New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-14
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cHAnlEsros Jan. Is---The steaushg r..s.r
from Haysna has arrived il Ill port
vices from Cuba TO the 10th inst Z r''
She brought with bet tie Goyernr,s,,, 3. .
dispatches - '4s''as 10
4 The New York steamer, due At Tarsrs ~. s..
arrived up To the finie Of the IsabeIs
vast quantity Of Sugar, particularly 81 n g,
crop ~ arriving At Havana. No sales are r,,grtss
The arrivals Of Molasses are light Maaesrs,s
Sugar is quoted at to 81 reals; cIayed sooay I.
quoted at 4 to 41 reals.
II Freights closed dull.
Exchange on London Is quoted at 10 to 1sy n,.-
miuni- Exchange on New York al sixsy days =
| quoted at 81 to premium.
Marine Disasters
CHARLESTON, Jan. 13.-The steamship Lsabe5
| brings intelligence that the ship A. III. Lawrence
bound from Boston to New Orleans, ran ashore -.
tine I'd instant, but got oil safely and arrived ~
| Key West. ',H
The brig 4. VI. Rowland from New OrIezpx
bound for Marseilies, sprung leak while at sea u
the 1ti inst, and put in at Key West, having been
unable to continue her voyage She WIN undercs.
all necessary repairs, 50 % to enable her 10 nm
ceed on her trip. u ssas
Alabama State Convention.
AoNTGoNEHy, Jan. I3.The proceedings In H..
Convention are progressing quite smoothly. az
sharp discussions, which occupied liz cyeat.v
portion Of the day, the Mobile Forsyth deleaation
obtained seats. Y
savannah Races !.
sAvASsAH, Jan l3.-Tle three mile race to faav.
was won BY Fanny Washington. who ran wftf,out
competitor. The second race was won by Ex-
chequer- heating Ned Taylor in two straiahs
heats.
The Defeat OF csrtinas at IsIo Grande Cify.
OFFICIAL nEroRT
In the San Antonio Herald Of the eth inst. -
fiHd the following official account Of lie battie ~
Rio Grande City 81
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r! SG1T have the honor u report H. sr,;ra 81,
cess Of I our expedition against CortiIas and N
4 marauding bands. - - - -
| lief Fort Brown on the 2lst With Cant. sto,..
mans Company ~, 4 I'd Cavalry ssC II Nh ard
..L' companies LIST Artillery, in ali one hnn5re5
and fifty men also, Maj. Ford,s, Captains Her
r0ns, Tobin's, Tomlinsonfs and Hamptons cass,v,.
1 mics OF Hangers, one hundred and ninetv.eirst
men. ,'-s.' ~ ~ -
AS We advanced they reiterated % de rty.r.
lesssrday We got reliable information 81 their bs-
| ing IN Rio Grande City. At daylight We rot II
sight Of the town. Mai. Ford and Can't Heron .,-
half an hour before were sent with eirhtv ma. ~
Try and cnt Oft his retreat up the river Capt To-
pm, VIII tae reaf q ths Hangers. Mas sent out
4 troops advanced upon tie Town MP the road I
AZ 10 r M the night before, he had Withdrawn
| ms forces outside the town. leaving small pickee
| at the corner Of Ringg0ld Barracks s77s "
| Maj. Ford was unable to get beyond him He az
once commenced the attack. He took both i'll
guns, but being attacked by his whole force ~,
| M lis right flank and rear, they were carried on
Other troops coming up, the enemy was driven
from every position he took for ten miles when he
dispersed. Maj Ford led the advance ana took
both bis guns, ammunition wagon and baggage
l He lost everything. H 5sH @g - e5o VA
Captain Stoneman dismoanted bis companv ana
drove party across the river, killing six. Corti-
mas, with some twenty after the loss of lis rms
made his escape, across the river BY swimming.
MAJOR Ford, with few men,, continued on ia i
Roma, and opposite that pace found Cor.inas. with
some forty men, threatening to recross and burn
the town. i lave sent Captain Stoneman 10 pro-
tect it. "a 80 + r
The whole frontier ID laid waste. In Rio Grandn
City Cortlnas .plnndered the stores and murdered
several Americans. ~ III
We had fourteen Rangers wounded. we killed
some sixty OF his men. Persons who counted his &
men in town yesterday say that he Had with him
over five hundred and fifty men. He retreated 40
rapidly that ct no time was than small por-
ton OF the command engaged.
Ien, II. seSft n sssl,e fully,
~ ssr. isi'. HsISfzRLMAs. Il. issTssls
Ma, lst Infantry, Commanding E4psiition
The same paper publishes tile following letter
from one of the Rangers, giving some further mar
tiealars:
Dear Brotlsef-=W e arrived here on the 27th inst
from Brownsville, in pursuit Of the notorious Cor
tinas and his band of robbers who had possession
OF this place, and had had for several days. About
sunrise on the 21th we attacked him, and had n
running fight Of ten miles. Cortinas had five hrn-
dfed and six men and two pieces Of cannon. We
had three hundred and eighty men and two pieces
OF cannon. We killed between fffy ana sixty of !
his men and took shis two uinrns eonnnn o,,.1
ourselves never got q man killed, but several
wounded, though not dangerously. There we're
about one hundred Of us Rangers charged the can
non and took it without using our cannon at ALL
Ills men are now scattered all over the country
some on this side and some the other side Of tie
river. do not think he will give as another fight,
but viii trouble this country some time yet. We
nave four companies Of Rangers noW-one under
Ford, one under Toinlnson, one under Hamilton
and one under Tobin. We will elect Major. and
think Ford will get it. as he has command OF ms
presume we will make this place our station the
balance of our time. We hive sent to BrownsyiIle4
for all our men which we left there.
: Nc VA IA flsa.I Sh.aTl lrora.x 4, y
letter from Rio Grande City to the Corpus
Christi Ranchero says: #a
The fight commenced near this town, and we
took his artillery about eight miles from here. All
that could get across the river did so and while
they were swimming, the boys played upon them
in the water, and they sunk like brfckbafs 81
Cortinas and about two hundred OF his men cross
ed over into Mexico about eight miles ahnpe here
Ina few days it is expected that about 500 of Us
will cross over into Mexico with four pieces of ar
tiery, and demand him of the authorities, as well
as all the negroes. etc. The Government troops 90
with u.s.
No one killed or dangerously wounded in the
fight How they escaped is d miracle
Cortnas caused three men to be shot in this place.
VIZ Y VIM. Robinson, Capt. Spears and John Box
Their bodies were mangled IN q most shocking
manner, Great havoc was made amongst dry
goods, etc, by Cortinas' men.
shall bring you a list of those who have been
and are with Cortinas, which we found on the
bodies Of those killed. We had no use for prison.
ers, therefore only three were permitted 10 be 4
taken. Ok carts, mules. powder, lead, brides and
saddles without end, fell into our hands. To-day
we swing prisoner by the neck.
Tomorrow our company (Tobin's} goes to Roma.
The steamer will be here Tomorrow and bring us
something TO eat. The Rio Grande country is COM
pletely broken up.
The Corpus Christi Ranchero Of the 7th has the
following paragraphs:
We have heard various ramors OF Cortinast
having countermarehed in the direction Of Browns
vile, Immediately after his recent defeat. awaiting
himself OF the Territory of Mexico 20 collect his
scattered forces, and approach his old haunt, by
marching down the west bank os the Rio Grande,
probably hoping to take Brownsville by snrprise-
1t Is said that he !, showed near Reynosa with
t,roa I'm ,drad man and had crossed over to this