The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-08
IMPORTANT FROM TEXAS AND
MEXICO

WHITES.
BRowNsvILLE, July 8.-Lieut. Gen. E. Kir-
by Smith, Maj. Gems. Magruder and Price, and
Brig. Gems. 10 Shelby, Douglas aud Jackman,
with four hundred men and officers, two pieces
of artillery and large wagon train, ,'are moving
from San Antonio, Texas, towards Eagle Pass,
with the intention Of entering Mexico, This
information is from a gentleman of integrity,
who travelled with the party, and who arrived
at Ringgold Barracks on the 9th inst. Ex-
Governors Moore and Allen, Of Louisiana, and
Murrah and Clark of Texas, and number Of
lesser dignitaries, are in the party.
Brownsville, July 13.-Maj Texxier, of Cor
| tinas' staff has just arrived from above, bring
ing intelligence Of the capture of Gen. Kirby
Smith and his entire party. He was intercept
ed by the Governor of Saltillo on the 4th of
July, at Piedras Negras, Mexico, about fifty
miles below Eagle Pass, and compelled to sur
render
hundred new rifles, and a train of seventy-hve
wagons loaded with ammunition and provisions
| The officers and men were paroled.
The Washington Chronicle publishes long
letter from Texas, in which the following para
graph appears
81 am now lying at the mouth Of the Rio
Grande, opposite to Bagdad The Mexicans
under Maximilian guard the opposite side and
our troops this. The respective pickets not
forty yards apart, and there is good deal of un-
friendly feeling between the two armies, so that
they cannot long refrain from blows. On the
| 4th of July officers went over and many
rows occurred l heard this morning that Gen:
eral Brown the commander at Brownsville, yes
terday had an interview with President Juarez
| nd he Of hn tied
, States troops, and had ordered the 4th Indiana
regiment to cross the river. General Steele, the
department commander, went up by dispatch
/ boat TO counreract the order if possible, but
even if he succeeded, things cannot long remain
| as they are.
WARL1KE RUMoRs FROM MEx1co.-A
dispatch from Cairo, dated the Goth ult., con-
veys the following warlike intelligence:
| The Galveston correspondent Of the Houston
News writes under date of July l, as follows:
Orders have been issued to the officials of
Matamoras, to prepare accoutrements for thirty
five thousand troops Of the empire, the troops to
consist of French. Austriaus and Belgians.
The reason given for this collection of troops
is because the United States has similar num-
Der at Brownsville and adjacent points.
French officers assert that there is no reason
why the United States should send an army of
eie ehty or hundred thousand men to Texas, un-
less it was designed to make aggressive move
ments upon Mexico.
The spirit of the two armies is described as
being exceedingly hostile, and there is no afi-
iation between our officers ana those Of the
Empire.
AN UNFORTUNATE OcCURRENcE.--We
learn from gentleman just from Newberry,
that most unfortunate shooting affair took
place near that place on Saturday last. 1t
seems that watermelon patch of Mr. Hare
was deprecated upon by some persons unknown,
and that Mr. Fl. employed gentleman by the
name of Reynolds, Ca Confederate soldier,) to
stand guard and see that no one intrudeG upon
the premises, and while Mr. Reynolds was full
filling his contract two soldiers of the 56th
New York regiment, on provost duty at New
berry, entered the place and commenced plug
ging melons for the purpose of getting ripe ones,
when they were fred upon by Mr. Reynolds and
one of them mortally wounded. The other sur
rendered himself up, and was taken to head
quarters. Our informant states that both Mr
Hare and MIR Reynolds were arrested and lodg-
ed in Jail.
Mr. Hare's dwelling house, at his plantation
near Newberry, subsequently burnt down
by some of the comrades of the wounded man,
in retaliation, as was told u.s. for the shooting of
the soldier Winnsboro Necs.
The Congressional committee on the conduct
of the war have exonerated Gen. Benz F Butler
from all blame in connection with the withdraw
al of his troops after the first attack on Fort
Fisher below Wilmington. We see it stated
that Butler and Col. Mosby of Va, are going to
form copartnership for the practice Of law.