The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-25
Correspondence of the New York Herald

| Correspondence of the New York Herald g
| BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, Oct. %, 1865
AS stated in a previous and -hurriedly
written despatch, the liberal forces on
this frontier having been concentrated
at Camargo, under General Escobedo
took up the line of march on the 14th
| for Matamoros, intending to reach and
attack that city on the 10Th or Goth.
| Inform alton has been received here
| that Il heavy rain had retarded the
march for two days, and it is now ex-
pected that the attack will take place
either to-day or tomorrow. .-4....,.
News of the advance seems to have
reached General Meiia ut an early hour.
| This officer is regarded among the Mex
leans rs one among the bravest and
most vigilant, and on the present 0cc;,-
sion he seems to have Displayed these
| qualities in IL high degree. I.,' 9g.G
| The city was Immediately secured for
laborers upon the Qualifications. The
| lines were closed that none might es-
cape, and soon IA large force was at work
| with picks and shovels upon the works,
which had already reached formidable
strength and proportions, ,l2OH N'5N'
The ferry way has since been opened
| through under careful restrictions; the
object being to prevent Il stampede to
this side of the river, usual in such cases,
| aud which is calculated to have a most
demoralizing tendency upon the troops
defending the city. ay 4naG 900.
The foreign residents, have, however,
come over in large numbers, and every
room in town is filled to repletiOn.
Many families intend proceeding to
Galveston and to other places In the
interior, or to New Orleans, until tho
troubles shall be finally settled. iIE
Meanwhile the authorities are mani
| testing the utmost energy in their prep
| arations for defence. The city is situ-
ated at the mouth of a prOnl0ntory
| formed by bend in the river, and is
protected by Gordon Of forts extending
from one side to the other For two or
three miles beyond the city the jacals--
Mexican hOuses-have been burned, the
chaparral and underground cut down,
and everything removed which can
afford cover or concealment to an adj
vancing force. A large plain extends
beyond the city which is called the
tdguna, having once been covered by
water. This is for the most part an i'm
passable marsh at present, and the city
is only approachable in the present state
Of the ground by few narrow roads
These have been strongly fortified and
artillery placed in position to cover
them. ugCf ait nieL r .EH..5 g-a
BY order from General Mejia, dated
on the 18th, the towns of Matamoros
and Bagdad are declared in state of
siege. The streets of the former place
are strongly barricaded, and the natives,
together with q g0odly number of the
foreign citizens, have been organized
and armed for the protection of property
and the preservation of good ORDER
A small British steamer, owned by
Milmo e. Co., has been taken, it is said,
by consent of the owners and converted
into gunboat, and will operate up the
river. Quiet efforts were being made |
yesterday to organize force on this side
to capture her. lj AoidH. -ltisa.rW
There is in Matamoros recently or
ganized body of troops, known as the |
composed mostly of |
Texans and deserters from our white |
regiments on the border--wild, reckless /
of the character ready at |
all times TO adopt amy mode oflife which |
promises excitement or gain. +a They
number from three to five hundred.
This morning IL plot was discovered
among some of the officers to turn this
over to- the liberals. Two of
,hem-One named Burcll and the other
ihOlsOn--have been sumE.arily tried,
md will be shot this evening at seven
o'clock. The former was an officer in
he rebel service, and served for some
ime ON the staff of John Morgan. The
necessary steps have been taken 10
rush the conspiracy. The affair has
rcated the steXcitement through
mt the city, and the prophecies are not
ew that none of the troops will fight 1
phen the hour of battle comes. Ills /
veil understood that one of the native q
egimehts in the city cannot be trusted, :
nd it has not up 10 this time been
laced lii amy responsible position. AS +
nc garrison there is very small, not ex- i
eeding fifteen hundred fighting men, i
course none of the troops can be 3
pared, as the liberals have at least 3
lree Thousand men, in addition to the Il
olunteers which have joined them in (;
lrsiderable numbers. 5- ,0a. -f.5cs +
The troops from Bagdad, numbering i
)out two hundred and fifty men, have r.
zen marched up TO Matanoros, reaching n
lat city during last night 1AeI-I Iii
IL has been confidently stated that re.
were rapidly approaching N
ON Monterey, but | am well satisfied 1,
lat this Is incorrect. A gentleman o,
achcd here this morning from that IL
ty, bearing letter to General Steele. Fl
Q states that he met "crewds of liber- h,
)" on his way, and that no imperial A.
s We're moving in this direction. HI
gain, was this evening permitted to w
nd adespntch from Colonel Trevino, W
the finest body of troops In su
e liberal army, and the best fighters. co
the time of writing he was on the Of
I'd between Cerralvo and Monterey, Va
d he assures Gen. Escobedo that he W
n and will attend to any force which va
neral Jeaunepgrns, in command at stl
interey, can send towards Matamo- in
i The despatch was dated on the an
Ii. The Colonel had a fight, few fle
rs previous, with small party ofim- lie