New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-11-14
Nem Orltans Daily Crescent.

|Ne6 Orleans 1alp Crescent.
MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER IA, 1859.
The News from Our Rio GraaAe Frontier.
It is sufficiently clear that the stssements pub
lshed in yesterday mornings papersss the capture
of Brownsville by Cortinas and the murder Of the
inhabitants are either entirely without foundation
in fact or that the date assigned to the occurrence
is wrong az letters have been received here to the
Sd inst from Brownsville which make 10 mention |
Of it, In the Crescent Of Saturday last We publish |
ed letter extracted fronuthe Galveston News, and
dated Brownsville, November l, in which occurs
the following:
Cortinas is making the Rancheros believe that
this is revolution, and that he is going to Fetake
the country from the Rio Gra1ade to the Neuces
Last night they attempted to enter the town
through the garrison. but did not succeed; lheht
before last, they fired upon the town, from the
i direction of the Convent, for ashort time andthen
retired
From this attempt, no doubt, arose the story of
the desperate conflict, and the capture Of the
town.
From extra of the Corpus Christi Ranchero,
,ss dated November 7, we copy the following impor-
n. tant intelligence
!, Messrs O'Connor and Ware two of our citizens
and members of the bar have just arrived from the
:, rancho Of Judge Love, and arousing Us from our
l. quiet ambers inform us that our city and the sur
81 rounding country is in imminent danger from the
outlaw Cortnas and his bands of armed Mexicans,
of peoas and peados They bring the astounding
: news that the entire Mexican population on both
r sides of the Rio Grande up in arms, advancing
upon US, to murder every white inhabitant, and to
reeonquer our country far as the Colorado river
They have this information upon the atfdayts Of
4: Nessrs Thomas and White, two respectable citi-
'i zens of Cameron county who with their families,
re- had just mracuously escaped from the clutches of
Of one Of the licutenants Of Cortnas, and taken
i in refuge at the rancho Of Judge Love.
m Our mails closing and departing at 6 A. NJ, we
are compelled to condense the afidavits, but we
= give every important point:
VIM. ID. Thomas and Nathaniel White, upon their
oaths- subscribed to and taken before John b.
Davis, the County Clerk Of San Patrcio county, on
A. the 9th inst, in presence Of r: D. Love, Joseph
gu OConner, j. A. L. Randolph and J. A. Ware say,
mt that Monday, the 3lst day of October last at
their rancho about five miles this side of Arroyo
:, Colorado Cone hundred miles distant from Corpus
MnE Christi) they suddenly attacked by force
)Es of more than one hundred men, belonging to the
Cortinas band. apparently led by one Pancho Ire
vnio and Henry Cline. They sacked and destroyed
H. the rancho, drove off the stock, and carried away
A. as prisoner, one Juan Verea The order was t
'o"' murder the deponents and their families, but al
succeeded in making their escape through the sur
would appear that the whole Mexican population
on both sides of the Rio Grande, is up in arms, witt
and the avowed intention to exerminate every Amer
IA can the country, and to reconquer it to the Colo
- RADIO river.
Under the command of one Pedro yillareal,
~ company Of more than 100 men had crossed fror
I'VE Mexico to join Cornas, and these as well as tn
% other Mexican forces, carrying aoft the Mex
some can colors Cortnas had 45O men in camp, and
aes- many more scouts throughout the country,
H. II intercept all communications with the besieged
( 81 | Brownsville, where only about so reliab
If men under arms, but all of whom were worn o'
ALL with fatigue On the day of the attack on the
If rancho, from 10 A. NJ. to sundown. atlantis at lnte
Aus walls distinctly heard the firing of cannon in the
ce or rection of Brownsville.
n,a. isisasa EsFHaEIRt WNi 2, yHoNAfi MIilrn
Co., Signed and to in my presence this 9th d'
.f of November, A. ID. 1853.
