New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-04
THE RIO GRANDE.

The Anssin Texas STATE TINS has the following
inf, lligenee from the Rio Gran ie, furnished by jor
Norton, who arrived at Au,tin on the 18th inst:
The insurgri Is have called upon Gen. CAravejl -
bead them. II s supposed he will accept tho lea Ter
ship. Sixty thousand dollars have been subscribed
b ci;izens Of Mexico AID merchants OF Browlsyie,
for the purpO'o OF fitting out an expedition cont-
tor ed upon the assumption Of the command by Cara
ysial The citizens of Monterey have, their part
guarantee The contribution Of four hundred thousand
dollars The leaders of the revolution have oppressed
them elves favorable 10 the employment, OF fore
The arrangement heretofore male regariug the re-
clama'ion Of fugitive slaves End runaway peones
be removed
Horses and mules are very dear, on account OF the
order against pa sing them over IN this bunk OF the
Rio Grande; the penalty for violating Is 500 foe
for pa. sing even one breeding anispal and long I'M
prisonmobt. Gue is laid upon any peraon who shall
kil breeding animal For II stance, should MeSi
can kill a COW for his own consumption, he pays a.
for the privilege.
10 the dogs; chickens and all domestic fOsls also.
Me1icars who hitherto roiced IN sporting long black
locks have now 10 pay IS cents per month Tor enjoy
ing that luxury. Doors, windows, IN snort every
thing n6mcable are taxed.
Gen VOL hiss lately issued an order for clearing
everyihir from of the bank OF the Rio Gfsnd4,
eighty ymds back, from Guerrero 10 MHsmoros.
That order was being ciuied into execution when
Major Morton len. Fences were being removed, and
the materials burnt; corn cut down; IA short the
whole valley viii be almost shorn of is fields. The
bet and more fertile land il found on the margin Of
the river. Another order cuts of all communication
between the American and Mexican sides or the
Bravo. Neither man, woman or chud can cross
Matamoros has garrison OF about one thousand
men, with good supply OF artillery munitions AMI
provisions. At Reynoso there are one hundred mon.
ur hundred At Camargo, four hundred at hier, with
three pieces OF artillery and hundred at Guerrero.
Ii Gen. CaraVaial should crOSs, he VIII have good
opportunity 10 beat those scattered forces in detail
Two Thousand men occupy line Of more than ono
hundred and fifty miles.
letter 10 The GdircStDa NcWs, dated bfOHnsyuie,
Nov 10. says:
The present season has been romirkable on the Rio
Granlo for the quantity Of rain We have had, and the
Oldest nhahtant has not FOR many years past seen me
Bravo Del NOrte az this tire OF the year az high ~
il row Is The roaGs tbroa hOut the country os days
we're almost inpassabic, but the dry weather we are
low commencing TO have win soon render the roads
pleasant
Agniu We have had no District Court this term, a,
bis Honor Judge Amin gtou, Is Yet IN the North, or
other parts unknown, and as Il Is nov some twelve
morths that he has been absent from his post the
most serious incony cnience and aun)ysnce has been
the ueuce persons who have important bust
n, pending before that court.
We have Yet among us all the leaders in the recent
revolutionary movement in Santa Annas domlnons,
and as they have not as YET obtained the funds which
understand they have been negotiating for, nothing
is said at this moment oil an immediate attempt to-
again taks the field against tho Dctstors forces and
endeavorrg by bold attempt 10 recover their homes
ard their lost liberties.
They havo not the least idea of availing them
selves of Santa Anna general pardon, which, with
extreme reluctance, was some days ago published in
MstsmoIos BY bis mercenary counterfeit Mexican,
Gen. VOL.
Gen. Gayoso, Gen. Wous second in command,
started late yesterday evening or will start this
ing for Vera Cruz 10 which place he has been ordered
as military commander
We have quite number OF stranger, here at
present but the state of affairs among the neigh
bors of the magnanimous nation render trade
and commerce somewhat duh at present. A speedy
change il confidently anticipated by our mercantile
community.
Our city continues to improve and a. yet we have
nothing like an epidemic among us. Tie prevailing
ftvers yield without much difficulty to medical t-eat~
ment. In fact, we have not as much sickness now.
at this time, as we had last year.
No news of Importance from the upper Rio Grsnde
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