The New York herald., 1864-12-03
Depredations of Thieves and
Gueril. las.
P0mpOus InnugurafAon OF the
Empire.
GREAT FIRE IN THE CITY.
Destruction Of a Large Quantity
Of Cotton,
&C.,, So. So

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You must not suppose that Matamoros If so far
removed from your enterprising metropolis, Is without
interest or exciting news. Las. week, as informed
you, the empire inaugurated thia State with great
pomp and ceremony. This week we have had now sen.
cations On Monday nigh. lie stage thai runs between
this city and the mouth OF the stopped and
robbed, within m,e Of town. by band OF despera
does fhe passengers, sixteen In number, but who
unfortunately without arms, vcy9 made TO aght from
the Stage one by oae, and TO deposit upon baudker
chief spread to receive It, any mccoy vsuables they
chapoed 10 have about them This they did quite faith
fully when they were informed that personal exsmna.
on would DO hid OF each one aud that he would be shot
upon whom money jewels should be found. After the
passengers had thus been prevailed upon to contribute
OF their abundance and the stage had been searched
the horses cut ioose aud the passengers were
allowed 20 osmpiets their journey to town on foot,
while the robbers made OF with thor plundor.
The police immediately aroused, and before noon
OF the following day Two OF tho villains were captured,
with proofs OF their quit upon them, while attempting to
the Rio Graod into Texas. One OF these is Captain
Vance, OF the rebel army. and nephew Of Governor
Vance, or North Carolina. Whom captured he had upon
his person. besides articles taken from the stage bis CON-
mission 10 tho rebel army and leave OF absence for
enc month, signed by Colonel Ford. the commander
at Brow nsville. | told upon the street that 10
Like most government agents he attempted to "mak,
honest penny" for himself bal, unlike most be u! uot
be honorably acquitted tho Investigation Or hts Official
conduct aud acts. The proofs convincing and rse
futable that lie and his comrade cannot cs1ape Next
week will see them with arms pinored and blind
folded, facing muakes with ball Cartridges and behind
them will he Their rough, emptY cohns. The robbers
dsappoined ed in Tho amount or money obtained.
person town had tcegraphed to party at tho 3ocA
10 end thousand dollars by that staea and this
the they expected to intercept but from
the money not forwarded according TO nsruc
tons The amount realized by tho rc6oers ccnld
coed thousand dollars, including the vauc OF tho
watches and jcweiry.
On T day night Major H. Of the CDion army, who is
ststoucd erazos Santiago and who visiting the
city, aud a. the tme formed Of usehoId, was
stopped 10 the streets by tree ex'oAns. BY tho aid OF
their long knives he was enabled 10 the point acd
hsnded to them purse Of two hundred and Grty
dollars and valuable gold wa.ca. so much for per.
souai security in Natamoros.
Bus these are items OF little interest what wedues.
day furnshed On that morning tn cotton at Span
sh press caught nre but as II happened nmong that
which had been pressed was easily extingnsned,
ana uuy fifteen But later III the day
FIRE occurred in tho Tyler presa yard Some reless
'.hoInbrcn dropped ssgar the contents OF pipe
Hrst baie was discovered to DO on fro between
and eight hundred 10 flames. The cotton which
comes ncre brought sA hundred miles upon
mule teams, and consequently 10 10 bad order
B arrival being almost destitute Of bagcing and
some partially covered. Among such cotton tho hre
spread with the rspdty OF lightning q thousand
bales the yard only two hundred saved and those
fJr the most part in damaged condition As soon tie
d o was known 10 town the military wore ordered 10
the scene, and they worked with a will TO check the
uames but 10 pur, ,ose. It Cniy when all mule
rial was exhausted that the hrs sed 10 burn. As
passed by the yer yesterday nohrg but les burned
and smouldering masses Of cotton remlipcd OF
hundred and ty bales, which, al the market value
in gold and all tho hssrs by this accident but
the cautious and cnterprs,ng house OF Focke Wkeus
insured. Tnis loss though large, small in
paris with what ii would bavc boeh h tho Ere
cur ed point further west Nothing could then
have saved tbnusand bates from its dovourDg
NAV. Sow tbsI 10 Bre mas occurred lrec .utop viii,
course bs asea 20 prevent others but hitherto the
greatest careiosrpGs- has prevaed among tho
IL tning to see bali dozen sruUk
that ne whole establishment not becn burned
long oe'oie tins time
Cotton Is arriving here in large qnantiti
where th3 to Eve buadrcd baes day yet he
ket rem,ius ~ NJ Drty couts. since the uuon
forces evacuated Brownsville tho stalc has
that pom. there are now a. teeG hund cd bales
the exst SIDE opposite to ths tDmargo has
been tho chief prs ol euiy but AN tod tha The
ernmeut ordered that al shsi he
point
Ihere eighty vessels now oil the bar ncud-
ing rIencl, aud Ans loan treignts dun
at &c currency 70 Nee York. aud 30 specie 70
Liverpool.