New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-01
FROM uAYAuORAS.
Appearance Of the Ciiy-fiowers and Bssis
War Exciiemepss Free Shsssjpg
Scrapcs-LaneiDg Of fhe Hanks 1-ss
.psdirioa - Di.mny Sud Flight or Ise
Rebels ut Brownsviiie -Exciteusnrt
Among Cotton Dcniers-Opernsiens Of
Cos,os md Cortipu--ysis tory az Cobes-
H;srair Of Rebel f.Jrspnthixers.
FIll1 VlT fIfflhI VFIfs INli"'t
MsTAMonis. Monday. Nov. .. ls6l.

M,TAMonis Nsndsy. Nov. .. ls61.
Just two weeks ago, We reached Bagdad
which wss tornerly but very small village. bu; which
sine, The war has grown to be togn Of rough boards
contfin : about 30 inhabitants who in general ire
as pfatcal looking sct Of SeoesGonis,s blockade
runners. aud 81 -la;ors ne can Dc found on this
continent After dining at shanty lepi BY frenoh-
man, i4aring TIE following sign, "Lohel!cG lsquare
and cor pass Restaurant too passoge in ihe,lage
which y as q rough ambulance drawn by four Mexican
mules for this place which h. aid 10 be twelve (Mori-
oa) leagues fion Bagdod and reached here by oolock
Tie country On tie road is fat and h. means in.
teIcsting Many Mexican carts and wagons, frcigted
With cotton from TtIas were net by "a In the course
u our trip .nd posed another stage going down. Ut
me HaifWey House.
LlatADoras Is talt Of brick. and bas the narrow
streets usual % Mclean towns. ON every e.le We can
discover traces 81 ne e'tack made upon by Car'aai
lwoyears 800. MANY Houses arc .,ili IN ruils. The
bars Of The iro.graied windows layo IN sono cnsss
been cut by shot Ind remain In that condition.
and the walls Of certain houses arc "peppeTed' with
rao balets The doors AID windows next the corners
II some Of tie streets completely rddled There
sro o. raebule mark. IL tbs massive corner door aud
Intel OF Tie house ia which have been 20 foF:aneto
a. ~ obtain lodging.
In Dassing around tao city visitor from the North
Is struck win surprise u ndBg tho roses and tai ole
aaaers an full bloom. and al soeDg here and there
fentery look ng date palm waving In the wind giving
quite an or nial aspect TO the scene. SORT OF jack
daw called by ro MoXcGns the 'orao is beard "hhilns
in tho gardens IN the eaiy hours of tho morning ma
attracts Tie attention Of the stranger by e singuaiiy
Of iis note The pala looks quite well for though The
Oh ma trees with which II IS planted have lost most OF
cr foliage thoLerres remain. AID the little cluster OF
orange trees surrounded by an ocasonal railing In ~
center and eyroned by succeed sen,s. give 1t an air
az cgance aud taste DO much fOg the saeDt points Of
lie cry.
within the fortnight past Matamorns has been asi-
iefed by moro than usual eIcitcnoDts. icw days be-
fore the American forces arrived. tie noiey oi tho
skeleton Rebel companies stationed At Brosns'ie
were by orders received from Magruder. STATED on
the march FOR lhe Sasne and had gone but short dis
lance on tie road when Gen Bee thought best IN send
,n express 10 oder Capt vidal a harmless honiier lad
u Jears Of axe Of Mexican dosceAD 70 come up VITA
biz empany ocIs,Lng Of 10 men. to constitute por-
ton Of tho garTis0n OF BrOwnsyc. Hseems that vidal
Ind come 10 Tie conclusion tllt tho Rebel cause was
pretty well played ont" n1d lad determined TO en-
Jrace tle occasion 20 ayenge some private wrongs
real or supposed, to IllaRe aud bum Bro"ns'
vile, AID TO desert Win Ls men into Mex
co. Accordingly be commenced operations by
1ilIiDg Capt. King, a Rebel custoIlouso officer
,long wlth orc Pablo and Mexican named Cruz
nd vonndlns several others, who escaped. Having
et out Tor Brownsyo lie met tho express. Rebel eo
ller noIno1 Lttor and thot bin through tho face. cut
ing Lis tongue slnost IN two and at The tine shot
,oung Dnshle sOD OF tho Adjutent General Of
Texas dead. Tho eypress-nan, however, escapod by
pcaas OF ;le speed Of his horse, and on reaching
Irownsglo gave information. by writing. Of the ap
roach Of Vidal and Of bis probable design The town
vas At once called 10 arms. Vidal knowing that the
scaDe Of tie cypress would defeat bis Intention Of
aking proWns,ile By surpisc changed his plan ard
sssug around tho town and hanging como half adozen
his enemics en- route ninorg them Jef Bartheiow'
q active Iebsl-orosfsl oYgg With cs men INTO Iea!