New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-12
LATEST FROH BROWNSVILLE.
PLIGHT OF coRT IN AS THEY

On the 5th of December 1859, about midnight, the
Gree companies SO long heraded as coming from For
Csrk Nv Of artillery and one of cavalry came under
de command of Major Hentgelman. Iuey proved to
he OF the best material 10 officers and men, but rather
few In lnmbers the fault Of the commander OF the De-
partment or of the Secretary Of War, orb both.
On the 9Th party Of thirty of Cortinas men took a
yeuth prisoner within half mile of the plaza and took
frUm b bis saddle and brdle releasing his horse be-
eaate it worthless, and himself because he was a
He xican.
Some days afterward news was brought in that a
sa,t containing about two thousand dollars worth of
Government property, clothips blankets and ammuni-
op which had been left behind TO come IN at leisure,
1T Wac an OK cartl had been taken by one OF Cortna
Sssdr and soldier Of the United States who had been
Isft 70 guard il had been killed.
On the l4h, necessary preparations having been
completed, and the Rangers under Iobin having re-
por1ed TO hglor HeDtzemsn their readiness 70 cooP6-
rate the mitary started up 70 find and attack CoitDa.
There were l42 regulars and l21 Rangers They started
about O'Clock and sfter march quite Laughing
20 the srerymen, who were on foot of thirteen miles,
they came upon body Of the enemy some two hundred
strong and opened fire on them with two 24-pound
how itzerf which answered by the cannon OF the
enemy; in about hour the latter was sbenced and
sbe repuars on one aide, and the Rangers, who had
aismonnted on the other they had been deployed as
skrmisherf rushed up 70 capture the piece but the
Hexicans got it away; were pursued as soon IS the
Rangers and cavalry could get their horses but the Tor
xaer found Themselves ambuscaded and dsmonnted 10
clear The chappara when the enemy got their cannon
which Was then some dirtance beyond. wet norther
came up and the roads became very bad, so that II
was thought best to return, as one OF captain ioon
men was wounded, MORALLY, as II proved-David
Hurman of San Antonio, and one or two others and
TIVE of the regulars slightly all Of whom needed as
nstance. So they returned on the 10TH IL IL, now
ever, not TO be forgotten that as tney s1areu OaGh 1ne
beard buce blast Of defiance, with cheers, close 70
their side, but in the woods, whose authors Well
directed search failed 70 discover.
The lose Of the enemy s unknown except tna' seven
were found dead. Cortna himself, with The MAJOR
hiu he
prise and attack Col. j. D. Ford OF the Texas Rangers
who arrived at the place of conflict, with fifty men, on
the 18th, but too late 10 participate.
On the 10th, Capt Heron Of Segun, with forty men,
who had gone 70 Rio Grande CITY and thence 10 Edin
burg came here, via Salt Lake and Tayl ors Crossing,
on The Arroyo Colorado
On the I7tb in the night, courier came here from
Point Isabel, amour cling that Cortna lowering
around that place. and robbDg the ranches there
On the 18Th, one bodyof Rangers under Capt TobiD,
smother under CAPT Ford and the United states cav
alry Capt SonemaD, started out 10 scour the lower
eonntry. In the afternoon, news came that Coruna
ad concentrated bis fOrceg about thirty miles above,
a0d " as about 70 march up the river.
Ga the 18th, this De6s was confirmed, VIII .ne au
ton that he was burning the ranches AZ be went and
nt be delaSed his intention 10 pluDder and Then Dnrn
Fcdisbury Rio 0raude City, and Roma Expresses
ere rent for the Rangers and cavalry To return ana
Auring the day the cavalry and Fords haogeTs eane
IN The former reported finding one m4n, heAlcap,
Ss,,Oipe at PaIo Alto, whom they buried.
on lie Doth Tobins Rangers returned, reporting the
a1ntry clear CoItjna had bees within three miles OF
Point fssbel, bat had left, and all was quiet.
A. eYpedition was fitted out and started up the r1Ver
.ss,eyIsr. IL Il intended IA an extinguisber.
THE FLIGHT AND THE PURSUIT. o
BROWNSVILLE, Dec. y, 1888.
we have no news which very definite ~ 70 results.
Hr. WIN. Eeale went up with oIr troops ~ i4r q
- badIy iuinrs6--ths outhouses had been burned.
Issssi's ranch had been burned. The hexicans were
20 Seys N advance Of our troops. u,
On Taesdsyguishs COTtins sspt In Edin'urgn-Oi0