, 1864-02-04
ANOTHER RETOIIDTION IN
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Correspondence Of the N. 7. T1ibruc,1


TrKspAI EVENING. o'clock, Jan. Il, 1881.
The "no1ther" having blown out this fore
room fight has came of to- night From the
Fest information It appears thaf some time in
the afternoon, why have been unable to as
certain, Cardenas, an officer. of Cortina'a
command was shot in the court Of the Coy
eFnment House, which Ia occupied by Rulx
In short time Cortina, whose troops were
n the "'aza de CHpe0a," /" turned out hts men
and planted some Of his cannon In the streets
near the Leandors Coffee House Ruiz then
Posted his guns in the street near the church,
at the north corner Of the P'aza lrincipa,.''
a ABOUT duck the ball opened By a cannonade
IN the very heart of the city, without any pro-
ylots notice having been given, the intervals
between the cannon Bhots being filed by the
irregular rife practice on the part of. the SOL
o1efs on both sides, many Of whom are perch
fd on the house-tops. which is still kept up,
Der, ut is said they are 2Rpounders,5 while
Coftina has five, none Of which are Of 4 larger
canber than nine pounds. The cannon are
aot tired very rapidly, md appear to be doing
mnch more damage to the bricks and mortar
he said Of the rife practice. On the whole,
the tight seems to SO on precisely like that
which took place here between Capistran and
Ca1Va {And which WIS Witnessed by your
correspondent( two yea1s ago, only. there is
7ataer more OF cannoDade-
1r1ng still continues, having been supeuded
tor ahont half au hour upon the crossing over
OF body Of troops from. Brownsville, sent
By Gen. Heron to protect the American Con.
sulatc, after which It was resumed, and still
continues. It is rumored TINT Cortina here
made charge aud captured one Of Ruiz 8.
guns, which seems to be worked with more
activity than before. It is of no use to sit
up longer. The fgf It will keep mp all night.
"WEDNESDAY AFTERRooa-The tight is
over and Cort.na is master Of the situation.
Ruiz's forces hare been utterly routed, and
are said to be In Brownsville.
When retired Last night the firing WIS
progressing as usual, and was kept up, as
learn, during the whole night. Three Fegi-
ments were sent over by Gen. Heron, toGe-
ther with four pieces of ho1Be-artillery, to
on the bank at Brownsville, witnessing the
combat as though it were panorama. This
morning the troops returned, filled with coin
and with valuab1es of all sorts deposited in
the Consul's office for safety. The Consul
and family went along. The firing still con-
tfnncd, though chiefly with small arms.
Ruiz and Ills troops, which were both moro
numerous and better disciplined than those
Of. Cortina, seemed to have been penned up
in the block in which the Government House
Is situated, and to have stood at bay, though
firing but little for some hours. At last they
gave way, portion marching down eriver
in good order, and though hred on, moving
steadily forward without returning shot,
and the rest breaking in wild confusion and
running towards the Cruz ferry Opposite
Brownsville) and other points on the river.
Some were pursued by q few Of Cortina's
men and made to surrender. Others es-
capped BY swimming the river; a fey man.
pcz was 81 OF through the head.
On the hole, considering the length OF the
conflict ard the amount of firing, there have
been but few killed-in all perhaps not over
Is, but that cannot be known with certainty
for some days.
Now for the explanation Of the result It
appears fran the statements Of Ruiz's friends
ment (afr<glo) between Ruiz and Serna was
made, printed copy Of which Was sent you,
It vas further agreed that the ammunition at
hiatamoras was to be divided between their
commanding officers. This ammunition was
there, and had been for some time In the
Cortina delivered over to them the right num-
her Of boxes Of ammunition, which they re
ceiyed without inspection. When the fight
began they opened the boxes, and then found
them to contain only common balls of 8 size
unsuitable to Rniz's guns, rifle balls, md no
powder. OF course when Ruiz, though at the
head Of superior force, found that after hav-
ing fired away all the cartridges in his cais-
sons and in the cattouch boxes of his men he
could get no more, it was NADINE to think
| OF fighting longer. He Is said to have had
| LOCO while cortina had only 500 men. As
Serna Is not far of he will now probably re-
turn and act as Governor. If not, Cortius
and Juarez will probably recognize the de fac
t. Government As the combatants are all
| Liberals, he can do no better. So much for
the last revolution in i" Heroic Aatamoras." j"