The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-25
Our Havana Correspondence.


HAVANA, May 20, 1895.
The steamer Wren which arrived hero day before yes
terday from Galveston, with twenty seven passengers
and about six hundred bales OF cotton brings late
news from Texas and the Mexican border, whore tho
liberals, or republicans, have been meeting with some
succesA Piedras Negras was occupied tho Gath ut
by party Of their cavalry tho Mexican imperial garr
con not even waiting 10 how many their enemy
numbered, but making tracks" for tho river In tho
most unmilitary manner correspondent Of the San
Antonio NeWs, writing from Eagle Pass April a. says
into Piedras Negras aud tho imperIasts out OF the
town They made for the ford In tho river bank like wild
cattle About CITY succeeded In crossing mostly officers
and men who had horsea Some waded the river with
their guns The balance were cut OF by Tho liberals aud
taken pris0ners
Tho same paper contains tho following extract from
private letter OF April 20, written also from Eagle
Pass
Just az tho sun was setting to-day the gIoes Of the
imperial government vanished, and such scrambiing
get the river has before taken place here
After dinner the garrison at Pedras Negras commenced
making preparations to evacuate the place. but before
they had half passed their effects cloud Of dust
some distance on told that the enemy werc coming and
very their cavalry on tho bank OF the
river, just below the town; but sooner had they
made their appearance than the imperial troops camc
This by the liberals who gsiloped up the bank
Of the river for the purpose OF cutting or their retreat
They came by one: and two, and succeeded in
and cavalry were all mixed up in the river;
but many were stopped after they had got
fifty or sixty shots fred. have heard OF q number
being killed; but was close to the river bank. and
low the crossing The cxcitonent did not last more
than ofteen or twenty minutes when all was quiet ana
You have heard, no doubt. that Monterey Ia In their
hands, and expect that BY this tine they have all OF
frontier Most OF tho officials Of Pedras Negras had the
pleasure OF looking al the from this side Of
the river
Tho from Maiamoros Is important though mesgre
the only items being the following, which take from
the Houston Teleg upA Of the 9Th inst -
On or about the 1st inst Negrete approached Maiamo-
ros apparently for tho purpose Of attacking the place.
with force estimated at four thousand five hundred
men and sixteen piece. Of artillery but, finding Mes
opening an artillery Ore from a distance
The account concludes by remark that the lighting
continued all night On the other hand, person, who
Is here, direct from Matamoros says there
fighting beyond very slight skirmishing that Mea
being rapidly reinforced, column Of eleven hundred
French aud Austrans having Joined him, and another
expected that his force being thus swelled to be-
tween three and four thousand men, we'll intrenchcd,
and with ty pieces Of artillery he felt secure Of holding
the place against double Nesrctes strength and finally
that this latter general had withdrawn, dsemlng IT i'm
prudent to risk attack The conflicting;
but tho weight Is the side Of tho eye Witness though
perhaps you would prefer waiting 10 what the
by the regular mail from Vera Cruz may have 70 say
about IT, append the Telegraph's news In full
MArAnosos April 80, 1895.
The forces or General Negrete about four thousand
strong known TO have been advancing upon the city for
days arrived within two leagues last night For
the past week heavy forces have been A. work erecting
forts aud throwing up breastworks around tho city on
Friday the forces undcr Corna made advance, but
promptly met by the imperial forces under General
Lopez and driven back With small loss either side
general consumption o! horses mules, drays and drivers
took place. The artillery furnished with teams and
the duys put TO work carrying the cotton seized by tho
from the yards TO The lines Of decnces
The cotton being exhausted, they have been since
evening taking the thousands Of bales OF baggng that
the owners have been counting their losses on for tho
past sixty days.
general exodus Of women, children and parrots TO
Brow nsvle began yesterday morning. and Is still going
battle looked for by tho people last night, but
no general engagement has yet taken place-throo
O'Clock r. although the armies within two miles
Of each other continued diminishing IL kept up be-
tween tho pckets and advance guards. All OF General
cas troops are Ia readiness. for action outside OF tho
city, while the Custom House and other public Offices
guarded by the citizens, among whom Is general
conerpton TO day, the Mexicans taking Mexcans the
Germans their country and the Freuchmcn theirs
Rumor says the steamer Gov Bagy was chartered by
the imperial government, aud proceeded from this
port 70 Vera Cri1, ana that she rturnea yes,er-
seven 10 ten hundred men, the majority 81 whom are
said 70 be AustrIans II they arrived yesterday they
may DO in time for the defence OF the city 10 night
am told the lighting Is mostly done st night There
various opinions ms 10 The result but all agree Ia the
opinion that General Meis will prove true 10 the empire;
ard shor nd he get thousand more troops viii be able
to defend the city successfully
Five p M.-Baitls has begun. The artillery has
opened FIRE The inperisls have MY guns; the liberals
sixteen.
A private letter, dated Brownsville MAY l. says
Fighting commenced In Matamoros las, ght and COO
tinued all night, with what result IL not known. Ne.
CRETE attacked the city with four thousand nyo hundred
Liberals and opposed by Mcja, ia command OF three
thousand i've hundred imperiasts.