Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-09-19
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ities.
: There is a good deal of cotton at Mata
moras, but it cannot be got down the river
Good medium worth 40 cents.
= The Vicksburg Herald, of the 10th in.
I, slant, says:
There has been concentration of rebel
! forces at Jackson, Miss.
Forests, Taylor's, Galson's and Writ
Adams troops are encamped around the
city. The force is estimated at 10000,
with extensive wagon, pontoon and artil-
lery trains.
All the wagons are marked o. s., being
those captured from General Sturges at
GuntoWn.
Forrest and Taylor have the direction
Of affairs. All their movements are con-
Quoted with the greatest secresy Forrest
Is still compelled to walk on crutches from
the effects Of the wound received at Tupel-
10, but he can ride.
Advices from Memphis says that Forrest
issued an order, dated the I'd, positively
prohibiting all exit and egress from his
lines after the 18th, and peremptOrily for
bidding the transportation of cotton out
side of the country under his control. It
is coBjectured that he has some important
1
the Vicksburg Herald doubtless refers To-
The Cairo War Eagle has dispatch
from New Orleans to the 10th, stating that
no vessels, which sailed from that port for !
Matamoras with cargOes, and intended for |
Oortinas or the general market, were seized |
~ the E-~.-~A - 49, -lOuth Of the Rio |
Grande. y VIZ -'-9
The steamer Belle Memphis has arrived |
with Memphis papers Of yesterday even
ing.
Sergeant F. D. CLARK, 9Ist Illinois In
fantry, furnished additional concerning af.
fairs on the Rio Grande.
On the morning of the 9th tie French
moved out to BagdAd with force estimated
at 500 to l 900 and commenced to ascend
the Rio Grande for the purpose Of attack
ing MatamOras. The march was uninter-
rupted until they reached point opposite
White Ranch where they met Cortinas
with a Mexican fores prepared TO contest
their approach. A terrific artillery duel
ensued when the French were compelled
to fall back in confusion, closely followed
for three miles, when coming to Chap
parael they made stand Cortinas opened | ]
on the Imperial forces, firing shot and :
shell.
While engaged at this point the rebel !
at Brownsville, Colonel Ford, /
came down the Texas side of the river I
with a large drove of cattle for the
French, and seeing the Confederacy's r
friends engaged with Cortinas, promptly '
espoused the cause of the French, and | I
opened on the Mexicals rear. Seeing
his, the Imperial army made an attempt e
o turn the tide Of the day, and charged b
he Ia he IL. /
to conquer or die, and we
lriven back in disorder under cover of the n
Jhapparel. COrtinas then brought two /
pieces of artillery to bear on Ford, fore
ng him to retire. I "
About this the 9lst Illinois, at Brazos
santiago, hearing the firing on the Rio
irande, were ordered to march to the b
Gene of action, arriving in time to witness n
ne TePulss Of the rebels lss,g7a "a q
nd drove him five miles, capturing his a.
amp equipage and about thirty stand Of 81
rms Meantime Cortinas had succeeded
D putting the Imperialists to fight and d
rove them to Boco Del Rio. Here he ot
helled them, but finding his artillery
ould not compete with their heavy ord n
ance on ship board, he Withdrew his forces II
D White Ranch and crossed 500 men into 81
'exas, where they lay on their arms dur II
ng the night of the 9th, by the side of the
american troops.
No sooner had Cortinas crossed the Rio
irande than he lowered the flag of his
ountry, the white red and green, and i
oisted the Stars and Stripes, which was
reeted with enthusiastic cheers by the t.
Iexican soldiers, as well as by the Ameri-
ans. C
On the eth Cortinas followed Ford to il
be old battle field of Risica de La Palma, \
yhere he rested his troops for the night, t
7hile Ford fell back 10 Brownville. b
Cortinas despatched courier to Mata- Il
lOrss with orders TO have the forces there a:
Iepare TO move Immediately. a
Early on the morning Of the 9th 500
Iexicans moved up the Rio Grande, cross b
d the river, and came down on the Texas 81
ide, attacking Brownsville simultaneously C
nth Cortinas. b
The struggle for Brownville was brief,
esulting in the defeat of the rebels, who
yere driven from the town. Cortinas then
ook possession.
The exit of the rebels from Brownsville s.
1as so hssty that they left their flag float P
lg from the courthouse and other public d
uildings, which was soon torn down and
be Stars and Stripes hoisted instead, amid II
be shouts Of the citizens and Mexican
Oldiers., who were almost as proud Of the a
tarry banner as our own brave boys. .