Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-08-20
IMP0RTANT FROM TEXAS.

Eagle Pass Attacked By Loyal Texans aud the Rebels
Dsteated-Ths Custom House Ssised-Ftght al San
Antonia The Rebels in Trouble about Cotton.
From the Baltimore american Of The 1914
BY way of New Orleans we have the following inter
es,nE news from Texas;
"Euly on the morning OF June 10 Captain LIE, With
party OF forty one oysl"Te KaDs and Arkansas
rsiugees att cked Eagle Pass, gsrcned by eighty FIVE
bells under Captain Ware and alter fight Of about
an hours duration, the Rebels surrendered, die
armed. and suffered to go on paroe.
soap ain Less party next proceeded TO attack the
Court House. which, alter short resistance,
dared also. By the time the Custom House was taken
the rebels had got above hundred men into EIgls
Pass. Seeing lat they were outnumbered, though
they had captured the garrison, Captain Lees party
br Ee al h. rebel Guns t4ey did net want and rode of,
taking with them sixty horses, With the saddles bril-
| de- ~, and al the revolvers aid ammunition they
| 70 ND, together with four citizens prisoners.
The coin Of the Custom House was put acroas 70
P.edai sgrss By the rebss during attack the
barracks No attempt was made BY Capt. Lees party
to iBju0 carry of priva property. Two Union m n
were wounded; she rebels lost forty kllei aud Wcu1d
ed. few days after Lees party captured freightd
Re bel train its way from Eagl, Pass 10 Saa Anto
NO."
light AT SAN ANTONIO.
The Brownsville Journal bas the following:
ave hesr that there has been a fight as San Auto
O. Texas, between the loysl and rebel citiz ne, in
Which e loyal citizens whipped tue rebels, but
slppres:ed aud dispersed by rebel M sry force. We
lock With anxiety for the PARTICULARS"
COTTON TRoUDLEs.
The same paper says:
"As the State OF Texas has made /. q criminal Of
feI ce for a7y enc TO interfere with the exporiacn Of
clttop, and Eby Smith has prohibited the exploration
of cot on atog Their, matters seem 10 be coming TO
| crisis j Texas.
"The cotton will continue to go out Kirby Smiths
officers interested in dlsobeying his order and
& nter A,Xoo to be either iCrcsd to obey OF TO be
called TO account for disobecience."
AS matters stand, the Rsbel Colonel Ford has to
guard ali tao shallow places aud ferries on the Rio
| Grand near lis command, ostensibly to keep back
refugees but in reality keep bis own men from de
zerug and is liable to be aHacked by the loyal
organ d 10 the mountains above him and squadron
of cvalry accompanied by ion OF artillery, could
| go. HiihOuE let or bndrancs, from ownsvlle any
point West OF Galveston the coast TO San Antonio
"If the cotton were all out, COULTER revolution
against ersOn Davis Co., would occur in less than
month"
| REBEL AGENTS IN NkxICo.
Speaking OF the movements Of the Confederate
| agents in Mexico, the Journal Gays:
| "Bes des, who have done and are doing more to
break down the rebellion than they Have they not
BEEN are they no! now, and will they not coGtuus
be- so long az they cln, engaged. in speculstng and
doing all that mortal nm could do and sti keep up
APPEARANCES, to WrGck and Poiate the great repaid
ator's attempt at government.
'Sdch being the case, regard them with eye OF
kind indulgence and though condemn their morals,
will 90 them the justice u scquit them Of doing 70
much damage TO the lated States as they are doing
| the so.called Confederate S!ates"