Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-21
RICHMOND WHIG.
THE FoRAY AT BROWNSVILLE.


mas Going 10 Conquer 10 the NteceS-CaH for ReiieJ
The Msrieans Guarding the Opposite Bank Of ne
Rircr, dc.
wrote you. on the 23d of October, that Col Loron.
CO. with seventy Mexican soldiers expected to join
our Brownsville volunteers and give Cortnas fight
the next day. The fight was commenced on the 24th,
as was expected under encouraging circumstances but
ended In general route of our little army, you have
probably learned before this.
Cortinas managed retreat from his fortifcation
that lac drew an ambuscade where the gun
carriages and mules became begged and both pieces
artillery were abandoned TO the enemy.
By an hour after dark commenced arriving in
town. some on foot, others horses mules and asses
mostly double, and many of them without Many
fthe ugitivcs did not arrive until morning. of course
such defeat connected with the fact that our enemy
had possessed himself of two field pieces and AN au.
dance OF ammunition, calculated To enlycn ~ who
had remained behind TO little more vigilance.
by order Of the Committee of Safety every house and
store was shut and every able TO bear
quired To step forward for general defence.
The enemy daily increasing every day parties on
horseback appear in sight OF the town while parties OF
ten, twenty and thirty ranging in different parts
the country, gathering and driving oil all the cattle and
horses they can find
Cortinas is making the Ranceros believe that this is
revolution and that he is going 10 retake the country
from the Rio Grande TO the Nueces.
Last night they attempted to enter the town through
the garrison, but did succeed night before last they
fired upon the town. from the direction of the convent
for n short time and then retired.
We have been thus beseged for thirty-fve DAYS land
not man from an adjoining county has come to our
relief
The Mexican authorities are pretending TO guard the
right bank Of the Rio Grandc for the purpose
ing COrtinas and his from crossing over but re-
gard them pretencc only; for before his massacre he
aud his men were allowed to return Matamoras with
their arms and horses where they publicly cheercd
and encouraged aud rot single step taken towards his
arrest and they may disguise the they please
but the fact is that at the time of the massacre Cort
mas commissioned in the Mexican service and drew ra-
ons and pay for thirty who were with him on his
murdeTous trip. As it IS time to mount guard must
close. ISRAEL B. BlGELOW.
Correspondence Of the NerC Orleans Deitd.l
CoRPUs CHRIsrI, Texas, Nov. Z, 1859.
is Coriinas Supported BY MeJierHs I-A call ,po, tie
GoTernmeHt-AFddDifs Of Rctrges-A Big Scare on
the Rio Grdnds, dc
enclose you extras of the Rdnchcro of this place. by
which you will observe that community has been
thrown into very natural state of alarm. From the re-
ports currently believed there be doubt that Cort-
mas has large number of desperadoCs around him.
Many incline the belief that he is supported by one of
the factions of Mexico This though doubt and think
that cmboldened by bis first successful surprise
vile, the unprotected condition of frontier has en-
couragcd many Join him. who are acuated by no 9th
desire than that of punder and personal revenge
BE the what 1t may, feel that the government
whom have a right TO look for defence has culpa-
bly, and ineNeusably neglected What require
prompt energetic aid which give security in this
sparsely settled country, life and property ALREADY
il almost certaiuIthat the whole of Brownsville and it
inhabitants have fallen into the hands of awlcss horde
who, unless annihiated, will, by the time ardy
government aid is rendered, disspate themselves along
the frontier, ready, whenever vigilance ceases,
enact their butcheries and robberes The people ask
and demand protection from tue supne heads govern.
ment and in their name ask the aid of your popular
and powerful support write in great haste save this
mail
The olowngis one of the extras referred TO by our
correspondent:
Messrs. O'Connor and Ware two OF our citizens and
members of the bar have Just arrived from the rancho
OF Judge Love and aroung from quiet slumbcrs
inform that city aud the surrounding country are
in imminent danger from the outlaw Cortnas aud his
bands OF armed Aexcans poems aud pelados They bring
US The astounding news that the entire Mexican population
both sides OF the Rio Gnde up in arms adyan.
cling upon to murder every white nhabitant and TO
reconquer our country as far the Colorado river They
bring this information upon the aiidavits of Messrs
Thomas and White, two respectable citizens Of Cameron
county, who, with their families, had Just miraculousy
escaped from the clutches of of the euenants
Cortna and taken refuge the rancho of Judge Love
Our mails closing and departing at six A. NJ we are
compelled to condensc the adaYits but give every i'm
pOrant point
VIM. ID. Thomas and Nathaniel White upon their oaths
subscribed TO and taken before John b. Davis the Coun-
ty Clerk of San Parcio county the 9th inst in pres.
ence OF X. ID. Love, Joseph OCOnner j. A. H. Randolph
and j. \. Ware say that OH Monday, the 3st day OF
October last at their rancho about five miles this side
Arroyo Colorado lOO miles distant from Corpus Christi
they suddenly attacked by force of more than
one hundred men, belonging to the Cornas band appa-
rently led by Pancho Trcvinio and Henry Cline
They sacked and destroyed the rancho drove of the
stock, and carried away prisoner Juan Niercal.
The order murder the dcponents and their fami-
lies, but all succeeded in making their escape through
the surrounding dense chappare From information it
would appear that the whole Mexican population both
sides of the Rio Gande i up in with the avowed
intention 10 extermnac every American in the country
and to recOnquer il TO the Colorado river
Under the command Of one Pedro Nillarca a compa-
my of more than hundred had crossed from
Mexico To join Cortinas, and these well the other
Mexican forces were carving alo the Mexican color
Cortinas had four hundred and fifty in camp and
as many more on scouts throughout the country in
tercep all communications with the beseged in Browns
Vile, where only fifty reliable men under arms but
all Of whom out with fatigue On the DAY of
the attack tieir rancho, from IL A. NJ TO suudown
atlantis at intervals distinctly heard the firing Of cannon
in the direction of Brownsville.
WIN. d. THOMAS