The New York herald., 1864-09-24
c0RTInA ADVANCES TO MATAMoRos
He Requires Foreign Residents to
Get Protection Papers.
HIS PROCLAMATION FOR A FORCED LOAN.
Coftina Captures a Million Dollars Worth Of
Rebel Goods at Brownsville.
Reported Battle Between tho
French and COrtina,
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! Reported Baa atIe between thS
French and COrtina,
Our Matamoros Correspondence.
MArAAoRos, Mexico, Sept. 2, 1854
/ OPERATIONS.
brief review Of military and other operations her,
| and in this vicinity may not be uninterssting.
LANDING op THE n,YrcH ARMY
On the 9Th of August Eve hundred French soldier
landed from the fleet and took possession Bagdad
tho mouth Of the Rio Grande, without opposition Coone
verron who commanded the French force pursued con
cilatory The Mexican civil officers were not dis
! placed from their positions
FOUR FRENCH RIO 6RAsDr
Four men-of.war and one transport ara lying on Bag
| dad
| FORTIFIED BALse
The town has been fortified with cotton bales and the
French had two pieces OF artillery four FOUNDER mountain
| howt:zers, bearing on Matamoros road.
| BARRrA
On the I'd instant about hundred and nfy the
French soldiers up the river ten miles the
| Mexican steamer Amo. which had been previously
seized capturing Barra, taking three citizens prisoners
The Mexican cavalry pckets retired the advance OF
the French. Barrta is famed as the point which
General Taylor crossed the Rio Grande In his Mexican
| coRrNA AND ARMY ADVANCE sArAxosos
On the 26th OF August Cortina and his staff made q
forced march and entered Maamoros, abandoning vic.
toria TO the French The army OF Cortna followed imm
datey after and has been arriving at Maamoos during
| the week.
oonrIsAs PROCLAMATION RELATING TO PROJECTION pArxas
On the eth OF August Cortina issued proclamation
a foreign residents of hatamoos requiring pro
projection papers from their respective consus
and ordering the French people to leave the ci, ba
csion Of friendly consuls. Some OF the French inhab
sants remained, while others left satamoros.
| ooRTINA's PROCLAMATION A
On tho 2sh consderabs excitement was created BY the
proclamation OF cortnA imposing forced loan on the
| merchants TO feed and clothe bis
| DrsBAEp HIS ARMY WOULD 10 USIoosx rLLAoERa
He called meeting Of the oonsuls and stated them
that hs was destitute OF means and that he II he dis
banded his troops they would page the city. As he
would have in that event power protect the peo
| soldiers
TEE ooysuIs CONSENT TO TAR
The cousuls consented to the i'm p0soa OF the forced
under these protect the interests
of both foreigners and residents Cortina taxed the
business community according to the amount Of their
business transactions, foreigners being taxed bali
much the hexcans, which all cheerfuy paid except
the French merchants, who contributed rather reuc
tantly.
Mr. Latham acting as the rebel agent. furnished pro.
| lection papers TO rebel citizens in Matanoros.
| COLONEL FORD BROWNSVILLE
coSstRPis TnRS.
Colonel Ford. commanding tho rebels at Brownsville,
rendered ample protection 70 sn Frencn ana reoes
| who would over rom Matamoros 10 Brownsville
| But when the rebels. capable OF bearing arms
did lie conscripted them into the rebel army
PROTECTION AMERICANS ouR CONSUL"
All loyal American citizens received protection from
Cortna and the American Consul, Mr. Pierce, whose
| Iabors are extremely arduous. His duties
pcated and rendered dicult by ths presence Of
largo numbers OF rebel soldiers in Maamoros who have
no affection for him: and a less cool able would
have found IL difficult 10 remain here Even his enemies
admit his sterling uprghiness and his unhinching
| loyalty. -
Cotton has been coming into Maamoros quite fast The
fvnp Maj ts lin viii
bringing from eight 70 twelve bales on zach wagon.
Good middng s worth from thirty to forty cents,
but no buyers, cotton be shipped down the
river A duty OF i've dollars per bale is placed all
cotton coming into Ma,amoros The supply IN the city
amounts 10 from three TO five thonsand bales
coRrSA AGAINST loaADo, rsSAs.
On the 9Th instant Cortina left portion Of his force
IN Matamoros TO bold that city, and moved another por
ton OF IL to operate against Lorado.
coRTrA FIGHTS AND CEossfx rHK RIO GRANpE
With the remainder o. nis iorces numbering esnt nun.
dred TO thousand men, be marched down to point
| about twelve miles above Bsgdad. While making his
crossing Of the RIO Grande he opened on the French stl
further below with four pieces OF artillery They 70.
turned very eeble fire, and almost Immediately evseu-
asd Bsgdsd and sought refuge ON board the French men
of-war.
/ rIGnr HgIwsws roRcEs
| Al that time another light was progressing between
Colonel command Of Union troops occupying Brazos
Santiago, and the rebels under Lieut. Colonel Giddugs.
Colonel bay fought tho reoels with two pieces OF artillery
/ and some two hundred OF hs cavalry.
| rorR ARMIES FIGHTING sAss
Thus the singular scene witnessed OF four distinct
Or parts OF armies fighting tne same hour.
Il
Nexcans hghtiug with the French and the United
1 States troops with the rebels.
i JOSHUA n. a NEPHEW
Lieutenant colonel Gddngs, of the rebel service " a
native of Ohio and nephew o. the late Joshua r. Gd.
dogs Ills brother the President Of the Washington
| County Railroad, in Texas
/ CorrfxA DECLARES
Corna after he had crossed the Rio Grande deciae cd
himself nn American citizen, and rendered his army to
the service OF United states Our military suthor
tics had no power receive him mis- army except
| upon laying down their runs and as refugees.
coRrisl cAfTuREs BROWNSVILLE ASp MILLION DOLLARS
/ RKBu GOODS.
In this emergency Ccrtns concluded 10 march UP 10
Brownsville lately evacuated BY troops and occupied
by the rebe colonel Ford with small FORCE Cortina
pushed Ford of the city and captured the town. with
about million dollars worth OF goods which rebe ner.
had fourteen pieces OF artillery. half OF them rfcd guns
i ooHrfSA CAPTURES DORADO COTTON
Cortina,s command, which he sent for
that purpose captured Lorado Texas, between
| two and three Thousand bales Of cottoa
| coRrfvs MArANoRoA
Cortina holds Matsmoros with six hundred
mon and tour pieces Of artillery bearing Fort Brown
|
Corn In Matam0rcs 10 high and and sells for sir
dollars bushel Ccrtins directed that no conmnnca.
ton should be opened outside OF the and the pCke
keep the line firmly closed n he hatamoros
no maintains ttat he can destroy the town by opesnl
| upon from Brownsville.
| ooops GOING su Rx~sa
Large quantities OF goods shpred 10 Matamoros have
\ been sent Immediately into Texas.
| sPrt1s cvHnE1cr.
The ONLY currency In Western Texas N specie whtce
is used be entire exclusion Of rebo paper money
| UNION pspvenra rRon IuHn srrBNS0s.
Dr. Peoples. cs Ausn county Tera, of tho largcs
planters Va that secticp of the etse ana Judge BALDWIN
proiuent roc Houston and hS cWner of extsa