Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-04-12
5000 MeXicams Marching on
Texas.

Texas.
There is o speck Of war on the Western
horizon. The news we publish this morn
ing from Texas is, that Gen. Ampudia, at
the head of three thousand Mexicans is
marching on Brownsville in that State.
Brownsville is on the Rio Grande, the di-
yiding line between Texas and Mexico, and
is opposite the Mexican town, Matamoras.
According to the report, Ampudia has issu-
ed proclamation to the people, telling
them that Texas is now defenceless, the u
nited States troops being Withdrawn and
that now is the time for Mexico to take her
back. having always claimed that Texas be-
longed to her. furthermore, that The Mex
icans were rallying under Ampudia's ban>
ner, and pressing forward to the Rio Grande,
being then only sixty miles off.
The report is not an improbable one, though
perhaps somewhat exaggerated. Ampudia,
it will be recollectcd, was one Of the Next
can Generals in our late war with that coun-
try, and has not yet recovered from the
stings Of defeat. It is likely that this en-
terprise is bis own private, individual raid !,
got up on his own account; for he cannot
be silly enough tothink that he can conquer
Texas and annex her to Mexico. How
ever it may be, he will meet with warm
reception il he ventures an attack upon
Brownsville, and the Texans will give him
g worse defeat than even Old Santa Anua
encountered on the plain.s Of Buna VISTA
The idoa Of suljugating Tctao with three
thousand men, or even ten times that num-
Der. hardly rises to the proportions ofa good
joke. Tie first hostile gun that echoes e.
along the valley of the Rio Grahde viii be
the signal for 1 rally Of the. Texans there in
force sufficient to scatter Ampudia aud his
men like leaves before the wind
! The United States vessels that are OF the
coast OF Texas we're sent there to bring away
The Government troops Among them. i.
the Star of the West, the famous vessel tina
was fired into some weeks ago when she az
tempted to enter Charleston harbor Bu
for the fact that the Coat5acoalcos had Ief
Indiana with six hundred United States
troops on board, suspicion might arise
that there was some concerted inovemcn
between the United States and Mexico t,
attempt the reduction and conquest Of Tex
as. But there IS evidently no foundation
Tor such 8 suspicion. since the United State
sol liers have been sent away
Fort Brown, which protects brownsville
according TO report, is to be reinforced, ant
Supplied with heavy artillery By the time
the au,lac;oas tsmpsIia gets there. If h
should undertake the dangerous exp; E;meu
of stortaing the fort. She Texans will berea
dy for him. and lie will in all probability
be forced to retreat at mach quicker pac,
than when lie advanced I, may prove s
costly thing to MEXICO IL more ws5s thai
lone, if it should turn cut that this movement
was autLo~zrd by the Mexican Govern
Ement ~. 0 Crescent.
FoRaINe VIRGINIA STATE Boxs.5 - De
tives King and S!owey, on Friday, arreslet
q young man calling himself james Elliot
charged with having forged and altorcJ
| Virginia State si- per cent bonds to The a
mount Of several thousand dollars Il APP
pears that three weeks ago the accused " be
was thea in Washington. sent to Livernnre
C!cws e Mason, brokers. at No. % Wal
street, several ofthe above bonds to nego
tiate, which they did, and returned him the
proceeds. 4 few days ago, these bends tc
the amoent Of So, sos, w$re again sea-
them by She accused. who. however IN his
correspondence, signed himself Il. ri
Barbour" The brokers' w,4o desired to
sell the .a5M'ls aud r,qtain the proceeds sub
Ejeot 70 his draft From some informally
in the correspondence, they were Isl TO sus-
peot the character Of the bonds, and or ma
king Ire necessary Inquiries ascertained
them to Be forgaries In the meantime
Barbour alias elliott, dew for ST ,000 on
account. BUT the brokers allowed his draf
to "go sy, ana yesterday the gentleman
himse}f anpcared IN s'ieir ollsce, highly IN
aignanS, bat was promptly ta4en into Gus
tody by the tSo detectives, Who had beer
notified Of The affair Heprotested that he
had received the baudss in good faith from
perfect y responsible parties, bat was takca
to headquarters a1a detained for s!ial-
The forged bontls &re lirhosTapea and wei
executed; the paper, bove9er, Is Of light
er color Chan the genuine. and the sigma
ture Of q. E. g Drinkard. upon ibe Gou
pom, is very unlike the genaioo. The,
are rll dated "Riieamond, W., Jolly /
ST." and made payable in this city. Il i
supposed that large Quantities of BEN hay
been thrown upon the MAJ iset If T Lrr