The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-02
NEWS FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO.
Shoes King trty-four Persons
Observation-Disclosures or Indianela-
COrtinas to Advance and Engage the
Erench-A Cotton Movement. &c.
OUR BROWNSVILLE CORRESPONDENTS.

OUR BROWNSVILLE CORRESPONDENTS.
BROWNSVILLE. Texas, March 10, 1864
We have no enemy to fight in this neiehborhood, and
hardly along the whole coast our army have
boon and gone is there armed rebel. Whether the
climate good his health whether the barren
i'll not provide BIN with rations know not but
this know since army have occupied this country
the enemy have left in quiet, undsputed possession
and allowed us 70 advance and capture whatever we
pleased ith such little opposition that comman
were somewhat surprised and than asked the
meaning OF this. Ask this questions OF refugee, and he
VIII tell you that, owing TO the OF the country
the rebel army Is compelled to remain 10
the interior. Ask IL OF bitter seccsslonlst
or prisoner, and two TO the will be the same
Yet still how different for while the former says "the
rebel army s compelled 10 remain In the INTERIOR" the
latter will out his hands, and in the most approved
French sy give his body sudden jerk by raising his
shoulders and eyebrows the same time followed the
next instant by liberalization OF the system fierce Fash
or the eye and tho throwing Of tho closed hand the
right shoulder the thumb extended the direction OF the
interior, while she words Magruders waiting for youn
win he hssed out In all the bitterness OF hate and
vense The lresolves itself thus we are waiting
Tor Magruder and Masruder 10 waiting for Neither
win advance because each knows that In this ad
prohaoly that we have evacuated Indianos. No
is given for doing 20.
s , S ds,s on last the order was
Of the Ianspors- Inc Planter and the wsrrior-wers
driven ashore by the gale, but got aoat again by
means orstugs with little injury BY this evacuation
scores q Union have been compelled 20 pack up aud
many lcfi them behind 10 the tender merclcs o. the
Texas rebels. few OF these brave hearts are deter
roined 70 remain ana race the Storm WHAT thcr fate
Advancing and taking possession. bringing gu, the
loyal men from among the Southern people and then
evscnstns bad policy should be done a. rarely ss
possible fT ~ continued win seriously njure the
rebels 70 keep n tbe background when our armies take
possession for fear that they viii 90 and leave them
verse on than before, or 10 leave home and business and
A shocking disaster occurred whine the troops we're
moving BY which thirty -four persons were drowned.
While the SIXTY ninth Indiana crossing the bayou
near indsnoia IN ponoon boats two Of the latter
two officers Of tho regiment, two prvales Of The seventh
Michigan battery snd eight nceroes belonging 70 the
Il Is said tSs. an oac Is party 'i q blame FOR sSs
menncholy afair ~ Overlooking the boats. fleuten.
spd sent 70 the assistance OF The drowning men, and
large number were saved
tered6ur lines and taken the oath Of allegiance Thsy are
mostly Gormnns, They sometimes come In squads OF
sh,r s and upwards though this rarely occurs.
that there were nine French vessels Of war or the
mouth OF tho Rio Grande. This II mistake There has
feet 10 daily expected.
have little news 10 report from Mexico. Cortpas 10
IsvynR contributions all citizens OF Mexico In his
power and who are able 10 pay He says that this
CURED az DO will soon advance and engage the French
Cotton 10 bong hurried on 10 Boca del RIO a. fast a.
possible for shipmsnt, 90 the French reported i'd
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The Steamship Arabia--Hce blockade ~
Halifax, &c.
HAtEAx, N. g., April ILL A. M, /
The steamship Arabia, from Boston, has not ye arrived
hero.
There is great body Of leo 10 harbor extending as
far as tho eye 500 east and wsst and completely