Washington telegraph., 1864-08-24
FROM THE Rio GRANDE.-No -

FROM THE Rio GRANDE,-No ex-
tract the following from the Houston Tai
egraph of the 5th and 18th ins:.
From q reliable correspondent. who
writes us from Matamoros. under date ~
July 10th, we learn that q; that time the
evacuation Of Brownsville vas ii p.5-
gress. This correspondent aay5 il was
expected that trains for Alleytoa would
be able 10 leave Brownsville in one week
from the date Of Lis letter. IL says:
1T IS the curront report here that the
Vidaurri party i u possession * Monte
rey; that tho Juare1 troops who were
sent out to meet Quiroys. Joined ..li
that all the cabinet are prisoners and
tha: Juarcz fed.
The French appear to have bu. little
opposition and rews reached here yes-cr-
day that Uuraga with the balance of hi.
army $500 j)iued them.
The Custom House at Piedras hr-
grss will doubtless fall into tie hands
ViIauri, as well as that OF Laredo. This
viii put matters ont of join. fear.
Il found the panic al Brownsville vt
its height when 7 reached here Tile
people Of that place had been apprizcd
Of the intended evacuation, and were
pouring goods. cLattels and their precious
persons over the river III a rapid style
day and night. There are many op.a-
ions in reference 1, the evacuation.
The evacuation commenced about
q week since. Haynes regiment had
been previously sent ntf. F1r,iflations
were then commenced 1T Brazos IsiaEd
and lis approaches. Thusa fully under
way, the shipment ot stores Commenced
by night In thelss: two days The Fed
erals have not discussed their intentions
to leave, and have notified The citizens
Of the same. They have, X il
slid, undermined tha works, and many
,uink they vii! burn the town. ~ hr Oh
GERS freely ajmi. the Intended depa.. ure.
ami leuv onv intention 9f burning the
I town. : large number * horses have
already been sold by officers in -hy
I streets here.
The fcderals aui their friends f-el
much humilioted hy ;hg evacuation. Tie
/ Couftdegatcs are iHb..llt. This place ~
alphabetically Confederate. The Myxi-
cans and Foreigners have aoOn enough q
/ Yankee rule - Brownsville and aldeutiy
desire the C3afeleialrs back.
'Itis believed tha Federals Will leave
! by Wednesday next. Ford's forces are
moving down and wiliProUaaiy stir them
up q l..:le before they GET o.t.'
/ Crr Na.amo-as correspondent, under
da-c Of July 22d, sags townsville j.
still. held - tie f-L.--'a, although indi.
/ cations have for scvelal days pointed TO
Oh Immediate evacuation IRE amlu-
a4ca and baggage trains istt yesterday
uadcg escort. y letter, July 4J.h, says:
"Co'. Ford'5 advance Lal "A sharp
! fight with the federal cavalry on thr eve-
nmg OF the 27,h, clr ,lgreirg about 8
miles above BrownsvilUla aud en.lrr with
/ in two miles Of the town. IEa .nrces
! were about 200 on each side. The fed
erals retrea.e1 inm0 dia.-ir al irs j.
/ tackled, but madea stand at serera. POINTS
I Oh the road. The result was about nine
/ OF ten federals killed-lumbur wound, d
not known. We captured q number ot
horses and equipments. On the arrival
Of intelligence ol the attaeA the whole
force at Brownsville waa under arms
and about 1000 infantr- lnd battery OF
artillery started out to cheek Ford. The
report IS that they took position about
halt aImilc above town and slept yn their
arms all night.
The evacuation goes on, and fya'
days will witnes. the departure ot ,Aa
troops-tbe general opinion il to-morro W
is tie last day"