The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-06-23
AFFAIRS IN TEXAS.

we nave been placed In possession OF lilies of
Texas papers as late as the 18th ult. Parties who
have arrived in Texas from California State tina.
the Federal troops at Tuscon, Arizona, were under
marching orders for the Rio Grande They are
to fall in with Gen. Carleton's command somewhere
In Texas. The object of this expedition is said to
be to cut off the supplies the Confederacy is
receiving by the Rio Grande and through Mexico
1t numbers about five thousand, including United
States Regulars and New Mexico and California
Volunteers. 1t is said they expect force of FIVE
thousand more men can be raised in Texas and
on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande This
expedition will probably work its way towards the
Cuff with the aid of the Union men Gas they say)
in Texas, until the boundary shall be entirely in
the Federal hands They believe the enterprise
to be easy of execution Their troops will probably
start from Ell Paso, and take possession of the
chain of forts extending towards San Antonio,
and make each in succession the base Of operations
against the next, until the army is within easy
communication with a cooperative force upon the
Gulf. Residents of Texas say that, even if they
should bring thirty thousand men, which we
know full well they cannot do at this time-they
would not be able to guard line like that of the
Rio Grande, one thousand eight hundred miles
long.
Governor Lubbock, in his message, states that
Texas has furnished some eighty seven thousand
troops for the Confederate Army. He recommends
State consc-iption law, to embrace all between
the ages of sixteen and sixty; and this law has
been adopted by the Texas Legislature, and is now
in force The Governor stated that, according to
the closest calculation, this law would add about
twenty seven thousand men to the Southern
Army .-RtcAmond Dispatch.
FROM MEXICO.
News has been received from the City of
Mexico to the 18th ult On the 18th and 10th
of May, the French were repulsed before Fortress
Carmen, but the garrison and inhabitants OF Pue-
bla were reduced to state Of starvation, and their
ammunition entirely gave out before they would
consent TO surrender. Gen. Ortega was greatly
disappointed because Gen. Comoutort did not sue
coed in cutting his way through with supplies.
On the 18th, Gen. Forey sent flag of truce. to
Gen Ortega, offering to allow the Mexican officers
and soldiers to march out Of the town. the officers
with their side arms, &c, provided they would
give their parole not to fight against the French
again This offer was refused by Gen. Ortega.
In the meanwhile, the latter spiked his cannon,
burned his gun carriages, destroyed the arms OF
his infantry, and then surrendered as prisoners of
war. Cen Rebuls and bis aids, as we'll as the
ordinance officers, preferring death to being taken
prisoners, committed suicide by shooting them
selves.
The advance of the French army is at Cholula,
six miles beyond Pueba, on the way to the capital.
The Mexicans are much embittered against the
French. All the Frenchmeu III the city of Next
CO have been ordered to leave within eight days.
The Mexicans are determined to defend the ap-
proach to the capital to the last and drive the
invaders Of their country back. Great enthus
prevails among them to engage IN the coming
struggle, Notwithstanding the disaster which be-
fell the heroic garrison of Puebla. In San Fran
cisco, the houses of the Mexican residents are
draped in mourning, while the French have their
tri-colors everywhere flying. The foregoing news
is from Mexican sources.