Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-17
LETTER FROM CORPUS CHRISTI.

Tho Cortinas Foray on tho Rio Grande -
Alarm in Nuoces County.
Tho New O.leans Delta, Of the l2th instant,
says:
The following letter from n gentleman formerly
re>i iding in this city, and well known in business
circles, came to hand yesterday:
Coarus CHRISTI, Texas, Nov /.
Editors Deita:-l inclose you extras Of the
Rnnchcro Of this place, by which you will observe
that our community has leen thrown into very
natural state of alarm from tho reports currently
believed There can he doubt TINT Cortinas
hns large number Of desperadoes around him.
Many incline TO The belief that he is supported hy
one Of the factions Of Mexico This. though, |
doubt and think that, emboldlened 10y his first sue
cessful surprise Mt Brownsville, tho unprat ectod
coalition of our frontier has encouraged many 10
join him, who are nctuated by other desire thnn
that of plumber and personal revenge 30 the
cnse what IL may. wn feel tlat the GJvcrnment to
whom we have a right to look for defense has cul-
pablv and inexcusably neglected. us. What We
require is prompt, energetic aa1 which can give
us security in this 81 arsey ttlod country. TO lito
aud property. Already it is aln,"st certain that
the whole of Brownsville and its Inhabitants have
fnllen into the hands of iawless horde. VIII. un'
less soon annihintel. will. by the time tardy Gov
ernment aid is rendered. di.sipnte themselves
along the frontier. atly,whenever vigilance ceas-
Or, to reenact their but,heries and rol'beres The
people AK, and demand protection from the su-
pine heads of Government, and IN their name
ask the aid of your popular and powerful support.
| write in great haste To save this mnl.
The following il one of the extras referred 70
our cores cspondent:
Asiounding Mems from the Rio Grande-7he Aer-
fcon Population Armimg TO Ertermiaafe The
americans and Recongaer Country TO
the Colorado Rirsr-Artual Waru upon the From
tier.
Mes.rs. orc inner and Ware, two Of our citizens
and members of the bar, have just arrived from
II L T.l- f.,...,
our quiet slumbers, inform us that our city and
the surrounding country are in imminent danger
fir I'M the outlaw C,riinas and his bands OF armed
Mexicans, poems and peadoi. They bring US
the astounding news that the entire Mexican pop
ulatio,,, on both sides Of the Rio Grade up In
arms, advancing upon US, to murder every white
inhabitant, and 10 reconqucr our country a. far
rs tho Colorado river They bring this informa-
ton on the affdayits Of Me-srs. Thomas and White
two respectable citizens Of Cameron county, who,
with their families had just miraculously escaped
from the clutches OF one Of the Lieutenants of
Cortinas. and taken refuge at tho rancho Of Judge
Love.
Our mails closing and departing at A. NJ. We
are compelled to condense the afidayits, but give
| every important points t.
WIN. b. Thomas and sNathaniel White. upon
| their oaths. subscribed To and taken before John
d, Davis the County Clerk Of San Patricio county
on the 9th inst ia presence oi r. ID. 1--we, Joseph
| O'Connor, J. A. e. Randolph and j. A. Ware,
say. that Monday, the 3Ist day ofOetober last.
at their Rancho. about Ave miles this side Of Ar.
royo Colorado, zoo miles distant from Corpus
Christi.) they were suddenly attacked BY o force
of more than one hund ell men. belonging TO the
C,rtinas band, apparently led by one Panch
Tresinio and Henry Cline. They sacked and
destroyed the rancho drove of the stock, and car
ried away as prisoner. one Juan villereal. The
ordor was TO mur4ier the depeneats and their fam.
ilies, butI1ii succeeded ins making their escape
| through the surrcundiSK dense chappsral. From
Information, It would appear that sbs whole Asx-