The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-20
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A"l ONI AN NFFkoA THE RIO GRANDB,
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From couple Of interesting letter, in III.
Nueces Valley we gather the followiny f..,,
relative to the present state Of affairs in ,h.,
section Of Mexico.
. II appears that Cardenas. a. sooa a h.
r;sI himself firmly seated in the eubernato- z,
tshl;sh;no oI Iamaulipas, issued an order e.
ca isd ,hs companies Of gendarmes for vhat In
l;nas "1r Tho department Of the North Of Tanau-
the nro,ee,;,ap appa,ent object OF this was Sor
punishment Of robbers. a.. hn, ~. =. ansst 1 aaa
was 10 ouiiy, gag, and, il necssss ane1t :
lhs opponents Of Cardeuas. rbs Ay,,, maieef
to OF nafamoras had protested ...;.s. .sui'sa- ~
usurpaton OF the latter, and on the S,h ~, tnS
me notorious Canales, Lieut.. Governor Of ,hs
| sented himselfto to the Ayuntamiento. MI
was then in session. He represented himseif
| as commissioner ad h0c, invested with an.
limited power and above all responsibility.-
ne Ayuntamiento refused to recognize him.
however alleging that as he was an officer Of
Tue o'ate ne could not also be Commission
r. acIIo'olng 70 the constitution Of the State.
Cahaies wished to remonstrate, but he was
| hissed and hooted out Of the room W.
now let the correspondent of the Valley
| speak:
For the moment the deepest excitement nre.
vailed, and smile of triumph played ON tho
features of all present. But, alas! their imagi-
| nary success was shortlived, and in less than
| half an hour Canales's brother chip, Ayalos.
| had furnished him with a hundred soldiers
With which he presented himself at the doors
Of the town hall, and politely informed tho
| unruly members Of the Ayuntamiento that
they were all deposed and under arrest. TO be
sent to Victoria for trial, and to answer tho
charges that would there be presented against
them. The Ayuntamiento of last year sabsti.
tuted them, with Macedonia Capstran at their
head. every one being, as you may we'll sup
pose, the most willing tool and INSCRIPTIONS
instrument of both Cardenas and Canales-
| This was the signal for all who considered
themselves in danger to look out for their per
| sonal safety, and bout dusk of that day they
| commenced crossing to this side of the river,
at Eve or six different points, the member
| Of the Legislature for Matamoros being one of
| members OF the Ayuntamiento have not a. yet
| beer sent on to the seat Of Government for
trial. although Canales, on Monday last, called
| on AvalOs to let him have an escort Of 200 men
for the purpose of sending the prisoners 10
| Victoria. Avalos answered that he had bat
| 6fty that he could spare, and as yet Caaales
has not accepted their services, as he imagines
that the force is too small to guard the Eve pri-
] soners on the road.
The national guard of Aatamoros had
crossed the river to the American side almost
| en- masse, we'll armed and equipped, and in
| constant receipt of aecessions of force, moaey,
munitions, &c. Various rumors ware aaoat
| as to their intentions, but nothing definite was
known when the correspondent Of the Nueoss
Valley wrote.
We were shown Yesterday letter received
| by gentleman in this city from his brother in
Matamoros, written Just before the Yacht saiL
| ed, which sta tes that the national guard had
crossed the Rio Grande day or two before,
about six hundred strong, and taken the rosd
| to Victoria, it Is supposed, with the inten:iea
Of pushing Cardenas from his usurped seat.-
Gems. Avslos and CanaIcs left Matsmoros in
pursuit with 1890 men and eight pieces Of ar
tiiIery. The guard hearing Of their approach,
turned and met them. A bloody con6ist CO.
sued, in which Avalos and Canales were ea-
tirely defeated, the national guard remaining
masters of the feld, artillery, &c.
Such is the news detailed to our informant BY
his brother. The letter 10 evidently written in
haste. at the last moments, and il is more than
probable that many errors have crept into the
account, but of the main fact-the defeat OF
Avalos and Canales by the national guard-the
writer speaks with degree of certainty that
hardly admits of mistake. The next arrival
however, will bring US the true state Of the az
fair.