The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-02-24

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| A-dTk .dND iNTER10nN0 PROM 1RHAn.
HOusrON, Jan. Silvia Nobi1n. ~ AA
The advlcss from HeHieo s214a 49, -
e''seues that wa1 c0mmsnced In 1aanmorap
BY Cobes and COrtlna, On the arrival a
Banks at Brownsville, p still 1oarisAhx-
After Cobes Wa killed 1erna was Invited 20
become Governor, . position which - -
cepted, Cortina still holding the rsins = tAe
power behind the throne Reins y outside
OF Matanoras, occasionally attask1ng he
insurrectionary bands. Several shirmhho,
executions, &C., hays taken plAes. but thsy
are of little Importance
On the 23d Zerna made forced loan or
10000 on the merchants of 1Atamos1A-
Gen. Dana, who had command oa TIE Yan.
kee troops at Brownsville, notified him q
once to forego his levy, 20 lAr = Il concern
ed loyA American merchauta DAna 6 he
same time, seised the ferries and tasnsd his
guus towards 1fssamoraA Zerna Yielded,
asd Dana notified him that n there wss any
more trouble he would take poasssnion Of
Matamoras and maintain order.
The Northern States Of Nexico ere nlled
with Yankee agents, who afe charged b.
Seward, first, to ferment disturbanco with
the Confederates; and second, TO peEsuads The
Mexicans to unto In tho Northern 0ta4ss
from Tamaulipus to syvaloa, against We
French. They offer them any aaount of
arms they may need, and also promise to
place force of sixty thousand mon On The
Rio Grande to help them.
Juarez was at last accounts loeing non
San Luis Potoso, md making hh way "
wards Monterey. Vidauri, WAo 10 Governor
of Nueva Loon; and perhaps the most inAa.
cntial msn- IN Northern Mexico, refuses 70
receive him ~ President. Vidauri y saiA 70
lean quite strongly to the Imperiallsts, and
is withal quite friendly to Our Confedsraey.
The Texas Ne,cs states that the Yankee
have fortified Brownsville, with circle or
redoubts extending quito around the town,
from the river above to the river bslew.-
They have also built strong works at Point
Isabel and Brszos Santiago. At thee lattw
points they have mounted heavy guns, - II
they evidently expected to fight somebody
besides Confederatos there. Tho Yankees
have enlisted about q thousand Hexicano
since they have been on the Rio 01nde 3
most of them have enlisted with the hope ol
booty.
On the 23l ult. about 300 Of them attacked
Kings Rancho and ransacked tho plAce, ear
rying OF the records OF the county, which
had been taken thsro for saiety. The present
Yankee force at Brownsville ID about 5000.
They have also about I, 600 mon ct IndlAnolas
to which point the force on HatagordA ps-
ninsula has mostly been removed They
have visited Lavacca once and rsmainsd
there few hours. The only damage thsy
did was to gut the house OF Capt. D. Bud~
bury. They seem to have abandoned tho
ION to Houston by way, Of the beach, and
now threaten to move on San Antonio.
The Lavacca and Victoria Railroad has
been destroyed by Gen. Magrudsr.
Hon. Solon Borland, OF Arb, died near
this city few days since.
Gen. Whitedeld left here yesterday, On
route to Mississippi.
The report Of the Secretary Of the Navy,
OF the capture Of tho Harriet Lane, excitB
much just Indignation that 20 gallant an ~
fair should be so misrepresented.
Gen. Mag,uder is hero and In good spirits.
Nothing has transpired along the lines
worthy of special note for tho laat ten days-
The enemy shell the beach every day, trying
to disperse parties Of Confcderatae who ore
fortifying at various pointA II h pretty
well ascertained that the larger part Of two
army corps of Yankees will ere long be on
our coast