Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-07-08
snom MEXICO.

CAIRO, June 29.-An arrival from New
Orleans brings 92e bales of cotton for St.
Louis. Matamoras dates of June 10 are to
the effect that the defeat of Negrete, after
his unsuccessful attempt on Matsmoras is
confirmed. He is reported to have lost TOO
killed and 2oo0 taken prisoners
The Matamocas Commerce asserts that
Juarcz is buying up old arms in the United
States. There are plenty of goods at Mata-
moras awaiting market. The Commerce
reports that the ex- President of the ex-re-
public of Mexico was compelled to fly to
Paso del Norte, escorted BY Carvasall aud
Quesada with some cavalry. On the APP
proacl of the troops undea General Aymcid, ,
which occupied chihuahua, there had been
some shooting from the left to the right
bank of the river, in which the Surg seon in.
chief of the stafiof General Mejia, who was
at Santa Cruz, came near being killed.
1t is ascertained by sentinels stationed on
recently broke into the State Treasury. ut
Austin, and breaking open the safes, robbed
them of $4,000 in gold, leaving the silver.
They were unable to get into the vaults,
where most of the treasure was kept.
The New O!leans Times denies that the
cholera OF yellow fever has appeared in that
city this season. .M .I.ll-.
A loyal meeting was held at Houston,
Texas, en- Jure 10, in which the most pro-
minent men o. the State participated. A
series of resolutions of the most loyal
character wee drafted and unanimously
adopted .'.
Ten steames, filed with soldiers belong.
ing to the Fifteenth Army Corps, passed to-
day en- route or Duvalls Bluff. Shreveport
advices state that the quantity of cotton
likely to get to New Orleans. by way OF
Red river, is variously estimated from So
600 to 10000 bales. Next years crop will
be small, as bat very little has been planted
! A Very Cruz letter, of June /, states tha,
the con!ederates still continue to flock to
| Mexico. There is no doubt Gwyn VIII gel
his project through. 1t only awaits the
signature of Maximilian to become a law
! He goes out as director general of emigra
ton for the States of Sonora, Chihuahua
Durango and Tamaulipas, with extraordin
airy powers, and 5000 French troops to bach
him. t7i
Ten thousand confederates are to be arm
ed and paid by the Emperor, but kept in
the above mentioned States as protection
to the emig'ants. Captain Page and the
officers of the Stonewall had gone to Mexico
to offer their services to the Emperor, anC
to persuade tie imperial government to pur
chase the ram The French admiral goe
with them TO. the same purpose, and de
clares that with the ram he can defend th,
Mexican coast against the whole American
navy. 81. .r.
Grierson's cavalry have arrived at Nicks
burg, ending that point a three months
campaign though the States OF Florida
Alabama and Mississippi. .. ..
The expedition passed through portion
of these States never before visited by hos
tile troops, and report the interior in Il mos
prosperous condition, and report sce:n.
hundreds of thousands of bales of cottoI
which their owners were anxious to take t
market and there would be large crops q
cotton this year. Thousands of acres " hicl
had been planted in corn had been plough
ed up and cotton substituted. The crop
generally were looking very fine.