The New York herald., 1865-03-12
THE GULF.
A Commercial Agent Of the United States
Arrives at Matam0rOS.
The Liberals Advancing on
the City.
Cortlna Reported Having Deserted the
Imperial Cause.
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Exchange Of Prisoners from Camp
Ford, xe9as,
Ass, Ae., 10.

OuE NcW Orleans COrrespOnoences
NEW 0RIzANs, La, Feb. "a, lSo6
ARRIVAL OF COMMERCIAL AGENT At NArAhoRoe
BY the arrival at this port last evening Of the steam
ship Gov. Bailey, from Matamoros the 23d nst learn
that the steamshp San Roman arrived Il that city from
New York on the 2lss inst, bringing out Mr. Amxi Wood
United States Commercial Agent II is said that Mr.
Wood has opened his once In Matamoros and has
nenced clearing vessels ports in the United
9tatea
yUARxx lHroRrED ADVANCING ON xATAxoRos-coRnNA AND
HIS COMMAND JOIN THE LIBERAL yoRcxs
Juarez is said 10 be advancing Matamoros with
three thousand men Mejia is said to have only one
compelled to surrender. He sent out Cortina with
four regments 70 check his progress; but instead
q .hsyus asnt c0rns su,Tsadersd his whole
this Is that Maximian agreed 70 give Cortina
half million dollars provided he turned his
sented he refused pay him. fhe impcrafsts be-
coming alarmed at the increasing force Of the liberals and
the treschery Of the Mexican commanders and their
troops In the service Of Maximian
THE YoRoH AT BHowNsv1IIs RnMoRCxD.
Slaughter commanding the rebel force at brownsville,
the BIO Grande is said to have received reinforce
ments to the number Of eleven hundred or late
the rebels feared that the Union force at Brazos Santiago
and all the vuabes Of the place to Corpus
Christi
LOSS OF A yRnxcH BARK
The French bark Lc Vcrur loading Brazos Santiago,
was blown about the 9Th inst and went ashore
between Brazos and Boca del Rio The vessel and cargo
total loss The crew was saved. Within the last
six weeks there have been less than Ave wrecks on this
coast all Of which will prove total loss. Two were
laden with merchandise and two laden with five
hundred bales of cotton the whole Of which lost,
with The exception Of about nnety.hyo bales
New ORLEANS, La, Fsb q, 1888.
sxCHlKGED rRIsoHERs CAMP FORD, TKxAs
The Mississippi steamer Magenta arrived In this city
yesterday bringing thousand two hundred exchanged
prisoners from Camp Ford, Texas They belong princ
pay TO the Thirty sixth Iowa, Forty Indiana and
seventyseventh Ohio There also several from the
Neth indiana Thirty third Iowa, Fifth Kansas, Twelfth
Michigan and other regiments.
The majority captured at Marks hil, Ark, and
had been prisoners about ten months
LIST OF NAVAL OFFICERS EXCHANGED
The following naval officers were also exchanged, and
arrived here on the Magenta
United States iHeImsr CtJtonFrcderick CY0cker Act
ing Volunteer Lieutenant; W. W. Weld, Acting Ensign;
g. w. Simmons Jr, Acting Assistant Paymaster; J. 8.
Thompson, Paymaser's Clerk; James A. Fox, Second
Assistant Engineer D. H. FaIes, T. A. Bradley and John
McGrane Third Assistant Engineers N L. Cannon H. s.
p Rollins and Howard Sergeant, Acting Masters Matea
United Siocs Steasacr Sachsm-Amos johnson, Acting
Volunteer Lieutenant; John G. Heney. Acting Masters
Mate; L. A. Lanieu, Paymaster's Clerk
United States Ship Morning LtgM-Hsny W. Wash
burn and W. W. Fowler, Acting Masters; John l. Cham
bers and George II. Race, Acting Masters Mates -
Masters Mate; william johnson and X Mclaughlin,
Third Assistant Engineers.
Unaed Salss schooner Velocay-N w. Hammond, Act
Ing Volunteer Lieutenant.
The Following officers Of the navy from Texas who
paocd for exchange took passage for Cairo ON the 10th
Inst. -
Unsed Sso,es Seamer Sienal-Edward Morgan Acting
Acting Ensigns f. j. Calvert Paymaster's Clerk; f. D..
Lowell r. r Croft and A. Donaldson, Acting Masters
Mates; James " Liddel, Third Assistant Engineer