The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-13
NEWS FROM TEXAS.

papture Of eagle Pass-Galiant EXP lofts
by Texas Union s1cn--Condilion or tss
B.own.v ls..- .sixMro Of Psrsnss,om
- CaP:-i"re restinx Items, go, SO.
~ from the Brownsville Journal, July 20.I
Il appears that Sunday afternoon, the 18th uit
barty Of forty one, armed with double barrellcd guns
bod reviewers rode down the Rio Gsude the Texas
k,ver and hoi,ed The United states tag Finding that
pho rebel garrison consistug Of Captain Wsres company
numbering eighty Eve men, did not come out and attack
ehe, in the evening Captain Lee commanding the party
Don't down squad OF twelve To attack their pckets
yhe pcxeis we're fred and retreated but the garr
Just before day the next morning Captain Lee. with
Mis- forty men, rode down near the barracks where the
Eebels ard found that the report they
Dad sent advance was cctrect-that the horses of the
Harrison were tied the outside the around tue
barracks aud the men were sleeping On their arms inside
Che fence Having disnonned, they charged as soon as
yhe sentinel guard fred, and the rebels into
i the building wherever the rebels would thrust gu,
Aher RITES from door window, they would thrust
cetrn tho fire THUS robcls got shelter from the
6udiog which they did not get 70 equal mud
fhey had the advantage OF using backshot against
" house. After lighting little hour the gar.
bison with the exception Of few men who at the rrst
9bset oil to the Custom House, and Captain Ware
Rbo at the lrst Are, got through the darkness
Esvne and escaped TO the chsppare surrendered
parole TN entering the barracks the attacking party
Wound fcur Killed outright and twelve more lying the
6oor too badly AIDED to rise. besides OF
spthers more or less wounded with buckshu
Captain Lees party next proceeded TO attack the Gus
Som House, woich, after short resistance, surrendered
also
Darug the night tho rebel cotton, which covered about
Gen acres, hed three dinereut times but the fro
promptly pst cut bs Mexican women, who were paid oy
khe rebels Pieolas Nesras To do az II known
shat Texans would no, shoot women.
be rebels In Piedras Nesra, across the river, were
kss occupied throughout the nghtio hiring men, ut ten
dollars per hour specie 10 aud protect the cot
con aud the time the Custom House TAKEN bad got
hbove one huudred armed men into Eagle Pass
Seeing that they we're outnumoered, though they,hsd
haptured the garrison Captain Lees party broke all the
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takng with them sixty horses, wita toe ssddlss brides
sctbei With four citizens prisoners The coin 10 the
Custom House was Put across oPedrss hegras BY the
Wss by Capt Lees party TO in)ure carry cf pri
propery and those carIed OIL Ms prisoners wcre Ter
Captain Lee bad two wounded and ,v. hos-s and a
rnule killed: while the rcbe bad four XIII spot,
Twelve severely Il rot mot y wounded, ia. more
1acccrdug the report OF lie ply stefan ut yer from
f,edras Negras to attend liemj that had sd in them
snsripg total OF forty kied and dsd Of the
h,ghty five that constituted the rebel garrison was
stated that teen o, the rebels no,ses were were killed
stated, reinforced by oucr loyal Texans from the
and sw Ssys ss Ga rss sn 1,5as
Ehey are said st 10 90 In the country aud are beng
sssSIcsa DALI shsy eygw Is ho a1sd resolution
We hear that tuere bias boen eight At San Ant,nio,
FeSas between the loyal aud rebel cseos which the
hoya czcns whipped the rebels, but sierws ards
Impressed and dispersed by ycbel military We
Hook with anxiety FOR ,be particulars.
one iocrere with the expectation Of c.too and Kirby
Smith has prohibited the expoftatd o. cotton altogether
Nnatters to be coming To crisis'iu Texas.
Inc cotton will continue 20 70 out. Kirby Sfniths on
osrs ute esed in dsobeyng hs otdeye AMI are too
Mexico TO be either forcet 70 obey or TO be oed TO
account for disobedcncc
As matters stand Colonel Ford has 30 guard all tho
shallow places and ferries on the Rio Grpnde near his
commnnd 10 keep bsck refugees but reality
10 keep hts own men ecm DESERVING and 10 liable 70 10
ATTACKED oy the ioya men organized In The mountains
above him and squadron OF cavalry accompanied by
pccion q nent artillery, cosld &c without lot or nn'
.op the coast 10 san Antonio.
n the cotton were all out c0sutef revolIo aesns,
Jefferson DAVIS GO. would occur in less than moc,h
sEIzuKg OF PERCUSSION CAPS.
From tho Brownsville journal, July 131
Six hundred thousand percussion caps. g, route 70,
Rexas have been seized b. the Mexican Custom House
Officers at Piedras Negraa They cana from New 0rlesns
bud concealed BY being packed In nour barrels.
4. THE SURRENDER or sRowHsvILtg.
Iron the New Orleans Truc Dets.l
Information has been received In this city th,t ou
Forces have been withdrawn from Brownsville Texae
IN times like these In best 10 err asa on the rgh
tdc. We, therefore, refrain from further remark
about the matter save that tho movement was merely
ssrategcc one, and MOI Influenced 10 any wI by me
mace Of the enemy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
! fFrcm the Brownsville Jourual.l
Pedro Garcia, private In the First Texas cavalry, "a
pAot Wednesday June A. In presence u hs gar
bison at Brownsvis 10 pariuancs n . court martial
- executed for deeertio0 whsn picket duty en-
~ nring on tho guard that arrested him.
when tho Confederate HAts tfsops ne Bray's req
saN wevs scott "a compel The stais flexss) troops
6esuvn and submit BIZ scnsorIpcd after their
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