Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-11-18
The War on the Bio Grande Excitement &; Bio~"'
ille-Interesting Details

: The War on the Bio Grande Excitement a; Bio~"'
vile Interesting Details
The despatch published Monday stated '''''
it WAS almost certain that Brownsville. Texas.
had been captured by the Mexican bandits "'''
der CortinaS, and tlat the Mexican population"
on both sides Of the Rio l;rande were III arms
against the Americans. These Statements II
is to be hoped, are considerably rNa=&eF''c"'
but the previous accounts were eNct'''''Sl!
threatening. The Brownsville iiag ocNtf'' coz
tains the following details Of occurrences "''''
rior to the reported capture OF the owl
1t appears that a force ha,l been "rgni;|ed
in Brownsville for the purpose oil attacN".G
CortinaS' band; it was composed oil ABOUT Wv
rauchcroS and % Americans on our side. ana
80 Of the Matamoras infantry. under H. '"i'
Lurunca, the force from cur side beng unIcf
the command Of Capt. Thompson. They car
ricd with them Il !our.poundcr belonging 10 Tue
Mexican forces, and Il lourpound nowIlIer de-
longing to Capt. Kennedy. They arrived AT
the rancho Of Cortina>' mother, which they
found in possession Of about twenty men. VIII"
r~ctrcatcd after firing one or two yo!!ryS. during
the firing the cannon "f tie Americans re-
Doullueu an" 'cii VI ~ '''''I-''
lhouhteu Americans went "''t GUY 800
Dit DENY "'''''e - nv s. ",,' , '"." S,,I.
se' Any sS'>,".'' W." VIZ
y ap'',oiI:' :, .,,.cl;rr
ANU '"H '"'' u ~ 'S =" 'm1'nI2
parry IAN '.'''' ~. ~, 49, ;nr,,r,.
Gu men i'au c't u. ,''"i'i'! "I ,",,a;nni
followed ana IL, last ''e 'e" ,''"' ~ a"I;nt
WIN ~ ~ wv. ~ -, nn,"n ,h,7,
.h'1hSei''o ~ ~. : ~, - 49," ~. -i,..,
ulcI were ",'''' " f"' - w., 10
or "cS'roS ~ 'r''.'''a',a'n q ~ :, ;n,n
-. .r, h., r".,ir,. I.E .;,,,. .,,
% NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Gr H.. ry,..Gi,inn
NV ara +. rt,,,. h,J ,crcr..;,n ,,ns for
~. "n cnn g.. cl.rro.. ,..rr - tho
- w,ro C,und to hr loo l,r.r for III.
~ .nI -, ,ba c,a-.,. - ,b.. ,.t,., when
-. r., m,a, 90 r.IIv Il vr.s fund
~ LIP No., ,na,,.,L amnuririon for 7
"a1a ro,,,d ,s, !. t'or;ir,, won = veto.
@"e,J :. i, ,osso.on ,c ,yn yrry efficient
- oc artillery all the ammunition brlon..
;nn 70 thc,u , l,rrc krr Of rifle powder and
nrnyi.;ors which ww,r, ON In. route when
,ha al, ,noL rl,r. From The rc;,ortS Of Col.
rrrH,, and MIR Thomas. Curti,l~ had >o,i..
,Sn n.y. gno m,p hat other. estimate hi, forces
~ cr los. Pm, few oC the bandits were seen
~ any, nnc fine. Cor,iuas will LOW be- able
~ :" o,Iy ;ncrc,.c his hand having artillery
anT the prestige Of victory Ia aid him. On he
oath ult. he again stopped the /. :. mail com
i na from laredo. rut il npen, examined each, let.
fer in il opening all but two. kept the mail rider
mil II. day. and then sent him down with such
or the opci, letters and way bills rs he did 10,
care 10 retain. THIS mail rider LETT him exam
inino the contents of the mail which had ar
rivci tia, mornin: from Brownsville.
Som. 10 frlons. under sentence in the prisons
If Victoria. hal been released by the populacr,
and had levied their contributions on Tie rich
Of that place. They have since recruited oti.cfS.
until it is rcportcd that they havca I'r:c band.
who ar, visiting and r"bbing the raaci,cs, and
,bcv ryucc, finally 10 make their way out 10
Naiamora, and Brownsville. The daily and
r;,h,I,. watches arc mos, unrcm;;linglv con.
,;ao,aj rycry citizen enable q, carving arm,
=: nanar,or: and fine tyo 1iuouud hnw;iIrrs
nI ""rnI c,rronaJc are nos,cd =, three
~" rv, no;rts which a,c defended by BARR.
p'I"'' 49, H., c,r,nc. +, ,hc .itv j. oi,.rr,rt-
- IL. /, has been ascrr,uiucI TIM,
~ no.. L..p .ruIiuo ort his scouts in
IT,. ,,,,Lrriu,, nm horses and Jriyiu,,
Nno"s n .,. r.,nrtri If U,tomnraS that
m' .e ~ =, IN of ,h. i,.urradors. who csranrl
I'm " y;.,nr;, ,,,sn, LaL succeeded IN
~. .r,.,,,,. hand also that IL, had obtain.
JT'''o ~ nnn. Lrt !, !. moi known how hc
On, il
{ rio ,,,u, L,c far rnrrus Christi and Lure
:. ".,r ord :. ,.,rrn mil .hnuld
Nv III =, :" ,rm,H ,n,. nrm,r rlac. on TImrs
. aaI c.,n, ,Lc latter ON Friday. bnt neither
""t, Wv L... .,,,. i, M J,uh, Cariuo,
"''", n' I, ,,;r, lac III. T., send ,n,
- % uulc.s we'll Guarded.
"','' 1917, on rrid,,. on,. or ,h,. pi.i;rt
az 49, ,,L,,. - ,L,. tovu ,.w tvo
s""'u V" - Ill, =, ,Lo hu.I.s inn fhcv
am. ."n' rn;M, ,ml G,I ,Lou, dark the same
I"oN ~, I'll ,rir,rr lac rad. and ,lr.
ua,, ni.r ,yLo h,. = family living in the
P"'s = - ,i,,,t d, mil. md , half
H""u'" -, - .c. ,hnr inc ,,d. q
Wv, "n ..ai ,,o. .,,rcd vi;h -, Sham. rifle
gu" =, = U.xic,, v,r, u, yiih him
"i.a rno,n,rL an = GOOD horse. They had bard.
L.. co, into fine Lou.c when ten heavily armed
J. nIi,. surrounded them. took lir. Campbell
nr;sonor tool his horS. and arms. also robbed
ttbe Vcyic,n Of his horse, saddle ami bride.
,n,do nr;soncrs If four wcll.,!i>unsci MrXirauS
living NJ Ramircno and took tl;ciH all oil. cH-
cont the one who accompanied Mr.. CanphrIl.
towards the camp of Cor,ina>. The families
Of tho nrisoncrS are in the greatest distress.
4 correspondent of the New Orleans Delta.
wiring from Brownsville Oh the ~ instant.
savs.
Sine wrote, Won this morning have heard
tb,, Cor,inas is making his arrangements to
march on Brazos and Point Isabel. This may
hc true or not. It is the very move Il man
oncbt 10 make under the circumstances in
which he find, himself placed. He knows he
conno, take the town. EXCEPT by lire. without
crna, loS. If NOR. II he, burns Us ont. hc lie.
s,roys all that is valuable to him. Their" are
aii,, ho,Js linn his unw in his camp. He
I"v omr ,rnn,r.C ,ur noupd howi,zcrS ont.
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