New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-28
Impor,an, from the Rio Grande.

We find in the New Orleans papers Of the 2is plrticu
ar o the arrest OF Carava and other chiefs OF the Fill
busters The following is addressed to me Ne@ O'ea4s
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GENrLEYEN: Since my last, in which gave you an ac-
count of the gallant and cvaous eonduc 4" the ex texas
Pangers under County Clerk Norton and Lieut. Roundtree,
late Lieutenant in Clay Dayiss company oil Rangers
more events have TRANSFERRED winch VIII proceed 10 mar
te When Nortons band of robbers recTossed 10 THIS
de thew proceeded AZ to Rnggod Clty ther head
ouarters where they spent in otng and hghyng Their
Eoaet and hard earned gains. BY the way would here
remark tina. at the time that leynosa was beng phi
,d two other bands eebOoters lowering about
h river opposite Mier with the evident intention Of sack
inc that town but unfortunately for them, Capt Granger
Of the Mounted Rifles happened 10 be in that vicinity with
his company, which frustrated their plans
To return These various bands had no sooner reunited
than fresh paths glory marked ont where new au
rrs could Be won although they might BE- slightly tnged
with the blood Of the innocent Civil law was asleep or 80
Conveniently near sighted that they had nothing 10 fear
from that source but there was one thorn m their side
which gave them some little annoyance and that the
military command RDggold Barracks under command
of Major Paul Of the Seventh Infantry Ihey proiessed
however that they did not care Iarch Tor Uncle Sans
Lovs and even threatened attack them they attempted
apy interference in their laudabe and praisewofhy at
tempto Mexican property MAJOR raul howeyer, was
an The ami rire and determined, al all hazards, 10
- -or wet blanket over such lawless aspirations. To
succeed in this he determined to arrest the ngleaders
and turn them to the United States civil officers
Accordingly bright and early the morning OF the lst
&c AprI be surrounded the village OF Rio Grande City
and proceeded TO uneah the gentlemen hbusters with out
little ceremony HE utmost Oroeaahce was eAecised Dy
he ,roous in this delicate operation and net single out
rage wa. committed property with the exception OF
few DO ~ being forced in where admttanee To hOdses
reused The result the capture OF Carvaa man by
he Dsoe Of Dowd formerly quartermaster Of the iber
atipg army and Lest Rou2dtree Norton himself man
AGED to escape A. there was no civil odcer ID that part Of
tie eouptry Msor Paul Immediately dispatched his prison
era under the escort Of company OF Rifles to this place TO
be brought before the L 5 Commissioner They arrived
here on the Sd n but the Commissioner relsedto act on
! The ground that BE held State office.
The prisoners were then turned over 70 the L y Mar
shall but he Immediately let them loose, because there
no afdayts against them The few fibusers here wers
in bgb gles at this result Norton made his appear
.pce and walked the streets with the air of whose gal
LIANT conduct was the theme o. universal appreciation Blu
the tabes were soon turned The Mexican Consul lodge
information with the Marshal in regard to the Reynosa al
far and before Carvaja Co were aware Of il they wer
again in his hands and placed within the garrison OF For
Brown under a strong guard, where they still remain
Dowd who is an innocent and inofensive man. and mer
tool of the Others, suffered to run at large but n
place was filed by Norton. The great mass OF our G