. Signed in presence OF
~ i 55osEFEn = +. FasbSi:FH a.sqSSFH
f ffpRS. IS G. q. G. San ra,reo county 'ols D-'' -
We the undersigned, citizens of Nueces and s
-e- - Patrcio counties, were present at the rancho
rwo- Judge r. D. Love, when Mr.. w. d. Thomas, w
terms his wife, daughter and son, in company with
roe, Nathaniel White, came from the Rio Grande, a
- have heard their statements, which is set forth
1oN ON their respective afdavts We are satisfied tt
aiming our frontier the Rio Grande is in state of W
Apply and that Brownsville, with its American popu
g ton has either fallen into the hands OF Cortir
aoor of and his men, who supported and sustained
streets the Mexican population beyond the thu river or is
,. great danger of being captured. The Mexican +
is flying from flagstaff four miles above Brow
RoGE M vile.
'gazne When Brownsville falls we greatly fear the
attack will be made upon the settlements on
$ SITS. Nueces.
H1RD We deem it necessary that an effort De made e
raner TO om We therefore
10, u upon the people of Victoria Goiad. Refugio
NEW Karnes counties to come to the rescue of our
,,,- serted and unprotected frontier. The women
children of our frontier in danger of being
EXT sacred Come to our relef-come quickly BIZ
ey N and your arms and ammunition, haye none on
Nueecs and our frontier needs y91r aoNSn
- $s$ss & $5Iiz III i ! I pzA!s's yxAss,
:; TSE1 n "a E hASDo1r
nsulted ettef rom .oi. n. Siay Aass .tt w. ~ ~
COW in the foregoing aidavits of Thomas and White
OBI If far as the number OF Gortnas pah9 Is eoiSerl M
LIE, are dead and j. f. Georges is prsoner-that
''NA people of Rio Grande City were i'll daily eXpe
quality. ton of another attack. =.
49,. These statements from different quarters fc
us to conclude that actual state oil war e'
street. on our frontier which is entirely without pro
NpER- ton, and its Immediate defense deVolves upon
he pur citizens of the Nueces and San Antonio rlV
business which are nearest to the frontier.
Y 1t is necessary that the citizens turn outto de-
ALE. our common country, and to do it proml
ON and keep abundance of beeves for your support.
street, A meeting of our citizens is called TINS NOR
nhs at o'clock, to divine means for the defense OF
n nj In town. Capt. Tobn with eighty men is advan
. upon Brownsville, but has to meet fore
NIhD about seven hundred well armed MeXicans
fshasss fas st MAMMOTH STORE AND MAMMOTH STOCK
o
70 put columns, and though it cata
sole but portion goods the southern Clothing sa
nent 26 and 30 ST. Charles street. OF which he Is In
, prietor it sufficient proportion of them to col
Bri who previously did not know as h"eh N' o
Cap ,d of stock this in the whole
try The quantity varied quality of clothing merch
which the winter trade would be rehiarkai
deed in any city in the world and would be heavy res
ET bliy was proprietor assured that his sales wona
large this they have been heretofore and Nv
prnciple he does business would render cefh
good, would not remain long his shelves Ills primo
sufficiently words IA ninbe dime is better
slow DOLLAR accordingly he had rather MAKE i"is
lies At small profits small sales at large profits ~het
operaon retail for he deals both ways
IT is tbut lie rush of custom. his store hehs
for the and cheapness of its goods TheFe Is
in the wuv of mems and boys clothing, furnishing ana
goods which cannot be had the 'Southern Clothing
lislment, at figures, and country friends are
uended TO call magnificent store when in the CITY,
they will good bargains and the politest attention.
SEAsoSABIE AND ELEGA ANT DRY-GooDs.-H
the attention not only many lady readers bn OF
ers for all are Interested, the several advertisements
we'll known house of Benttuysen Lewis ~ Co., NO. io
street For extent variety their stock unsotpassao
whether the customer he planter desirons OF getting