt. Ford has received the command of lieu
tenant colonel few of the American troops
deserted their post at Fort Ringgold, and joined
the revolutionary forces. The citizens Of Browns
vile confidently expected the of Carabajal
By this arrival we have copy of the Rio Bravo
of the 18th inst We find the following items in
that paper:
Matamoras has been for nearly week past de-
clared, by the commanding general, in state of
siege. During the last four days, goods to the
value of three hundred thousand dollars have been
imported into that place from Brownsville. An
attack on Matamoras, by assault, is looked for
hourly, and yet the goods are introduced. We
hope, for the sake of the owners, that they have
better safeguards than those that usually regulate
affairs under the circumstances Of the present case
if not-prest0!-they will be gone!
The rumor that General Canaes had arrived in
Matamoras, received just as our last paper was
going to press, turned out to be erroneous 1t
arose from the fact that Gen. Avalos had started
few miles into the country, with forty cavalry,
to see one Of his officers Gen. Canales was still
at Victoria at the latest dates, waiting for funds
to be- gin his 'forced marches to this frontier We
suspect he will have good time OF 1T before he
gets these same funds!
The Rio Bravo says that Gen. Avalos who COM
mands the central forces the frontier, has issu-
ed proclamation addressed 10 the citizens Of that
military district, and the soldiers under his COM
mand, in which he labors with great zeal to
their fears, and enlist their national vanity and
pride against the movement headed by Colonel
Carabaial. He says that two merchants of
Brownsville stirred up the revolution, and are re-
solved to detach from Mexico all the territory on
this side of the Sierra Madre and annex it to the
United States.
Since the above was written, we have received
second edition Of the Rio Bravo, which contains
the follow ing letter from Gen. Arista, President
of Mexico, to General Avalos, commanding at
Matamoras. The Rio Bravo says that it has been
selected for its brevity and Importance from
among several others, all of which were intercept
ed by Col. Carabajal, chief of the revolutionary
forces:
MEXICO, Sept. %, 1851.
NM Dear Friend-On account of the disagreea-
Bile occurrences on the frontier transmitted by you
under date of the 7th inst. the Government i'm
mediately dictated its orders for for reinforcing
that brigade with troops, which will go by sea; and
with those of Uraga's brigade, will put 200 men
in movement, for Cindad Victoria.
Gen. Jauregai had also transmitted the same in
telligence, under date of the 22d, telling me that
on the next day he would put in movement for
the field of operations the forces he could dispose
of under the orders of Don Onotre Dias; that he
issued orders to Maldonado to go by Guerrero with
200 SeminoIes and 100 soldiers besides; and that
he himself would start Immediately afterwards
with the rest of the forces which he had scattered
about and was collected together. By the same
route, by sea, write to you at length, indicating
to you all, believe, you should do; it is on this
account that am not more prolific. Your affec-
tonate friend and servant, who kisses your hands.
MARlNO ARISTA.
Senior Gen. Don Francisco Avalos, Matamoras.
1t is evident from this Gen. Arista has had no
part in getting up the revoution and that instead
of heading it, as reported, he is determined to
adopt desperate measures for its suppression. The
Rio Bravo denounces him in no measured terms
for his project of employing the Seminoles to war
against the whtes.-N o. Picayune.
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