The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1861-05-25

LATER FROM THE isio ot"Nh'
c,af,,,a Radcliffe Fort Brown tbfoYbs-
vile) Flag, OF the 9Th inst, says ..
Positive information has been received OF
,bn raising Of q large force under Coft'ha' i0t
Tho nurpose of invading our territory, ana ma
l;ng war. il il asserted, III the name OF Inc
Tf,5,el States, lron Texas. This news came
hv eynress from "l3inggold Barracks, through
information furnished by Mexleahs 'o eo'' L.
Clay Davis. hos
heeu ratprted that Gen, Guada'tR Sate'h'
eorn,nandante Of the line Of the Bravo nus re-
ceiyed information from Juan Nltiafeatt OF
Carmareo, setting forth positively that Ior-
tina with u large force was meNitg mp the iei'
bank If the Rio GraItde, preparatory to efess.
luz, which it was thought would take, pEhce at
New Laredo Such we understand 10 nave
been The substance OF II communication MADE
Col Ford by Gen. t4arcla.
Cant. II Dian, who was On his way here from
Rio Grapde City. was oFertaken BY an express
and requested to return to Fort Melntosh and
repel the Invaders. 1t il said he halted 10 a.
wait orders from Col Ford, net knowing where
he would lie the most needed
Six recruits from Matamoros, whilst eh
route to. join Cortina, were arrested OF or lieaf
Cenargo, and having been sent back were
lodged in Jail. ;,
1t seems d little surprising thata lnree colld
organize IN Mexico ard obtain such formula
bic dimensions us have been reported. without
the same coming TO the ; ~owledge Of The Mex
lean ~autllorit es at an earlier day; bat such
really aprears to be the case, for 50 far as We
know the eunetialaries Of Matamoros, Of The
| whole line Of the Bravo in fact, have acted II
good faith.
We have not learned what order fany
Col. Ford has given to Capt Nolan under tbs
circumstances, but we do not know lhat. Cor
| tina will find 10 his sorrow that inncll take
of Ford a little the worst crossing be even
tried.
Since The above was in type, Capt. NeIah'
| command arrived at Fort Brown. The Cap
tain ard Lieut.. Millican gave us n call anf
reported that, from the best information the.
had. recruits were pouring in froni all direc
tons 10 Join Cortina, preparatory to invading
/ our State: and they are Of the opinion tina
quite q formidable foIee has already concen
tratetl ON the river.
They assure us that The Zipata comfy in
surreclion was urqsiestionably connected will
Cortina's invasion scheme, and that bad i
not been broken up when it was, i'll u few day
it would have been formidable.
Coot. FlDDlRR.-l'he N. @. Pieaynne 0
| some time back tells tie following story Of tin
| Snaggfag offs steamboat, with the owner OF
board, who was particularly fond Of playing
Oh the violin.
The Captain and engineer were in the cabil
playing cards one day, when her bow struck
snag which knocked q hole in her as big as
hosshead. The shock upset the faro t4sie ant
those who were gathered around it, andcaasei
a general confusion ana CONSERVATION on boafl
except the owner, who, having rigEited hinisel
in bis chair, RECOMMENDED bis tune where b
left oft, and went on playing as though %noliiul
bad happened.
Shes a sinking. shouted an Arkansas MAJ
dressed III a hickory bark coat, who was makit!
bis way ont Of The eabir, with u pair VI saddle
bags Oh his arms. 'ipniahawk me, if shehlU'
a sinking sure.
The owner heard it but fddiel away. as vi
concerned as Ncrthai the burning of lsunre.
Three feet water III the hole Run old Biia
card ashore, if lyon can , Immediately slieute
the captain. The startling words reached III
ear of the owner, but lie continued to sa,
away. n
The passengers ran to him and hol!ewea uur
did you know the boat WAS slaggtsf.
] suspected something Of The kind. cody 81
severed the owner, rs he lali his left ear To til
violin, Il la Ole Bull, aud Appeared perfect
enchanted with lis WI strains.
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