Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-12-01
From HexIcO.
Correspondents Of The n. O. Tines.
NEw-ORLEAHs, Nov 4


/ have noticed of late in your paper,
several articles from Brazos Sactiago
and the Rio Grande. There may be yet
corrections worthy of note. The French
soldiers that landed at The mouth of the
river about the 9th OF October, were
mariners and saiiors-about four hun
dred. They fenced Bagdad with citi-
zens' lamber, cotton bales. and some
duches. Any military man, If he had
come across the works, while unocCn-
pied, might be at loss what to call It.
They took what they pleased. usually
gave receipts, but answered most appli-
canis, no money. The officers took up
their quarters at the Hotel de Richelieu
and drank 5ountifully of their wines.
After some weeks their bills were
presented in accordance with the usual
charges of the place, when shalt was
called" and a charge was made on the
center, agreeing to pay Only the one-half.
About the 18th to the 21th the noted city
Of Bagdad, alias "ViIlie de Cortines,''
was blockaded, and no passes given ex-
cept to Consuls or to Confedsrates. AL
captains who applied to visit their con-
signees and custom-house, ConsuEs, ETC.,
were told they could give them passes
10 60 up to Brownsville, and there cross /
to Ma,amoras. Some bushels Of United |
States and other mail matter was admit
ted to pass into the hands of the Confed-
crates from the pOst-Ofice at Bagdad to
Brownsville.
The same opened and retained when /
suspicious, before forwarding from
Brownsville to MataEoras. L. Pierce,
IT,, U. s. Consul, was favored by two
open letters from his wife, being handed
to pass from Bagdad to the Confederate
camp below Brownsville. it was evident
that the French officers and Corfeder-
ate officers were IN the most intimate
terms. Soon after the French Mexican
Army marched down from Monterey,
Cortinas made his terms by his commits
sioners, while they were On the road
He kept his own counsel so well that no
one of the ordinary citizens knew but
Matamoras would be a battlefield.
The surprise was great when early in
The morning the bugle sounded, and
down galloped General Mejia and his $
staff ( with no -attendants In aruas 4to he
place, were stood Gen. Cortinas and staff.
The meeting aud greeting were gaily t
done. Cortinas'S brother, with some
four hundred men and artillery, had left f
some days before for the upper-country.
Jortinas is the second in command, and
his former troops. He has
rome into the interior, report says. Gen.
Iejia's army at Matamoras and Bagdad l
re some 1000, mostly Mexican Indians. u
Very few Spaniards or white men are Il
n it. The General is a smart little hall "
reed, by appearance, Il
Business matters got clogged during u
be French rule os twenty days. The 7
evee was piled up with tuns of goods "
there has been much rain. Bagdad is D.
aud and water. In consequence Of the
ad hauling, the charge per cargo Of 800
ounds to AIatamoros is 50. There are
lore goods in the market than ever a.
nown before. One hundred vessels are Ic
! port. Some of them wait six months l
or a cargo. Freight to Eew-YOrk &c. N
urrency or lc specie on cotton. 80 Liver W
oOl DC. &C
A very small portion of the trade IS .
one with the United States. A large Il
mount of cotton Is coming forward for n
hipment, bat little Of it's good. 1t sells K
or 50 to 42c. in specie at Matamoras.- 81
t costs to put it in order and on ship
Oard ? to 2 1-2c. per ID. Coffee, clothes.
rints. etc., are much cheaper than IN the
United States. ci
Yours, m
AMECO