Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-14


ing surrounded BY COL Holman surrendered without
HriDg gun.
MArlxoBAs, August 2s. 1894,
The French held boa del BIO with force about one
tioassnd strong. AL communication In that direction
is cat off
Cortiuss declares his purpose to defend AatAmorss
sganet the Fre Oh force advancing upon him The toWn
il however, without forthe ations and it will be difficult
/ tor Oorlinas TO hold il.
Oortipss demands Of the merchants Of .Matamoras
forced loan Of one huldTed and Atty thousand dollars
ia speCs. Ae1islns Of the liberal party as well as
Others have resisted the demand, since money cinnot
procure the defence OF Mltamotas hessrs. irm and
Hurd, acting British and Prussian Oonsus have been
thrown into p,on together with othere, for resisting
| this demand for money.
It is reported that the and foreign residents
Of AatAmofas European and American have asked the
interpretation of the rebel forces at Brownsville to pre-
| vent tne exscton o. the forced loan.
Colonel Fisher, Tennesseean lately en- oHoer in
the army OF JuaFz has left his service and gone 10
Brownsville. He Is attempting 10 opsn negotiations
from heCce with the French, at the mouth OF The rvtr
tor the capture OF MGamOras by combination OF rebel
| aud Fgetoh forces
General E.ja at the head of four thousand men, was
advancing oa MIamoTos from San Luis POtosi by way
Of Tula aud Oiudad Victoria. he had already leAcneu
1 San Fernando
Oorlinss viii probably retro 10 Osmargo if Meja or
the French and Ccnederstes approach him at III ita-
moras Ii hard pressed he may proceed 10 the more
distant settlements In the north and west, from thence
10 eonduot guerrilla warfare against the Fgerch.
The French forces noticed heretofore moving in
that direction have reached and taken possessol tf
! Monterey.
President JnArez made no resistance the advance
of The Fcenoh and their approach left for O0ihus
i hua with his forces ana the officers Of his gov6rL
ment
Colonel Q llToga, commanding the forces Of Viiaurr
asked the Brench 10 allow bm to take lnterey in the
name of the Governor, but Iuey Ignored him. his mas
i ter and hrs masters Ofios.
MARI luillo ia strongly fortified Aad 10 all the north
ern Iegiol the Pacific slope the OF President
JuzI rumphs. Assistance Of the greatest Import
Was coming from Ca iornia and q heavy inning ration
| friendly to JaAnE was reacti & sonora
GEN. IOK HOokIE's sPExcH ON rae wAG
The people of WAtertoWU, Mas, where Fighting
Joe" Hooker Ia making brief Iurn celebrated the
Atlanta victory on Monday night. A procession was
orned, aud marched W the reeidenos Of V. Bal
na d. where Il General Is stepping aud the hero OF
Loo GU. Mountain Ide Ghem the following pointed and
| cbarAc eristic address:
y lloW CtSsns-You are come here to II jOce at the
success OF the zion arTs, in which ready to j1n
you hssrl ana hand My business hghtog, speect-
making; but let tei you that lhe army Of Sherman
| is nylncibe, aud cannot be dshearte ed. Wa must
treat this rebe,li.n wise parent would VICIOUS
oald-he mus whip HIN into su j,ciion. No milder
di pine will sSer tie purpose. SJme cryiIg
otAc Du there % peace SO l0ug q rebel eau
b. found WITH arms IN his hands The I'm on must
b. preserved AT there 10 no way OF preserving Il
on. by the paSer oi Gu srms-bJ fighting toe con-
spiracy TO dlalh. The rebellion u lettering now
shils | speRk; il Is going down, dnNn, AID will
scon tumble into ruin. Politicians may talk 10 you
about tue cause OF the war, hut esy, pu. down the
rebellion, aud then, you choose. ma lire in tie use
| OF It. But hnt p4t doTu the insurgenis-6ss VII p
tee and then talk abouS The cause yCu have nothing
ese " engage your sen ioa believe 10 treating the
rebellion ~ G5Lersl Jack on treated Indians-whip
the Grst sGd treat With Them ftelwsrds. The Union
Cannot DO divided let poit clans talk they may for
division Jod meuces, where are you 10 endF rot,
he South would CO. then tee Pacific States, then Nav
Easl nd aud hear that notorious politician has
advocated that the city New York Should secsde from
the Empire State. In such case here would be end
/ 60 rebellion. Gentlemen, every Interest you have
depends upon the success Of our csuse-eVery dollar
YOU ID at stake the pres rVaon OF this Lion
IL wi better accord with my feelings to the Limits
NJ our glorious county extended, rather than crcum
scr b d. and may feel it national necessity to
| sl1rKe our borders At no dis day. Tha Uniou
genlsmea, Cannot 0e dissolred long as the army
/ nave guns 10 fight With Furnish nen ald muske,s
| ana tae UOion Is secured.
