Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-10-01
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
CHICAGO, Sent. 10.

--LATEST EASTERN NEWS
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.
Advices from the Rio Grande furnish in
formation of fight at Brownsville, in which
French, Confederates, Mexicans and Federals
were engaged. The facts appear to be as
follows On the morning of the 9th, a
French force of 5000 moved out of Bagdad,
and commenced the ascent of the Rio Grande,
for the purpose of attacking Matemoras The
march was uninterrupted until they reached
a point opposite White Ranch, where they
met COrtinas, with a Mexican force, prepared
to contest their advance. An artillery duel
ensued, resulting in the French retiring in
confusion, closely followed for three miles,
when, coming to chaparal, they made a
stand where Cortinas again opened on them
with shot and shell. While engaged at this
point, the rebel commander at Brownsville,
Dol. Cord, came down the Texas side Of the
Rio Grande, with large drove of cattle for
the French, and seeing the Coufederacys
friends engaged with Cortinas, promptly es-
poused their cause and attacked the Mexican
rear. Seeing this, the French army charged
on the Mexicans, but were driven back in
disorder to the cover of the chaparal. About
this time, the 9th Illinois, at Brazos Santiago,
hearing the firing on the Rio Grande, were
ordered to march to the scene of action. i'm
mediately on arrival, they pitched into Ford
driving him five miles and capturing his
camp equipage and about thirty stard Of
arms. Meantime Cortlnas succeeded in put
ting the Imperialists to flight and drove
them to Bocodel Rio. AS his artillery could
not compete with their heavy ordinance on
he withdrew his forces to White
Rancho crossed with FIVE hundred men into
Texas, where they lay upon their arms during
the night. by the side of the American troops.
No sooner had Cortinas crossed the river,
than he lowered his flag and hoisted the stars
and stripes, which were greeted enthusiast
tically by Mexican soldiers as well as Ameri-
cans. On the 9th Cortinas followed Ford to
tho old battle field of Resaca de la Palma,
where he rested his troops for the night,
while Ford fell back to Brownsville. Corti-
mas Immediately dispatched a courier to Mat
amoras, with an order for the forces there to
prepare to move Immediately. Early the
next morning, $500 Mexicans moved up the
Rio Grande, crossed the river, and came
down the Texas side, attacking Brownsville
resulted in the defeat of the rebels, who,
driven from the town, COrtinas taking pos
session. The retreat was so hasty that they
left their flag flying from several public build
ngs. The stars and stripes were hoisted
amid enthusiastic cheering.
-COrtinas declared that as he was born on
The American side of the river, he was Cit
zen of the United States he would hold
for that government. He imme-
liately notified the commanding officer at
3razos of his proceedings, and offered through
lin to his government his own services aud
hat of his army. H
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.
Yesterday, Sheridan attacked the rebel
orces under Breckenridge and Early near
bunker Hill, fought hard battle all day.
\ brilliant victory was WOn by our forces.
Hhe enemy were driven over twelve miles.
twenty-five hundred prisoners were cap
ured, nine stands of colors and FIVE pieces of
rtillery were taken. The rebel killed and
Wounded were left in our hands. The rebel
Generals, Rhodes and Gordon, were killed
nd four others wounded. 9.
ALBANY, Sept Is.
Horatio Seymour has been nominated for
Governor, and R. Floyd Jones Lieutenant
Governor, by reclamation.
A dispatch from Hood to Sherman, on the
th. says: Permit me to say that the unpre-
edented measure you propose trapscends in
tudied, ingenious cruelty all acts ever before
rought to my attention in this dark history
f war and in the name Of God and human
u / protest against it, believing you are ex-
elling from their homes and hresides the
7ives and children of brave people.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-The following is
be reply of Sherman to Hoods charge of
ruelty: a5as g3E 5 auafs ss i
GENERAL / have the honor to acknowl-.
dge the receipt Of your letter Of this date,
t the hands Of Ball and Crew, consenting to !
be arrangements propose to facilitate the
emo7al south of the peopleo of Atlanta, who
refer. to go in that direction. ] eneloselyo
copy of my order, which will, / am satisfied,
ceomplish my purpose perfectly. You style
be measures proposed as unprecedented, and /
ppeal to the dark history of war for par
iIeI, as an act of studied ungenerous cruelty.
t is not unprecedented, for Gen. Johnston
7isely and properly removed families all the
ray from Dalton down, / see no reason why
atlanta should be occupied, nor is it necessa-
y to appeal to the dark history of war, when
ecent modern examples are so handy. You
oafself burned dwelling houses along your
arapst / have seen. to-day fifty houses you
endered uninhabitable, because they stood in !
he way of your forts and men. You defend T
d Atlanta on line so close to the town that
very cannon shot, and many musket shots,l
rom our line of entertainments OVERSIGHT /