Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-24
ADDITIONAL FROM THE UNITED STATES

We cortnco our extracts from the la'est United
Safes papers received q: this ctiea:
TIE OCCUPATION OF BROWNSVILLE BY CoRrNL.
We fad tbs su"jec: the following sddiional par
ticulars in the Herald of the goth We summarize:
According to too most reliable accounts from the
utaVeetegu border the On instant 70 oe OF 5000
Fre5oh soldiers attached 10 AsX laus Imperial srmy
lit the town OfBacd1d a. tbs nth Of the Rio Grade
9Th the desigu OF ma inc a. attack on Ast4moras
held By Oortina with 1000 r ops OR Ina met the
French between the tso pieces, and, alter a sharp en-.
gsgem9rt L said 10 have Or ven them back three mes
1nen bis rear at srked by Color Of Ford commander
OF tue Confederate 'oross a. B:CVnsviils, who had
crossed over to Mexican side, and ESsd down It
rSeV ter tle purpose OF delivering over to tho French
large drove of Ee. The eomtin attacks, front ar
ear were tn much for the Mex cans; Snd according
% the Herald Ccrlips turned on Colonel Fjrd's small
orce Wnu ouos retired, and tar hsVUg aceomp 81
I'd this m volor, act the und,unts O 'rns turned
upon tn InPeriasls, and, states tie Herald mat
o. OF courss, pus them 10 ght.
Here comes inteTe ting episode which, unfcrtU-
Ia ey ter Oortns, dim3 bis valor, which o htrWise
uoold have been male hAndsd; The NIe O st ILL
nois gimtnt stationed Of az1s Santiago, hearing
toe hrug ArTi ed Ia Tune says the Herald to continue
the pursuit of FOros forces, cap urng his camp and
coura aud some arms l. vas then that the Vslor-
Gus NrpomUcsGo tsred his services those Of bic
trccps 20 the Ya1kes commander, and crossed TO the
T,1Gl sjs Of The Ri Grsnde, lowered the Mexican
d1g aud boosted the Yansee grdon. He then attack
ca Ford who had Withdrawn 70 Brownsville, dsoVs him
out and captured the plaes.
l. Is proper 20 adj that this Intelligence Ess dis
orc dtsd both in Washington and New orleAns.
IHH pR4Tr II VA HIsGroE.
Tina dra!t which had begun in the country districts
about Washington on the lgh Wss creating great eI-
oiemeuI in tbst CT.
PcLTIoAL RroE AT st LOUIS.
Toe 81 Louis Democrat publishes the acc 1unt OF a
RIO, in s.. Lcu.s, by walsh skoOeilen meeting vas
broken no by eodieIs.
Ia il bit Il shsdoving Of tho storm. which the p0-
ltoal canvass Low in progress at tbs North will viz
i I es, mose tEsn Cnee.
IL appears hat mssl0y wa pF)gr sing Ia 81 ore
dely manner Nhout tie sshtost disturDsr ce held by
he friends Of Tom Fletcher, when EeOslsn NEE &
Va called on the same stre' Gnd within tqu Gf
,he Fletcher mEeting. The Fletcher meeting Was ore
can ssy and Judge Daley addressing al az n;iye
ua euc, While tns leaders Of the Mcclellan party wsFs
/ F,upei around stand, few PAGES from the mAin
| ertrsnce Of the Lude House.
This stand vas suFmounted by two htgs and a run =
Der Of trangpareno'es upheld over 1t, inscribed
I v;,h such notices S. "AoJiesns Report" 81 owe
| no t1spks u any enc IN Warrington" sc. nsmbeT
of leading Mcclellan men were standing In the midst
nj the obnoToU5 FaUspsrencts and large crowd was
o-Ise.ed opposite Among the crowd we're Thirty OF
forty soldiers, ViIhout arns, some Of when gave az
| DC, asicnA cheer for Old Abe"
| Wbje the leaders were preparing to organize the
ne, tug ssons was throws, striking Of the trans
parer ee5 aud Knocking Is down. hu' the m Who he'd
AZ rgbtsd It up pgAn- Then a saoFer OF stones va
thrUwn and TIA eroHd parted n the middle, GONE tke'
daddl1g towards she east Others rushing pail mel
10 the opposite dreotiOo, ies taking refuge In tbs
hotel For moment the stones fell FAST and furious
knoCking down tie trouspsrero-s and breaking one o.
the lsrg, glass windows (even feet in huShi and vi
or ave OF the lgJs il the yn0t urdO-s. It is salt
that soaes we're thrown az the soldiers and that lheJ
returned the compliment by stoLiBg the trsnsparsnei,
qua there iseome jjuot sbou: this the probability b,
jpg that tbs soldiers considered Themselves usuiled b.
the in-e-otoas ou the transpAreneise and took thi
method " Fsa.iae.
Afer tbs crowd had iispaFsej, several soldiers wen
fo.War knocked down aud tore no the trsusparences
pn,l down toe platform, upset and tTokl the loco
N rive lamp, and bore "a the tSo American d .ga
shouting HorTsh for Ii.o,ln"
suSlMAS RUxosED TO BIZ N FAVOR CT WoITLILS.
The Herald 10 is editorial article on the "sTm
vote" and tbs Prisicepcy says:
We have heard statement relstlvs to private let
ter lem General Sherman containing the fSLoWiu