Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-11-03
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The steamship Fanny, Capt. Amid, ar
rived last evening from the Rio Grandc
and brings intelligence from Brownsvill,
to the afternoon Of The 9Th inst The Fan
ny's report says that Col. Carabajal, tho
leader Of the revolutionary forces, was
within two mics Of Maiamoras on the 10th
He was at the head ofcleven hundred men
and it was thought that he would attacl;
the city that night or carly in the morning
Of the I7th insr. Among his followers are
four hundred Indians. Capt. Forde. with
his company Of rangers. recently discharc-
cd from the U. 5. service, have joined Ca
rahnial Captain Fordc has received the
command of Lieutenant Colonel. A Few
Of the American troops deserted their post
at Fort Ringold. and joined the revou
tionary forces. The citizens of Browns
vile confidently excepted the success Of
Carabnial
BY this arrival we have copy Of Tie
Rio Bravo ofihe 18th inst We find the
following items in thai paper:
Matamoras has been for nearly a week
past declared. by Recommending general,
in state Of siege. During the last four
days. goods 10 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 safeenards than those
that usually regulate affairs under the cir.
cums'ances ofthe present case, fnot--pres-
to!-they viii be gonel
The rumor that Gen. Canales had arriy
ed IN Matamoras, received just as our last
paper was going to press, turned ont to be
erroneous. II arose from the fact that Gen.
Avalos had started a few miles into the
country, with forty cavalry. to see one Of
his officers. General Canalcs was still at
Blctoria, at the latest dates, waiting for
funds to begin his "forced marches" to this
frontier. We suspect he will have good
time oft before he gets these same fundsl
The Rio Bravo says that Gen. Avalos
who commands the central forces on tic
frontier, has issued apro,lamation address
cd to the citizens of that military district,
and 10 the soldiers under his connlan nd, in
which he labcrs with great zeal to arouse
their fears, and enlist their national vanity
and pride against the movement headed by
Col. Carabajal. He says that two mer
chants Of Brownsville stirred mp the revo-
luton, and are resolved TO dctach from
Mexico all the territory on this side ofihc
Sierra Madre, and annex ii TO the United
States
Since the above was written, we have
received second edition Of the Rio Bravo,
which contains the following letter from
Gen. Arisra, President Of Mexico, 10 Gene.
raj Avalos, commanding at MaIamoras.-
The RIO Bravo says that it has been select
cd for lis brevity and importance from
mong several others, all of which were in
tercepted by Col. Carabajal, chief of the
revolutionary forces:
Mexico, Sept, IS, 1851
Ny DERA FRIEND-On account of the
disagrccablo occurrences on the frontier,
transmitted by you, under date of the 7th
instant, the Government Immediately dc
tated its orders for reinforcing that brigade
with troops, which will 60 by sea; and
with those OF Uraga's brigade, will put 200
men in movement for Ciudad Victoria.
Gen. Jauregui had also transmitted the
same intelligence, under date Of the 22d,
telling me that on the next day lie would
put in movement for the field Of operations
the forces he could dispose Of under the
orders of Don Onofre Dias; that he issued
orders to Maldonado TO 90 hv Guerrero
with 200 Scmnolcs and 100 soldiers be-
sides; and that he himself would start i'm
medIaiely afterwards with the rest Of the
forces which he had scattered about and
was collecting together. BY the same
route, by sea, write TO you at length, in
jIcatng to you all, believe, YOU thould
do; it is on this account that am NOT more
prolific. Nour aicctionate friend and SER
want, who kisses Your hands.
MARIANA ARISTA.
Senior Gen. Don Francisco Avalos Mat
amoras
1t 1t evident from this Gen. Arista hrs
had no part in getting up tie revolution,
and that instead OF heading it, as reported.
he Is determined to adopt desperate meas
urcs for IT'S suppression. The Rio Bravo
denounces linn in no measured terms for
his project OF employing the Scninoles to
war against the whites-N q. Pie.
Col. Il. p. Walker, of APPROXIMATION has
been nominated as the Wing candidates in
The Senatorial District Of Appomaitox and
Campbell. The Colonel is a trne Wig.
and gallant fellow. Success to him.
Bedford .Scatiad.