The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-17
FROM NORTHERN MEXICO.
PROGRESS OF THE CIVIL WAR.

BY the steamship General Rusk, from BRACES, we I
have dates from the Rio Grande frontier to the I'd |
of June. ..
From the Brownsville Flag, of the Goth ult. and
OF the I'd inst, we collect the following:
They had received but imperfect accounts along
the border of the Of the Liberal party at
Tampico.
The Brownsville Flag of the 2Gth ult. contains
the following
BY the mail from Matamoras yesterday, we have
dates from Victoria to the 18th, and from Monterey
to the 10th inst From the BoetiH Official, of the
10th, from Monterey, we translate the following |
letter, conveying the intelligence of the recent de
feat at Tampico:
CRY OF VICrORIA, Nav s, 1858
Don Santiago Tidomrt-Exccllent Sir: Nv much
esteemed friend, the 18th of the present month
there occurred conflict in the camp of Gen. CARA
in which fortune adverse to the forces of Ia
maupas. have not yet all the particulars of the
occurrence but according to the statement of the
officers, who have presented themselves to me, we
have lost everything. Gen. CARA, they saw is at
Soto la Marina, and is dispatchng measures to
exert our greatest efforts to repair the loss, re-
uniting the elements of the State, and animating
the people of the State to return to the charge
against the enemies of the constitutional order
Without time for more, am your very affection
ate TREND and servant, RAMON GUERRA.
In Huesteca, Sr. Aregollin has defeated a party
of reactiOnists and taken 200 prisoners, which he
conveyed to Victoria This chief arrived at Veto
ria with 800 men. The reverse thus suffered by the
llberacs of Tamaulipas has not abated their anima-
ton. From Reynosa, Camargo, Mier and Matamo-
ras, have marched new forces to revenge the death
of their brothers in Tampco. Within short time
Gen. Cara will have close on to 900 men who de-
fend the cause of liberty.
Sr Vidaurri has, Independent of the forces ope-
rating on San Luis Potosi, in Monterey, close to
1000 men, with which he will etlicaciouslv assist his
brothers of Tamaupas. Gen Zuazua has to-day
force of over G,OOO men, with abundant resources.
obtained in Zacatecas. The reaction will never
triumph. II will encounter, in the chief of New
Leon and that of Tamaulipas, heroic resistance.
We know that it is the intention of ST. Yidaurr to
march promptly from San Luis to join his brilliant
division, and, in ashort time. lesson will be taught
to the enemies of liberty, such as they learned at
the Wagon Pass and Iacatecas. That the liberals
OF Iamaupas will redouble their ctiorts-that they
will stand as unit in defence of the sacred cause
OF Liberty and Progress. One defeat will not dis
courage them; on the contrary it will give the
occasion to manifest all the energy in the power of
men who combat for their liberty
FRIEND OF THE FRONTIER.
From Monterey, though there is no report of ac-
tual fighting, the news is somewhat interesting
An anonymous letter purporting to have been writ
ten by some one in Alatamoras has created another
fillibuster panic in the region of Monterey. The
official Bulletin of Governor Vdaurri of the 18TH
publishes this letter with extended comments from
its editor in which he SAYS that without expressing
his belief as to the genuneness of the information
he would inform the public that the country is pre-
pared for their reception, and that the heads of the
leaders would be the first to fall in Just atonement
for the crimes they would commit We trans
late the letter!
>, - MATAMoRAs, May 10, 1883
To His Excellence -. Santiago Vidaurri:
Sir-My duty as Mexican and a frOntierSman
leads me to make known to your Excellency the
Vaccinations OF the constant enemies of our nation
atty. 1T has been discovered that in the house of
MeSsrs. Shiers Oliver in this city, there exists a
considerable amount Ct armament and munitions of
war: that they are from house in New York
(rpOrpp he Of tloE
That combination with Uraga, Vega Arangois
and Walker, had been arranged to invade the re-
public and establish the projects of Santa Anna
pr. Arrangois has contaminated the contract with
the above Law, and as soon as YOU commence your
march for the INTERIOR and General Carava al takes
away all the troops from this port they intend
making the movement aided with these arms; they
consist OF about 200 Sharpes rifles, 800 Colts
PISTOLS and 5000 muskets which are now in the
above named house of Sr. Oliver. 1t has been or
dered that these be placed in the hands of ST.
Balbot, to cut off suspicion and to sell YOU the mus
kets that useless. The house referred to is
agent Tor one in Havana.
Without more for the present, remain yours
attentivcly and faithfully. An ORsERSER
This letter brings out a positive denial from Mr.
Oliver, which is published in the same bulletin L.
Mr.. oliver brands the writer of the letter as Il
gratmtous calumniator. That he has no house in
Matamoras, nor is he partner of Shiers, as they
had dissolved since January last. He denies that
he mas ever taken part In the political affairs of the
country, ana appeals to his many acquaintance in
monterey and elsewhere for proofs. We suppose
tins letter is fabrication to crafty the spleen of
commercial rival or personal enemy.
The Brownsville Flag of the I'd inst contains fur
ther interesting accounts with regard to Mexican
affairs. Our budget of news from Mexico is of usu-
al interest. From Monterey we learn that those
who were left of the prisoners taken at Tacatecas
nave arrived at that place. and are receiving I'm
name treatment at the hands of Gen Vidaurri
The commander of the reactionist forces at Zacate
cas-, Gen. Manero with three or four others of the
leaders, were shot by Gen. Zuazua on the 3Oth ult
IL Is said that an offer of $3.50 600 was made for the
life OF Gen. Manero, but that Zuazua demanded the
surrender OF San Luis in addition.
LuaZua seems to be operating against the latter
city: We have seen private letter from an Amcri-
can in Zacatecas, Mr. kimball, confirming the
news heretofore published by us. He saws that af
ter the defeat of Parrodi by Osollos the former re-
signed his command and has retired to private life
rms would tend to confirm the opinion of General
CaravaJal, who in his retirement at Camargo, de-
precated the selection of General Parrod and fore
told that he would never lead the Constituencies
to success The result has proven that the General
was correct. With immediate nciphbors of
Tamaulpas the enthusiasm ags not at ALL
The recent reverse at Tampico seems to have in
stllled new zeal and energy into them. Matamoras
has raised new levies and dispatched them to the
scene of action, and we understand all the other
frontier towns have done the same. In our Span
lsh paper publish the addresses of two of their
lcaders-Co Capistran and Col. Caravaial We
learn that Col; Guadalupe Garcia has also issued
an address to the soldiers of his command A feel
ing of revenge seems to be animating them.
From Tampico we learn that Col. Barbercna ap-
preaching from the South had attacked and carried
by storm, the principal fort on the south of Tampi
co, but has subsequently abandoned it. The forces
of the Liberals, under Governor CARA seem to be
concentrating at Victoria the capital of Tamauli-
pas whittier we have just learned Governor Vidaur-
ri has sent reinforcement of five hundred men
from Monterey. 1t it thought that Tampico will
be left to take of itself for the futurc-the Lib
eralists contenting themselves with kind of guer-
rilla warfare around it, cutting off its commerce.
while the main body of their forces will operate
with Nidnn in the MT