The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-17

has been bought dearly by the blood Of bravo Americans
u,tc4y devoid protection aud nj the mercy Of acrdc OF
band,.s WHO ncubev know God nor humanity. tesriy
viii the Upit.o states pay Tor this negct OF the
rights 81 Americans they 90 not send help, aud
plenty Of help hundred troops will DO sunc'~at 70
gu, the widespread acy COrunss ma
the Mexican flag hoisted ut his fort aud uuder that as
f. hts To show what kind OF he some lev
ga, since some thirty Texas Rangers encountered C,t
has and his force OF two hundred moo, and had asn
Cornas is hs custom. he,ng quite In tue cnsp
psrrsl the fight rsited the Americana OF
thee killed, two Wounded, AID taken prsonar Cor
tnas must have had s,me six killed anu equal namoer
wouEded He had ak pieces ~ cannon Tue next DAY
place bury their dead they found that the bodies
hal been horribly mutsted amt maoged and iound tina
the poor fellow who hal been taken prisoner nad oeea
butcheed In cold bood ana terribly mnuated, no douos
before XII ing huthis, OF course, andor Coruoas Ia
section and by his This too bad, that Ameri
aud brave should be cut up i cemes on thor
own soil by foreign bauds and the American govern.
m,nt tate notice OF su b barbary the fat u, that
all Americans must leave the frontier or the goyernment
must riye rs that protection due and the
su,iou guarantees al once rePudiate her citizens
the Rio Grande frontier We warned the government
when the troops removed, that scenes Of
lawtess violence would be enacted this froftier
duplicated them TO send us troops but the
roors u more Il ,herc Adv thing
consultation II the United States which obuges tho
citizens the towns ths frontier " DO up night and
day for two four monthss What our troops tor
protection why Ia that protection denied To
the needy Of the oitzens Sn0e tho 28th Of Sep
TENDER We have ali felt the horrible humiliation OF being
Americans Those who should holi their heads highest
N the social sphere have " bog th,m down
to the power Of horde Of foreign bandits anil m1rderess
new procIamaiion-a most puerto and false production
Two thirds OF his force residents OF Mexico AMI c
of that country, and tho balance resdents OF
Texns ana Mexico when il quits them. Nearly all OF
them prison BIRDS and II they had their due, they
would have been hung long since aud more especially
Cor;nas (Generaasmo Cortuas) He, think styles him.
self preeiuenI, Of what republic know He very
strongly toued al rancho little above his mothers,
the Texas side Of the river; and he must soou
be got GU, Of his stronghold, or no one knows
what will happen. He, no doubt, is constantly
adding to his already formidable force, and. unless
stopped, aud shameful scenes w take place long
Tho authorities of this place have doue all they
assst u.s. and Gen Carvaja arrived last night With
some 500 men, VIII proven. Cor tnas from crossing
this side OF the river II he attempts to do So We have
great many secret enemies, both IN this city ANT
Brownsville II you nave any acquaintance with
any Of the powers at Washington, 60 please,
for the Of humanity for tho honor
OF our common country, beg them to do soms
thing to show the world that Americans be
abandoned to tho rapacty and worse than CApauche
cruelty OF band II heather outlaws Ne mail Is safe
Cor'inas has a. least LOCO pounds OF mail matter in his
rancho aud the mail bags hang on trees at hs FORT aad
daring any Que 70 take them, IKE Bombastes FarDso
whoever dare sbese Matted hates mali bags dispace,
Thus do challenge ali the Grinso race.
Our Brownsville Correspondcnce.
BROWNSVILLE, Dec Ill 80 P. NJ
Disappointment ef the Nisers Of Bro,crsli- cortinas
Daily Increasing his F0ros-eneraI gal Invading
yaas-S Situation Of Rio Gramde Csy-fhe Liberal Party
Badly Beates by Miramon- The Member Killed in TIE
Engagement sctth Cortrnas, dc.
We IN Brownsville have learned with much regret ,hs.
the American government the order
given troops had been ordered To Fort Brown.
God knows what they to be considered as
belonging to the United States, nos It ia really
too scandaous. We have been thaa months
guard and are just as badly Of at the
nen Of the disturbance may say indeed, 3d. for
the bandit Cornas is daily increasing bis force and tho
United States will find 10 their cost that 200 800
troops will put stop to this invasion mutny unIess
something is done promptly An infamous lie has been
written, am told to the Mexican Consul General in New
Orleans to the Effect that Mexican citizen was with
Cortibas, when the tact Is that not person LEGALITY
Claiming to be Al American citizen was with Coftnas.
We have the names and residences Of than forty
Mexican citizens, residing, all Of them, the Mexican
sioe Of the river and deny this The fact
that have many Mexcans in wnsvile and on this
frontier who will do all ia their power prevent pcs
sibe American soldiers from being sent to the frontier
for then murders and outrages will DO pa. a stop TO-
was informed TO day good authority, that General
Jose Maria Jesus Caryaal Me ycan Genera, ssca
lew days since IN Camargo, with force OF Mexican SOL
diers, and crossed Rio Grando City, taking with
him forty armed soldiers, by force om city
river but SAID, 81 s, cross" One Of the men whom no
was kidnapping resisted and he shot him down Ameri
can SOIL RIO Grande City is in front Of Camxrgo,
side Of the river There used to BE- force Amer
soldiers In that CITY, Will the United States brook
this insos General Carvaja is the same ~ho in 1851
1852 headei expedition against Matamoros, which
petition was got up cscred and aiied upon our side OF
sna BE Colonel that then was, IS Governor al Interim q
tie State Of Tamauipas Mexican soldiers are nov de-
sertipg and passing to Coftinas We will soon have
nice kettle OF dsh TO cook. The liberal army
in Mexico under Degolado have had q most
complete thrashing by Miramon. They hal
1880 men and Miramon had 1000 They Lost ~
pieces Of cannon, and Miramon took 1000 prisoners
This will use up the liberal army have found tho
number OF killed the part Of Cortnas In the dgtt
took place few days since between part OF his forces
and small scouting party Of the Texas Rangers C0rtuas
lost thirteen killed lie had i55 aud piece Of
LoD, and was In 6ense chsppara Tue Rangers Ia the
open PLAIN had ouly thirty all told Tney
men, bres Killed and one prisoner who subsequent
iy butchered. Cortinas that he did not lose
but have from ueserter from his camp, and who
praprpg the Mexican lighting, know TO be true
Five 10 is about the Cd that Mexcans want the
advantage OF ground hope that the goTerumnt will
something soon. 1t 10 shirue for her to silent
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