New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-12
THE RIO GRANDE.

The correspondence of Then o. Picayuac gives further
particulars Of the seizure of Reynosa by Carvaa already
announced by telegraph:
Correspondence of The Picayune .
BROWNSVILLE. Tuesday, March y l85S
MFssRS EDToRs-Ihe following Is an extract nom lel
fer received to day from gentleman residing IN EqnOur@
and contains fair statement oi an EVEN Wilcn mas re-
Gently taken place this frontier transmit toyou Tor
publication; pDrv,,.0c Monday March % ,a5a
sWe are threatened with tas place by band of
men from The vicinity Reynosa retaliation for outrageous act
G Major Notion inhabitants of Reynosa on Saturday last lie
the the morning Of that day at the head OF some my
y Finding money scarce he limited hls demand TO T and
T5ey sent for me- requesting br all the money had did
and on my found me Noro % Ias ne em @ many
We are threatened with the destruction OF this place
The party referred in the above letter portion ofhe
force now being organized under Carvaal for toray
against the Mexican frontier.
Tie American portion of this force has been recruited
principally from the companies of Rangers recently DIS
charged from the service of the State The Mexican pOr
ton consists far is known, of portion of those per
sons who were formerly associated with Caryalal, and
formed what called at the time the Lberating Army
of Mexico" Yours, Nc, t.
cGspSpSsRf IF The FSsySsS March 80 1885,
GFHTLTMTN Presuming that an account, although a
hastv one of the administering operations along the Rio
Grande will not be unacceptable send YOU few lines in
relation thereto Carvaja the second Washington As he
STYLED himself lust before he away from MatamOrOs
is again in arms robbng and punderng the frontier and
unless strong is nerpOsed for our protection, the
scenes of two years ago will be renewed Some
time before the Texas Rangers were diSbanded it
was known that Carvaial was intriguing with them to
join his standard and appears with considerable success
They mustered out of the State service about the 9th
oftis MONTH and they could be united plan of
attacking ReynOsa formed and carried few days
ago Major Norton, who lost at Maamoros, and
AZ present Justice of the Peace took possession of Rey
noSa ON the goth inst with fifty sixty Americans mostly
disbandcd Rangers. He demanded large sum of money
in the name of Carvaal and the article somewhat
scarce he strung up the acalde until he turned the
money when he returned with his plumber this side of
the river.
Ii is reported that ortwo Mexcans were killed by
way of pa>tme Carvaa said to be above with much
larger force threatening CamargO He supposed to have
about Rangers with him and large party of renegade
MexicanS The movement is mauauding one which
adds tenfod its enOrmity The MeXcans threaten TO
retaae and express has been received from Edburg
for military protection. The commanding officer of Fort
Brown has up small detachment of foot but they will
be of little service We want protection the Rio
Grande There is entire regiment of mounted rifles
somewhere the praire which should be along river
From Ringgold down distance of some 200 miles there is
not single mounted man. Yours, BROWNSVILLE.