New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-23

The Monitor fears, however, il viii be given to
sloo. and states that his agents are endeavoring
n buy up the Members Of this Congress. IL -
possible that he who will give most money VIII
obtain the privilege. Inmy next will give you
the whole proceedings in relation to this BUSH
ness.
Mr. Nav. and the rest OF the Commission sent
here by the Senate of the L. 5. tOinyestigate the
Gardiner affair, were expected back from their
Journey to the interior by this time, but they
have not arrived. Mr.. Smith, the Secret Com
missioner. sent out BY our Government for the
same purpose, has not returned from has investl-
cation think that our Government would do
well 10 ask Mr. SlOcum why he did not go and
risit in person the pretended locality OF this ia
mons mine when he was within three or four
days' Journey of it. Witnesses and documents
will soon 90 from here, beside the evidence the
Senate's Commissioner will carry, which Will
remove all doubts if any can exist, OF this self
.s;Jsn, fraud Respectfully. Eo.
From the Rio Crande-Attack ON victoria
Ceraya;nl i'm Mexico-General Excitement.
From the ever interesting correspondence of
The Corpus Christi NHects Iaiey we extract the follow
ing summary of affairs on the Rio Grande The letter
l. dated az Brownsville, on the 25th ult.:
Since my last. nothing OF definite nature mas occur
rcd an,one our neighbors and the country seems TO
continue "a a very unsettled sate On the 10Th, an Off
Ger from Baraves quarters, near Victoria arrived at
Masmoras bringing a detailed account OF the military
operations in and about that place. 1t would appear
that the regulars the 18th end nh bad partial engage
mens and on the llth they made a formal attack and
were repused. II then determined to make a
general assault Victoria the 18Th, on which day
they succeeded in penetrating into the place, but the
guards drove them back and the result was that baraTe
and his regulars were defeated losing his artillery &c
Cardenss the Governor, accompanied by some hve
members of the Legislature, has retired into parts u-
known On the same day the 18th, Ayalos received an
express from his Lieutenant at Camargo, cominicat.
ing the intelligence that Carayaa the hlbuster cnei
tain crossed in Mexico the 18th, but says moth.
ing az 10 the number nature OF his forces
Knowing assert hat the people OF Monterey have
called Kim to place himself at the head of the revo
just measures Of the General Government and the ten
dency OF which is evidently to ruin the trade and com
mcrce OF this frontier The movement seems TO be
popular cne end in which all the local auhtoites
sided with the people Jauregin the Commanding Gen
eral of that State had no alternative but to shut himself
up in the citadel with forty Of his regulars N
der to save himself This fertilization, LETT by the
Americans after the is certainly the best fortress
from the Sierra Madre 10 the Gulf OF Mexico.
On the 20th, at night, Csrayaja was reported 70 be
within fifteen or twenty miles of Matamoros; aud the
great excitement caused thereby must have been anus
ing 10 those knowing better. Guards mounted,
patrols were out all the troops in their quarters but it
was all fuss and feathers and the only result tha,
some of our more daring and enterprisiny smugglers
succeeded in crossing over some small packages OF
prohibited goods contrary 10 the provisions OF the stat
ute in such cases made and provided, and against the
peace ard dignity Of the State.