The New York herald., 1863-08-16

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commoton the organization OF rascay band OF cut
throats about Reynosa. The difficulty is 70 determine
wheher the villains intend 10 revoutionize the state q
Inmaulpas, or whether they intend to depredae upon
and steal n Texas. In either event. hope they will
meet with summary speedy and death.
FL HJo del Bravo, OF Maamoros. says that General
Mramon has left Brownsville for Mexican SOIL but that
| General Cobos stays behind
LEyEE THIEVES.
From tho Fort Brown Flag, Jny 81
Not night passes bur hear some complaints that
parties have goods stolen from the levee The evil Is be-
coming moDstrous and suspicion strongly pointing e
The asamoros authorities should keep atfctcr watch
Business slightly on the decline Prices arc on the
advance slightly but traders are growing thinner every
day. We eeet 70 hare comparatively dun time Of 1for
co months Cotton sti ucluates according to quality.
between lSc. 25c per pound Confederate money during
ne resk had li,ey time Of it, sold freely az 16c.
Isc subsequently fe % he odd figure. 15c al 'cAch Is
COTTON REGULATIONS.
~ From the Fort Brown Flag. July II.
ssus@ y ss S9
parties werc requested TO furnish the commanding
raj ,oth aatc.eM q ne cotton they had on hand at his
port Az matter OF this order created immense
commotiop, not because stopped cotton but
nobody seemed TO know what behind. Some said
that the government intended 10 seize all the cotton
others said that seizure pro rata be made from
the cotton Of ALL to Ill the necessities Of government
while others said that General Bee hunting
cotton sent out government property which
anotner owner on its arrival here The official talk in
dicated that the had contracts 70 m here
aud that SEIZURE OF cotton was necessary TO do H. az
we contractors had not como TO timo with the cotton
Iae soed rds 20 uah'ge ece,yAns and pariies unfor
bus,ino about Nth large sired Aea IL their ear
AZ hands voted il an outrage, and many pious
ecor John A. Wilcox, of Congresei ional notorety The
government appointed Hart, and Heaven knows how
IT TO the Rio rande Israel promised TO attend 10 tho
haer ana after time grandeouslyn announced thar
1rande Contracts were made at this point the faith
OF these transacons but unfortunately when tho mc
ssa. se,ue came the cotton was not 70 be had. The
grandeousp statement turned out TO be humbug Tho
thousands Of bales on Wheels turns to be private
property, and Israel aud Yankee Doodle the
hs unfortunate c1ndtin Of Affairs drove the
70 the necessity Of doing something to comply with
contracts and the eder Of Wednesday was that
thing. In France, In such emergency the Emperor
would hunt the contractor or the agent and hang him
but N this country. the II paso vote will
the this instance for some higher appointment
We understand that General Bee has been ordered by
6encra Smith 70 cotton this point TO meet the
Contracts con now unsasned aud we understand that Cor
ice intends to carry cut the order 10 the best OF his abb
NY Is his duty 10 do go aud he will do IL. 10 or
snrce ways: first he wH buy cofon and pau for in cot
on oond ohich are noio quoted al Lodon, ssrsldV,
&c 'sH oo,rco cotton, proming % re'nn IN szty days.
or thirdly, 4. nil impress IL ar military eessity. The
government needs the cotton, ard while at liberty
TO cnss" the negligence crimnaty Of Hart for not
DONG what he was sent to do, have TO
time to be hoped that General Smith hs has done
rnas he had no rsh % DO in Mis insta'ce aeN ssch
ms assumption T authority fu uer aud jdyhapk W. Hart
AN IDLE BOAST. ee Is
me Yankee Consul in Matamoros says that II the Con
iedesac government scizes cotton pays with
&c 81 B 'aS q s shs nsss1 ssa
'sarn thai AEeas kra osy dreadful according the ap
s q y s nS b,; utter. them '.,, Pierce p,ssn
somebody but position TO small in the Official scale
that his capacity 70 do evil s atenuated down 10 very
spider thread. Seward too busy already with forern
troubles to tolerate such diminished agents 4 fourth
rate consul In cmbroing him with foreign governments
o @ sos 5 as S rs so.S
pn one neutral port 10 another Is entirely excmp from
works At IoSsm NAY have rm,s par. q s breast:
ned with their ciors at annoy ing neutral commerce;
ana nnes ty neither yecsre ray prae for fsraiicai
bs'ines Cotton ~red and sold 1y The ernsdeyury 10 ne-
nah and shipped from Notamoros Is free from mo'erta
NEWS FROM new ORLEANS.
