Cleveland tri-weekly leader. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1854-1885, 1864-02-06

before nothing unusual was to be seen or
heard, save the ordinary hustle and noisy ]
activity of commercial city.
Your readers are already aware that
Mexico is engaged in . life and death
struggle. Her very existence as sspar-
ate and independent member Of the family
Of nations depends on the struggle which
her patriots are making, and the blows
they are striking, to free her from the
grasp of the French Emperor. II they
fail, she goes down to rise no more. She
will be like Algiers, mere dependency OF
the empire. Next to the success Of the
cause Of the Union nothing ought to intei.
est true American more profoundly than
the cause Of "liberty and Union" in the
neighboring republic, which once really
attained would result in the regeneration |
Of Mexico. This by way Of introduetlon. |
Something less than two years ago Don |
Jesus de Is Serna, who Wss educated st
the University Of Kentucky, was chosen
Governor Of the State of Tamaulipas.
About the time he took his seat IS Govern
or the French forces laid seige to Tsmpl-
co and the city surrendered. Ths state
being thus actually invaded. President
Juarez issued proclamation declaring the
state to bs in " "coudition Of siege" and
establishing the law martial. Farther 10
checknste the purposes Of the French par
ty, which, though vastly in the minority,
: still does exist, ss those noisy patriots the
, Valsndighams, Woods, Seymours, Wood
wards, and Medarys did exist in the North
? prior to the recent elections, They're dead
t now, albeit unburiedD President Jusrez
g appointed @ military Governor. When
:. our forces arrived at Brownsville we
-. found that revolution had occurred IN
" Mstamoras. The occasion was that the
then military Governor vas about to raise
!, the French Tag, thus betrsyiEg the 9eT-
:, ernment that had placed him in a position
Of power and influence. Having aVoWeo
his purpose 10 General Cortina, who vas
s the commander of the forces along the
Z Rio Grande, the latter had him at once led
le out and shot! -, -,
:. Having thus summsrily dealt with the
. perfdious Governor, (Cabos,) Coruns q
rs once called on the civil Governor serna
le TO exercise hia functions, the French haV
" ing e7seusted Tsmpico on account OF tn'
:. yellow fever, and the state being no Longer
~ in state of seige." Serns was there
y fore duly installed, and has exercised th
IL functions OF his office until within rev
= dava Meantime the Juarez GoVernmen
% while sanstioning the shooting OF Cspe
- insisted on the maintenance CT tne ls.
,nertial apoointed Don Manuel Ruiz nit
tsry Governor.
This appointment deeply offended Cortin1
g and ONLY after long negotiation would II
n
"a oity. It was finally agreed that Cortn
in sbould receive 6 round sum Of money
Ier rumor saws twenty thousand dollars
"a gold-sud should leave the city and hes
hv Sis forces against these Of the French {
Tsmpico. No sooner had Ruiz been II
stalled than the bad blood Of Cortina o.
'H' gan TO manifest itself; he refused to marc
IN 10 Tsmuico unless a certain sum Of none
ill we're raid him. On the 18th ultimo
q Vas peremptorily ordered TO leave the cit
with his command this he refused to d
rS Meantime, one Of his principal officers
cal Colonel Cordinas - having gone TO q
pie headquarters Of Ruiz, and having gross
10 iusulted the governor, YVES spprehende
~ and on making resistance, was st once 81
Ing by the guard. A conflict Of arms ct on
TX, began. Cortins occupied the Plaza, whit
! q ia ;he principal market; while Ruiz be
to the Cathedral PisEs.
A furious canonsding ensued; while rs
fling yolleys of musketry, the braying
cry hnoies sounding the charge, and the chou
the of eombattants filed the interlude. !
5o- soorer had the battle begun than Gener
Heron received q note from Mr.. Pierce y
'Oh American Consul ct Mstamoras, askil
God protection for himself and the Americt
citizens there resident This was all L
more necessary, as the foreign citizens b
generally deposited their money with o
m Consul He had in his possession oV
.,,- onemillion In specie. General Heron "
not slow to act in fifteen minutes he b
.ast our brigade under arms. We at on
sll crossed . detachment Of the TWentie
tile Wigoonsiu, detachment Of the Nine!
10, fourth Illinois, Snd one section Of WelHe.
ne, First Missouri Battery. This, at nj
cisl O'Clock in the evening" promptly formed
Ices the Mexican side Of the river, and advanc
ass- into the town. We threw forward SIX
90. mishers, and to the merry music Of Vans
Doodle marched to the Consulate.
rue, 6zhtine ceased in cur vicinity we to
rtly nossession of the square in which
! it Consulate is situsted, and though the Ea
1. dom shots Of the enemy fell smong us qu
frequently, fortunately no American
as burt. The battle ragged sll night At d;
Iox- light we escorted the Consul and his feml
, no with the principal valusbles OF the Ame
,.aJ can citizens, to Brownsville me ht
i'eO closed about nine on the morning OF
,een TStS Cortins having obtained the mas
but nv. and having driven the Governor for
from the field, the latter fastened to CT
the river into Texss. Governor Ruiz ca
into town yesterday with his body.gus
aud nearly all his sdhsrents are now
.ette Brownsville. Cortins is master Of the
tba nation. About fifty men were killed G
to- one hundred wounded.
A large numbsr of rebels who had
urea into Mexico on our taking possession
the Brownsville, and are now in Matsmoi
{ TO had food for reflection while the fight
The going on; many Of them had money
considerable sums This Was the strong
'ceS- reason to both parties to rob them. ~
ome- had sbiured their country, and could
are ask the protection Of its flag Whils eV
sttIa honest American had but to place him
beneath our consular Tag, to insure n
'n0 defferential respect for himself and p1
ling, erty-these fellows, in mortal fear Of
rious sassinstion and robbery, not daring to
: the into the streets, burrowed in cellars
are esrA ,S S.VSe sits abs anibors and tSs aid
mort and abettors of this rebellion. Never
poO- I prouder Of the flag efmy country ne
urity did l appreciate me Saiae OF amer
de- eiLsasnsnip - = 80 T.bs Nv
the ignorant ssldiery Of Mexico in
midst of furious combat When march
.ouIs. o,,t ~ Matamoras II heosme ueoessar
,rfect ~oss ,brouob a strsat in which the t