The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-12-09

Ffench Piotl Discovered - A
..,RevsIutiOn iD Tamaulipas! -
. Hztra ~ aB Defea tsdl - Union
SenIinent in Texasl A
Ioorsspondshee OF The Nsw York PostJ
I New ORiEAys, Nov. IA, 1854.
The expedition to the Rio Grands
=. lie already q grand success. 1t is more,
for General Banks arrived in the nick
Of 'tifue 70 intercept plot by which
Miramon and other Mexican traitors
confidently expected to throw the pro
vince of Tanouhpas into the hands of
the Frsnch. IF we had landed week
later weshould have found the French
dag waving over Matamoras; but the
sudden and entirely unexpected arri-
val Of Union army, before the con-
spiratcrs were ready, disturbed their
plans, and frightened them out Of their
resolution. Nevertheless, We have
had, as you shall hear, revolution on
the Mexican side, or more correctly
three revolutions, 81 " .l..-s .s.s avis
1 THE REBEL HLisHr FROM BR,wEsyiLEE
But first, rs to events oh our own
side Of the river The head quarters
Of General Banks are now in Browns,
vile; he entered the town with only a
small force, on the 5th inst. The uen-
eral rode, with only part ofhis staff
and an orderly, some forty miles
Through the country, which had scarce
ly been abandoned BY the enemy
He was preceded by q small infantry
and artillery force. The rebels evac>
uated Brownsville as our troops near
ed it, but first did their best to destroy
no. only public but private property,
and part of the town. The rebel
troops before leaving began to plunder
and to commit all kinds of violence on
the citizens, who were finally excited
toresistance. The rebel Geleral Bee
does not appear to have kept his men
in order. A Mexican officer, Gen.
Jose Maria Cobas, who had been liv-
ing IN exile at Brownsville, for some
months, undertook, at the instance of
the civil authorities of the place, to
organize the citizens for self defence
against Bee q rebeIrufians, and to sup
press the fire which threatenedto burn
up the whole town. -ra .r 81.
All this was on the 4th. The reb-
cls ran away, to the great relief Of
the people; on that day and the next
morning our advance marched in and
was well received.
REVOLUTION IN MArAMoRAs.
Cobos, who is a Spaniard, but
general of division in the Mexican arr
ny, is friend Of Mivamon, who is the
friend of the French. Cobos, finding
himself with force under his com
mand, crossed the river to Matamoras
az soen as our forces took possession
of Brownsville, and in his turn drove
out the government of Don Manuel
Ruiz, and imprisoned the Governor
and all his cabinet. Il On the 9Th he
Issued proclamation to the Mexican
army and another to the people of
Afatamoras, which are intended to ex-
plain and justify his movements.
Thus begun the first of the series of
revolutions or the Mexican side. Co.
bos WAS hurried into action before he
was ready; he availed himself shrewdly
Of the opportunity to get men under
his command before our forces entered
Brownsville; and he pretended to us
that he was opposed to the French =
But there is now abundant reason to
believe that he and Miramon were en-
gagged in a plot to subvert the govern
ment Of Tamaulipas, and raise the
French fag, and that ia this the rebels
were to help them. If you remember
that the Tamaulipas coast was exempt,
ed from the blockade declared by the
French, that it contains IMatamoras,
and that its border extends from Tam
pico to Sercdo, and covers the whole
gap left by the French blockade de.
cree, as we'll on the Gulf as on the Ric
Grande, the extreme Importance Of
this plot will be apparent at once.
Cobos had of course to act without
the help Of the rebels, for which he
and his fellows had confidently looked
There is no doubt that General Bee
was prepared to act with him. 1t seems
providential that General Banks shoulc
have arrived Justin time to Interrupt
and prevent the assured success of this
plot. s& "a e1 u NJ
Don Manuel Ruiz, who was expell
ed by Cobos, was undoubtedly mar
friendly to us. lie had already un
freely made arrangements with Gen
Banks to lend the latter some steam
ers, without which our landing ant
other movements would have beer
made difficult. Ruiz fed to Browns
vile; on the following day his part,
attacked and defeated Cobos, who wa
killed and Ruiz was reinstated. Blu
he was once more forced to fly, anC
General Cortinas now has his place
and commanded Matamoras when
left. This person has issued an @acta'
giving an account of course.
To this is added a copy of the plaI
Of Cobos. It declares that the Con
stitution Of 1856 and the governmen
founded upon it ceased to exist from
this time in the Mexican republic, ant
it proclaims Cobos chief Of the force
that are raised for the support Of tn
government established in its stead.