sssnRers that arrived within the past two days from
s ssy. Cd % ~ sns .s
however. from, passengers irpm New Orleans that we
always cscrsdit any and all manner o. news arriving
iiouston Tbe runaways from New Orleans are unique
class, being rather nermaphrodcs in poAcs declining
10 bear trNe allegiance 70 anything but money. They
make convenient 10 tell immense yarns when they
hero in order TO account for their coming and tbey also
manage 10 spread the widest hrds Of aores about Con-
fedeu6 6 sncc.vo, IN tae Tfneirk that Me messenger Of
a1d is a'wt ,oJt re- ceipod.
These passengers report that nght took place nj vcks
burg the 27h ult, in which Grant was terribly reg
pulsed, ics,nG Than %, any precious doM lie
men ne hurled against the heroic city and was bravey
driven back by pembevton and his army. We gather
particulars OF The nght more than that was the blcod
The ssne authority also reports Confederate
scouts entered Carrol,on which Is only miles
above New Orleans where they captured some prisoners
Oa report rays ai ne Ccmfsdevcse rors near Aoias,
under Genuat Taylor
CONFEDERATE MILITARY MATTERS.
u
panied by Lieutenant CoInel wager aud Capaia To
The General Is In good health, and IN denancc of the
expects 10 quarter IN Fort Brown for several
Tieuteuant Colonel ysser IS at proson attached to The
m San Antonio.
The Third regiment, Colonel Luekel. is at present on
ring slcness Of General scurry, Colonel Inckcil
seileg trigader IN com@asd q hs g.sierp district
he Firs, Texas Ioanied Rides, 6o'oSe Hack II al
stationed tho san Antonio river GoIsad. Tho
boys N gocd bcaith.
M RACE MADE.
The favoTtes for Govern seein " be Murah, OF ar
ron nnf Socktsie Of Iavncs The ticket suis the Past
aua u snsls the West and snrrose win be
fu by tremendous majority
nuSAways.
We hear thai several negroes have made their aay
lhe Ro Grsnde INTO The oouniry os ''Coi and
hoeryn Three darkcys lately stole bale e aotton AZ
acrcss the po Grnndc u. Parties taking great
risks whca hey bring nigsefs 70 this frontier.
xf6rrR pRowxrp.
on Tuesday n negro rode horse down tbc ferry
Auding Ter Tire sncrcs ~ Mexico invited ebony u
greelon aaA lie raghcd hi hcrec into no stream nn
tcrnrtcd 10 " I'M ncros Af,er he hrd ro-c aho. air
way Tie horss srfk tho urger washed a. ard tas
was the last q tfrirs The hoFtc turned md c1rc bgtk
TIM saving hk mas'er th1i mrfh
COAST DEMONsTRAItOS. s ~
I'y letter n Nr " easel learn that The Ianaors
wcek up and wasted sofnc 9galngt
slrdsatkfo lacaiIon al Mustang Pass. Ties made
motor " are M only amuscd .he boys with ther Fhnt
asi fholl. They afterwards captured t8O schooner
y fcf wh cotton, snd thereby managed % pay eSrcns
Operations of shc Rebel xfea msrg Tsosson
Y EM# IRON the Mobile rribunc, July Ill
About ten twelve days rgo Captain Jmrce Duke and
eighteen n our czens believing thsf they could