New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-03
Troops Across the River with
Rebel Officers at their Head.
FROM BROWNSVILLE.
nprINAs's LATEST MOVEMENTS
MONTERREY OCCUPIED BY The FRENCH.
s,,m Our Special Correspondent.

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BocA DEL RIO. July l3, 1865.
The water of the Rio Grande is now higher
,,n il has been since lsi6; it averages depth of 6
feet in the channel.
Il r.,r the Boca (routM 10 Mstamoros il is about
epty miles and the fastest boat takes 10 or 10 hours
N run the distance owing TO the number Of bars met
With on the way and the sharp bends of the stream
which is most winding in its course Upon these bars
The boats 1fen rln they bump ashore also-bnt THIS
nothing The boat only backs of. and runs on again
On touching bar tho pilot tries from side to side
Or passage with two men in the bow of the boat.
sounding With ten.feet poles. who call ont the depth OF
vser every few seconds and if they DO not find bottom
With the poles they sing out NO bottom In tins
sy the h0at after some grounding finds ap'ssage
md runs y. There few rooms On any OF the boats
and the sssengers lie upon mattresses on the deck
The far 9, Matamoros is So meals included.
TIE BocA
only ebelt 100 yards wide and the Stars and Stripes
twice ibat distance only from the M1iean r color
liz green. white and red.
| A Mexican bow in duck trowsers tucked up to the
nees showing his stout brown legs pals you
he stream for "bit'-if he can't cheat you, and
asia 25e) if he can. The river IS sort Of styx and
nd Geas and for a time live. 0pguish. in species
n earthly purgatoly.
The BAR
On the bar there is now only four feet OF water and
Ae little cotton that is shipping Is carried out in small
Ighters 10 the vessels chat take it TO foreign
ports.
This bar tolls by the many wrecks about H. Of what
|, dangerous spot it can be in a storm. Sunk in the
uDdy beach are 10 be seen the moss aud scawecdcov.
red francs Of some 80 craft TIA. ian over tic
deep blue sea. Now the waves wash over them. and
I0s winds sing their requiem as their remains sink
rero deeply into the sand.
TIE FRINcH ILLET.
Of TIE mouth Of the river at distance Of about =!
EIes hes small French feet with the tIico.or at tie
pf There are now only some dozen vessels and four
Iw Eve Of them only armed. a LITTLE apart from
Aern aad more Of the mouth Of the river are two yes
| vi Of var. with white ensign and red cross flying
hon their gaffs These are British. The blue ensign
has beer changed Tor The white bat for what reason is
act APPARENT
THE BEACH
b Of lard black sand, with small shells do.;ine IT,
though net tlieky. The sur! rolls in upoL il il long
white lite and with dGl heavy report. Tie sight is
a;her sue one TO beaoldcr ID used to marine
Renes. A fresh breeze generally blows in from the
ga rendering tie beach cool yqseo in The morning
and evening.
DRIVING OF TIE BEACH
Of the main Yasimos OF the people at the Boca,
and the hard sand makes capital drive The wheels
the light carriages hardly snk ~ tie sand snd The
vehicles un over il with smooth eycnness that is very
peasant 10 the drivers. Prom !. N. until dusk car
Images 10 be tie beach, md with them par
ass Of pedestraus ~ there cool and refresh them
rves after the beai Of the day; and many Anger on
ne coo spot until night has her sable mantle
be scene and the sir grows chilly.
BATHING.
Daring tie heated term bathing along the beach is
rth the Boca people tie luxary il j. open 10
Pie poor IS wei Others aud IS the special delight o.
lie boys VITO sport about 10 the water like 50 many
younc seels tleir small hick heads bobbiac up and
down in Tie sah 1t happens now and then, on a
stormy day hat boy is carried out and
lcowncd, bat his IS not often.
The driving in degree, checSs battling. FOR meI
cannot expose their naked bodies in sigh, OF carriage
n they hare 10 st in their shirts and drawers on III,
seach and when Hoy see chance. throw lhcm off ant
|rn across re Intervening sand and plunge uudcl
lover Of the wuicr In getting OFT, they have 10 us
te same vigilance 10 get into under OF ;he
NIT anu ufaweis when tley finish dressing IN 'cs
aste IN tbs burryio get into their undercotbes
aey often Them 10 dis greeabc extent and wall
home ia q vct skin.
/ coSTEDEHATE BAYARD.
On board tie boat for MniamOTos l met young man
sgood Sc3tch .amily. whom shall for The
ARE amount Of service he has een. lie first served n
aCrimea; then in India; next in Italy. under Carl
tai; after that in The &C. >" Army. and now be i.
Ding to enter the Mexican Army. lie was three time.
sounded and was major Of cavalry in the &C. $. .
Army. This soldier Of fortune Is L. r. H. NcIyo,.
w. ie rs Only one Of many Who entering tho Army
Ia Mesco rom dislike 70 liro under the Tag Of The
Vaied Stairs II they eoul Ike and rcspect tha,
az. = rel that they are quitting tie county.
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