The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-09-05
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HlGtILfIAPoRTANTEEws FROM MFx1Co
famaatipas IN lrns-- Terrible Bsffle Mar s.
i s,.s "a Matamoyas.
AZ we statedfn our last issue, the Goals az
10 lexico has ~ last been tanned into cousur,sc.
fsule, which n sweeping eyerythisg bofore 4. IT,
State OF Tameulipas = now almost wholly in pos
for weeks held BY them. and Z popular eovermen,
/ formed under the eubernaforial direction Of 81
Juan de Ia GarEa He has been Joined bv The toyvns
Of Tnls, Jimenes San Fernsndc, sota de ID Marina,
probabiiy is that BY his date The cities q sssmo
ros and Tampico alone hold out faithful for the san
tn Anna Administration. the former of which d even
now being mcnaced By . large and enthusiaic In
the result Of signal victory gained over their enc
mics near the gates of the city The Stats of Guer
rero notw outstanding the busily circulated rumore
OF the death OF General Alvarez Il now In the ex
FcIueise possession Of that intrepid chieftain and
svery arrival brings fresh intelligence of other out
breaks gs&sE 4ssfsss. - ~ 81 -
With those Of our neighbors Immediately cont.
guous to u.s. the aspect Of affairs assuming auie
an interesting shape On the morning OF the I3,h
instant furious and bloody battle was fought be.
tween the insurgents and portion of the Govern.
menf troops OF Matamoros, at distance 90 shorf
rom the city that the sound of the cannons could
% oislnctiy heard from the plaza. The iusureeut
force was about 4i0 strong composed Of un5;s.;n
lined recrutts picked up from the plough md fr,,,
mechanical tradesmen of all classee-fresh from
.an .nsn Pursuns, imperfecty armed and wholly I'M.
| skiHed In the art of war. They were attacked bv
force OF ls0 men, of the regular troops of Mexico
leo by COL Cruz, cheftain renowned for bisskili
ma courage In battle and he was backed by
ees piece ssome say two) OF artillery, while the
armed cltlzens had none But the result clear-
y demonstrated the heroic courage confidence and
enthusiasm which the sacredness Of their cans had
inspired They met their veteran enemies and
og;n. IouseG tnem, with loss of five OF their
y, w n 1oft
battle, two others have since died and the
ing Two badly wounded. The number Of .oidiars
kiaea ana wounded IN this engagement is not ys,
| definitely known. Ii has been variouslv estim.,sd
at from threet to forty eight probable the fs
ter number will be found to be the nearest correct
The Insurgents lost not man. killed. and had onlv
one wounded. 57E7 - - Z s--'J
| This fight, as We are credibly Informed ,,a.
wholly unsolicited on the part of the insnr.an,s
Their plans were not to modest the force earriaon
Ing Matamoros for the present-but to posses.
themselves OF the arms and munitions contained in
the government arsenal at the towns OF Reynosa
and Camargo; which being done, they would then
have felt themselves equal to the contest with the
valorous General VOL, Of Texas memory, and his
horde OF hireling despos even within the walls OF
Matamoros. General Woll has decreed il other.
| wlse, however. Counting on the easy butchery of
these patriots, which he and even some on this
bank OF the Bravo, (where the public expression
OF sentiment is rightly as unrestrained the balmy
wind that Jams the cheeks of the "liberal" political
praters) Is pleased to designate as an auuorganise
plratical irabble!" he dispatched force for the
slaughter. Col. Cruz, theoficer sent in command.
sounded no .parley-otfered no terms to the insur.
gents other than those which was destined for them
| from the mouth OF the murderous cannon, or the
equally relentless steel of the sword the bayonet and
lance He Is said to have ordered the murderous
charge efextermination at once But he was met by
those who fought not for I'll by Iucre or the approy
ing smiles of tyrant master but for that priceeas
boon to the hearts of freemen- that lost liberty.
which mad been wrested from them by their op.
pressors. Col Cruz soon saw the determined
spirit of the men with whom he had to contend.
and his self confident charges resulted in an inao
rious defeat His veteran troops were driven back
to the city In disgrace and this "unorganised prat
ical raoble being victorious were left in the quiet
| possession ofthe field there to remain or pursue
their former plans best suited their incnstion.
Rumors were current here, on Thursday last,
that Camargo had already fallen into the hands OF
OF the fnsurgents-that it was captured by an
other army OF them under the command of Carva.
jail and Vilareal. We know not how true this
| rumor may prove, but we place credence in it..
| from the fact that We have positive knowledge
that considerable force has been for some time 10
process of erganz alton for that obiet
The Insurgents in the battle near Matanoros
| were commanded by E. Gautier valdomar as
Commanderin-Chief, with the aid of Col. Macedo.
MIA Caplstran and bis son-nlaw, Guadalupe Gar
| ella, the latter ofwhom with the rank of Comman.
der OF the Staff and the fcer that of Colonel of ca
valry. The minor officers were almost wholly COM
posed OF citizens of matamoros. Since their very
signal victory they have planted themselves in a
rancho near Matamoros where their ranks are
being hourly augmented with fresh recruits and
4 1t would not surprise us if in our next issue we
were called upon to record the fact of their having
taken that city. Every thing at present seems Ger
tainly to denote their complete success. The
deep discomfort Is 90 general against the existing
Government that its administrators dare not move
the force which garrison the cities of the republic
| through fear that the inhabitants themselves will
rise against them, so soon as the is removed
| which force them to subjectiOn,
"THE GOLDEN FLEECE "A correspondent ofihs
Charleston Courier, writing from Salt Sulphur
Springs, Va, has the following hit at the mutton
procliviies OF that regisn:
| An old Frenchman the other day remarked, with
good deal OF chsgrin, 81 have come 900 miles to
hunt for de pleasure, but me have not found any Of
it. Dey gives me moutOn, mouton, mouton, every
day. and always de fader of de flock at dat" There
was great deal of truth in what he said, but when
one comes to the White Sulphur for pleasure, he
must not mind bad fare, and still less should
he has rigid detetic system all nicely arranged
for him. There lie, indeed, so much bad mutton
consumed there, that II would perhaps be good
suggestion to the propre etor to make the sign OF bis
hotel-"The Golden Fleece"
The foreign imports Of dry goods and general
merchandise at New York last week amounted TO
&5,076959. In the same week last year they
amounted to 81, 972, ,735. The exports of mercban.
die from New York to foreign ports, from the LIST
of January to the lat of September, amounted to
s44, ,l65, ,957. During the same time last year the
exports amounted to 1920, f59. The exports of
specie from New York for the week ending Sept