Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-09-20
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Grant Returns 70 the Front-Raiderl
Intercepted and cattle ana Pr1Th ~:
stems captnred-Fresh IFooP"-s
Condition IL bully.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ls.-The B'a'et'"
special dispatch from Baltimore says
Grant passed through Baltimore yesterday
evening, and embarked on the Norfolk
steamer for the Army Of the Potomac
NHw York, Sept. l9.-The CONNER
ciars special says: Reports from City
Point state that the Third Division OF the
Fifth Corps intercepted the rebel raiding
party across the head of Blackwater riveI
and recaptured most of the cattle taken
by the enemy on Tuesday, and also have
taken seven hundred prisoners.
Ex-Secretary Chase will take the place
of Charles Francis Adams as minister to
England.
Adyices from the Army of the Potomac
state that fresh troops are arriving rapidly.
The situation is all that could be desired.
Cortinus Crossed the River with his
Army, Captures BrownsVille, HOSTS
the American Flag, and offers his
Services to the U. =. Government
Wires Down.
CHICAGO, Sept. l9.-The New Orleans
hcayune's account of the affair at Browns
vile is as follows: Reliable information
from the Rio Grande informs us that Cor
tinas crossed the river with his whole
force of 1000 men and lG pieces Of artil-
lery. He occupied Brownsville, driving
out the Confederates. under Col. Ford.
He then hoisted the United States flag
and offered his services to the United
States commander at Brazos.
When Cortinas levied his forced loan on
the people of Matamoras, Col. Fisher
(late in the Mexican service, but now in
the Confederate army,) attempted to in
terpose between them and Cortinas, and
proposed to the French commander to
unite in expelling Cortinas.
The French commander, not desiring to
unite his fortunes with those of the Con-
federacy, declined.
Fisher, not contented, visited Cortinas
with message to the effect that if any
attempt was made to levy forced loan
on the French or Confederate citizens, the
Confederate forces would do as General
Dana did some time ago-cross the river
and remove all their valuables to q
place of safety. Cortinas, reused by
this, determined to take the initiative, and
accordingly left quietly during the night,
leaving force of three hundred men in
Matamoras, and went to point below,
where he crossed his whole force and six
teen pieces of artillery, with which he
marched on Brownsville, driving out the
forces of Colonel Ford. Cortinas then
hoisted the United States flag, declaring
that as he was born on the American side
of the river he was citizen of the United
States, and would hold Brownsville for
that Government. He Immediately mott
fed the commanding officer at Brazos of
his proceedings, and offered through him
to his Government his own services and
that of his army.
1t seems that a small French force at the
mouth of the river was so alarmed at the
advance of Cortinas down the river that
they took to their ships, but returned
when they found Brownsville was the OBJ
ject in view.
SACRAMENTO, September 2O.-The Over
land line is reported down this morning
east of Fort Laramie. No local news Of
imnortance