Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-15
FROM TEXAS AND MEXICO.

linrs10N. February ll.-Niiisary nova
men.s on cur cast 10 not appear - progress
with mue.r ,~ririi. The Yankees have done
no,hin, worth speaking If for IL month past
Thcy l. III posses. i"n -: lndianolu. At Deck
rows puint tn. end ri na,asorta P"ninsuls,
:. SAlur;m, 1T Arans;.s Ia, ani - Bruwns-
vile. 'thair entire ire: AT these rL.ccs Is va
riou-ly estimated -: from seven 10 t"erty
thousand. ], is probable tnGs III" tmai'er
number il n"arcit TIC trn:h. lndnei. II IL
j nh!Gui if tacy have !.uuD r'ca, inclnding
Mexican- an! negroes. Tacy EaTr TERED the
oath 10 10 anr Csu'pt in the ,"G;n ni lndinr"Ih,
and der ties found no. one in = dozen who
would take it. and they sid men and h'yf. OF
whom it is sa;i -pme took it. Iutthe majority
-Iurnet the proposition. The Yankees have
been -; "unclliatory rs their nature would al
low, aud no property has tccn Destroyed eX-
cept that Of one or .wo absent rebel. whO Will
getthc worth Of il cut "i the cner:y bcl"!c the
war is over. Occasion ally, tie lMSec
steamers shell our woods a. the lGOuth Ct C0uny
and thence un to EYuiscD, but 40 h%Inage has
been done 80 !ar, save the ktlin3 OF one mule
and the w0unding vi thrcc others. The beach
il thickly s.rcwn with fragments ct their
shell. for miles.
Lieutcnan; General Smith isa. pr,-Irthcrc
On II visit Of Inspection ~ This part Of lis de-
partment: both be un! ik,ior General Magru'
der nre speuiine the present. week in tie camp.
Bliradier Gencrn! .l.r;hiar has been made
Chief Of Stat 10 Major General Magruder.
From Mexico wc ha>c iHi,il genc2 Of IN III
tercsting art rc,irh!a character.
After the emeuic Of November 6th in Meta
moras, which left CJrtinas in power, with ) =
=. --:,,1 H,rnr,nr ,,J Rua1 Ybn 90
vernon, an exile in Brownsville, tic latter pro"
ccoded to Juarcz, IN San Louis Pnt0si. and Oh
tanned a force OF snVen hundred men, witt
| which be came ba, X ard undertook To regain
| DOS session.. A truce Has made, and 1t was
| agreed tha. he shout! ,esrm me the reigrs, end
| that Cur.inas should have full pardon On con
| ditiGn OF his joining lbr J1arc2 G5verHmen,
| against the French. CartiLas subsequently,
| demanded n share Of the public money which
lad been obtained hy his OWL forced loan from
the merchant, Of Matamoras. Being refused,
on the l0;h of January Il t:ght ersued, !nsting
| all night, and which resulted in s%cattcrirl
Ruez's forces ard driving him out Of thu
country.
At the latest dates, January 18th, al wa
quiet in MatanOras, Ruez hcing in Browns
Vile. Vidiquirri hiss forbidden Juarcz t.
pass through Monterey. lie gives out that hi
will oppose the French, bat 1t is understood
by those who orgh: 20 know, that no will give
in his adhesion On their arrival At Monterey
andbc at onre arpoiu'ed Ir'Tcrialift Command
or If the Northern line. Junr'z il a Sal
tillo. The French nre AZ San lMlS Pctosi, and
marching oil Victoria. EiAau4lirri hi tcul
thou sand .pen int r his command ut .aon>
terry.
Yu K C rni1sa:ies arc stirring mp the Meg
leans against both the French and Ccniede
rates. Eidaquirri will, however, arrange a.
that when the proper time comes.
In Northern Texas the wheat crop, which
was supposed - lie destroyed by the severe
cold about the frs Of January, j. coming out
better than wns expected. som" dep-cdat;ons
have been committed by J:yhaw kerr, but
they are being Grivcn ont by d"tachments o.
cavalry, and rapidly hr urht either to punish
mrnt or pardon, as their cases merit.
lQiantrell and his mcn are wirtcrinG in
Northern Tea.I. They will 10 heard from in
due time
Preparations for p~lln'inc arc General. and
IN much Of tho iuw r roun.rY cru ia already
in the ground. Bit !itle eaton will be
planted.