, 1864-09-19
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tzibuu

[Specisl Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribure.1
Cairo. Sunday, Sept. 1s-
By, tie steamer James White, Il. L. White. mas
ter. jas. F. Lukeu, clerk, We have New Orleans
f,es to the afternoon Of the 18th. The P4c1yuHs
has the following important news fro Texas:
We hare reliable Information By the latest arrival
from TITO Grarde, Of the gunboat Clinton, that
CortiDaa croesed the river with his whole force,
2,Cco men and sixteen pieces Of artilery, aud &C.
cnpied Brownsville, driving cut the Confedcrates,
under Col. Ford, holsted the United States na;;,
aud offered biz services to the United States Com
uander at Bsazos, to the Government eausc. 4
COL Feshcr, late Of the Mexican army. who Is
Teuneseecan by birth, lad abandoned that seryl>e,
and gone into the Coufcderncy, when CoEtinas ley-
led bis forced lean On the people.
Matano1as Fisher attempted to {nterpQse be-
tween then and Cortinas. ard.proposcd to tho
French commander to up1sc.in expe;ling Cortinas.
The Frer Oh commander being weak, and not desir-
ing to unite bis fortunes With thoee Of the Conted
eracy, declined. Fisher, Eot eoutented, vieited
Cost1nas With mcrsacc that u my attempt was
tcdczate citizens, eCenfederate 1oEce- would do
as Gen. Dana did eo1hs time sgo-cross the river
and remove their funds to place OF safety. Cor
tive and accordingly len quietly during the night
leaving a email iozce Of so men In Matauroras,
and vent TO a point below, where be crossed hls
which be marched 10 BruwnsyiIIe, driving Out the
force Of Col. Ford, which TIES composed Of caTal.
~ 'tortIpss then ho{sttd the United States fac and
declared a. he Was born on the American side o.,
the yer he wss citizen OF the United States, aud
would lold Brownsville fot that government. He
Immediately Iotlt1ei the commanding officer OF
D.azos Of hie proceedings, and offered through him
bih government bis own eerrlces and that OF hts
amy. It seems thai the stna1I French force at the
down the river II Al they took to their =tps, hut
returned when they found Brownsville WIS the
ohjee4 in EieW.
The sanc paper las correspondent at Basdad
Mexico, who under date oi September 4th.f writes
az follows: From the cnpslo Of the hotel may be
seen to-day tbat which has not been witnessed
to Re'0Es b. u ssasn toas aIn1es. in % hossils ha
array Federal and Confederate on the o.
posite Of the nyer, French and Meucau on this.
ali vesetation ior niles md arc pretty dry pl4ces
fot armies. On the 9Th of August body Of 500
French marines took possession Of the town with
ciiiatorv course. No alteration kas Jet been made
To The municipal laws. The Mexican police etil
retain office. Several French nea-oEwar are lying
10 II r. Frenc @ Who % Wet ten mics np he lscr ~t, on
The steamer Alamo and captured hurr1t2 without
b1oodsbed. They took three prisoners.
This is The place the American forces uu1er
Gen: Tss3os once took, and found nothing but a
donkey. from which circumstance IT derives Its
name. The French a1e 1ortifsiag ae1e with cotton
ba!ss e. an I1sy :, eaSe ioaF
They axe cI1trsitics In heir w.J:
1hc Frncb are reported to be at Monterey,
from which plsce they will march On Mat4moraa.
Tic French hare reduced tie export duty On
epecie enc half. ntt!rg It ruw per cent on grid
o. per ccnr on E!tSer As thfrs Is 60 e0E=s3 the
market Is overstocked With e.er7thiuc, and II the
Communication Is not eocn opened with the inte-
tior uade1s will suffer much. a great many Ftcnth
Who lived IN Mstamotas. thinking plu ,eace the
better palt Of va]or. hsre t1k@n mp their abode
here, or fram general appears ces M4xmiliian'a
crown viii not 6e ~ essity wosn a. won.
an t,ras tenders protection to ali French tubfects
Who vii cross tfcm Satsmosae to hisline. ..
Tho Spanish brig Aida was blown on the beach
this morpfpR. and went TO peleea in a short time
Nj, SIerele, Of the house otAessss, S2essle :