The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-17

Via New orleans comes Matamorr news 70 the 3ih
ut. and Bto-nsviuo to June let. The MNanora'
BANcurEn Of the 2i,L has sccUunt Of the eva'uA-
ton Of Bro-nsville by the Couicdcrater," under
Gen slaughter
ON Friday, the goth, rimcr having sNinei cir'n.
laion and credeuce ths General kirh, smith hsi
afreed 20 surrender the 1ran.M 'sissirqi l'eper-
mcnt 10 the federn. and ,hst the forces ci that l.
partment we're to te raro,d, the soldier, ot Scn.
shush'nrs con msnt stepr-d forv ari and ,0ok ms.
tiers into their owu hands. further object was
dey,loped in the movement which vac 20 10.
Aptouisn made them a. a public meeting IN Rrorns.
y,.e week or two previously. Tie town Of
Of ly tho sodiers ami some of the officers
we're arrested, aniong them General slaughter.
Tie town as strongly rarrisourd picksts
were on every corner Asarcucrs, thinc tho bet
Of orlrtwss maintained. And s sttcmp'. 20 rob or
punder " ere discountenaucef hv the majority. .ni
in .one Instance. severely punished 4 collector II
cus0iu. rN appointed. ard pvery effort vas made hy
the soldier TO ahtain from ovefumen' property the
invn,y y hich they claimed ~u their due and when
had been promised them. After ten. Saug htcr hfd
fendcre,I.n account Of m, noneys expended which
the sodc-p surTo'cd to he stili In ht hands, he Wa
rcieaed During the sathering up OF pr perty! itt-
pa'aiory to start homcsard there was some shoot
ue among the soldivt. buI for lhe mot PAT they be-
hayed Ia an oretlv manner kcioie al the .oldicr-
had lett strons home guard Of MeAicans bad been
orsanized, Nho maintained order until the mofniuE
d the 3Oth uhcn the tederAls took possession Of tho
town.
The RAScnEno. commenting on the care exercised
in permitting pcrsons to eross between Matauoras
and B.o-usyiilc, says;
let it but be remembered that every nArer in the
United states comys here tCemns ith AlHrninE
notices Of Tr~nd Mexican ColoniIatiun S,cietss'
wherein as many a. 5000 colon sts are ready 70
and neral districts Of McVico. They ARE TO come
with ud.kou IN their hands instead OF having tho
sAt pheld's crook aud the pick and spade. IL eau
hardly be- 'uppo.d that the lmpcua Authorit.s look
upon the mu-tet In hand ne the proper implcm'ut
to raire ocs and bring out the SHINING metals ti,m
the bow - OF mother tArtl. Hence sty how
nuy one expect ten. MeA To- act otherwise than with
due caution while thpsc uuii"udly acts are dspavcd
loio.' him dail>' How is he 20 know We would Ns.
hut NhAt the movement Un EIu~usvtle H. 10 ie Vic
grand nucleus ior this muskct IN hand colonization
socioyT
ten saueh,et with about fifty followers 4, sail 90
be -omcvherc on the Rio Grande, stove Bro~n.viilc
when Gen. Brown entered Browu-vic II vas peo-
pied almost exclusive by MeNicsns the American re-
sents having all fed 10 Matamoras and the interior
some to oecapc rebel pundcrers othors the hs'ed
Yankee. Well di,rn-ed ciuyens returning daily,
AMI all are dtlighi.d at the occupation OF The tos b,
! our tt",Js Con. hiorn his made pflIc 9i hy1 or
,, hund cd ha."- o cotton, acverel hundred head OF
hores ami mues and vat drove II cattle. IL II r-
lated that lust leoIe the occupation OF HOS u-Nl'
ht General Brown and hl. iOrces, on the SlHt Got
Bue aNidoe, C. :. A, at the heal oi about I've hun.
c,n.. ed of Gen saurTtcr aud Col Ford "a, Iuen,
.uT the crvccs OF him,,lf and his soldiers. Col u.-
nav,i. Slaugh' cr aud Ford thirty louts W pay
mo .um called fof thteac nins them with hanging II
tue money should not bc forthcoming at tn" eNPlra
l ton Of that time The percmwory mandate evidently
terrified tho p.nous IN whom II add Iessed. They
Instantly sent TO bank at Msamoras for the rolui-
| ,ic funds, and complied With the reguest OF Col
Buonsviio,, by pavinf him and b " mcn In specie
On the 3d int, report was brought 20 .''nerai
Brown, commanding At brOunsville hat hght hhd
taken place that day let-con the orcer of Gen Coz.
tina, liberal and GEN Lopez, lnrrrialisi about ~
| miles ahoNs Aatamoroe. The strenTth of the oppo.
! iug ioIccs wa estimated 10 he lctWcen ~" md
800 under Cortinas aud about 10" under iop,h
| and that Lopez war driven scrosi the river. Lopez
expected Teiniorcements, but they did not arrive IN
time 10 assist unt they had becs driven haci some
distance. Cortinas hated hut feared ly the better
cla-r oi Mrricans and they would be pleased TO hear
| OF his death. They consider him n robbcI.