New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.


MOVEMENTS OF CORTINA.
TIE Brownsville correspondent OF The ". o. Deaa,
writing uuoer date of April Is, says:
Col Lee, who has inst arrived to take command on
this frontier, has emphatcay announced 10 the Ms-
can authorities that they mnst surrender Cortnas men
wbepever they be tound, and they must dispense
ali collections Of which Corna may gather, or he
will cross the river in force aud capture ID suppress
sucb parties himself. This places the Mexcans between
two free for they more frightened OF Csrtna than
they are Of Uncle SAM and therefore, Ia altogether
probable tina, if Cortins does return vito an, her
party as be has 10 do there no DOUBT but "a
Col Lee will have to carry oat his pr)gramms on his
II ia said that the X G. C.. communion is out this
way prospecting for q suitable location, and the asxi-
cans are toeI ably we'll frightened mistskng that
orpapiz ton for fbtagtering scheme. know moth
ing OF the merits OF the controversy bet veen the
KNIGHTS and the Mexicans; bat do know that the
paIiS said TO be- identified with the former Gro wd
very considerable and that they do not seem disposed
10 stfe on this side Of the river Ia fact: every maa
woman, and child hereabouts the absolute neces
city Of sbolishpg the Rio Graude as boundary me-
aid suppose the Knights will have hand In helping
TO do the @ork.
we are, only they pase different plan for doing II
from what we have and submit both Propositions 10
Your Judgment. The Texa0s claim that tina . ezra
Noun aips are the proper and natural boundary De.
tween the two nations, while the MexicBns claim that
that line ought 10 be os ted the Nuecss River and
In support OF their policy large numbers OF them are
collected Oh the Rio Grande 10 prevent us from moving
westward which they ray Is tanta"ount to retrea.
on that aide Of tho Rio Grande thai no man wal feel
justified in holding 1t except under the guns OF for
fed place. TINS the intention Of Cortina, as ne
said 10 waste country to the Nusces and he car
red cut his s;he very eectusy for there are bat
f. W farme now between the two streams which have
not suffered from bis plllagng bands. However, with
the X. G. &. community OH this bank OF the river aud
a IL H. X Lx-l ht,xtrt ia
oustpn admits oi doubt but that We 10 succeed,
ard that very shortly too. IL is impossible TO live on
this frontier The prcser ttate Of Affairs for shos are
COL staIty being exchanged across the Rio Grande,
sbd THEY ere not likely u Do suppressed II Il pfooa'
be the present condition of things may continae for
yea. or more, but 1t must terminate. The faces are
opposed to each other; both sides Of the river afford
protection from the other; property Is now daily beng
taken BY ~ellorgsnned parAes, and carried .ck and
forth, life is safe all proper IA depreciatei; aud,
in fact, We live In a constant state OF war.
The same correspondent writes thus on the 18Th:
The report has reached town this afternoon that
Cornr has returned from Monterey and Saltillo With
large force, and that he has already crossed the Mo
Grsnde into Texas Is aoout 10 do 1t, with his new
force which numbers come Co., consisting of 800 To-
diaps 1G0 negroes, and 2U0 Mexicane He avoids the
lower RIO Grsnde, and will make HE attack on Star
County this time, as that is s:ctop which has here
tofore escaped bis ravages and pretty tcky STOCKED
with valuable :attle.
This report is verified from citizens IN Matamorss,
when he left the fight ut the MEGA about six weeks ago
hardly think, myself, that he has crossed the RIO
GraDde et for think be his too sslursry fear Of
the Rangers 10 male any such denomination while
they are in the neighborhood, end wcen 1t is well
known that they are aboat TO be withdrawn. Bat
that he will make the crossing s almost certain as
that he has done before for there nothing to re-
strain him from dong DO what he did do three months
ago. and there 10 great opportunity Of driving oil in
meI herds Of stock in THE his last and most poweu
attack. j. is thought he viii wait until the Rangers
retire, and then make his movements and then, after
bis success he will retreat into the Interior join the
Mjramon patty With his forces end assist In xing
his quarrel into national war; He Is desperate and
cunning Mexcsn but he has the Jolly to bsheve that
his country will come out OF new struggle with US in
somewhat better plight than abe cid BEFORE At least
be willing rave himself by try ing the experiment,
ard his design now ia 10 create q war between the
United States and Mexico.
In this scheme but with altogether different ideas
be is materially assised by large orgahz alton Of
Americans On the Texas SIDE Of the Rio Grauie, who
known TO public fame ssthe Knights of the Golden
Circle. This section Of the country filled with men,
bers Of this ser Gus and powerful! organization and
their camp fires arc increased every night by new
parties arriving during the day. The road Is dusy
with their constant movement, and from this place TO
Goad il Is said there s continuous Of then
coming IL large parties, on horseback and in wagons
armed and pDarmed, with money and without II.
There 10 come movement in contem plation but what IL
IL am una1 10 tell, yet you may depend upon it.
Mexico will have toPay the bill uers unforeseen
event retaIos the enterprise hand 1t is reported
that 800 Of them are i'll tus vicinity and the way
from Golad, and their camps che liveliest places
about Brownsville All Of them live well, for they
kill and cut cate wherever they find them and there
a. pears TO be tact understanding among the
people hereebOus that their Isions shall not be stnted
for no man drives up hs cattle complains Of their
loss. company Of thirty came in to-day from Balti-
more, under Lieut. Phillips, and another party arrived
on Saturday from Harrison County, under Lieut.. Gau-
nsee. They are all men OF true grit too, and of
behavior for there has bean drinking
Or loving heItaboute hince their arrival.
Tho Mexicaos and the KLiohis movo along very
quietly bnt the report Of au advancing force OF 1000
en- from the interior toward the frontier lends color
10 the supposton that neghbos over the river are
looking out and preparing for iqunls
IL COItDa does make another attack IL frontier
/ js confidently believed that Gen. Houston will lead
IN invading column W bieh will conquer and annex
ramauiipss 70 Texas. The knowledge of this dtsire
% The part of Texss has ;ndncsd the negroes large
DumbsIs Of whom are settled on the BIO Grando, to
lrm themselves for fight, as they know that if the
xsns DO the creek they will be Ieeaplured aud
esored 10 Their proper 0wDers for most Of these
,TCes are Tuna wayp from Texas
The amnesty Oh the other side Of the RIO Grsnde Is
ending TO sirer CITIZEN Miramon, and should not he
orprA, :, the Centrabss I'D not yet consolidate their
over On the principle Of opposition TO the Americans
The ueaiy made by OcampO with McLlne il bitterly
'ppohed IN Ill Northern Mexico, and Gen. Garcia ms
actually declared thai it's enforcement will DO resisted
y TaG pas and ;he Stste II s no eays but plan
eel ,he country slowy 10 tho Gringos kuericsns),
Md the scheme muet he defeated by orcei necessary
You coo form no idea of the opposition which the Mex
cene lSel us s apeople for all ideas OF AGO
al solution OF The Mexican difficulty would be ceg
sice as ippr' babe. BetTeen the two hostile OLE
ncDts row Oh the ffoLt,r war must result in lea,
pan twelve months. In y.eg Of this certainty tho
iexicans sre terrifying al The places on the Rio
ifande, and troors are pouring int Mganorss