The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-04-20

From the unvarying tenor of the news that
comes to us from the Rio Grande, it is evident that
the Texans are to all intents and purposes at war
with Mexico. Senator WIGFALL is indefatioabIe
in his efforts to induce Congress to sanction the
enrolment of large force of Rangers for the
ostensible purpose of protecting the frontiers from
Indian incurSions. Governor HoUsToN is reported
securing the State night and day. beating up re-
cruits who to be employed on some important
service which is not very clearly defined; whilst
Captain FORD, at the head of his mounted Ran
gers has repeatedly invaded Tamaulipas in spite of
the protests of the Mexican authorities A few
weeks ago, the Rangers crossed the Rio Grande,
in pursuit of CORTINAs, and falling in with de-
tachment of National Guards, killed four of them
and took a number of others prisoners before the
mistake was discovered. Nothing daunted by
this mishap, they proceeded the next morning in
quest of CoRTNAs shot, at La Balsa, 'the cele-
"brated thief and cut-throat FAUsTINo, CoRTINAs
fIndian Captain;'' killed, on the following day.
at Rancho Maguez, a Mexican who fred upon
them, and who, we are gravey told, must there
fore, have been "a CoRrINAs man, and after
riding forty miles into the interior, visiting
various ranches by the way, returned at the close
of the fifth day to the American side of the river.
On the 4th of the present month, we find FORD
and his Rangers appearing before Reynosa, a
small Mexican town some sixty miles above Mata-
moras, and demanding the unconditional sur
render of some twenty-five or thirty men who it
is alleged, bad been in the service of CoRTINas
The authorities, very naturally, wanted to know
who gave them permission to cross the national
boundaries and enter Mexican town with an
armed force No satisfactory answer being re-
turned, they refused to comply with the
demand, on the ground that many of the parties
named had never been implicated with CoRTrNAs
but that in no case should they be surrendered to
be executed summarily, as would probably be
their fate if they fell into American hands. JTpon
this, Captain FoRD expressed his determination TO
take the men at all hazards. The population of
Reynosa at once commenced arming, and as 4
force was speedily collected which largely ont
numbered thai of tbs Rangers, FORD re-crossed the
river to wait for additional troops. The next day.
he was Joined by detachment of two hundred
and thirty Rangers and Dragons under Captain
SroNEMAN. The latter, outranking FORD, as
sumed the chief command and made a formal
reqnisition upon the Mexican authorities at Rey-
nosa for the surrender of the men whom Captain
FORD mad charged with having been followers
OF ooRTIsAs' This demand was met by request
for time to advise with General GARCIA at Mata-
moras, which SroNEMAN promptly refused, and
threatened that If the men were not given mn |
early the following morning, he would cross The |
river and execute his orders in person rh,,.
matters stood at the last advices from BrownsvIIo
The sequel will not be known until another moi,
from the Rio Grande reaches New Orleans. II