The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-23
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The steamships Ericsson Captain Iowbrr, from sicara
qua the TN instant, The Champion. Captain Furbcr
the Neshannock, Captain Winchester, and the George
Washington, Captain eager. from New Orleans on the
lith i2th and 10Th instant respectively and the Al
hambrs, Captain Benson, from Charleston the 18th,
arrived at this port yesterday by these vessels
ccived interesting dispatches from the HEALp
pondcnts In the South
interesting and admirably clear and connected
statement Of the condition Of Affairs In and around
Matamoros and u the positions and movements of the
opposing republican and imperial during the siege
Of that town by the former the latter part o.
month and the beginning Of the present furnished by
our Brownsville correspondent The aiiaek and
pulse OF the republicans the 2sth ult, frequently
alluded 10 In columns, and represented by tho
imperial organs such a magnificent fr their
cause, is now plainly shown 10 have been very small
affair General Escobcdo, commanding the republican
army, consisting Of three 10 four thousand men.
had given directions for a complete Reconnaissance
OF tho cnemys position that day, but order
for attack. One Of ms officers. however. CON.
manding small body Of Americans. not fully under
standing the orders directed his
at particular point which they did with the greatest
success, capturing tho imperial works and guns but,
not being supported, they had 10 Withdraw. This
the and substance OF the AFFAIR which the imperial
lists paraded great victory The be-cgcru MAINTAINED
their position around the city for several days afterwards
During the progress of the SIEGE Bro~nsVille Which h
the Texas side Of the Rio Grandc directly opposite
Hatamoros filed with people from the latter place
who fed 10 escape the expected attack American sd
,ers stood on the river bank and cheered the repab
llcans opposite, and for this Al imperial gun.
boat fired ON the American side. General weaxel
has ordered investigation Of this affair Gene
raj weaze, the request Of General Escobcdo,
and in the interest q humanity, the river
tents for the atters wounded aud many ~ them
transported TO Brownsville and received the attention
of the United states army surgeons there The mpe
raliss professed 20 have discovered hoinous po, 10
surrender the city and assassnae General Mcia AMONG
the officers Of party Of about hundred Americans
at Matamoros In the imperial service known Contra
Guerillas Two OF these officers formerly Of the rebcl
army in this country, court martisled and
fenced TO be shot one Of them executed, but the
other escaped The Maamoros papers charge that this
plo, purely American, that hny ave thousand dol
lars to have been paid 20 the conspiaior for is
execution, and that portion Of the money had been
paid and that the remainder in Brownsville
As heretofore reported the republicans disap.
peared from before Matsmoros some days ago
New Orleans despatch gives as the their re-
cepsion OF information that the mpcrialsis were
moving from Monterey 10 attack them In the
There also New Orleans that Bagdad at the
mouth Of the Rio Grande bescged by the republicans
and that French naval ofccr has made unsuccessful
demand on General wcitzcl FOR tho surrender OF the Inn
peria vessel captured by the republicans and taken
Brownsville.
General Frederick Steele, lately commanding the
United states forces in the Western district Of Texas
which includes Rio Gande frontier has been super
seeded by General wctzei commander OF the Twenty
nth corps It understood in Texas that the cause
OF General Steeles removal the allegation that he
was on too intimate terms and In sympathy with the i'm
pera officers Of the Mexican border but our brownsville
correspondent defends him against this charge He has
been assigned 70 the command Of the Department Of
Columbia comprising the State Of Oregon and Washing
ton and Idaho Tenitores Il was understood in Texas
that all the colossd troops Of army that frontier
shortly 70 be withdrawn and mainly mustered out
pf service They would be replaced by regiments Of tbs
regular army.
President johnson has replied 20 the request OF
Governor Humphreys, Of Mississippi for the removal Of
lhe national troops from that State that they will DO
Withdrawn whenever becomes manifest that peace and
order can DO maintained without them. The Prcsi.
dent adds that measures should be adopted 10 give
the freedmen such protection In their possessions
will enable them to all thor constitutional
rights Governor Humphreys has also teegraphed the
President that negro troops few days ago took pos
session Of railroad train Lauderdae Springs and In
suited ladios The MISSISSIPPI LeBriasue mas Pssseu
bill permitting negro testimony 70 be taken 10 cases In
which negroes are parties 70 the suits
report OF the closing proceedings OF the FLORIDA
Convention which adjourned tho 7th inst, ~ given
by our Tallahassee correspondent The convention, as
has already been announced In tho HERALD, declared
slavery abolished annulled the ordinance OF secession
repudiatcd the rebel war debt and provided Tor the
reception Of the testimony Of negroes In all cases IN
which they are interested but the two latter measures
encountered strong opposition, and would not nave
passed, appears, but that the members plainly saw
shat nothing loss would receive the appreciation OF the
president and enable Florida representatives 70 % "a
snttcd Into Congress. Previous 70 the sdtournmens
Governor Marvin, by invitation addressed the members
OF the convention, complimentng them on the thorough
m nner In which they had done their WORK, and
expressing his particular pleasure that the right Of tss
mony haA been granted 70 the freedmen he said tho
oolorsd TROOPS srs all 70 be withawn, aud shss
shers VIII oaly b IN from ssvsa hsadrsA V one thou
sAnd white soldiers In Vie aesA
An interesting dses)s N ~ ~ earoins le(Ua-
Sure on The bin 70 fsauista We I0s11os w. 99s1aep
3s reported BY our Columbia cersQ ~ AxAssA-
Snsn' was proposed 70 make marriages 81 whIta and
nQyraa RaZaons illegal and yed. aud called forth