Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-09
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FR0N.sTHE RIO GRANDE-THREE THOUSAND
MExICANs MARCHING ON BR0wNsvTLLE-THE
TEXANS F0RTIFYING OLD FORT BROWN -
The Galveston Ntvs Of Saturday evening, March 3Otb
contains interesting concerning affairs in Texas Il
confirms the intelligence already published concerning
the march Of Ampuda on Brownsville, a. the head Of
900 Mexicsns We extract the following from the de-
tails in the Ntrs:
The steamship Union, Capt Healy, chartered BY the
Texas Commissioners TO assist 10 bringing up the ord.
nance ordnancestore etc. at Brazos Santiago left the
latter place last Wednesday evening and arrived here
this afternoon after Triweeky was published Capt
Healy furnishes with variety Of interesting intell.
gence.
The schooner Shark arrived Brazos las. Saturday
Odd instant taking orders from Gen. Nichols Sergeant
Greer Ordnance Sergeant in charge at Brazos load
the schooner with full cargo could put aboard
of cannon she'll shot, etc. and dispatch her TO Galveston
Sergeant Greer left the same day for Brownsville 10
communicate this order 20 Col. Ford.
On Sunday evening 2ith lust, the steamship Star OF
the West from New York. arrived eff Brazos Santiago,
and anchored. The sea too rough ali next day Tor
her to communicate with the shore.
The steamship Empire City, from New York, arrived
of the Island Monday evening, 2jth, communicated
with the Star of the West, aud LETT immediately
On Tuesday the Star of the West sen. serf boat
ashor TO the Island, but had communication with the
NJ lin land where, the mouth Of the river POO United
States Infantry were encanped, waiting to embark
On Wednesday morning, 27th the steamship Coaiza-
coacos from New York, arrived off the Island conmu.
ncaed with the Star of the West and left at once The
pilot at the mouth of the river then went off with the
Star of the West-the pilot asking the captain of the lat
ter il he THE pilo should carry bis dispatches
ashore for him, 10 which the Captain replied that he
would take them back Shortly after the Star of the
West got up steam and left.
On Monday, 26th Sergeant Greer returned from
Brownsville. Col Ford gave him orders to prepare all
the heavy guns and ordnance stores to be shipped at
for Brownsville, steamboat that the Col would
charter and send down for them.
Col Ford stated that be had reliable information from
merchants and other responsible citizens in Matamoras
that Gen Ampudis, at the head of 5000 Me1icans was
sixty miles off, marching on Brownsville Ampudia had
expresses far and wide with picards and haudbis
announcing that Texas of right belonged Mckee, that
she had longer the support OF the u s. Government
and army; that now the time TO take her back and
he called all good patriots and soldiers TO his
standard for this purpose. He receiving reinforce.
ments in large numbers and rapidly.
The UaiOn had some difficulty in making her trip from
lack OF fuel There is none at Brazos at least no coal
Yesterday morning, about o'clock she passed in twelve
fa'homs Of water o the Pass Cayalo light, and nothing
could be seen OF three steamers from New York, which
should have been anchored there if Indanoa their
destination. The Union arrived of bar early this
morning but anchored the fog being dense. She fell
10 with the Gem. RHsk and after while The latter
er towed her in.
Col Ford intended at once TO place his Texas troops
some 400 in NUMBER in old Fort Brown, which he would
with the heaviest artillery. The steamboat he said
he would charter for Brazos, to bring up the guns
and munions there, had not arrived when Capt Heay
left.
Sergeant Greer told the latter he had sent official
report Of the whole affair to Gen. Nichols at Cl Ford
desire by lighthouse schooner which also left Brazos
Oh wednesday. lie requs ,ed Capt. Healy 10 communi-
cate the intelligence to Gen. Nichols Tne General is in
Al. the cd a
Reynolds paper TO Gen. Sherman, also giving him the
above
Capt. Powers OF Beaumont with sixty six months Texas
troops. was in command at Brdzos Santiago, with
fifteen heavy guns and moras mounted in the entrench
mons the Rio Grande Regiment had made
Maj Waller a; Ringgoi Barracks and had sent
word down 10 deain the Shark to receive the stores etc.
he mad collected at Fort Duncan and at Ringgod for
transportation here.
Captains DOnuelly and Edwards were on the road to
Rnggold with their companies.
Our opinion is, that Ampudia would like to make a
raid Aatamorls and perhaps Brownsville seize all the
vsuables he could. and then leave.
sPECK OF WAR.
Commenting on the above intelligence, the New Or |
leans Crescent Of Wednesday says:
There is speck OF war the Western borzon.- |
The news publish this morning from Texas H. that
Gen. Ampuda at the head of three thousand MeI;cans
is marching Brownsville in that State. Brownsville
is the Rio Grlnde the dividing line between Texas
and McKee, and is opposite the Mexican town. Matamo-
res According TO the report, Ampudia has issued |
proclamation 10 the people, telling them that Texas i |
now delencelel' the United States troops being with.
drawn and that il the time for Mexico 10 take her
back having always claimed that Texas belonged 10 her,
Furthermore, that the McXicans rallyog under
Ampudia's banner and pressing forward TO the Rio |
Grande, b'irg then only sixty miles eli.
The report Is not an improbable one though perhaps |
somewhat exaggerated Ampuda IL will he recolecled
was one of the Mexican Generals in late war with
that country and has vet recovered from the stugs
OF defeat IL Is likely that this enterprise is bis phi
yate individual raid, got up his account for he
cannot be silly enough to think that he conquer
Texas aud annex her Mexico However II may be he
will with reception il be ventures an attack
upon Brownsville and the Texans will give him worse
dcica, than even Old Santa Anna encountered on the |
plains Of Buena Vista. The idea OF sui ugaiug Texas
with hree thousand men, times that number
hardly rises 10 the proportions Of good Joke. TIE st
LCse gun that echoes along the valley OF the Rio Grande
will be signal Tor rally OF the Texans there in force
sufficient 10 scatter Ampuda and his men ike leaves be-
fore the wind
TIE Uri,d States vessels that arc or the coast of Tex
there TO bring away the Government roops
Among them the Star OF the West the famous vessel
that was fred into few weeks ago when she attempted
enter Charleston harbor But for the fact that the
COstz lcoaco had left Indiana with six hundred United
StIes troops on board, suspicion might arise that
there some concerted movement between the United
States and Mexico to attempt the ducOn and conquest
Of Texas But there evidently foundation for such
suspicion since the United States soldiers have been
seat away.
Fort Brown, which protects brownsville. according
to the report, il to be reinforced and supplied with hes
w artillery. By the tae the audacious Anpudia gets
there, he should undertake the dangerous experiment
oil storming the FORT the Texans will be ready for him.
and he will, in all probability be forced to retreat at
much quicker pace than VII no advanced. IL may
prove costly hirg to Mexico in ways than one,
if il should turn that this movement was authorized