Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-12-31


The following interesting intelligence, Ne
extract from the state Gpzet;e," published al
Austin, Texas:
From the Lower Hio G:rande.
VS. are permitted to extract the i6iIa5s:".
ir5in g ieltcr, from i. prominent Ctirer On Lie
Rio 0rslIde, " the HoE. slr. Russell, of tie
Hnuse Vi Representatives,.
From sl directions he Gall cu1,ea, prepare
quickly 10 defend OFT h2gies, oar l.,es, our
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b~soWrsviLLE. NYS. r, 1881.
Ny Dear Sir:-This ;ruiu, al present is, and
during ,he var AID blockade vii continue to
be, The only entrance and means OF exit, nat
slone to Texas, hut 10 the whole Southern,
Canftderacy, SO far as regards inter.conmuni.
cation with the balance Of the world and the
rest Of mankind. Through it alone, can We,
With my kind cf safety, expect TO get powder,
arms and %cauGon, and even leather, shoes and
clothing ior cur soldiers. Any dsinterested
party must admit that to the Southern Con
feGeracv, it IS exactly what the Dlrdanelles are
to the Black Sea. Then, if this be .rue, ought
it not to BIO well guarded and in q condition 70:
successful! defence? think SO.
An .An,+rirsu Consul, u Mr.. Pierc, bas ar
rived from I.incoludom in Aa,anoros, and takon
charge ot the Consulate. Two vessels from
Halifax with powder and Yankee notions had
just got il, cleared fcr Matamoros. He soon
found out tbat the carG9es were realiy Tor Is
OF this side. | heard him say to 9 merclant
in hatamorcs, on las: Wednesday evening,
yesterday, neither knowing pe: II aE we'll
p5stsd; | have just started q courier With full
information to the Secretary Of State, as 10
now matters are managed here; and in less
than two months my government will put nj
e~!Fe2;ual stop tn it. We will occupy the coast
and the river" ids told Inc merchant how
many troops wc lave here, sad nearly correct;
alsU es 10 cannon and tie i0rt, and that rbare
was very Little powder and TO provisions what
eyec. Under such circumstances il is Dui req
soDable to expect danger ahead, end j: seens
to no., that &c ought to do ell in our power to
avert il.
Tuesday, & week age, Ger. nsI 7sjsl laid seiss
to Mats moroe. and the roar Of cannca and
small arms has been :nccsean.. House after
hoase has becn either blown up or burnt, aud
Yet to. fight goes on between tic contending
hosts. Al immense amount Of property his
already been destroyed, and many prominent
citizens have lost their lives, among them sere.
raj foreigners. 0!d Dr.. John Cameron is
among tho slaiu. AS to the suffering and
misery in ard about Ms:a,sorcs, it begg.rs de,
scriptirn. The wounded, minus either u1 srtn,
G hand, a Lee Or i foot, are Ua this side, and
being attended ~. Al ~ho could get oct ard
across the river. nave sought refuge hare, ard
ct this moment | suupose s5s., i.UIu ii! uc-
4 Npprf tInrn ,I..,t J.. .n-,. t-- slo,.- -
pie slowed together in and about this town.
Ga Tuesday last, the French consul in Ma.a.
mcroG addressed u letter to Col. BIchcl, 1oE
in command here, asking his intervention OF
behalf 0fi!! the foreign Ratings "a that city,
they desiring an aru:=!ice iGc twenty four
hcnTs, 60 enable them to remove their families
and property. The Colonel aid Is requested,
and the armistice was grated. Il was during
this interval that / visited the othe. side, and
heard NJ. LincoIn's consul
Yet here is the result; the parties control
ling Matamoros. with Gaudaiupe Garcia st their
head, who Is q Federal officer, and who were
always inimicsl 10 our interests, and who still
entertain the same sentiments, if successful in
driving of Carvajal, the representative CT the
State Government Of Tamaulipas, will shu; US
out FROM every commercial facility. This is
openly threatened, because, in addition to the
old hatred, and business of town jealousics,
they allego that the Brownsvillians sym patnize
With CarTaial. And if the fight is permitted
to go on az it has, a disgrace to the century We
live in and 10 humanity, nothing will be left O!
the devoted city and jts many stores and
their contents, which We needed, than q burning
heap and hat aches, With all which Carysial,
who is really friendly to us, csu Dc but little
service.
As | write, the booming Of cannor is heard
ell around, and the armament il red with the
glare CT tie burning dwellings beyond the
rirvT.
Truly yours,