The New York herald., 1864-09-27
News by way Of Cairo.
IMPORTANT FROM THE RIO eRANDE.

Battle Between the Union and Rebel
rorces-meSieans Fighting Under the
stars and stripes-DisperstOn OF the
RebsIs-The Msxfcans Fight Gallant
Iy-Frcnch Expedition Asainst Mata-
morss-Cortina Has n Superior Force
Rebel sympathy with the French
The Rebels Hang Mexican Soldiers
Naval Vessels on the RIO GEAnde-
Corsina not az Brownsvnls. &c.
OUR BRAzos SANTIAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
BRAzos SANTIAGO, Sept IL, 1854.
riGAI TWEEN MON
On Saturday last . small force Of Union troops n.
countered the Colonel Ford at Palmetto Rancho,
about thirty mies above Bagdad, which situated At
the mouth OF The Rio Grando We joined by small
force or Mexican roops but still In greatly inferior
numbers, and were driven back to White Rancho, 1--WE
miles above Bsgdad. Next morning Sunday reinforce.
nenss arrived. and We in turn drove the rebels four
mee innctipg upon them severe loss and completely
dispensing the whole command.
LOSSES ON ALL sIDEs
Eighteen Mexicsus were killed and wounded The
unionisis loss The rebel loss wAs heavy.
GALLANT FIGHTING HBR nKxEANs.
In the engagements Of both days the Nexcans fought
with great gallantry, They wero encouraged BY sne
presence Of Union soldiers and she accuracy OF their
volleys 10 highly extolled.
FRENCH DEGENERATION AGAINST nArAxoRos
To-day expedition consisting OF about thousand
eight hundred thousand men left The French war
vesses the mouth Of the Rio Grnnde attack Cortna
e., iS Y''sy s s ss 1 di
object me expedition ses san in two small steam suss
ard number o. yaSh.
Cortina hae under hH command about four thousand
men able bold Masamoros and repuse she force
RSHsl AND pxxrcn ALLIANCE.
rhe rebel Col Ford on tbc best OF terms With the
French and for has recently hung several o
Corinas caught the Texas side OF the o 81 ande
Az Cortna gets ugh with ibc little job OF driv
,ne back the French quite likely that be viii 80
rebels rord stands 10 such attack
tina that he viii not occupy brownsville His force 10
encamped some miles above
NAVAL VESSELS BouTB TIE
There be mouth Of tho Rio Grapde three French
ano twc english iriss'es and two Union gooboats.
COMMANDER
.olooei Day. Of the Ninety fret Illinois. commands the
UnicB troops ID Brasos ifland
PR4zos sAsnAeo. Sept l3, 1854.
ocRnSA So1 At sRowssvnLK
u rtSted ,hat there error in the report
that Cortius occupied Brownsville and ruised the
uDob hs..
Is e rue. however tbst The reeels evacuated the
town the otb nst but returned after discovering
tbst mother heScap Union force occupied From
what two bodies OF Mexican troops
however crossed The Rio Grande into Texas, but
sufficient force 10 attack The rebel Fore as was first
tended, They have surrendered TO oar forces under
Mayor y J. Noyes, OF the First Texas cavalry. lbe fol
lowing are the particulars -
'nfcrms,ion having been recSlked by COL Day that
body of Mexican troops were At Palmetto Rancho some
eight ten miles from here, Major Noyes was ordered TO
proceed there tbe morning u The 9th and demand
their unconditional surrender 70 the government OF the
United states.
On arriving there, however no &exicaps were fogDo
oGi MAJOR Noyes informed that force Of about two
hundred and hy with infantry cavalry and artillery
were al Pslo Alto some eight oren i,es further Pro
ceedng point Major Noyes the Mexcan force
milee from Pao Alto. 10 composed Of Two
hundred and ten infantry forty cavalry and one piece o
tlaru fled m al
artiilerHfs.
TATEs.
MAYOR Noyes demanded OF the Mexican commander n
OF the entire force wih and
tromente, W the name Of iheunied states. This Was
sboeriuily Acceoed 20.
Learning tnat another Mexican force Of hun
dred with two peces Of artillery, we're hourly
peced 10 the no raDdc Alec TOR The purpose Of
surrcnderiug troops. MAJOR Noyc waited their
arrival about the folio wing day they succeeded
crossing, and without murmur, acceded to the de.
mand OF Major Noyes and surrendered and material
without hesitation.
svpr,s ADVANCING IN SE os plrllR IRON BRowrsvnir
About tbrsc O'Clock p. n. OF tie Same day body OF
troop. from abe direction OF Brownsville were discovered
advancing towards them IN line OF battle they proved
TO be the rebels under Col Ford and he outnubered
little than five TO MAJOR Noyes having
only Unon force OF one hundred and twenty FIVE
the Me1icsns called their for
own protection aud preparations were made 10 receive
the advancing rebels ln the mepntme our pickes
driven in ey ihe atter fws lines Of skrmsbers, under
command of Captains Sampson and Temple de
ployed, and by ibem the advance OF The rebels
checked, and after lively ssirmsb the latter fell back
under cover OF the woods.
RErCIssD
EsJor Noyes, having nov made preparation for
resisting 81 attack recalled his ~ shers and formed
line OF battle, with the Mexcans m tie centre Capia
Sampson company on the righi and Captain Temple 8
oit. Ehe r3bes advanced and made several at
sempis outnang MAJOR Noyes, but each check
mated, the artillery and rousketry keeping up
rant Ore during the whole time.
The .ncny new determined y poesi ible 20 capture the
artillery and compel surrender by making charge and
compelling turce 70 fan back 20 the river hoping
succeed by eaperor numbere bot again and agab they
repulfed aud hnsiy compelled to fall back with
considerable lose.
our poslon ~@ neid the whole OF the following day
although Tho ammunition becoming very short but
duriug Tho uigst Major Noyes received freeh supply
aud on the following morniug he assumed the offensive
and drove Tho enemy three miles Orders sers then 70
ceived 90 return 70 Brszos santiago
The engagement to0s place near Pale Alto
ii Ia said toai ,he Mexicans without raiors for
three days previous MAJOR Noyes arrival ana Their
surrcu dor 10 the uuitsd Statee.
K.pGIss OF sns French OF Cerstp~.
Cspc, Sept. rs, 1864
Nor Orleans sdyoes ~ he ipin raie tnat the French
toroe sailed from Basdhd, Mexico, the ian, i've
steamers, Tor hsamoros On ihs l4tn they had an