New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-15
MEXICO.


reached us The Fanny, by which these late dates
were received at New Orleans, suffered fom sem
| Gus accident.
The general expectation vas, that battle be-
tween CaravaJal and Gen Gauregui was inevitable.
tt following is Gen. Uraga's proclamation
Gen. Uraga's Proclamation.
Jose Lopez Uraga. Generalin-Ch ief OF the Brigade
of his name. and Of operations against the towns
OF the North.
PEOPLE or the FRONTIER: Honored with the COM
mald OF the operations, by superior order from the
Government of the nation, fad myself among you,
and will commence to comply with my duty.
My heart sickens at seeing the Incendiarism, the
murC els, and all other sorts OF crimes committed by
that horde OF hghwaymen against this valorous
MatamOros but thou wilt soon be avenged, and
those pirates Will pay for their crimes.
is necessary to 1t IN order to believe IT, that
In friendly nation was collected that horde OF IN
by having seen 1t. can it be believed that neigh
boring people saw with indifference your houses
burning, and that when you.went to save from the
flames your children and your property you were
fired upon and murdered when unarmed An :
that was Infamous We Will bestOw this deed to
history, that nations may judge US.
People Of the frontier, come 10 my side | am out
your brother, your friend and your protector, and
such will behave. Let us defend our Independence
and our homes, by destroying this canaiHe that in
vades us, which is neither nation they men
but horrible beasts whose determination IS important
TO humanity. Let us forever make an example OF
those pirates that they may learn to fear our arms
as there are no laws to restrain them IN their own
country.
People of the Frontier | would not like to speak
OF some of you who are found among the foreigners
assisting to destroy your country and your friends
those traitors cast stain on the name OF Mexico
they affrOnt to Tamaulpas. and are no longer
your brothers. May Heaven deliver them # we find
them III the ranks of the foreigners there shall be
no pardon for them the aSsasslns OF their parents
and their brothers the law aoandons them.
Citizens of Camargo, Mier, Reynosa, and Guer-
rero soon viii my troops be in your homes, and you
will nhSaY no no n or
tiOD for they only come TO defend you. | protest
that cause and interests and the
tate the heroic inhabitants of this city, who, under
the orders Of the bravo General Don Francisco
AvalOs desplsed death.
MatamOr0S, Nou. %, 1851. JOSE l.. URAGA.
The following correspondence is from The Picay-
RIO G6ANDE CITY, Thursday Nov. 90, 1851.
The following short resume of the causes that led
to the revolution Oh the opposite side of the river,
and the events that followed up to the retreat from
Matamoros, has been handed to me by gentleman
who was personal Partcipator 40 most OF the
scenes he describes and who youches for their truth
To enter into full explanation of the causes Of
the existing revolution, would require recaptula-
ton Of the leading incidents in the history of the
Mexican Republic since the overthrow OF the fede-
raj Government by Santa Anna, and the centrallza-
ten of all pOwers-executive, legislative ard Judi
cial-m the General Government at the City OF Mex
leo. BY this act the sovereignty OF the states and
placed at the mercy of the Supreme Government,
when has generally been administered by military
despot, whose word has been law, and will as abs0
Lutte that of the Gar of Russia Suffice ii to say,
that the causes of complaint which producedthe
revolution and subsequent independence OF Texas,
greatly aggravated can be claimed by the other
Northern States Of New-Mexico.
The immediate cause of the dissatisfaction which
has caused the present movement is, the injustice OF
the Mexican Tariff, and the attempt on the part OF
the Government to carry 1t into effect strictly by
military force. The Onerous duties imposed by law
all articles indispensable to the people, are but
little known in the United States and had the Com
mlssioners who framed the Treaty of Guadalupe
HdalgO turned their attention to this subject they
might have greatly benefited the people of Mexico,
and opened to our own citizens a trade from which
| they now virtually excluded Not only are the
duties imposed by the Mexican Tariff unequal and
oppressive, but her necessities have compelled her
TO grant to some OF her more powerful and mportu-
nate creditors mOnOpohes OF the greater number OF
the articles OF necessity thus prevent ng the people
from proftins by the competition OF rival traders IN
their markets. II is scarcely necessary 10 say that
most Of the monopolles are enjoyed by British sub
| jects.
The history of the revolution is easily furnished
The people of Guerrero, on the 9th of August last
presented to the public their plan invited an ar
to ieao them in driving from the frontier the soldiers
of the Supreme Government On the 10th OF sep
with 100 Mexicans and 90 Americans compelled the
garrison OF Camargo 10 capnuate. The Mexican
loss was 90 killed and wounded CaravaJal had
| men wounded-a slightly.
| The towns of Mier, Camargo and ReynoSa soon
followed the example OF Guerrero, and on the 9th
OF October, Gen. CarayaJa started for Matanoros at
the head of $50 Mexicans and l3s Americans. On
the 10Th he entered Fort Paroles, his force having
augmented in the interim to Al men-2OO Mexican
and 2ll auxares On the Goth they advanced to
the Custom House by breaking through the walls OF
houses, &c. The Government troops lost some 81
| or GO men i'll the various encounters. The Libers-
tors had one killed and eight wounded.
After uiIe days hard duty, finding our force was
| 49, srnEn ln
| and the men being out with fatigue, we con
| cuded TO fall back 10 Fort Paroles. On arriving
there men commenced crossing the Ilver oj
scores, and We resolved to fall back on Las Rucias
| some three or four miles out In the retrea1, tht
six.pounder, under Capt. Wheat was placed IN the
advance, supported by all the auxll'sries e1cep
| Capt Walkers company, which, with the Mier ah'
| CamarCo sQuadYOns. formed the rear guard.
On our arrival at the rancho Pedernal, about II
miles from Matamoros, the Americans refused posi-
lively to march further, of them being foot
and commenced crossing the river In a boat which
we found at the rancho Here some ugitlyes reached
us and reported that our rear guard had been sur
rounded In corral by about 400 Mexican troops
This intelligence was formally confirmed In a few
minutes by one OF Walkers men. The officers ap
pealed TO their men to return TO the and OF walker
but only eight ten consented, the rest refusing oil
various preexts Capt. Wheat reported that bu
two men renamed With his piece, that his harness
broker, and that for the last eight miles he ha(
drawn It by ropes attached 10 the saddles OF HI
vaQueIos. Under these circumstances, Gen Carava
jail, by the advice of MAJOR McMicken, his AdJutsn
General granted permission to the few men That re
NAMED to the river, and ordered the SIX poun
der 10 be spiked and thrown over the bank so lev
remained al this time, that Walkers company ,whicl
had come up after driving back the enemy's cavalry
had to assist IN throwing II over. No blame can al
tach To Captains Wheat Howell and Shilling, ssthel
remained on the Mexican side until entirely desere'
By their companies.
We were now in rncon, neck OF land
and by rapid forced march Of few miles the enem,
! could place himself in position 10 cut on our re
treat. The General, therefore, gave the order =
retire at further up the which was done IN al
| orderly, quiet manner, until We passed out OF INT
rlncen, when We encamped for the night Our whol,
force at tins time consisted OF the Generals stan
Walkers company, the greater part OF the Camare'
| SQUADRON, asd few Of the Guerrero and Nile
| SDuafronS The ReVnOSa SOuadrOn DISPERSED at thi