The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-28
From the Ne,o Orleans Picay,ne 2Oh.1
THE RIO GRANDE AND THE WESTERN


TEXANS
Our Western Texas exchanges received vester
day show that the people Of the counties nearest
Corpus Christi, the Rio Grande district are thor
oughiy aroused by the late news from Brownsville
It's Deleaguered condition, the exhausted condition
OF ITS defenders, and the plundering, DESTROYING
prlsoner-takng and mail-stopping career of Corti-
and his band.
The citizens of the town of Victoria held meet
ing on the llth inst, and two committees were ap-
pointed, one to raise men, and the other to raise
horses, ammunition, &c, for the immediate assist
ance OF the settlers on the Rio Grande.
The people of the town of Goliad are raising
company to march Immediately to San Particle
which appears to be the rendezvous for the volup
teers. Messengers have been sent from Goliad TO
all the nelghboring towns and settlements TO urge
the trontiersmen to come at once, armed in the
prOmptest way, to the rescue of the Threatened die
trict, the impression being general that Browns
vile was taken, and that Cortinas at the head of
l5OO men, was marching on the Nueces with the
avowed purpose of breaking up the settlements and
exciting instruction among the slaves
The GOllad Messengers extra of the lIth saws -
Cortinas was at the Arroyo Colorado Chapparal
with about six hundred men, on last Saturday and
his party was being immensely increased by Next
cans from the other side of the Rio Grande
The boats from Edinburg to Brownsville have
been taken and employed in crossing them. Corti-
mas had on last Saturday, four hundred revolyers
and two hundred MIME rifles and abundant means
AT the latest advices he was advancing towards
INT -NuCCcS. Cdpl. 1ODlE Wnen last heard from
was approaching the Arroyo Colorado, with LOG
men. and 1t is almost certain that he is cut off -
The information is brought by several couriers
who have arrived successfully in the last few hours
Col. II. Clay Davis left Rio Grande city on Mon
day last, a1d the above is condensed statement of
his report. Col. Davis is an old and we'll known
trontersman, and has never brought false alarm
to camp.
The Austin State Gazette of the 10Th saws.
We are informed by friends from the Rio Grande
that at last dates, Cortnas on this side of the
Rio Grande, with force variously estimated at
from two to six hundred; that he had complete
control or all the country, except the city of
Brownsville.
his parties are securing the country, robbinp
and destroying property and farms and residences
OF the American population; he has DESTROYED
NealsvilIe, and stolen 100 beeves from different
owners.
We learn that Capt Tobin has had an encounter
with Cortinas, and been forced to retreat
The lndianoa Courier of the 18th inst saws:
eve learn by an arrival from Corpus Christi
yesterday, that an express had arrived there on
thursday, from the Sheriff of Nueces county then
at San Patricio with Captain Tobn with the intel
lIgence that Cortinas had force of I,5O0 men,
with nine pieces of artillery and was in full pos
session of the Rio Grande from Brownsville to Ro
ma. He also had forces securing the country car
rylng everything before him, and all mail comnun-
lcatlon west OF the Nueces had been cut off. The
express, however, reported that Corpus Christi
was not immediately threatened as had been pre-
viously believed and feared Capt. Tobin's compa-
ny would not, of course, attack so large force,
but it was their purpose to watch the movements
OF the enemy, and be prepared when a sufficient
force had arrived. He sent into Corpus for men
and arms
The United States revenue cutter Henry Dodge,
Capt Harley, arrived at lndianola on the 9Th inst,
from Galveston On the 18th inst, at the request
of Mr.. d. NJ. Stapp, Collector of Indianoa. the
cutter left for Point Isabel to render what assistance
she could to the people of Brownsville. Fifteen
OF the citizens of lndianola, among them Captain
BucheI, deputy collector of the port, went on the
cutter as volunteers. The cutter was to stop at
Arkansas, and should the information there received
justify 1t, the volunteers would disembark and Join
the other volunteer forces to proceed by land
against CortinaS.
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