The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-08
News from the RIO crande.

fFrom the New Orleans Picayune, June SOL
The steamship Nautilus, Captain Thom oson, from
By this arrival we have Brownsville papers to the
23d inst. They do not add much to our stock Of
Information 90 to the progress Of the instruction
airy movement in Northern Mexico, but such ioteli
Of the insurgenta-shows that they are inc :easinq
in plumbers, obtaining advantages, and actively pre-
pairing for "comiDg events.'
The Brownsville Flag of the 9ih has confrma
on OF the report that Victoria has gone over to the
insurgents. The Flag ssys:-
The cloud Of instruction still gathers force on
this frontier. Since our last the city Of Victoria
the folmer capital of the adjoining State of ramau
lpas has gone over to the insurgents. Captain
Zragosa led the movement, 1t seems at the head Of
some two hun dred regular troops. After taking
prisoner his commanding offer. Davilla. and the
local project, he immediately commenced bis march
joined his forces with the insurgents Of that place.
The whole frontier, with the sole exception of the
three towns of Matamoros, Reynosa and Camargo,
seems now to be in complete possession Of the
revontonists. We have heard Of no real fighting as
yet, but from the preparation every where going on
1t cannot be many days before they come to bIows
In earnest. The enemies Of the existing government,
now here, are taking advantage OF the present open
communication for the spread of in endiary articles
smong the people. They shoT that jusacs is on
their side. and they relate their wrongs with o
pathos sufficient to raise the ire of their couutrymen
II they have spark OF patriotism not ground out
"Ranchero." the Brownsville correspondent of the
Galveston M,cs, in bis letter OF June Is, writes as
follows
As yet nothing decisive has taken place on the
line between the government forces and the revolu
ZIONIST, and the first intelligence received here will
probably be that respectable force ~ill be march
ing on Matamoros, as IT is not probable that Santa
Anna's hapgman in that place, General VOL, will
venture out to try his hand against them.
On the Sth, at night, Carvajal crossed the river
with some two hundred men in the neighborhood of
Roma, and on the 11th at night, Gov. CARA, the
same who made last year tho gallant defence OF
number OF officers. He was on the next day follow
ed by several other Richmonds, and all are by
this time on the other side Of the river.
Out Of this place alone, they enlisted between
by this time have probably formed junction
with the parties Of Caralv0, Mier and Other
towns. The whole effective force when com.
biDed will consist of some seven hundred men, to
which you may adj three thousand In Monterey.
We have good reason for anticipating soon radical
change of affairs in the three adjoining departments
OF Tamanlipas, Nuevo Leon and Coahulla, and 1t
may well be asserted now that Santa Auna's days
OF isrule and corruption are forever over in that
section of unhappy Mexico.
The United States commanding officer in Fort
Brown having received information that the neu.
sv Of tine violated
tached some fifteen mounted men and field piece,
to arrest and dispeIse the vi0lators of Un,le Sans
territory; but It seems that they fOuad no armed
men, nor did they see anything to justify them in
arrtstiDg any one.
Santa Anna has appointed the cutth.oat Woll
Governor and Commanding General Of ramaulipas,
Nnevo LscD and CcahuiR; and when we consider
that Tanp,co, Matamoros aud Camarso are the
only places held by his minions, one may almost
suppose that the appointment was intended as
kurlesque.
Some half dozen Of the most respectable msn
in Matamoros, private citizens and officers In the
army, we're suddenly arrested last Monday, and in
less than two hours were on the road to the mouth
of the river to be there put on board Of Mexican
steamer Of war, and taken to San Jua1 de Ulloa.
AS they were not even to what the charge against
them was, they will not find it out before their arri
val there.
We have been having bountiful showers Of rain,
and they will secure the crops the lins. Toe
river also continues In fine navigabe condition. and
the probabltylof early Change Of rulers over the
way, justifes our merchants and others in antlci.
pating better times.
The Brownsville Flag of the 10th, has not come
to hsn1. The Flag OF the 23d, says
We have no additiou8l news to record from the
insurgents, other than vague rumor. Thsir mum.
bers, however we learn, nave been considerably
auQme nted by recruits from this bank.
Judge Watrors had arrived at Brownsville, and
the United States Circuit Court had commenced
its session. There were several important cases