The weekly sun., 1864-08-20
Texas and New Orleans.

N,r York, A'g ls.--u. 8. mail steamship
Evcr'ua Star, wnnpenny, commanding, arrived at
this prt to-day from kew Orleans, 9Th inst, bring
in, IN" following interesting news itrms;
L4ll, u tie morning. of June 10, Captain Leo
with r,ry OF forty -ono loyal Texans and some
Arkansas refugees attacked Eagle Pass gHrrisoncd
by eighty Eve rebels under Captain Ware, and sf-
ter a light OF about TN hours dur alton, the rehris
surrendered, were dis.fmcd aud suffered to 20 on
parole. Captain Lees party next proceeded 10 at
lack the Custom House, which, after xhort resist
ance, surrendered Also. by the time the Custom
House was taken, the rrtc's had got above one
hundred men into Eagle Pass Seeny that they
were outnumhered, though thev had captured the
garrison, Captain Lees party broke all the rebel
guns they did not want, aud rode OF, taking with
thtm sixty horses, with the saddles, brides, &c,
and all OF the revovers and ammunition thoy found
together with four citizens IN prisoners. The oon
In the Custom House was put across " Pedrss Ne
prss by the rebels during the attack on the bar
racEs. No attempt was made by Captain Lees
party 10 h,iure OF carry on pri vnte properly Two
killed and wounded. A few days after Lees party
captured 'rcighted rebel train ts way from
Eagle Pass 10 San Antonio.
The Brownsville JouRsAL has the following:
We hear that there has been q fight at Ban Auto.
pio, Texas, between the loyal and rebel ctizsns In
which the loyal citizens whipped the robes, hut
afterwards we're suppressed sud dispersed by .
rebel tary force. We look with anxiety fOr the
| PARTICULARS.
The same paper sayG
As the State of Texas has made II o criminal Of
fence iOr any ono 10 interfere with the expectation
/ OF cotton, aud Kirby smith has prohibited the Ok
/ portaton Of cotton altogether nlatterA seem u he
coming 10 crisis in Tcxns. The cotton will con-
/ tnuc to 90 out. Kirby Smiths Oficers are inter-
cstoi IN disobeying his order, and are too near
Mexico 10 be either forced 30 obey 10 be called to
account tor disobedience. As matters stand, the
rehei Col. Ford has " guard all the shallow places
and ferries on the Rio Grandc, near his command,
Oeicusitly 10 keep back refugees, but in reality 10
Keep hs own inen from deserving, and In liable "
10 sIt.ctcd by the loyal men Organized In tie
mouut.ins above him, and squadron Of cavalry,
accompanied by s.ctlon o' artillery, could 20
| without lot or hNdrsnce from Brownsville, or any
pO.ut west oi Galveston, ON the coast to Snn AntO-
nio. II the cotton wero al out, counter revolu-
ton avninst Jefferson 4 Co. would occur IN les
than month.
Speaking OF the movements OF the Confederate
agents IN Mexico, the JouHSAL says;
Besides, who have done and are doing more Ia
break down the rebt Hon than they Have they
MT b,eu, are tloy not now, and VIII ury no' coh-
tnuo h. lie 10 long ~ the cab engaged IN sPoSn-
lsung and pectatinP, in getting their runds TO.
yuud seas and Ia doing oil that mortal men could
do .nd still keep up Appearances 10 wreck aud
tpplaie the great rcpudiaor's attempt at govern
Inent, Such lc.ns the case, we regard them with
an eye OF Kind indulgence, aud though we condemn
Their morals, will do them the justice TO acQuit
them Of doing 80 much damage to the United States
as they arc doing to the so-ca''cd Confederate
Stslts
The New Orleans TRUE DELTA, OF August %,
publishes The following report;
W. have private information, the source Of which
/, would be unn,ics.!y improper for us to make
pullie, that Colonel s. II (Jack Scott, Of the N.nc
iuudreoh c.ullu..ndiug the Confederate trooM at
Clugon in this State, has received Dispatch, .p-
nnuncing the fact ALt Beaurcgard hid been d's
p.toLo. IRON Rchmuul, VITA twenty thorG, nd
mon, TO the relief Il Al.uis. Tbs will place him
I IA command OF that c.'y.
Our gunboAts made an expedition up Grand Lake
on the aCth, and destroyed large numter y. fat
boats Just completed by the rebels and several in
course of construction. They also captured se'-
eral small arms and ancoutrements, left by rebel
skedsddlng cavslrymen. On the sstb the same
gunboats destroyed two saw muls captured two
boa.-losds Of ,sisssls lausst ssa rs'arlsd y
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