Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-26
GEN. BANKS IN BROWNSVILLE
A Plot Discovered "A Reuolution at
pas Miramoa Defeated.
Correspondence Of The NsD York Eosning Post


Correspondence Of The NeW York Eusning Post.
New ORLEANS, NOVEMBER Ia. 1868.
The headquarters of Gen B4aAa now in Brownsville
no entered the town, with only small force the 5.h
Instant The General rode, with oaly part Of bis staff
and orderly, forty miles through the country,
which had scarcely been abandoned By the enemy He
was preceded by small Infantry aud artillery force.
The rebels evacuated Brownsville our troops neared
it, but first did their beat destroy not only public but
private property They burnt the United States barracks
and large amount of property and part Of the town
The rebel troops before leaving began plumber and to
commit all kinds of violence the ctzens who were
foay excited to Resistance. The rebel Gen. Bee does
not appear to have kept his men in order. Mexican
officer Gen JOSEF Maria Cobos who has been living in
exile in Brownsville for months undertook at the
instance of the civil authorities of the place. TO organize
the citizens for efdefence against Bees rebel ruans
ard to suppress the fire which threatened tt burn up the
whole town.
All this was on the 4h. The rebels ran away, to the
great relief of the people, that day, and the
ing advance marched in and was we'll received
REVOLUTION IN MArAMoRos
Cobos, WHO is Spaniard, but general Of division in
the Mexican army, friend of Mramon who ia friend
Of The French Cobos finding himself with force under
his command, crossed the 10 Matamoros
forces took of Brownsville and in his turn
drove out the Government of Don Manuel Ruiz and i'm
psoned the Governor and all his Cabinet On the 9th
he issued proclamation to the Mexican army and another
to the people of Matamoros which intended to explain
and justify his movements Thus began the first of the
of revolutions the Mexican side. Cobos was
hurried into action before he ready he avaed him
self shrewdly Of the opportunity to get under his
command before forces entered Brownsville; and he
pretended to that he opposed to the French But
there abundant to believe that he and Mira
engaged plot to subvert the Government of
Tamaulpas, and rae the French fag and that in this
the rebels to help them If you remember that the
Tamaulipas coast exempted from the blockade de-
clared by the French, that it contains Maamoros and
that It's border extends from Tampco to Seredo, and
the whole gap left by the French blockade Decree
we'll on the Gulf the Rio Grande, the extreme
Importance of this plot will be apparent at Cobos
had of to act without the help of the rebels for
which he and his fellows had confidently looked There
doubt that Gen Bee prepared to act with him
1t providenta that Gen Banks should have arrived
just time to interrupt and prevent the assured
of this plot.
Don Manuel Ruiz who was expelled by Cobos was IN
doubtedy man friendly 10 He had already freely
made arrangem ns with Gen Banks to lend the latter
some steamers without which our landing and other
movements would have been made difficult Ruiz fled to
Brownsville the following day his party attacked and
defeated CObos who killed, and Ruiz reinstated
But he was once more forced to fly, and Gen. Corinas
now has his place, and commanded Matamoros when
left This person hiss issued the following account of his
urse:
'To the Public.
The subscriber holds himself obliged to explain promptly
to the nation well the people of this city the
garrison of the place the for the execution done
eight o'clock yes eray morning the person of Don
Maria Cobos and neither time the occupa ions of
the service which devoted with a view maintain
ing the order and tranquility Of the poputon permit
make diuse relation of what has passed. conf myself 10
saving that the garrison being agreed in proclaim
ing the raising ofhe in Tamaupas ard consequently
storing order Of things for the that this
ndion things in the State longer toerable
which is proposed to the Supreme Go
of the nation Cobos apparently acquesced the
idea and under his aupicie could only obtain the ostens
BILE command of soldiers who, well the Undersigned
chief al belonged to the country Mexican
liberals being disposed to sacrifice themselves the support
of the Constitution of 1855 and the Government anang
from it.
Then he (Cobos the fret step disagreement issu
ing p defamation in which he manifestea the tendency
his ideas hostile the fundamental charter the Re-
public and the Government legma,ey established in virtue
Of the browning the work which he proposed per
form in Tamaulpas with the abortion of plan which,
duced writing and signed, take the place Of the
chter What madness At this juncture necessary
the defenders of the code OF 1857 consequently CO.
bos shot
the rest the Governor in concert with the people
and the council this honorable city, has pubsh, pro-
csmaton concerning the raising of the of siege and
o maess in order change the face of the State in
that sha return the constitution and order Of
ngs whose the citizens and inhabitants
viii possess the guaranty that the laws give them to the
faithful soldiers who subordinate TO
'Matamoros, Norembe, ., 1863.
"JUAN NEPUMusEEo CoRTisA"
To this is added copy of the plan of Cobos It de-
cares that the Constitution of 1857 and the Government
founded upon it ceased to exist from this time in the
Mexican Republic, and it proclaims Cobos chief of the
forces that raised for the support of the Government
established in it's stead.
Another document ia the proclamation signed by Cor.
tuas and the garrison Of Maamoros raising the state of
and giving the reasons and declaring
that the authority OF the Governor and COmmandant of
Matamoros-Manuel Rulz-ceases from the time of the
late of the proclamation.
Governor Serma, prominent man, who lives two hun
dred miles from Matamoros has been sent for to take
command and act Governor and it is reported that both
parties will acquesce in this arrangement and acknow
ledge him He is it liz important to know, officer
cognised by the Juarez Government
Ruiz is again in Brownsville, n refugee Corinas has
shown his friendship for the Union by placing three Rio
Grande steamers at the service and under the control Of
Cen Banks One of these, the MaiaDloros is valuable
to because she the only boat have here that can
the bar at the river mouth.
Another revolution looked for the night of the
7th5th and as the American Consul in Matamoros ex-
pected to be attacked forces held in readiness
to defend him. But nothing came OF it.
1t fact that the French naval officers on the Maa-
moros station We're for some time expectation of pro-
nunciamento which shoud place the French party in now
in Tamaulpas and it is clear that all the arrange
ments OF the French the were made with this in
view The French blockade covers the whole coast to
point within nine miles Of the Rio Grande Had the peo-
pls Of Tamaulpas pronounced in favor of the Fench
intended they should with the help of the rebels
under Gen Bee all the objects Of the French and of the
rebels too would have been accomplished without eav-
ing Government complain of unrendly action
The opporune arrival of Gen Banks spoiled in
genicus and to us dangerous plot.
THE PEOPLE OF TEXAS.
The prospect in Texas for cause is good General
Banks needs and ought to have troops perhaps
twelve thousand men, in order to enable him to act in
the State The people in Brownsville, well as on the
Mexican side of the river friendly ne; have no
doub that Mexican troops could be raised IL yvere ad