New-York daily tribune., 1863-08-01
INTERESTING FROM TEXAS.
Rusiness in RrOwusville.

BAsIs---cONFEDERATE MONEY WORTH EIGHT
ZEN CENTs ON A DoLLAR-THE FRENCH RE-
PORTED MARCHING ON MATAMORAs-GEN.
MIRAMON-TEXAs REFUGEES.
From The N. O. Era, July 70
We are indebted to the kindness Of a friend for a
copy Of The Brownsville Flag OF the 18th ult., and
also for copy of private letter written from Mat
smoras on the 10Th.
TIE following is from The Flag:
The town of Brownsville is at present crowded
with people from North, South East and West The
neutral and Sharp trading Yankee lie here from the
North, with his everlasting talk about "constitu.
tonsl liberty" as though his race ever understood
that blessing any more than they did the Slavery
blessing.
We have English, French, and German people
from the East, all talking business first and the
news next. We have the Mexicans from the West,
an infinite number of Cubsns. aud large sprihX- l.
ling of Confederstes from the South. Commerce
brings this vast crowd together in Elizabcth s,reeI,
Brownsville, and if the Conscnpt once aia no
shade the street 80 frownnsly, the gathering "ouia
be larger.
From IL in the morning until 5 in tho evening II
is feat TO cross Elizabeth street. through the msss
Of wagons oren horses, and mules, and IT Is some
tines as difficult to pass along the sidewalks stored
with goods. Strange 70 say, Boston and New YORK
are familiar names to our sight, for we have
groceries aud dry goods from those hostile markets
,ust as regularly as they do in New Orleans. We
,.nd hldes and wool, apd-shal We say IL l-coiton,
70 the Yankees ana they ssnd us wberewith 10 feed
upOn ard wherewith 10 eiothe Ourselves They send
Us powder and shot, sulphur, phosphorus, hitter,
csps, and all manner of explosive and destructive
ihngs and they would send more such things If
twas as accessible TO smrggle rihed cannon across
he river rs il Is 10 quietly slip with rifle pow
DER Ii is an understood matter that this point is
neutral territory, for Yankees come snd go out OF
Brownsville just as some Confederaies 90 in and
out of New-York.
All this is business. Cotton, goods, specie, and
paper money are the blood, bones esh, nerves and
lnsws Of business. To buy and sell, trade, ex-
change barter and chatter are the occupations Of
fe hour aud the day, and the huge mutitudes OF
merchants farmers, lawyers preachers, teamsters,
doctors and feminine dvinies keep straight in the
faith from morning until night. Many ladies' have
rsie their appearance in the city, and our dry
goods dealers have pleassnter times now than they
Sd when none but sturdy teansters bargaIned for
crnolne ana calico Pretty females are here from
Texas, having made their pilgrimage TO this mer-
saDe Mecca across the desert and over tie lonely
rad rom here Goiad, driven to the journey by
the necessity OF the times. The war has made our
women show their business qualities, ana those
who once accused them Of too much indifference
ard sometimes slowth, are as.onshed at the trans
formation whereby they are now become active. IN
ncent and lsborlug agents iu tie great revolution
| wtlch is not only divorcing us politically but So
Il cslly from the North.
But these slde remarks are not the set ont
/ 10 wIite in this connection. We began with more
prsccal ideas and return 10 our design. We reca-
tiuaie for tie benefit OF readers the state Of
/ The busDess at this point. Cotton has been sold
/ 4, low ss 20c. this week, and has been sold as
hsh as 2Jc. In the first it was sold for cash,
/ ar IN the other 1t was sold for goods. We may
rate the article at this time as about 25c, provided
holders will exchange II for goods. Some are olsap.
pointed at this condition Of things. and swear that
/ depreciation is the result Of cOllusion. The mer-
chants deny that they have conspred and say that
prces in the interior will not Justify high bids
i Cotton has gone to unjustihabe hgures In tho
interior and no ,tep could 50 efficiently reach and
theek the advance as q reaction IN tins market.
That reaction is here, and toe consequence Is sppar
| nt. Prices are down here, and they must 60 down
10 lhs interior. Freghts, too ought to come down,
icr the rates have advanced TO alarming figures.
| All these matters have come up for consideration
| ud we lgv them before our friends IN the lnerlor
We cid not make this condition OF the market, and
| L the public Ieels some bat annoyed that what we
sste IA co. let II remember that TIE iact made lise
| ADD that we are not responsible.
| In other branches Of business we notice that q
shght Improvement is taking place In goods. and
| hat the market is not 70 anxious as II was some
weeks $50. Shoes bave stihened and eli ght
advance is noticeable in brogans, from $Io 70 $l5
| ysF dozen.
All casses of shoes have felt the same influences
Cscocs are still too plenty TO make any advance,
td We quote Americans at 49,, Enghsh at &c
Doues,.cs, American, 35c., Mexican 3Oc. Denims.
ie. Cottonades SOC. Flannel SOC. Satinets g.
Csf-sknt $40 per dozen. In groceries we quote
Coffee q, % a3oc.; Sugar, l2alSc.; Starch, Ia
lSe.; Candles, % a 37c.; Bacon, Aa25c.; Raisns
4 per box; Yeast Powders, 81 per
tozen Ssleratus and Soda, % 37c.; Dried
Appie,, loa25c.; Batter, 81 a 5Oc.i Lard, 2oe;;
| hans. none good in the markets Corn, $ltV bnsh.
ts Yellow Flour, $l3 = bbl. There is large
| Sasrtiy Of sour Flour in the market. Liquors are
good deuand-Bourbon Whisky, 81 25G$3 5Oj
Bspcy, s2Q s.; Gin, 81; Rum, $las2; Brandy,
Confederate money i, taken at sbou, lsc. on the
takI.
The following is extracted from a letter from
KsamoIas, TO gentleman In this city. 1t is ds.ed
N the 10Th Of June:
| There ~ a rumor here that 900 French soldiers
re Oh the way here from Vera Cruz. 1t needs con-
.imotioa. Ii true, the authorities will endeavor
70 meet and tight them with such forces as they can
collect. Ihsy will surely dispute with an earnest
aFGgge for the possession OF Tamauhpas, and OF
Wurse This Ost important town would be the pr1n-
spsi prize to be fought for The Mexicans are res
siuIe and will feht the French 10 the last They
re united here ID their opposition 10 the invaders.
Eramon ia the lion Of Fort Brown OF late. lie
.ss a.,emped 70 tamper with the authorities here,
h hss utterly failed. They say that Mexico wants
bono Of the services OF men who have already be:
tsyed tie nation. The people are essentially loyal
Gd patriotic.
The Texas people are desrous Of playing into the
lands Of the French lhey are up for anything that
vii eubarrass the United States and hatter Euro
.. pssn monarchy. They are playing The part Of sd-
'snln'efs to the fulles, extent.
) great many Texas Rangers are coming here as
'tey Lave been coming for the last Is months Some
rs deseriers, some subject TO conscrption IN tho
t<bel service, but most Of the 5000 or 5000 who
lave pared through this place, were compelled to
ve The State 10 rave their lives, because our mis-
sIen Southern brethren" suspected taem of bong
h heart, and, In fscs, "ciiLens Of the United
States"
Many who were sknlking from hill 10 hill. and
forett ~ forest In Norlhern Iexas ..ek;no ~, oet