The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-22
AFFAIRS on THE RIO GRAyDE.

SKETCH or THE PRESENT WAR OF TIE TEXAS poR
uR-coRrisAs, TIE BASDIr-HIs HAIRED OF
AMERicASs-nIs BLooDTaIKsrY ACTS, Brc.
present the subjcned brief history the cause
the var on the Texan boz ders, with an account OF Cor
mas, The Mexican bandit, whose bloodthlrs,y spd
couGcy acts for seis OF years have rendered h IN the
terror q pescesble cizns the Texan froaler, VAC
have suffered from bis rooberies snd other overt ac.
This man Cortnn has long beeu residsn, OF Cameron
county, texas, and report says he shrewd aud daring
fellow, prompt tecrct aud resoute HIS NINA with true
Mexican faith has loDg hsrbored the violent pr,u
ooes against the Americans, and has been nxed oee'
With him that he oos'd ,ppe day annoy lhs Texan
people in the valley that they would voluntarily retire 4,
the east bank Of the Nueces The psftssns AMI po,it
clans bereabou 10 order support Of the scs
vote, have frequently admitted thsi the aexlc.o
frontier ought 10 extend 10 tina, river sad this impress
sion much Of 10 prevalence 10 the speeches aud p
va,e conversations OF Governor Houston
Aetuaed BY such feelings and prejudice, has Doe,
the object Of Ccrinss for the nine years {, at,rac,
around him The most desperate class OF his coua,ry
and be has succeeded In this by gving support and
by maintaining many OF them 90 his farm above Broxus
vile lie 70 arranged his ranch that no psrson could
approach n vithou, notice 10 him; and then be mai q
second place which ompl-ely hidden from all In
ercs,or 10 the Texans Tnus secured be epxsrst
In cattle stealing, which he followed with daring .uecr.,
W The character Of stock rsir The range Of his rob
sdss OF the RIO Grsrde, selling Nexicsn horses and
eetves on tins eide, and American horses and beevcs o.
The other.
He r,queuted Brownsville AMI Mssmorn all the vh,,s
With immunity. srborgh there we're indictments against
him n both rlscss for murder and theft 10 1851 he
nur cred an Amorcse In BroNnsve and The indIctmeus
ncw Gle the District Clerts efn,e, together win
tive indictments COT stealing cattle The ssern howevcr
irssc O. sYrcsire the criminal he r,s freo.entv
seen Fahirs arm IN With him abor. the streets and
20 Nn 10 NAism'ras with the officers Of that munici
No opportunity cered for cO-tIaas 10 mrse opeu var
uyon tic cuz rs anti, after the troops we're ordcrsa
away rom Bowrsile, and then the cltzsus oresa Toe
rev. The Mexicaus became more impu1ent and ages
eve. ard ROY cpiy csrr,f 90 tte,e robeer bu, ney
con ruef ed kNrg reorle VITO supposed 10 have
ucfty Many pertoss rto reported " have gtsrtci
o' Bro. viie with dofshe suns Of money 70 buv
cattle Win, lave been m1scd, and until tn rrsssnt time
been In the sircs and the chagpei but The
books could 20, be ldsnuoed People At u evansville
couveissnt With enough 10 know Of ntecu thousand
dollars sbich the Mft'csps have captured IA that gay
However when TIE roors left tsen the at DOR
toicer N bis dsssns TO Prrcpaso hts plans, .hs
iath 81 July. 1852 he brought to srowrsvs one
rrenoed series Of violent actions on the public square
of tta place. which ~ last attracted the Of the
CITY ssr,hsl-M Mr. shis,s- ~ho arrested him oortoas
elesse the prisoner Mr. shsrs refused when Cortnss
= hbcrs'ey epred back and drawing his revolver sh,t
e arsd sssln woundre the ofcer IN Inc saoa DER 90
everely that he fell
Ccr,no then mounted ha horse, which Mer'csr led /
y 70 bin ard taking the drunken Mexican behind him,
70 roce down 10 the river ard made the erryman pull
i'm scrcss 70 The Msscsn shore During the whole Of
bis pToceedirg he ourshnG his pisto AMI defying
he cztrs 10 arrest him After this event he remained
Mts End ., bis farm gathering bis bsnd together
iru the morning o the 2sh n septic when he made
is fam attack Bro wnsvilc With leo men. Hs col
isfs safrounced the tcwp, and each commander had
~ - thc Who we're 10 BE- destroyed. m, jul wss
ntcked Of oDoe and the rsssorers released ster killing
ne Air Rssices the jsier, W. Y Men. Geo Morris, |