The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-15
THETROUBLES AT BROWNSVILLC-pE
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We ma IN the New orleans papers OF last Tues
dav the details OF the news already brirav fr1a
,rranLod T. o,,,,o,rs tI,, .-, os, ,I, I,.. 4..-
.''1 ''I '''' s's!,u-
u iI''' d" eNP'"'''" vas VI oi-'u'@'' 'l hF'"hSFhte
against the invaders, the disastrous defeat Of which
is thus recorded by the Brownsville FI1g extra Of
tI,c 95tb mir
n IL,
M ''I % "'1" "G'cc up d" "''tSh E'f''jU's
''tip me- WIN SuT" ".'''I "I. yesterday a7 III Is
PdlhI"i Ior Us tp cutphlVI,' 10 vas composed OF
ABOUT SIXTY rancheros and twenty Americans on
our side and hIty OF the Matamoras infantry under
Lieut.. COZ. Loranca-thc l4rce from our side being
under the command oI capt. iunmns1H. Ihey
carried with them tour-poundcr, belonging to
the Mexican force, and ionr-p"nud howitZer, he
longing to Capt. Kennedy. They arrived at the
rancnO ol Dona Esteiano lthe mother of turtnas)
late IN tie afternoon winch they found IA the pos
session VI |Cou, twenty men, VINO al'f one or TWO
NoLcYS, fetlred about wv" huudro" yards above.
lhese proved to be tine advanced guard of the
oaaGitu'
Aitef lew mum"ntS ol dnllh.9atInn, one "l two
~ "5',cl "'' 'i"'Ht pens ouut "' hiGh p"'iSl
~ was setcc'eu LOT " camp p"l thr"HGh some want "i
III pDa ei', s,' '.i'n onG anu ."I's m," nm
It. It,It. ~ was '"eh l""uEhl wen Z" despatch the
i WI H'',"' ~ "U'i' "h" L'"HGh the p'ii"-
!" anu 'hei'cc 10 luG i"n"h!' 10 secure the boats,
80 aS 10 prevent 'He h'Uu from escaping To- the
oIher sue subsequently, q hHmher OF mot ON foot
were sent up me ROAD 10 una, and II possible dis
iT1"S1 In% enemy. me Il'te h"Wi,zer went with
lhem' IhGy soon came 10 "h9re the road uassed
throu@n dense chaParrai' ana they lmprudentIy
proceeded some distance" When n hnaTE and gen
e'aIhte was opened upon '"IM rom an enemy un-
seen an" "hu!sc"VeIap,'. iHuiAE lhe h"Wl'2er
useless, theN sent II pack ana brought up IN"
non, in the hope that few round shot thrown into
the woods might dtsiodEc tn" enemy. At the third
lire 1t rcbOunded and fell oil its carriage.
Col. Loranca was expecting the mounted men,
but they failed to Gomez but now some SIX or seven
mounted Americans came ~ aud ratnok the gun,
yet were unable So remDuut it, could they per
suadea any of the men on foot come up and assist
50 they We're forced to abandon ii. Bv this time
the rout became general; the mounted men had
mostly left, the majority Of the infantry followed
and at last few who had remained with the little
howiZer at the corraIe, finding themselves uuaided
and so few in number that they were unable 10 put
the howiZcr into the river. ur to DESTROY the am
munition as they desired, left also Aaotonja Esp-
nosa and others, however were able 20 get it INTO
The river afterward. bat we learn trat rrtinas hos
since got it out
There was miserablv SLIGHT prcpa.atilr made for
the enterprise: few had parcussioa-aaps for more
than four or five charees many or the cartri.lors
were found too laroa for the nusSnts and nj thn
close Of the attack when there was an attcInnt
made for rally there was not ammunition enough
for Il single round 10 each Of the soldiers on foot
Some supplies of ammunition had arrived during
the fight, but it had not vet been made known 10
Mr Glavec6e, who was charged with its distrihu-
tion, and he went in great haste towards the city
Tor a re-supply. The infantry, who had fought
most brayely IN the midst OF an ambusCade, being
out OF ammunition were compelled to retire.
Suffice it to say that Cortinas has won a yiCto-
rY IS in possession Of two very efficient pieces OF
artillery and all the ammunition belonging to them,
OF large keg OF riue powder and 'rn' provisions
Whlch were on 'he route Whhh the ii@ht took place.
it is said that ne mas wv" men at tA' least Killed,
It not more while on our side tour ot the AeEicau
i0rce were wounded at their gun, but none killed.
one OF the men from bfo"nsvlu", NaNcan, was
padIy wounded.
S'atemeHtS "I thoSe present esree'3tiF from 'h'
[Gpo!I OF Lieut. CoL' INCA anu ~ n'mts'o'
Cortlna5 had some $50 or 800 men. This is, how
ever, conJectural, as others estimate 1t lar Lass.
rev Oh thG oahGlt5 were seen at any one tlm"' bni
rs an oia united states s"'aief observed, hi'F men,
ulu as they we're, couu nave SlaIHPeIe' oDo 'H a
I@"u sut'4'HS Gl9N"uhlg" cannon. Nopl'i,!7 VIII
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sIllNlIs "le@ai'Ce, We HI''pI '"e5 wiz MOI ''u I'D
c"lne T AZ ~ 3nce | ~ our Ie.i'l' oo.,
l"e '"9 I".."' "' 'ne -'''I, '-us sum, up '''
l".esI uePIruaInns "V'oui''> "' "h1" i'' pa'N F"-
cei,e1 ~ cI az ll1s o.tc- ...-.,t,
oh Ihuls"aF u was aseeilalhed 'U' 90, t'ha5 hHh
oeen sending out ms scouts In strong ond''S, gath
erlng up horses at the various ranches from tn ta
less at time, and driving the cattle oil with them
1t was reported at Matamoras that from thirty to
sixty of the desparadoeS, escaped from the Victoria
prison, had crossed the river the evening before.
and joined him; also that he had obtained some six
thousand dollars. but no one knew from whom, or
how. The mail for Corpus Christi and Laredo in
the morning, and return mail, should have come
in from the former place on THURSDAY and from the
latter on Friday, but neither mails nor riders have
come in. No doubt Cortlnas has taken them and
the riders. lie Is extending his operations towards
the coast and is evidently in command of all the
At daylight on Friday morning, one Of the two
mounted picket guards at the outskirts Of town saw