New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-12

70 harm there 70 housos and property M II is al hexi
can bat levied presitn0 dafian3 Irevno for s1me
Fuun not kpc~p-SiS0. This news comes from jose
N. CasajeF OF Mate moIas.
Mr.. Nssle "a tina, the whole Of Corna's forces ia
the field have sccOmpanicd hm--how many, no one
knows, but greas nisny men.
Ford is in advance, cut | cannot learn definitely
whether with the view Of poshiDg ahead Of the
other trOoIR.
From The Flag we take the following items;
Tue AriEona's msil arrived las; night. With II came
Col s. a. LoekTidge with portion Of twenty ave
friends the residue Of whom viii probably be up TO-
day. The COX nel comes ~ take part.
capt Ricketts,, g. r. A.. who has been dangerously
i'll for some days past, take pleasure in noting Is
fast recovering his health. Doubtless he VIII soon
again he teen, not only on daty but wherever duty
calls him.
We had tie no little qualification Of meeting, few
DAY since with Col John s. Ford for whose appear
ance at the scene Of Dsurecon and Invasion there has
been much AZ xous looking for some time Whetner
as Doctor Edit r. OF Ranger GAP tain, the Colonel has
shown prudence sapaci,y and efficiency, and on all
occasions Las proved himself man for the times.
The UKITiD STATES TRooPs AT Fort BROWN
These tried men, but in numbers though strong IN
tbo.e qualities hich make lutte army the pride OF
the country started out again yesterday To bring,
70 s,ble the crafty band of robbers 70 bay.
CoIe.po ndenee Of The N. o Delta. ,o ,oro
kfter mailing my letter of vest. rday, reooilected
that | had omitted statement of the killed and
wound ed in the affair Of the l4th lost, which Was "a
follows viz: One man "a raneer) killed. ana Two reku.
lars slightly wounded. Que man "a ranger) was
wounded in the by the accidental discharge OF his
own gun; bis arm has siJce been amput1tedi ne Is
row in the military hospital a. this place and dong
veil; his pame is Mr.. L. Toorp. OF the Mexlcans,
nine are positively known to have been billed, it is
asserted by persons the fight that they counted that
number OF dead bodies; ana It s presumed that many
othere killed who fell in The bushes, aud were
moi cetn. No wounded Mexcans were fouDd and no
prisoners we've taken by either party. Major he nze-
man buried ore Mexican, who was found after the
fight next day. lying IN the road If the steamer does
not get out cay, will furnish you some particulars
of he operations of the army in the field, il any
traDspIe. q. ,oso
Az the steamer will not leave Brazos until Sunday,
avail mytel of the time to write and inform you OF
everything which has reached town from the troops
M 70 this hGur, O'Clock a. m. Dir. VIM. Neal and
Ijr bowie left the troops yesterday at ~ o'clock No.
at the rancho OF the fornier situated the river some
! IS miles above here Nothing had been seen OF the
enemy. lie did hot, bad been previously repor ed
1 bum Neaps Rancho. The houses Of Joseph Turner
| aud Thsddeus NJ. Rhodes were burned The latter IL
the Depoty Collector of United States Cu-soms, and
Iesides at RoeaIio, which lie the river some i've
miles above Neals. IL is DOW ascertaibed that Cor,
tina with his whole force, amounting 10 nearly 400
men was ut Edinburgh on Thursday morning, and left
Their about 10 o'clock a. M. giving out that he was
! route fer Rio Grande City. Edinburgh Is situated on
| tb. ii, e. some rs miles above Rosario and about oU
| miles below Rio Grande City. He Cortlna) made
reauison while at Edinburgh upon Mr.. MOrano Ire
vino merchant Of that place, for $3.50, which was
paid Mr.. Trevino is brother of Hr. Manuel frevi-
no, the Mexican Consul resident in Brownsville. No
yery flsyIant depredations committed by the en-
emy at Edinburgh. The population at that place aud
| in tie vicinity is most exclusively Mexican Dr.
Bowie who resides there was absent, and bis family
was at Re, noss, ON the opposite side of the river.
am informed that Col Lockridge and other gentle
men who left here on Thursday evening al about
o'clock, overlook the troops yesterday. Neal tells me
II was intended by Major HeDtzlemsn TO push for ward
Major FoId with about 100 picked mounted men, ac-
co1panied by Capt Heron aud Clay Davi-; that they
reach RIO Grande City By or O'Clock this morning
Is however Cortinn really going 10 Rio Grande
CITY (which very muea doubt, FOrd's party wonlt,
sm AFRAID, be too late 10 afford any assistance My
npIes.iot is that COrtiDa will either the river
tetp the busbes if be does not stand and make hight.
III. latter, think he will do ii be have choice OF
| noeitiOu.