The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-31

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\ whenever me nrne increased sAsre would 10 fush
70 Che yard TO listen 70 ths bullets; but u was
ana little notice Was made q he sshI The cannon and
llkeIy had done no damage 70 The hotel and they con-
q and s playing S %
Me' was heard above oil other sounds and pelmen ous
into the yard went crowd Of anxious and delighted
y every one exclaimed ,Yhe Yankee boys are oomiDg
lots 70 the Consulate And away thoughess Of DANGER
Pisrsss ltns American ConsuTs) We found drawn up
two regiments, under Colonel Bertram Fearing 40 IN.
discriminate sack Of the town would DO made the Consul
prieing him q his Fears and the General immedasey
ssnt across three regiments the Iwentsth wsconsn,
sss e. sss y S ~ ''nso remained On
gcsa'y su.o.s !. Americana. tns sritish Consul ~
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The soldiers u would have been sad time foY the Iexl
cans ps bad az they !, attempted Pill .
with two pieces 81 "payed opt sysiisry, and Cortnas
about eight hundred men, with guns, somewhat an.
sm only nsSs 4. y. sodsss ss
The firing did not eease ne bullets passed over the Con-
suis house Ike hail. down By the door and
Colonel sr.rsnss forces remained until the morning,
wneD sney returned TO hownsyille, taking with them
nudf 4
During the night the Consul received dispatches rom
both parties Ruiz and Cortnas but they were Oh no great
is said, and IL has moo 70 my knowledge been con-
trsdced although have made every effort TO ascertain
the city Cornas got frightened and fell back the other
Of his cannon but leaving only six men at the Cathedral
Cotnas sent force around and got possession OF and
rS Ruiz Teri the uonsus At one O'Clock A.
n 18TH and returned TO the hote and, certain 10, when
started out early the same morning Cortnas neld tne
Cathedral and plaza The cannon firing was less Frequent
and came entirely from the Cortinas SIDE The muskelry
shooting kept up on both sides. but IL was irregular
every shot the Cornas party cry was viva Cortnas
Oortnas pushed his into almost every building WHOM
and plscsd bis sharpshoo,srs there thus preventing
Ruiss men taking any prominent place From nearly
they Sng as S.%
selves but At every shot would threw up their hats and
shout some yord Of reproach to their enemy. $3.50.
where Is situated the ctbsarsi. they had made Ssrr
cade OF bales Of cotton bage, from behind which emen
tine acting a. = support to the gun which raked the
sstreet vita OLD iron, Oolss screws nails AZ They had
few shells and thy used during ss Dns 4. a. s
r me street. sue d sSs most ISL Visible
during the rnorning. He alwayH took deliberate aim,
Mexlcans barricads further down the street
s ns
noon the report was spread thai Ruiz had retreated
scross the river to SsowDsvls and the co,tnss party
earth shook. soon the infsntry OF Ruit with
the esvary,- were seen reirsating At run
sasa q them coIoas poured Severe
musketry lire. had clear view Of tnem until they
were oss o. SIGHT ss1 no. ssss man was seen TO fall
the lower side Of the city the Ruiz men were rushing for
the palace and as thsy crossed tho streets leading 70
CO % sh Sy Ss palace
took possession il Without difficulty, Ruzs entire
scOvrus tbs cy and vicinity and not long
they returned with nity Or sixty o. the regulars who
sesed very dns bells q ns Satn ,s now
Of tortnas The report spread around the CITY, and
very the streets were filled with men, women and
children The plaza the centre OF attraction. Here
Cortnas drawing bis forces together but at no time
did see over one hundred soldiers He seemed In way
orSs Psops az
bodies that we're lying In the streets looked e them
BEGAN every thing Yves in confusion. saw one woman
upset bag and take ont keg OF Hazards gunpowder
ana sneak away with H. but the soldiers soon put stop
10 this and cleared the place Az one time somebody
started the cry that Ruiz was returning shell burst
in the air. and The crowd broke and but wave Of
the hand from Cortnas seemed 70 quiet the and again
order reigned IN Matamor0s expected after the light
ives over general pilaang would commence but am
glad TO say II not the csee BY three O'Clock every
thing was quiet aud now, while write-six p. Nal
goes we'll
MATAxoRos, Jan. IA, 1864
nHS DAMAGE
10 me houses Is DOT 60 great % had expected U
zee Some Of them have The corners shot away
and a rev have been penetrated BY shell, few Q
which exploded, but did little damage. Almos
every building on the plaza and the two street
running alongside the Cathedral, and the tower
OF the altef, are covered with marks from oulleti
They had DO large shot TO Gre from their artillery, and
besides, IL was almost all directed down The streets
THB rIUNpERmG
| wap NOS so general anticipated. Two or thrs
foreign houses the plaza suffered pretty severely an
residence terribly " the former, Gross Pentenrede
lost about $40, 1000 and Tocke, wilkins Co. sever
thousandbetween three and four Thousand dollars
specie Their safe broken into with axes. Wome
must have been with the men; for womene combs wei
found lying the door besides other parts Of female al
| paSel were left behind
The residence which sufersd belonged 10 q Mexica
they LEFT the house when the light commenced They lo
ell their jswcry but one small necklace Among u
ewelry complete diamond set, necklace ana all.
went through the house. and was complete desoation-
destroyed. They aweathy family. Antonio Long,
via merchant foDe OF the largest In the city,, sol
in.aw Of IL Nonantons lost severely. This comprise
about all the piiaging as yet known.