QUOTA OF NHW YORK CuY FULL.
Tie Herald of the lOsh says:
Supervisor Blunt, Chairman of the Volunteering Com.
mitLee, returned with his hugo volume OF naval ens-
nents to tn port Washington yesterday morning
This WAS the most stupeDdous enlistment paper ever
presented TO the War Depart nent. IL was In bound
volume weighing over enc hundred pounds having five
| housand pages or two thousand five hundred 0Toa1
,heetF eighteen by twenty two in, hes and containing
in manuscript twenty Ave thousand four hundred and
| htJ-One names.
| Secretary S.antoS Was for once taken aback. He
silently s.roked his beard and locked az Blunt Soma
called it Bunts BILE. Another st. led it the Dooms
Book this having no reference, however to the prooa
able result of the coming cleo ion Anolhr one thou hit
t muu DO Father Weles Listsry OF the navy Be oil his
as nav there WAS POI 6erous aud heavy aud con-
tanning twenty-five thousand four hundred aad Atty
ne lac ?, witch power in Washington could
| wioe Bo les these, Ar. Blnrt Presented the
n.,oes OF $50 Faons who had enste In the navy Al
the port n " York from he rs o February TO the
4h vi April 1854 AL OF which, without deduction ir-
Guiding iho big oook, the SupeIV strenUOusy claim
d belonged and should b. credited to tbs quota of this
citj The ole question Was speedily en'.red into by
abe Secretary Provost Marshal General Fly Colonel
ston house aLd Supervisor B;uat and Il vas yer,
GU ekly sst Ald honOrsby conceded by the govern
ment flci,s aud announced thst the quota Of New
| Yoi city n Psesdcnrs a;e call for la f million
| 0; msn-lho said quota hei0g fXsd at as l40--Was
full, comp etc and running over.
EoTE FROM Mr. GIDGcS TUCKER.
| 10 the Editor of tie Herald:
SBEhMAH HoUsE, CHioAGo Ssot 8, Issi Having
been detained heIe by since :he adjourn NJ
OF the lae P.Csidoniiai Convention, III iooTng ya,a
or, oh from the chicago letter OF your fpcis cores-
DohdHnt under date Of 80tS August, published in
the Herald Of TIE Sl5 has o IiJ Jlst mat my eye:
"Tucker, o. NeS YcIk opposed armisliCc ill
be was informed lie selected BY he committee
as one OF the presiens, and then he turned around
aud worked in favor OF the armstice proportion"
VIII you ALLOW me 20 say 10 correction oil this very
singular misstaement, tAa5 caue TO the Convention,
and acted at it, as Iesoluie advocate rot Only OF
temporary "ami-toe" but OF q defRt. CESSATION of
hos iles" aud 4" res;o att of peace" d th,t my
views are substantially embodied in thu platform Adopt
ed BY il, in which thee words used AL WHO know
me- or woo saw my course a. q delegate, will surely
Quit me OF the charge Of Inconsistency 'ds by yerr
reporter 6IDEeS D. TUCKER.
DIH:osATIc NOMINATIONS IN oALIFoRslA
SAN FsANoI-OJ. Sep. S. 1864.
The Democratic State Convention in session here
-. .,aA tha CoI'o.,;,o .,antIauar.