Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-11-24
TroubIe, on the Rio Grande.


The telegraphic dispatch, published
some days ago, giving an account of the
troubles among the Mexicans on the Rio
Grande, was rather indefinite in some o.
its details. The New Orleans Picayune
gathers the followin version of the attain
from couple of letters in the Nuece:
Valley:
1t appears that Cardenas, as soon as
he found himself firmly seated in the gu
bernatorial chair of Tamaulipas, issued an
order establishing companies of gendar'
mics for what is called the Department
of North Tamaulipas. The apparent OBJ
Ject of this was for the protection OF the
roads, and the arrest and punishment oil
robbers, &C., but its real intent was 10
bully. par, and if necessary, murder the
oeDonrntS of CardenaS. The Ayuntami-
ento OF Matatnoras had protested against
the usurpatiou of the latter, and on the
9th ult., the notorious Canales, Lieuten-
ant Governor of the State arrived in that
city, and on the 9th presented himself tc
the Ayuntamiento, which was then III
session. He represented himself as com
missioner dd hoe, invested with unlimited
power, and above all responsibility. The
Ayuntamiento refused to recognize him
however. alledging that as he was an Off
Ger of the State he could not act as com
missioner, according to the constitution
of the State. Canales wished to remon-
strate, but he was Kissed out of the room
We now let the correspondent of the Val.
ley speaks
g For the moment the deepest excite
ment prevailed, and smile of triumph
played on the features of all present
But, alas! their imaginary success was
short lived, and in less than half an
hour Canales' brother chip Avalos, had
furnished him with hundred soldiers
with which he presented himself at the
doors of the town hall, and politely in
formed the unruly members of the Ayun-
tamIento that they were all deposed and
under arrest, to be sent to Victoria fol
trial, and to answer the charges that
would there be presented against them
The Avuntamiento of last year substitu-
ted them, with Macedonia Capistran at
their head, every one being. as you may
well suppose. the most willing tool and
INSCRIPTIONS instrument of both Carde-
mas and Canalcs This WAS the signal
for all who considered themselves in dan
'
and about dusk that day they commenced
crossing to this side of the river at five
or six different points, the members of the
legislature for Matamoras being the first
who came over. The arrested cx-mcm-
bcrS of the Ayuntamiento have not as
vet been sent on to the seat of govern
mcnt for trial. although Canalcs on
Monday last, called on Avalos to let him
have an escort of two hundred men, for
the purpose of sending the prisoners to
Victoria AvaIos answered that he had
but fifty that he could spare, and as
vet. Caualcs had not accepted their
services, as he imagincs that the force is
too small to guard the five prisoners on
the road"
The national guard of MatamoraS had
crossed the river to the American side
almost ca masse, we'll armed and equipped
and in constant receipt of accessions of
force, money, munitions, &c. Various
rumors were atloat as to the intentions,
but nothing definite was known when the
correspondent of the Nueces Valley
wrote
We were shown Yesterday letter re-
cciyed by a gentlemen in this city from
his brother in Matamoras, written Just
before the Yacht sailed. which states that
the aational guard had crossed the Rio
Grande day or two before, about SIX
hundred strong, and taken the road to
Victoria, it is supposed, with the lnten-
ton ofpushinw Cardenas from his usur-
ped seat. Gems. AvalOs and CanaIes
left Matamotas, in pursuit, with 1900
men and eight pieces of artillery. The
guard hearing of their approach turned
and met them. 4 bloody conflict cnsued,
in which AvaIos and Canalcs were en-
rirely defeated, the national guard renal
min" masters of the field, artillery, DC.
Such is the news detailed by our IN
formant to his brother. The letter is ev-
identity written in haste Mt the last mo-
mcnts, and it is more than probable that
many errors have crePt into the account,
but of the main frct--the defeat of Ava
los and Canales by the National guard
the writer speaks with degree of GER
tainty that hardly admits of mistake
The next arrival, however, will bring us
the true state of the affair.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA.-AN A
MEXICAN CHARGE INsULTED.-lt Is said
there has been much excitement at Buen-
os Ayers, by the decree on the Slst oil
July, annulIing former decree, admitting
brcadstuffs from foreign ports. A .etter IN
the n. York Herald, dated Buenos Ayres,
September 9Th says:
Upon the strength ofthe decree, admit
ting flour until the 31st of December oil
this year, large orders were sent to the nj
Il,