New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-06-21

Interest.
Sg,scia to the Et,v Or'eaG sesceTt
Beo;yy.yiIIr, Jt." "e2 I.il.
If. Edaor BY the withdrawal of thc~o:eamer
Arizona from .1er regni7r trips to this poc, which
it sec.a3 has taken place, and the balanccof the
comn,rnity find ourselves cut OF from c0mEanica-
ton with the outside world, cScept througS that
primitiTe and old fashioned conveyance, Fohn
Donkey. We have mule team between this place
and Coraus Chrst!;twice week, and the capacity
IF the conveyance . about egrei to his digestion,
for the a3imal will eat cn the route than he
can carry over it. Newspapers will come few and
scattering, suppose, the service being more po'
culiarly a3aDted to te transportation of letters.
! Well it's cur war, and we must submit to the de-
| Dreciation 7nti the Confederate Navy shall Wlp5
the Yankees of of the seas which they deile; -,
The Rio Grande frontier has beea troubled with
| Mr. John CoYtna again :. but this tZae he met with
| little success. The Rangers and ? few gallant
| Americans in Starr ana Webb counties took him
down in double short order, and the scoundrel
came near finding that piece OF robe WhIcn mas
pears that he has been organizing the late eXpedl-
| ton with much publicity in Mexico, and that he
had the sympathiea and active cooperation OF most
of the authorities and citizens in several munich
palities of the northern portion OF the state OF
| Iamaupas. Il also had Jealous friends and CO.
optrationists on side of-the river among the
Mexican population who always take part against
| the whites. Some MeXcans, who have more sense,
| take the strong side and support US and others,
who have been educated in our country, and who
have property and expect more, ave also with US,
for they know the value Of stable laws and penal
| courts But the great majority Of MeXcans are
against u.s. and will always Jump at an opportunity
to rob or war upon our people. rms IS the true
feeling and it is in reality the irrepressibie CON
tlCt. :.
The bandit crossed the river near Redmond
rancho, and at once made for that place :; but a
dashing little party came down upon MN Dei?re
he had fully armed ana EQUIPPED MS th.esiSt i
crowd and famed them out, killing ten OF the cut
throats and wounding many more. Cortlna iled
and was seen a day or two after making his way
into Mexico again.
notified of the approach of Cortina, but they ha1
been annoyed and deceived SO often with reports
of similar nature, that no particular preparation
+ were made to meet the rascal. II fela9ce couiS
: he Dlaced on information derived from MeXlcans
Can't Edwards would certainly have mate sucl
preparations to capture the bandit and his TRIBE a.
would not have failed of success. Is it not tim
that we demanded of Mexico the body of thus des
I perado, who thus molests US one day ana tee
f into their country whenever he Is pursued
. understand that Gen. Cara, who commands
t. Matamoras, has authorized the Texas forces |
# cross over into Mexico and pursue and captur
| Cortina and his rascals wherever they can b
o found but the whole community here knows tht
: the Mexcans would hide the villain and lie then
e selves about his whereabouts. sehd you u
e official report OF the matter, as pCpIlSue0 Ill Il
D. Flag in this place.
K terrific hurricane visited Ringgod Barrack
tn about ninety miles from this place, last week, al
IN did much damage.
N Two Ranger Companies, one under Capt. Noa1
We and the other under Capt. Edwards, have be
H. ordered to take position near Rema, and on |
OF first news that Cortina is making any hostile mo'
Of ment to cross the river and follow him WhereE
he may 60. ,,r,p,tnr of E
steamers are now tied up at the wharf IN the cit
av awaiting something to do. The owners consider
in them safer under the guns OF Fort Brown IN
under the lee of Brazos Island.
of a considerable sum of money has very M
t: teriously disappeared from the Austin House,
to this city.
S. The Texas troops at this post are very anxious
waiting for tidipgs OF the money for their wage
They have been promised so often, that they tee!
+. if they ought to have the sponduliN.
ut Mr.. John Tabor has taken charge OF the re
or Brown Flag, and Mr.. Pucnte has been engaged
lie the Sentinel.
ay The work on Fort Brown still goes ahead PR
Te perously. ,
ny weather.
ay Quite an exodus of persons has taken place FRI
ce Brownsville to Durango, Mexico, where N
named Box is establishing colony
ar, Charles Murray has been elected Marshal
nd Brownsville, and Bob Shiers Captain OF the Ni3
ny Watch.