The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-26
A Communicative Rebel Adj
jutant General.
lie Gives a Herald Correspondent a Full
Account Of the hexcan-CODiedc.
rate Army Under Price.
The Missourians Going to Fight 1t
Out in Mexico.
The Rebels Turning Soldiers of
tRic Empire.
Our Brownsville Correspondence.

Our Brownsville Correspondence.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas August a, 1865
Al an carly hour this morning crossed the Rio Grande
DR. paraory TO making visit the heroif city, Mata-
moros and as was about entering one of the crazy
looking mule drawn hacks which run nom inc Terry W
the town was accosted with hearty Sgood morning
by tall military looking gentleman, who had entered
the vehicle before me-
"Been a Confederate offcer2n he asked as l seated
myself beside him Cer.ain OF having met communi-
cave personals easy freedom in asking questions de-
noted that uered inward prayer for forgiveness
and responded in the Affirmative
ssTo,pbt so he continued. IA Yankee has no indi-
yliuaity; one carriage precisely like another
as they st and from dinner, or do anything else, n
damned hurry. You talk If you raiioned for
q week"
'Then may judge from your lack of another Of
Their characteristics inqusvenoss, that you have also
been a Confederate, replied"
Sand am, sir--am."
"Ah Pardon mel But they have tradition about
here and particularly Maamoros that the conederacy
has played OUT,
eyes on that side over the way there ia But not
here, sir-here in Mexico"
"Mexicol Here in Mexicol You astonish me.''
"Yes All settled at the secret treaty Of Villa Franco
or how do they cali it9-betwecn Napoleon and Francis
Joseph side ambassador OF the tnen Con-
federate States the other Well, though the con:
federacy has failed tho empire exists and We as one OF
the high contracting parties intend CARRYING cut our
Yankees whenever they ready to try their
Monroe doctrine and niger troops on us, SIR
Then you have become a citizen OF The cmPire<"
asked
'No, It's soldier"
Laughing he replied --"who in Dr.. Johnson
who said patriotism is the last resort OF sconndrcs,
and value our good name we Will sacrifice that 10
reputation
eve, uss' replied "will you be good enough to
"No secret at ALL The Yanks will find u out
"To.day-what is today The 9TH Of August Ten
there
ARMY"
6heiby--M ssourans mostly-now their march down,
by order Of Mea TO clean out Cortina ~ Co., with the
miserable Yankees who may be with him
''Ab yes; that is well Mlssourians have had much
experience 10 cleaning out Yankees Nay ask your
= Vie looked ut suspiciously for moment, but
y~eYarcd for II, and he ENTHUSIASTICALLY; am
raj 10 General Sterling Price What see know, and
none have better chance 70 soc
At this point our Jchu pulled rein near the Grand Plaza
and we entered n c1n,ina.
siHave an ice ColonelY" asked. Ice makes people
p Continued beDy must
be his way by this timc-a fine bevernge!-thank
yon--a little loss sugas-and the rest are on also"
yes; TO The city OF Msxico by command of his lmpc
rial Majesty Yts they're oG Republics are failurc-
takes one half to keep tbs other quiet No secret in
that IN twenty years there wiil be another N. on
sotber side of the creek yonder."
sYou were speaking OF the rest, Colonel"
.Tbe rosta Yes enough Of reputation TO make SEN
saion Kirby Smith, J. Bsplhead Magrudcs, Walker,
imperial Majesty Mssimian, and coIOnes Terry, flsm-
ming, Redman, Garzia and somc fifteen others, who are
soon 10 be And then with them GovernQrs Moore
Allen and-ond Murrah, who" -.
"Are 10 have islands, suppose, run the windmill"
He smiled, and calm for cigar we seated ourselves
IN al imperial s;vIse viii, ,sy TuT q ss 600 per
snnur aud at Paras organizing cavalry corps q
thirty thousand TO be raised from Confederate
veterans, with the following inducements First un-
limited privilege Of ndugng IN ther hatred OF The Yam
KEGS Second twenty Two dollars per month In specie
Third, two hundred dollars bounty payable the end
Of year from the dato OF enlistment The prospects of
filing the corps to its maximum is fair provided faith
In Max and hts purse holds out Generals Preston Par
sons and Clark to so 10 Sonora under Gwn and
70 raise twenty thousand mcn upon the same TERMS and
active pre- raratons making TO Ill the corps ut
Price, under Marshal Bazane and Mcja second in
mand to operate the Rio Grandc and confront the
nigpers Dazane, with considerable force, IL now at
Victoria in Tamaulpss the frontier ana the French
in Chihuahua, while republican Juarez is retiring
on Arizona Negrotc his Minister OF War and late
general with other officers have given the adhesion 70
the EMPIRE thus leaving no force OF liberals except
Ctrtina's upon this frontier.
il the intention of The transatlantic Emperor 10 have
hundred thousand Confederaics his service during
easily raised when considered the liberal pay, want
OF rongenal employ love OF military life, loss OF
homo many ins,an' es, hatred Of the Yankees and
desire 70 meet them on the field OF battle, backed by
foreign Powers, which actuate many confcderatcs
A force equal 10 o. observation will be speed
Sly placed upon this frontier In furherance OF which
design Senior Robes Minister of Construction, In
Matamoro for the purpose OF erecting barracks for
thirty thousand mon.
"Virs pEnpereur and confound old Monroe and his
dogma, y said the Colonel, az We parted
The Colonel, whose name, for obvious reasons, omit
60 mention, has been for time In Mexico, operating
In conjunction with prominent rebels there. His position
has been and IL well calculated for acquiring in
furm ul n 10 That HE tut
mens coored by his enthusiasm and his hopes he
had the ncerest conviction that his assertions
correct
AMERICAN
the Monroe doctrine by marching column into Mexico
b. almost without exception the opinion OF the army
officers from New Orleans to the Rio Grande
PREPARED
Under the direction OF most skilful engineers, with
Information furnished by those best acquainted with the
country maps of the various routes through Mexico
have been prepared giving not only the principal roads,
but great extent the bypahs the condition and
OF the country the amount OF water and other
Information requisite for a successful military campaign.
That result OF that wise precauon which 'n
Or parcs for and s always ready for
any emergency may be true. mention II, leaving you
and your readers TO draw your own conclusions.
In the meantime everything remains quiet through
army this frontier The health Of the troops
much improved, owing TO the vegetables which
have arrived hero In considerable quantities and been
issued 10 the The OF scurvy gradually
be cleared OF patients suffering from this disease
BROWNSVILLE, August 8, 1866.
GENERA SLAUGHTER TO THE HYgAtp
The following communication TO the HERALD appears
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