Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-11-23
From Maxien.

The Mexican Republican extra Of the 9TH
dated at Brownsville, announces the capture
of Monterey by the Liberals under Poris, and
also says that no reinforcements have arrived
for Brownsville. Merchants who have arrived
here say that large French force is landing
at Bagdad The Extra says that General
Pedro Mendate had arrived and joined the
Liberal force before Matamoras with 1,S00
Liberals, and had previously surprised and
utterly destroyed an Imperial garrison of one
hundred men, including number OF French
tro lps
The Liberals claim that they can take Ma
tamoras when they please The Matamorss
Ranchero says that the Liberals have offered
four hour plumber of Matamoras to the Uni
ted States troops at Brownsville, who may be
disposed to join them.
The Rdncaero warns the Federal comman-
der to keep sufficient force there.
The Galveston Bulletin of the 18th, says
that Colonel Jones, Of General Escoledo's staff
arrived there from Brownsville, Texas, on
the Ssh instant, and reports that Captain Sin
Clair of the Liberal service, formerly Lieu
tenant of the privateer Alabama, captured an
Imperial transport at the mouth of the Rio
Grandc, and brought her to Brownsville and
turned her over TO the Federal authorities,
who have guard on board.
Gen. Canalcs is marching toward Bagdad
to try to capture it.
An Imperial gunboat had passed up the
river from Ba.dad to Matamoras
Wealthy Matamoras merchants, who left
there on the 18th, say there are no fears of the
place being captured; that it is we'll fortified
and that the troops there are armed and in
good spirits, and are also well supplied.
La:c Mexican p ,pcrs, received by the Man
hatten, contains the following:-It was ru-
mored in Vera Cruz that Juarez was in Texas
on his way to Piedra Negras.
The troops in Texas are more and more APP
preaching the river, as if contemplating some
hostile movement.
Dates from Morclia to October 9th state
that the Impcrialist Colonel Mcndez has or
dcred the Liberal Generals Ortega and Sala-
lark, and three Colonies, to be shot. A Re-
publican camp had been attacked by the I'M
pcrialists near Matamoras, and among the
prisoners taken were three soldiers in United
States uniforms. They were handed over for
rial by court martial. which would undoubt-
edly order them to be shot
The Ucratds City of Mexico correspond
snce states that the Mexican General Paa-
clos, in retaliation for the execution of the
Liberal Generals by the French has ordered
Ill the French, Austrian and Belgian prison.
,rs held by him TO be shot. The same cor
'espondent says that the reported defeats of
figuero by the Impcrialsts is false Uguldc
Who was also said to have been routed had
rrivcd at Muscuto with 500 men, having
made raid thithcr. The Juarist forces are
aid to have increased to such an extent that
'larshal Bazainc has been obliged to order
ieueral Brncourt to abandon chihuahua
md fall back on Durango.
The defeat Of Ortega in Michoacau is said
. be of 10 very great importance, as there are
vcr 4, 600 well armed and organized Liberal
roops in that State. commanded by several
opular leaders. Between four and five hun.
red Imperial soldiers, suffering from inter-
intent fever, had arrived at San Luis re-
emily, and they were dying oil rapidly
Maximllllan's journey to Yucatan is defer
ed, the writer thinks, until the Emperor
Judges that it is time for him to leave the
ountry. The Empress would start on the
tn instant for Vera Cruz and Yucatan.