New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-14
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we stated last week that there wers reufyta II,
circulation to the effect that the musfersout fa
gers who had left for their homes had driven off
stock from Rancho Viejo, but that out Of respect
to the name of Texan we could not believe them.
Since then we have been convinced not only Of
their truth but OF the truth Of othes reports about
them of still more fragrant violations of law and
order. It would really seen, that some Of the Fan
gers, who came here under patriotic pretences,
really came to rob and plumber our people and
with the full intent TO disgrace The name of Texan
but more specially that OF Texas Ranger
We are inclined to think that the recent outr2ges
committed by those QraceIess scamps should be
made known fn detail Id the Rangers under com
mand Of Capts Ford and Lfttleton. who we are
well assured would take steps to reprobate the
conduct complained Of in suitable and commend
able manner ii these things M IL cont,ss iii
us pray for the reign once aca;,s n Mclean IAN
ditt But they are not going b, Continue far fl,e
Rangers now on duty al we'll az MANI vvIo Tavf
returned to their horaes ma eensIsrnsa and ~ al
diers, and will take such action a. the ere,rastsr
ees of the case will Justify. q 80 =
About twenty DAYS before the tsct III M. T,a,.,
the mail carrier between this uIst and Rir rs1ss
City, on his upward trip. was seized Nv Cart;rs
and taken across the river to the baniitt cara,.
where the mail bag was cut omen and the sonfenfp
after being read in part were DESTROYED The sar.
rier was then informed that this was the second
time he had been taken prisoner while il, the en-
ploy Of Americans and that an eyarnnIe had a,ot
to be made in order to ston Mexicans workinc Ia
the id Gringos. The carrier begged of on the
ground that he was working for a MEXICAN mail
contractor and that he had iso other reans ~ am
porting his family. From that time until Ike
Rangers crossed the river he az in (ortna' ca11n
and cognizant of most that TRANSFERRED. He saw
mail matter brought to camy from the Offices al
Matanloras Cornargo and Revuosa and heard fhe
contents of many letters publicly discussed. Dur
ing the whole time not day passed that Cortina
was not fully auprised Of the movements maxine
against him. He was II, daily Communication WITH
Matamoras from which place he received with The
arrival of every expressman, assurances that the
authorities were not going to trouble hirn-to regt
easy ON that point He heard the project az TAX
ing the Ranchero openly discussed of what her
freights would consist, and the probable amount of
specie On board All agreed that inagmuch III III
shipments had previously been made the amount
of silver would be great, and that a rich haul
awaited them. Some times the men complained
that tile time for the sacking Of the Rio Grande
City was put off until they were cheated out of It
by the attack from the Rangers; whereupon Cor
tim would assure them that the steamer Ranehero
should be taken, when their hands would be IN
tied.
When the steamer hove in sight, Cortna's forces,
about two hundred strong, In full preparation
| for the attack, and opened fire upon her, though
the point at which she was to have been taken had
not been reached by the boat. As soon as the
steamer rounded to and the fight commenced on
the Mexican side Cortina sent an express to Mata-
moras for assistance confidently believing he
could hold out until suecar should arrive But he
was compelled, after about tive hours to eyacuate.
The carrier escaped with, or was taken away by
| Cortina's guard. Next morning the expressman
returned to Cortina with the message that the as
sistance sent for could not be had, for the reason
that not soldier could be spared from Matamoras
but word was sent to whip the Grngos if they
could that their hearts were with Cortina. The
carrier did not know to Just whom the expressman
was sent nor from whom he brought the message.
When Cortina received this answer to his express,
he cursed and swore, and said the people Of iata-
m ForFnS
were sent ont from Matamoras but for what pur-
pose we respectfully leave such as are conversant
with the general facts to determine; simply adding
to the Mesa, six miles distant where he has since
remained, without SO much as having been once
| disturbed. 44$
| At the time this mail carrier made these state
| ments we thought best not to make them public.
but to trust to subsequent events to prove or dis
prove them. Not much to our surprise, all the i'm
portant features of his statement have been fully