Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-12-27
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indignation, and will sapport herzestion.
fYive NapoleouI ~
will do. He hasto choose between bold
EhgIitinea or disgraceful running-that Is
eSident.a'I Ia either case he IS ruined. Af-
liter the5brave talk and the congratulations
to wilkes by both Cabinet and Congress, II
would be 70 the last degree pusilhuimous
10 retreat. We think Lincoln will be
afrnid to prove so great u coward.
n We are happy TO see it stated that bold
lssdefanGe" prevails at Washington. Bra
yo The New York Times. indeed, from
i which. we qnote, while trembliugly admit
ting the imminence of war, hopes that the'
Il way OF retreat is not closed mp against Lin
lleoin. But the Philadelphia Lsdye- is more
4 courageous. Il says that the demand of the
\ British nationis evidence Of A hostile feel
i ing, and declares that Mr. Line In is bound
to meet Il with peremptory refusal. Ii
1 saws that the deu1aud is an outrage, is in-
j tended. as an insult, aud is only aPrs-
ts1t forshl ,iIities. !, calls for pushing
operations Einst the rebeis with greater
\ 2 s6r than ever, iu anticipation of speedy
I war with Enkland.
We trust that Lincoln ia punishment for
hhis sins, will have brave heart given him
\ for a little while.
The only possible hope expressed on ei-
ther side of the Atlantic OF preserving
\ peace between Lincoln aud England -
l.based on the possibility that Lincoln will
put his mouth in the dust
The Attack on 8IAtamnra.-H DesPer-
ate FIght-BRrricades- EPIOsIOn Of
Mine, &C., &c
The telegraph briefly mentioned few
days Rgo that the Mezicans, at Matamoras'
had got up a fight among themselves, not
very unusual thing for them however.-
From the details which have since come to
bandit seems to have been quite a severe
engagement. The following are the par
ticnlurs
rErom the Brownsville Crexls Flag, Nov. 2l.l
Gen. Caravajal, ns our readers will re-
member, appeared in front OF NaHmoras
at the head or the State troops on Wednes-
day, the 18th inst, and the people OF the
/ town at once raised the black dtg. with an
| Inscription upon il that NO enmmunication
would be held with the ass s'Iants. Caruv-
aial then pitched his camp at E'rm about
| ave miles from Matamorasr and set about
perfectiug his plan of attack, aud drilling
and arming his forces.
L
posed to be in Tampico, suddenly marched
| into MatamOras Mt the head of IL troop
yariously estimated At from ] 90 TO 600 cav
alry. His presence seemed SO intuse con-
Efidence at once, for the population which
was fying TO this side of the river, at once
set back 10 MAtamoras, and tae people iu
the city began terrifying the city in the
most secure manner
Barrfcades were bnilt across the streets
leading out of the main plaza, or public
I square, and forts were hastily thrown up
7 at many places three or four squares from
the main plaza
In the meantime the preliminary meas
ures III comm 6uicating WISH the foreign
consuis, aud OF warning she foreign resi-s
dents, were duly observed In thus cong
uection, we nuderstnui tHHf pt one time3
! Gen. CnrayajaI declared tHuJ be wuGld nqes
\ he rasponsible for the lives urupertIes ~
/ foreigners remaining in the town bst re-
( moustrances made from pur authorities,
who were appealed to IN tbr matter, pro-
duced an alteration in Ibis respect, and
| foreigners were required to make signals
to signify their property aud II would be
respected.
These necessary details being cousumma-
ted, on Wedpesday morning the attack
commenced, CaraYajnl hIvi1g moved his
4
| commenced with cavalry charse upon the
Eupper end of the city, in the ueignborhood
I OF. the cemetery, the nssauttiug column be
Ling led by Commanders Penn. AlOrelte ami
! Mauso. Citizens of Brownsville WnO heard
the assault state that it sounded AS If three
4 thousand muskeis had explode at once.
/ In, the midst of this terrible rattle of mus
kerry the advancing column sh7uied With
enthusiastic gustO, "YtvA Penal "VIvR
l lTriyinolp NVigA OHTayaj d! The response
of the citizens of Matamora7 rolled back
over the roar Of the battle Viva Garci"l,
i tYiya Carpistraup' tDeith 20 she traitors!'
In the meantime the ferries leading from
brownsville to Matamoras were put undes
military surveillance and communications
l,between the right and left bank Of the Rio
\ Grande could only be had by written pass
ports from Lieut.. Colonel Burueir OF Fort
| Brown, aud from the authorities of MatA-
moras. Sentinels were stationed on the
boats. and the line of communication was
entirely broken, as the pruience OF Lieu
1 tenant CoIouel Buchel dictate that BUTTE
fofiour citizens should be permitted to mia
lgIelin the unfortunate difficulty ia progress
among our neighbors.
The attacking force, according to the
meayre details which we have bean eua-
bled to gather, made great headway to-
wards the mainiplaza, at the outset, driV-
ling The enemy before them up to within
ltbFee squares of the public plaza. The
time was occupied until daylight in select
ling positions am -hringing up the reserves
lfos,ths onset of the morning, However,
There was a continuous roar OF musketry
IalI the time, the two parties having sta
toned skirmishers and observers at differ
emit points OF. the roofs OF the houses.
f. Our people assembled in the greatest ex-
Fcitement, aud in the largest mul'iiudes on
Il the river bank, strainiug their eyes out TO
catch sight of the flashes OF n'usketTy,
land bending their ears to hear the roar oil
f,re.armsi and, the, shooting Of the different
Enarties. Oonjecture ran wild with the
number of the warriors, with the inteu-
tion of the assaiIants, and the delcrmina-
] tinr,. az the hafandnra Parties took SIDES