The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-10
Our Texas Corresponde nee.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb. %, 1855.
Rumors Of the Success Of Alpdres
Aerican Forces oithia 7an.aulipas-AGair Of Honor
Gdyeties, dc dc.
The very carrent rumor Of Alvarezs SUCCESS and OF
Santa Annals overthrow is the topic Of versson
among neighbours the other side Of the river and
many have been anticipating this event. IL has mo-.
taken them by surprise. II is affirmed that his Sc
Hghness retired to his country seat of Mango de
Cavo and that his tru plant rival is the scting Chic
Magistrate Of the magnanmous nation" You may
have known the truth Of the rumor by the time you
will have received this.
Three government expresses have arrived at Matams.
within the last three four days but the public
have not the least idea of the contents of the Official
notes Immediately their arrival they would leave in
pursuit General Vega who left on the 18th on tour
Of Inspection and it supposed that after visiting the
military posts within his command. he would have
marched from above for Tampco, which place to
have been made the headquarters OF the department
As things are no idea be formed at present
10 his future movements.
The standing force on the Mexican line within Tamau
hpas is computed to be 500 men--that Of Mat,
moras alone numbering some 400 rank ami file. The
10th instant and If on tue batte all they dis
play the same ease and dexterty In the management OF
their arms that they do parade they would not suffer
by being compared with the best troops in the world
On the 18th, bloodess miscslled affair Of honor
came of on this side CT the river between gallant
captain in the Mexican army and an empoye OF the
haiamoras custom house AS is generally the case, a
fral daus liter Of Eve at the bottom OF IT. but for
tunately OF unfortunately after the exchange OF two
shots at eighteen PAGES the parties left the ground
well satisfied with another, and sound in soul and
body they bad been before thu affair took place II
the result proved not their characters rnarksmen
II showed, At least, mat they we're both Of good
sense.
On the 10th most ma gnifcent bah aud supper we're
given 70 General Vega, by the merchants and the civil
ard military authorities of Matamoras II was
rousiy attended by tbe elite OF both this and that city,
and Yankcecom, as you may well oppose, was repro
sented in most areita le manner by many of the gal
lsns and cbarmingly far daughters from the land OF
Washington The affair vas gotten up ia q splendid
style and all seemed to enjoy the opportunity that pre-
galsntry and courtesy and the ,des the irresstibe
20 yer u their charms.
To counterbshnce this the friends OF Don JOAQUIN J.
de Csrtilo late Mexican Coasul at this place gave him
a comp menary bail on the 1qtn, and the speadid han
IL given in Rraced with the Of many Of
the most brilliant and bandsomest Mexican ladies on the
line. The whole entertainment most brilliant
fair and in every respect rtvasd the ynacent ball
given the other day by neghbors OF the "oysl and
heroic" hatamoras.
As respects commerce, politics and revolutions, mat.
tiers continue IN stuu quo, nor will there be visible
change in mercantile Affairs until radical will have
taken place the opposite side Of the line The ac
both Of this place and Matamoas is by no means such
IL should be- and you very properly trace the evil
TO the miserable policy Of the Dictator towards that
frontier His apimosty tn that people always gets the
better Of his Judgment and precious Htts woaa no
care the whole line Of the Rio Graule we're 10 DO utterly
ruined.
We have no news from the towns above and will
continue to keep the fu rtrs TO let you kaoS what
ever OF interest may take place ths line Of tho
RIO BRAVO.