The southern press., 1852-01-03
From the .ketC Orleans True Delta. me- "a

From the .fe'c Orleans True Delta, Dec. u
The brig Brownsville, Captain Rogers. sr-
rived this morning from Braxos st. Jago. and by
her we have the Brownsville Rio Brapo TO tn.
81 instant, inclusive. by the subjoined covre.
pondence, published in that paper of tho 30, It
VIII DC seen that active operations have bse,,
resumed by Carvajal.
RIO GRASDE CirY, December 2, 1851.
DEAR SIR got home from Cerralvo lat
night. We had very severe iQht in CerralvN
The forces Of CarvajA charged the fortiica,ion
of the enemy. and whipped them out Of the son.r,,
and the church. When, | letl, tho ene,nv'.
horses and men were reduced to one house. Car
vaja captured great many of their horses, sad.
dies, lances, and arms; large portion Of their
cannon, ammunition. and their wagons They
haye been living on horse flesh Cor the last two
days. We had good IN ny men killed amonvst
them, Captain Chnn, J. f. Graham, and . lieu
tenant in Walkers company.
The force from Matanoras ia still at Cam,r.
go. Captain Mclean and his company fought
bravely; he has three or four men killed the
commander Of the artillery Of Jsuregui has been
wounded. and taken prisoner. and nine Of hs men
were killed ut the cannon. In every yard In th.
square there are more or less dead mochos they
had no time to bury their dead. | saw ia one
yard ten dead mochos; and the Seminoles
eatched the devil--their captain got killed
RIO GRA1pE Cry. Dec 2. 1851.
arrived home from Cerralvo on Yesterday.
about o'clock p, m. LETT Carvaj Il, with all hi.
forces, at Cerralyo, which he had succeeded In
taking entirely, with the exception of one house
situated Oh the hill at the edge Of the town:
Jauregul. and what forces he has remaining are
penncd up, living on mule flesh and no water.
When left Cerralvo, which was on Sunday
evening, an hour by sun, they were preparing
to make charge upon the house occupied by
Janregui, and did make one charge before |
left, in which Captain Chnn was killed
Ianregni still has his two pieces Of artillery
One is mountain howilzer of about a twelve
pound shell, and the other il long ak FOUNDER,
the best gun in service. Cnrvajal has all the
balls, shells, wagons. lanccs. and yearly all the
ammunition. Carvajsl has lost about ten men
Killed and about twenty wounded. Graham was
killed on the first DAY, almost At the commence.
ment, without show. Jauregui had eighteen
Indians, who did nearly all the fighting. and
they are all killed but two We had 10 take
the city by routing them out.
They occupied the entire plaza, and in all the
houses on the four sides of The plaza they had
port-hoes, so that they could fire on US without
showing any part Of themselves. We routed
them at length out Of them, when they ran for
the church where we succeeded in driving them,
and they then ran and got into the house on Ire
hill, IN which small portion vRpre previously
stationed. When we we're chasing them from
M'er We were satisfied We could not TAX. then,
following them; no we stopped II pun,a Aguds,
and Jiursgu stopped at Ccrravo for the NIGHT,
After making short halt, we struck into H..
bushes to get ahead Of hip which We succeed
ed in doing about Eve miles beyond him.
This was the position Of things when len,
was about 'wenty-;hree hours coming fsom
there here. We have taken prisoner Captain
Corona. commander Of their artillery, Cthe haI-
ance OF his nrterYmcn are killed. Csptsin
Corona has wonnd which will probably prove
mortal. Wheat go. scratch on he arm Ho~ea
had his sword broken by his side by ball---not
hurt The Mexican soldiers now aith Csrvui 4
have proven themselves good fighters.
Some three hundred men--cavalry--
gone up to reinforce Jsengsi, under .emmsnd
OF Guadalonre Garcia, and will probably get
there this morning. We arc anxious 10 h.ar
who gets the advantage when they STRIVE.