Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-24
The Troubles ON the Rio Grande.

The Troubles on the RiO Grande.
The telegraphc despatch, published some
DAYS 400. giving an account Of the troubles
m9ng the Mexicans on the RIO Grande' was
rather indefinite In some Of It's details. he
New Orleans Pieaynne gathers the following
version 81 the affair from a couple If letters IN
The Nueces Valley:
Il appears thai Cardenas, az soon as he ionod
himself firmly seated N The gubernatoual ch'ir
of Tamaulipas, issued an order establishing
companies Of gendarmes Tor what IS called lhe
Department Of the North of lamauipas. ne
apparent object Of tbs vas Tor the protection
oi the roads and de arrest and punishment oi
robbers, &c but It's real Intrnt was To bulIy'
gag aud, if necessary, murder the opponents
ofCardenas The Ayuntalnlento OF Maiano'
ras had protested against the nsnrpatloE 81 the
latter, and on the 9Th ut the notorious CdnaIeS
Lieutenant Governor of the STATE, arrived IN
nat ciy, and on the Sth presented himself TO
the A quntamcnto which was then in session.
He rrprcsentrd himself as Commissioner ad
hoc. invested Nth unlimited power AMI above
all responsibility. TIE Aynutan1eno refused
to recognize him. however alleging that rs he
was an officer ofthe Slate he could not ai>o be
Commissioner. according 10 the constitution
of the State Clulles wished to remou-tate,
but he was bi-sed and loo'ed out of the room.
We now let the correspondent OF the Valley
speak.
"Forrhe moment the deepest excitement
prevailed, and smile Of triumph played on the
FEATURES ofnll present. But ,alas their magma
ry success was short lived, aud in less than
halt an hour c rmlps' brother chip, Avalos had
furnished him y It'll hundred soldiers. with
which be presented himself at the doofs Of the
town hall, aul politely informed the unnrIy
members oitle A}uotamiento thai they were
all dcposrd and under arrest, to be sent to
Victolil for rilI, and to ansW er the charges
tbat would there be presented against them
The Aynntamiento of last year substituted
them, wib Macedonil Capstran at their head,
every one beng, as you may we'll suppose, the
most Wiling too and INSCRIPTIONS instrument
Of both Gardruas aul CanaDes. This Was the
signal For all who naiderpd thems elves i dan
ger 10 look out tor their personal safety
about dusk OF that day they commenced eros
sing to this slde OF the river at five or six dif
frreut poluts,ie memher of the Legislature for
Matamoras beHg one OF the first who came
over. The arrested eXmembers Of the Aynn=
tamlento have not as yet although Canalas on
Monday last, Gale lon Avaos to let lin have
an escort OF 200 men, for the purpose of sen.
dug the prisoners To Victoria AvaIos answer.
ed that lie had bu fifty that he could spare.
AMI as Hel CanaIrs has not accepted their ser
II rs, as he imagines lhal the force is to small
to guard the five PRISONERS on the road
The ntIoual guard Of Matamoras had cross.
ed the river to The American side almost m
m0sSe, well armed and equipped, and in COZ.
slant receipt OF eccesslons of force money, mu.
nluons, &c. Various rnmors were ahoat as to
Their lnenSlons, BIT nothing definite was
known when the correspondent ofthe Nueces
Valley wrote.
We q" ere shown yesterday letter received
by genlemanin ths city from his brother in
Matamor"s, written just before the Yacht sailed
winch states that the national guard had cross.
ed the RIO Grande day or two before, ahonf
six hundred stroag, and taken the road to Vie
lorna, tits supposed, wlllhe intention of nusb.
ING Cardenas from his u7sarped seat. Gems
AvIlos aud Canales left Mhtamoras. in nnrsn;t
vi WIN 1900 men and eight piece of artillery
ne guard nearing OF their approach, turned
and met them. A bloody conflict ensued. in
which AyaIos and Canales We're entirely de-
,a'So' 'ao "a'iohal guard remaining masters
OF the field, artillery, &c
Such IS the news detailed to our informan,
by his brother. The Letter is evidently writ.
ten IN haste, attbe last moments, and il i
more than probable that many errors have
crept INTO the account, but Of the main facf;tbe
defeat Of AYalos and Canales by the national
gnard-lhe writer speaks with degree ofcer.
tn'y th't hardly admits of mistake The
next arrival however, will bring us the true
state of the affair
Important If rr,,o