The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-13
M e x I O o.
Further Particulars OF Cortiha's
Late Raid on the Imperial
Wagon Train.
Lack Of Disci pnine A sas0ng Cor
tina's Forces.
REGULATIONS coHcERNlaa PASSPORTS
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MArAsosns July n, lS0S.
vssr mnwxEs uSxsALs And xrsnAIsm
The nsss Tor thu POSSESSION Of . wagon Train Loaded
With valuable goods recently moved out
city between tho guard Of imperial TROOPS ustcv
raj Lopez and banf OF bersIs under Corti and Hin-
josa has nnsiiy tevminated. the attack o. ths isA
having failed Tor the three days ais oon6issascs
ln0umsrab,w rusnors have dosted The ar. s1neat
VII ca the most rdieulous ono the effect thsk
large number or our colored soldiers semmanded bv
United Statos sncers assisting CortnA, I'D THAI
many ~ twoaty o. thS sAcsr hd boon killed snA csp-
tured The laA.sr wers, OF cou<se immediately tAkes
and shot, while the easy anaef in which tho sttak
WAS realsed demonstrated how I.ch superior the brave
soldiers OF the enpls the dAsk hireays of Vaes
sam.
Tue smoke Of tho coaisct having pafsst sMsy, h
tsrns out to be OF little Importance - show
ing tho determined activity o. the hberah The facee
follows
Upon the 9th train os wagons loaded win vahaahs
goods Tho property Of several merchants in ha2aOsses
started for Monterey guarded W sevea hundred inps
rial soldiers natvesh furnished by the su2hortD4 -
whom ninety Thousand donars Of duties hsA been Dail
When twelve miles beyond tho city limits the oaia
attacked and the light which followed soaiaus4 fss
three days The liberals then withdrew and Ne tsan
proceeded untl wss met BY detachmsnt Of inpsrid
troops sent out from Monterrey relieve the g~arA ~
nished here General Iopss having turned over ~
train. returned " this city with his comnAnA ~
evening.
L'ssRAL TROOPS
present operating upon the frontier though q Sesso
activity far from being formidable either n
bers character In the present state Of things thu
could hardly otherwise Tho liberal soldier has
well supplied cOmmssariat from which TO draw his sub
sistence he lives at all times and entirely upon the
country. No quartermaster replenishes his CLOTHING
VI ~
constant riding the prairie and through tho denss
chaparra In everything he provides for himself-hm
saddle, equipments arms all his or course he
is paid nothing. and is, in fact Wild rowing iawics
adveuturer possessing but redeemiDs
love OF his country and desire TO sec hor free
Under such instances il of course Inn
possible 10 keep together any largo Member, o.
/ to iistii within them those principles OF dLsct-
piiae without which no troops can BE- made efficient
Tho constantly wandering of in search OF the
necessities Of life for themselves and their animals soa
out Of the four hundred he highest estmatel com
posing Cortina brigade 1t is seldom that more than tive
hundred Of Thorn together at the same tine and tsa
dssd small the estimate Of their numbers here, anA
contemptsba@ the opinion of them solsrs thaa te
in The on repeated rumor thai corna il constantly
ceiving aid from the Union side OF the Rio 0fande
am satisfied after careful and somewhat esssuas1
bands Of rebel soldiers, under general osncer o.
officers Of prominence in trio rcbc service. have croe0
the Rio Grande with the intention OF Offering thor ser
vices tn the imperial government Ia not correct Ne
such bands have crossed the river and any number "
the tate rebel soldiers 0hS Doom
Ossnixation and only for fear Of punishment Tor ont
rsges committed during the existence Of the late 10
| called confederacy
The following Ia the proclamation requiring al cronn
| TO obtain passport on leaving the city
| OFUcE POLarcAL PRgyerT,
DEpAnrnRN MATAMoRrs !
General d. Nicolas de Ia Porlilla, Imperial Comma.
sOncr for the Fifth territorial division, under date Of tins
| l4th inst, advised this oGhco follows, viz
Owing TO the peculiar state of affairs existing on the
frontier u IL necessary that the authorities shall tAke
/ NJ he
therefore
In tho name OF his Majesty tho Emperor. and hia
| Imperial Commissioner, one shall DO allowed -
leave this city without passport containing his name
surname description and other necessary rcquiremene
which shall be issued gratis from the once under your
4 EAceloncy's charge.
! Your Excellcncy will employ such aid ~ may b.
necessary 10 ssue passports with rapidly and without
delay those applying for them with tho privilege of
| extending the same for thirty days, under proper
guarantees TO merchants condition that they are v
| be exhibited entering and leaving tho city.
| This order 10 70 take effect from and after the IA
inst.
Persons violating this order viii DO arrested and tried
BY the authorities according the laws OF the country
| Your Excelcncy will cause tho inhabitants OF THU
department. to be notified by proclamation OF that portoa
| Of the order applying 10 them
And the inhabitants Of this city are notified thereof by
this proclamation In order that II may meet with daa
and punctual compliance TO he posted in the most COO
spcuous places that customary in order that non>
| may plead ignorance thereof
Given at the City Of Matamoros on the 18th day oS
| July 1896 PEDRO J. DE LA CARA,
| Political Project
eeded and the authorities DESTROYS OF making =
little irksome possible, yet M tneicate business and
social relations which have always existed between thu
city and 8rownsvs hereofore unrestricted BY any ruiz
! Affecting personal movomcnts. cnarw much snnoyAncs
| and Inconvenience 70 result from II.
|