The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1859-11-19

LATsR FROM BRowNyILLE, TExAs.-Dates
of the I'd instant reports that Cortinas' band
continues its depredations threatening with
fire, and sword. On the Goth ult.. thirty
men entered the city and fred one round,
they were then dispersed by the artillery
and fled. On the 24th ult., a number of
citizens with cannon marched against Cor
tinas, drove the guard from his house, and
after proceeding short distance fell into an
ambuscade, lost their cannon, and were
finally entirely defeated. They had four
wounded, but none killed. Cortinas lost two
killed. Cortinas afterwards sent letter de-
handing of the citizens the surrender of
the Sheriff and others to save the town from
destruction. There was general panic at
Brownville. The city was barra caded,
trenches dug. and an attack hourly expected.
1t is expected that after taking Browns
vile, Cortinas will attack Brazos. The May
OF of Brownsville appeals to New Orleans
for one hundred men, as the citizens are
worn out and the rangers have not arrived
from northern Mexico. Sixty felons releas-
ed from prison at Victoria joined the guer-
rilla band and were devastating the country.
A later dispatch, dated New Orleans,
Nov. 18th, says Rio Grande City has been
attacked by portion of Cartinas' band. and
nearly every house was pillaged. It is re-
ported that Cortinas has two bands, num-
bering 700 men. The aBrownville people
were greatly distressed. The mails had all
been intercepted. Cortinas threatens to de-
stroy the town, and cut off and murder all
reinforcement sent to its aid.
Letter from a Returned Pixies Peaker.
sEa BURLINGAME, Nov. Z, 1859.
EDITORS OF EMPoRIA NEWS: I see
a notice in your issue of the 9Th, Of my
return with Mr.. Hare from the Mountains.
I will add a few more items for the gratifi-
cation of your many readers. AS to the
gold, it is demonstrated fact, that the yell
low dust does exist there in vast quantities.
The actual bed rock had not been reached
till about the last of August. During Sep
TENDER, far richer yields had been obtained
out of the same gulch diggings. Many in
the Nevada gulch, that paid from two to
four dollars per day. in upper strata, now
yield from eight to twelve, in lower strata
lying from two to four feet above the bed
rock, and much coarser gold.
Now, a word as to roads. 1 went out on
the SO called Santa Fee route, viz: Council
Grove, Big Arkansas, Bents Fort Foun
tain City. l make, by careful journal of
my travel-seven hundred and thirty miles
from Kansas City to Denver-and very
good road, in the whole, as all know. l
returned the Platte. road, from Denver to
the Big Sandy, called five hundred and ten
miles (measured with yarn think. Ny
journal makes it $40. 1t is called ITO miles
from Sandy to Leavenworth-and desper-
ate bad road, billy, sandy and no wood for
over 200 miles-often from one to four
miles from road to river camping. Ishould
always 60 the South road. The grass was
burnt, or burning, all the way from Denver
to Fort Kearney. Animals must surely per-
ish that come, or go through now, if de-
pending on grass. met 257 wagons GO
ing out-234 were loaded with goods and
provisions for Denver-six yoke of cattle
to each wagon, mostly. Parkerson's train.
seven !; Daniel D. White, of Jackson, Mo-,
train, 80 wagons; Jones, Cartrigkt and
others.
Provisions, and all goods. were c..eap in
Denver, and very large supply. Sugar
and bacon. 60 cents per pound flour. best,
SIC to Si4 per hundred; whiskey from
$50 to ESQ per gallon.
GEN. A. G. HICKS.