The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-29
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION,
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
Tho extended HERALD correspondence from Browns
ville Texas and New Orleans which We publish today,
In regard to that interesting region, the Rio Grande
border will be found repete with information Of i'm
porance In addition to sketches of of the prn
cipal localities, and Of the career of the notorious
Mexican chef, Cortlna, and history OF past affairs
a very satisfactory statement OF current events
tons of Texas Mexico lying adjacent to the river
is given The larger number of national troops in
tended to be stationed along the Rio Grande had
rived their destinations the 18th instant and
formed line of posts extending from the mou th of
the stream distance above Brownsville
Tho cavalry columns, under Generals Merritt and
Custer which left Shreveport and Alexandria, La,
in the beginning OF this month, were expected
TO reach The Texas frontier early in August The
town Of Brownsville, which during the rebellion was
the great cntrep for cotton from the interior Texas
where business in the staple transacted
Is deserted by its rebel merchants who accumulated
monster fortunes in a few months, and its business
activity except such the Of an army gives it,
has for tho present departed The battery Of six guns
which the rebels, evacuating Brownsville, sold
20 the Mexican impcriaists for seventeen thousand
dollars returned the United States commander at
that place the inst by order Of Macmillan II
the interior Of Texas the paroed rebel
soldiers are committing the grosscst outrages in
direction and keeping the pcaccably disposed inhab
tants constantly in a condition Of terror 1t is esti
mated that there remained in the state at the time
was occupied by the national troops about hundred
and thousand bales OF cotton and the pros
poets good crop this year said to be fair
From tho Mexican side Of tho Rio Grandc have
the rebel General Kirby Smith and his party which
suppose includes General Magruder and the three
OK Governors Of Louisiana and Texas who fed from the
latter State with him, have been made prisoners and
paroed by the Governor OF saltilo, and that con.
adorable army train which they had with
thcm was captured. II Is also reported that
tho rebel General Shelby, who likewise escaped
from Texas to Mexico has sold tn, cannon and small
arms which he took with him TO the republicans Cor
tina still hangs around Matamoros giving the imperial
ists immense trouble Twelve hundred French troops
direct from France landed Tampco in the begin
uinS OF this MONTH and there n rumor, which did
not however, gain much credcnce that soon after there
arrived twelve thousand more. The only hope OF the
republicans for ultimate against the invaders is
said 10 be in the assistance OF the United States
The correspondent Of Washington paper, In lstier
from the mouth Of the Rio Grandc, dated the 1ith
inst, gives the wild that General Brown, the
commander troops Brownsville, Texas had an
interview ON the 10Th inst. with President Juarez,
promised him military assistance, and ordered
tho Fourth Indiana regiment tho river In
accordance with this PROMISE and thu! General
Steele had on learning of the proceedings left mmcd
aieIy for Brownsville to countermand the order Oh
course this merely idle sensation story, as our own
correspondent dispatches which dated at Browns
vile tho 18th inst, make no allusion to IT,
MAJOR General Thomas having expressed ms willingness
whenever became necessary lend to the civil autho
rites the assistance Of military force in the execution OF
national State laws in Tennessee, Governor Brown
counties Of the State to preserve order the day
OF the approaching election The General In letter to
the Secretary of State of Tennessee says that martial
law st prevails there, those u,terng reasonable Ian
p,ape are clearly amenable trial by court martial to
which they will be subjected If clearly authenticate
charges OF the kind brought to hs attention the
same time he says that 1t Is better that the military
shoud refrain frcm interfering In minor cases bu, still
the Governor is assured that he will be sustained in cs
ryne out the policy Of the national aud state govern
mcnts
On Tuesday Of this week about thousand In
dams belonging to several different tribes Of the grea
Western Plains, attacked the garrison Of two hun
dred and fifty troops at Platte Bridge station, OF
the Overland telegraph route, and the hghting COZ
tinucd Tor two days before the savagcs could
driven Oh A number Of the Indians were kille'
aud wouuied The national forces had two sille
and thirty four wounded The body OF one OF the Killed
Lieutenant Collins Of the Eleventh Ohio cavalry, was
when recovered, found 10 be horribly mutilatcd Til
Indians destroyed the telegraph for considerable dis
taucc and avow their determination to effect it, complet
destruction.
The civil courts in that par, Of Virginia lying With
The Department Of Washington having refused rcceiv
the testimony Of The negroes, General Augur has esta
lishcd proves, court in which all cases affecting IN
rights o colorcd persons in the department will b
tried AMI which their evidence will be received will
NO o,hcr restrictions than are imposed that OF whit
people.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Ton OCEAN vessels arrived at this port YESTERDAY
a. follows: The government steamer Rhode Island fro
Cape Hayden, Hayti, on the 22d inst the naval supp
steamer Newbcrn, from New Orleans the l4th, y
Kew west Penascoia and Charleston the steamships Cc
e,c. from Nassau, N. p, on tlo 24h the George Was