New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-03
Mexican Correspondence.

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Progress Of the Revolution In the Of Taranipss-Po
gres Of all paIeCaravaal defeats Gareia and ther1
marches towards satamoraFligtt Of the people frous
Mstanorns-Attnesd expected dayGsrnmercial recog
milton Of tile sosthsr Gonfederacy by Mexco-CoIohsi
Kinney and his proceedings-o interest.
Special to the New Orleans creseenT s' "a --s@ l
BATAsoRAs MEXICO, Nov, l3, 1861. 4
lnr. Eai5or-The local revolution going on at
present in the State Of Tamaulisas is the en-
crossing topic Of conversation with us. AS I in |
formed you in my last letter, the Rojo party or
ratherthe CaFavajal party, representing the regu
larly constituted authorities Of the State, had
taken the town of Reynosa, and were then pre-
pairing for a march on Matamoras. Since then
news has been received that Gen. Caravajal has
decoyed Gen. Garcia into an ambaseade near |
the town of Panoehe, between Victoria and Tam
pico, where he defeated him, and caased him to
retreat into Tampico with very small force of
cavalry. This action is said to have taken place
on the 18th nlt but the Matamoras party deny that
it is true. The manner of achieving the success is
thus given by Caaav vajal's friends IT. you remem-
her, wrote that Gen. Garcia had taasen the city
of Victoria and that his friends were making jolly
over the success 1t now appears that the Gov
ernor and his party quietly Withdrew from Vic
toria, and when Garcia entered the town he only
found the empty houses and vacant public build
iDgs. In short order. however, the enemy came
along, and he found himself unable to get out of
the place he had gotten himself into without diff.
Guilty. He therefore quietly contented himself to
remain. Caravajal did not see the beauty of this
arrangement; !; and, as delays are dangerous in
war he set about contfiving some plan to decoy
Garcia out of the very town he had deeoyed him
into He accordingly made movement towards
Tamplco, which is in the interest of Garcia.
Whereupon the latter sent off a courier to Tam
pico, announcing the advance of GaraFajal and
advising the Tampioo General to move against
Carayajal in front, while he (Garoa} moved upon
him in the rear. The game was well made on
both sides, but Carays 81 was the smartest of the
two He only marched short distance on the
H1 1r1fIn anH ahnIf r1rHo
Victoria, coming upon Garcia at Panoche and de-
featiDg him badly. This is the Rojo story, and
tell it to you as it was told to me. w. ,g ..--a, ss
immediately afterwards Caravajal set his forces
in motion for the Bio Grande, threatening to crush
out the rebellion in that place before any reinforce
ments could reach the town. His force consisted Of
1000 men, ard he expected to- be Joined by Gen. AL
derette and Commissioner Treveno, with 500 1000
| more from about Reynore, with heavy artillery
from Monterey. Notice was publicly given to the
citizens of Matamoras, that those who desired to
be clear q danger and completely in the rebellion
should leave the town by Saturday the 9th, as the
bombarGment would open on the 10Th or llttl Your
correspondent, therefore, s, or ought TO be ex-
pecting avery moment to hear the fearful sound ::
but the truth is, the Mexicans find it convenient
to say on paper what they never intend to Co. that
| / shall not consider the danger imminent until
hear the whistipg of the balls and tine ro of mus
kerry. The natives, however, appear to put great
| faith in the notice, and they are flying across the
| river to Brownsville in the widest confusion.
| Three hundred persons must have passed over
within the last two days, and the tide still sets into
| Texas: Piles of furniture, and any amount of dry
| goods are taking refuge from the danger of im-
pending strife. g
| In the meantime the rebels are not idle. Every
body has been fogced into the army, and barri.
cades and Notifications are being thrown up in all
directions. The place is defended by about 60C
speople, and the design is said to be to make fight
to thelast. / think the city will surrender with
but little resistance.
Caravaial and his force are estimated to be with
in three days march, moving SLOWLY with theIl
| heavy artillery to the attack.
Il / enclose you an important document circulated
on the responsibility of the Tampico customhouse
The Fort Brown Flag published it in an extra, ant
the editor, who is well posted in Mexican matters
says it is reliable. 1t is important far it goes
being simply quasi or commercial recognition Of
| the Confederate States by Mexico.
Col Kinney, Lieut.. Hons Col. Weaver ant
, | DR.. Sutherland are now in Brownsville having re
, turned from Tampico two days ago. Kenney sailet
from this port some two or three weeks ago unde
the Mexican flag, for the purpose of transporting
cannon from Tampioo to Matamoras, at the insti
CATION of one of the parties now engaged in the
}, revolution in the State of Tamaulipas. In Tam
pico the object of the expedition only failed
through the opposition of some Yankees, who de
tected in the vessel and in her officers too much
the Southern odor, The Mexican Consul, il
Brownsville, protested very warmly against tht
action of Kinney. 2
] see that you are making some calculations OF
, the mail to Europe from Tampico. Allow me tt
] suggest that the Express Company, now being ex
tended in this direction, is the only prompt ant
certain mode of transporting letters to Tampco
for the reason that the postotee at Brownsville il
/ a slovenly concern, and the Mexican postal ar
rangements are not at all exact. Besides, whit
the present war continues in this State the mail
are suspended. We now receive no news from
the interior. An expressman who will take tht
letters through, paying all the expenses and deliv
ering the letters on the steamer in person, is th
! only entirely safe agent in this matter.
5 The news from Brownsville is not at all i'm
portant. The election PASSED off quietly.
The English and French fleets are already befor
t Vera Cruz, and the intervention has commenced
s in earnest The Mexicans have nothing to sa,