New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-16
Later from the Rio Grantze.


From the Brownsville Flag Of the It'll inst. we
extract the following 81
On Sunday hast the United States and Texas
cavalry, in pursuance of orders from Col. Leey
moved from their camps, from twenty five to
NATION rseei ssSsS rom above today hl states
that on the 4th seventy of the Texas Rangers en-
tered Reynosa and made demand Of the Aicalde
for some Of Cortina's bandits, who were known to
| be in that town.
The Alcalde refused to deliver them, alleging as
O reason, that they were his countrymen, and that
he did not know whether they were guilty Or nots
The Rangers having intimated their intention 70
take those bandits, unless they were peaceahly de
iivered to them, were assured by the armed multi
tude that the citizens ready to repei with arms
| to modest those persons. The Rangers therefore
retired to this side The next day, our forces hav-
ing been considerably augmented, the command ing
should have till six o'clock Of the 9Th to deliver the
felons at the river and that if it was not done, or
any of them allowed to escape from the town,
| they would be held responsible.
| We learn that there are aboutfour hundred Texas
and United States Cavalry at Edinburg, opposite
Reynosa.
| for help.
Senior Garcia, a large property holder there, and:
brother Of Gen. Guadalupe Garcia, COMMANDMENTS
at Matamoros, has written letter expressing q
| desire To have the affair SO arranged that his
/ property in Reynosa will not be endangered.
4 Reynosa il q strong point, situated on O conai1
i cradle elevation, and built mostly Of stone it
contains something short of two thousand inhahit~
/ Il was nearly opposite that place that the mali
was robbed by eleven Of Cortina's men on the 18th
| of March.
This report comes by way Of Matamoros, the
! road being several hours shorter on that side OF
i the river than on this.
/ It'll, 2 P. Mo further news from Reynesas
/ THE BROWNSVILLE CITy GuARps. This indie
pendent military company now numbers upwards
Of forty members, and embraces IN its ranks some
Of the most substantial and energetic men OF the
CITY, They are drilled regularly every week, and
hold themselves IN readiness to parade ct any
moment when their services may be required
| Whenever occasion seems to demand Il, Q dofacn-
y detailed g e RasSi tae street, 4 y
providing about the streets, and meeting in some
dark gambling hell at night, have been Dispersed
by their influence, although no violent measures
have been adopted.
THE Prince OF WALES PRIsoyER.-Co consider
able amusement has been afforded at Oxford
through the eccentric conduct OF o knight OF the
plough, named Hedges, known under the soaoSa-
quet Of g Lord Chief Justice Burns II appears
! his Royal Hghness, the Prince Of Wales. IN CON-
pany with Colonel KeppeH Equery in Waiting, ME-.
Herbert Fisher, private tutor to His Royal High
ness Earl BrownoW, Sir Frederick Johnstone,
Bart, II. Le Marehant, Esq, Il Chaplain, Esq:, q.
shire hounds Friday last but, meeting with DIFF
ferent sport, the royal party, on their return 70
. Oxford, determined on q ride across the country.
their way across the lands of farmer Hedges, 81
Barton, and without being aware Of the temper d
the sturdy farmer, rode into the farm yard Far
mer Hedges, with his usual regard for trespasse3s
Immediately closed his gates on the illustrIaQs paf
. and levied fine Of q sovereign for damages, en:
forcing the demand with an intmati0n that nose p
them should leave until he had poeketes ths
amount. -
The party 1t first imagined that when Hedge
was acquainted with the of bis vlatofs, he
!, would at once have claimed the royal elsmency;
! but in this they were quite mista ken, Ior s aPoa
: being informed that he was OBTAINING tne lasu.S
+ n,nca mi have nv moneyis TAe aatonishment
I. Of the Princes retnue may well Pc IN sg.nsu Tus
y lbeing mounted and encompassed by STONE Waitst
sar; any who added 70 an .amiablen disposition,
2 IN possessed of powerful frame, anu On me oe-
+ easion ia question was armed with dung fork
the emblem Of biz calling. Ine Toya. parry, y.
The obstinacy of the farmer, made the best OF the
Joke the Prince above the rest being much amused
at the turn matters had taken.
A good joke is told of Horace Greeley, on the
occasion Of his political visit here last summer.
The story goes that " the Philosopher was met &c
the Wooster House, in promiscuous company, By
+ a high-wrought loco foco from Fairfield, who,
thought to make laugh at his expense Loco
shook the hand Of the Philosopher vigorously
Philosopher don't know him.
81 Don't you remember,p suggested loco, $ that
i you and drank brandy and water on the Plains e.
4 oh oh-yes,n responded the Philosopher, .
rememher-you drank the brandy and drank ne
water.n
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