Washington telegraph., 1863-10-28
JNO. G.. MOORE,
On part Gen. Alarmaduke.
X III. CROCKETT,
on part Gen. Walker.

y OF part Gen. Walker.
FRoN TIE RIO GEANDE.-We take
the following from tie Brownsville. Flag
Of the 18th uli (:
Intelligence las been recived at Malta.
mora> lrcm Vera Cruz, thar tic whole
Gult coast 81 MeAicr llas been DECLARED
in state uf blockade Ly the French
squadron, except The month ot The Ri
biande, aud ten miles next Thereto. Un.
der this declaration Mafamu,a, j. Ircu-
larry fortunate. irr her commerce ,.ow !.
necessary both to Mcxici ano Tvxa,
Gen. Furey gave ball cn the 22I ulf..
and letter from Maxiuilian. IF -iuatr a,
accepting Iie throne, was read.
The Yankee bloc cEnder has verified our
angury that he would steal something At
the mouth ot tie hir Grand. Tie Bri-
tish >te,urer, Sir Wm. Peel, has been
lying IF the uouth # the river for some
time taking On board cofton. The Van
kcc watched Ter with a vulture's a-pctite,
Unit. size rad taken OF board 1,20O bales
cf cotton. when he seized her The theft
was committed il Mexican waters and
against the protest os Gov Ruiz, Of
i q mauliras, who was apprised Of The
;hicvish intent. On Thursday, tic 10Th
inst, the Yankee Captain carried bis pur.
pose INTO effect, sending boats crew
aboard aud taking possession Of the YES
sci. As he did so, he asked the crew to
work the vessel TO New Orleans To a
man they refused to partake in The dis
- e., A., - - l.
lowered tue crew raised cheer for the
proud symbol Of their country /; and o.
the Yankee gridiron was run up III '
raised another for the Confederate States.
Now followed a scene diSgraceful 10 relate.
much less 10 commit The Yankees CON
menced "a regular pllage cf the Captains
cabin. Yankee officers dccerded TO the
bascue's Il stealing and pocketipg spoons.
This is capable OF proof, and has been
sworn to, that the Yankee officer solicited
outside parties 10 help themselves, as lit
WAS free tl';ng = No doubr he thought
70 clear himself from the charge rf small
thicvlug, ~ lie worii say that tile out
sides Old it al The Sir VIM Peel was
sent 20 New Orleans. She belonged to
tile house If Aliliuu a. Co., Matamor,s.
and tile charge against her was that she
truIght goods TO Matamoras, which were
sold 10 the ConfcccIacy. 6osernor Ruiz
entered written protest agaiDst the sci
zuru as committed IN the waters of Mex
icu, hGt 'lc Yankee deliberately tore the
pr"c>t VI, aud threw il over tile side of
the ship.
i few days after the seizure, two Bri-
tish war steamers arrived up from Vera
Cruz, and Que of them at once started in
pursuit Of the Sir Wm. Peel. We GER
tainly h9Fe she was caught.
GfS. McNAR's BRIGADE.-We learn
Nat this gallant body Of Arkansians
who were stationed mere some time ago,
arrived at Ringgold in time to partici-
pate in the bloody conflict on the Chick.
amauga. They behaved themselves
with the usual bravery, which fact is
sadly shown by Tie heavy losses they
\ sustained. Out of 1900 men that start
cd into the field, 490 men were killed
and wounded, including a great many
officers. The brigade fought side by
| side with Hoods Division and belonged
to Bushrod Johnson's command Brig.
Gen. McNair was wounded badly, but,
we are gratified to learn, not danger
Ously, early III the action, whereupon
Col. r. ". Harper Of the first Arkansas,
took command, and was killed socn ar
forwards. The last words of the gal.
liant Arkansian show his sterling worth
After committing to friend message
to his wife, he said: 81 wish | had
nine lives to sacrifice to my country"
The special correspondent Of the At
lanta lnteligencer, says:
McNair's brigade, attached to Bush.
rod Johnson's division, was on the left
of Gen. ID. H Hills corps, and charged
the entertainments on Sunday with its
famed and distinguished galantry, TAX.
ing fourteen pieces Of artillery. Gen
McNair was wounded, and the noble
Col. L. W. Harper, commanding brig
ade, was killed. Col Harper was q
Marylander, but citizen of Arkansas
and had previously distinguished him
self at Oak Hills, Elk Horn, and Muir.
freesboro'.- o'.-Neridion Clarion.
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