New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-29
NUMBER 227.
Later from BrovwnsvilIe,
EElLIABLE ACCOUNT.

Lieut.. Tennson, 0f the revenue cutter Henrv 4
Dodge, arrived at Galveston on the morninv ~ th.
"a having LEFT Point Isabel the day before, and 1
This gentleman brings full and of1ciaI asco.
from the scene of difficulties ON the Lower Rio
Grande. - p A''o
The cutter in addition TO her own crew. carried
down sixteen men from IBlianoIa under Command
Of Captain Buchel, Deputy Collector of that port.
The men from the cutter and the U, s. troops went
mp on the steamer Gramp,is on the night Of the
18TH INST. Among the documents brought by
Lieut.. Tennison is letter from Brownsville dated
Nov. l9 to Lieut.. Langdon, in command Of the U
). soldiers at Brazos Santiago, from which we
make the following extracts:
Iae hangers made scout sn yesterday, to
feel OF the enemy. They encountered him in con-
siderable force just above Santa Reita the object
being mostly to see where he might be found.
The party returned. It is understood that one of
Ihe u enemy was killed by the advance Of the
Rangers. The b'hoys were anxious to pitch IN.
but discretion prevailed over valor and they came
back. :,
1t is my wish and that Of your other friends, to
nave you come up and take part; withyour advice
and services if you feel like going along we think
you would be particularly useful to the Rangers,
by giving them little wholesome advice and
assist IN leading them in the expedition. We have
agreea 70 wait day or two for the return Of our
express to the upper country in search Of the ex-
Pecsed companies, on their way down. Our men
had Instructions to go as far as Rio Grande city.
may pc useful, and probably will bey to take
- AAviS " Tic uOWllZeTS neTc. womb
suggest IN view of this, whether it would not be
well to send up some more ammunition for the
pieces OF the class which are required to be left in
toWn during the absence of the expedition We
Wish as much as possible to make certain thing
OF anything undertaken
Lieut. Taylor, of the Dodge, who had been to
brownsville, returned to Brazos Santiago ON the
Goth, and writes: n
Brownsville is in close siege, and the troops
there VIII not enable them to make any successful
attack upon Cortnas should he be in such force A
represented. They will do nothing rashy and
nave wary enemy TO fight
The forces now in Brownsville are so Rangers
under Captain Tobin; 4s o. 8. troops; Is men
from cutter Dodge; so Mexican troops and loo
citizens-total 293 men.
At Brownsville, from the 9Th September to the
l1th November, the whole number of the citizens
been on guard.
The following deaths have resulted from the late
difficulties:
Killed by C0rtinas and his band in the attack of
18th of September: Wm. Neale, shot in his bed ;
George Morris, shot and stabbed under the flag.
stan at Fort Brown; johnson, the jaer, killed in
defending the jail; Garcia, killed for defending
Johnson: Mexican, killed by Cortnas' men in
the alley behind the dwelling Of Mr.. Woodhouse
One OF Cortinas' men killed by johnson at the
jail.
Since the foray: Mrs. Woodhouse, died of ner.
vous excitement; two men shot in the camp Of
Cortlnas, for disobedience, and two shot as sus.
pected spies; Lieut.. jackson, of the Rangers, shot
accidentally; Cabrera, prisoner taken from Corti-
mas, and hung at Brownsville.
Missing: McFadden, and three others reported
names unknown. @@s