The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-02

this respect. under the Yaee vegsme that even our
ever saw, and that we carry our enterprise with u:
Water hers " very One pr the pecuarities OF
the place il the selling of water to drink Water costs
twenty Ave cents per barrel and is supplied to families
by . "watsrman" who with hugely broad brimmed
hat and legs and thighs bare rolls Il up to the door and
and deposits carefully away in his roll q currency
YANKEE EMIGRATION TO MEXICO
took the opportunity to converse with great many
Mexicans this side OF the river relative to Yankee
emigration TO Mexico They all want the auxiliary force
to come; and the;imperalisis fear It Will come, ana as
cuss the matter in serious tones They do not like
Northern papers, teeming with libusering IDEAS ana
accounts sof emigration societies forming for
in Mexico, circulated in their midst societies by which
the emigrant comes provided with musket, Dayones
ssn1y or cavalry IL e pruning
hook and box Of Bibles and several bundles oil tracts
from the religious societies Of Philadelphia Inc impe
rasts do not relish the idea Of receiving sucha pecu
liar stye' Of satterday emgran.sn They are afraid
the first game baggod will be G Macmillan"
At first the people both at Bagdad and Matamoroe were
positively impolite TO Yankees. Now they are getting
gradually consderate If not polite II Is interest
ing to observe what wonderfully conciang effect the
sight of Yankee bayonots have imperial neigh
bors No doubt said bayonets would have very soften
Ing influence II we transplanted them to Mexican soil
between hcre and Brazos San Antonio and Rio Grande
City They will 'drve" quito profitable business, as
there who want TO travel back to the embraces
OF "home sweet home, quito rapidly. Those who are
returning from Mexico doing with light hearts.
veninces he experienced In Mexico for being foolish
enough TO leave the land Of civilization Their suerings
this as land Of civilization Il is said that Texas is
peculiar State, and that takes long time 70 develop
taste for It, fully agree with the Of the assertion
II does take ong" time TO cultivate taste for IT,
GENERAL SHERIDAN
has reached Galveston accompanied by portion Of the
members Of his staff He ID on tour OF inspection and
will visit the principal posts along the Texas coast and
the limo Of the Rio iirande He made the trip from
New Orleans in the captured steamer Heroine General
Forsyth, Chief Of STAR is not with him. but remains
behind 70 keep house. C., "oica headquarters, in
cEyERAL JAcKsoNs DIVISION
Of the Twenty-tth Army corps has been landed. One
portion Of has gone to Corpus Christie another por
ton to ndiano and the rest to Brazos General jack
is himself at Brazos. Almost all the vessels that
brought down tho colorcd troops from Fort Monroe
much water to cross the bar at Brazos Hence
they had to remain anchor outside who their freghs
were being ghtered of For several days lighters
could DO found There were none at BrazOs except
small steamer styled the Hancock and several
| that had como from New Orleans and unoaded
lumber. The Quartcrmasser, Major hcEntee ala every
thing in his power but for time made but little head
way in accomplishing his purpose At last he learned
that there several lighters at the Boca del Rio tied
| up on the Mexican SIDE Tho lighters had been pro-
vonsly used Tightening the blockade runners and now
| remained without employment because OF the collapse
of tho rebel concern. Only after very great deal
OF perseverance and persuasion did he succeed in pre-
vailng upon two captains to bring their lighters into
United states waters and charter them to the govern
vessels also and the quartermaster is doing toera
bly, well in the lghtcring business Just before the
troops woe placed on board the schooner Alice Doll
| Tor Dale,, of New York, from the United
Steamship
loaded pilot undertook to take il in over the bar Just
the schooner got in the midst of the breakers 1t
grounded, aud rocked and thumped furiously II was
Just nghtfa when the schooner struck Owing to the
tide and the position Of the vessel 1t was found mpos
sibe to relieve the sufferers Tho soldiers compel
led to remain on the schooner all night their situation
in tho meantime growing rapidly more pcrous. BY
daylight the schooner had been far washed upon the
shoals permit of the soldiers to jump over
board which they did and got safely shore Pache
Island, by swimming there by noon OF the same day
tho schooner was carried around the point Of the
4 md nd tha m
| high and dry The continued humping finally
broke hole in her bottom whereupon the vessel rapidly
IA sodier gotten OF in safety The soldier lost
was drowned. The schooner went at once to wreck.
VIZ SELLS OFF DRAzos AND CORPUS CHRISTI
At last accounts the transport steamers Illinois, Lv
| ingson, Scott, Cassandra, Wilmington, Trade Wind,
Montauk Promohcus, nightingale, KENNEDY and Thc,s
off the ports Of Brazos and Corpus Christi The
troops did not suffer much from tho effects of the long
voyage Only very few cases Of fever occurred Some
four Eve only Of tho prvaes died from ship fever
CENTRAL EEGRErEs DEFEAT.
The report Of Negretcs total defeat by the imperial.
istss MT regarded reliable by the Mexicans who are
| on this side of the river
| BRIG DER GENERAL JAMES r. SLACK
| has been assigned to duty as post commandment at
Orders have just been issred by Major General Steele
| prohibiting officers and enlisted men from proceeding
written authority from his headquarters For few days
past Of officers have been going the line
TO make purchases Of necessary articles at Bagdad and
The naval steamer Seminole Commander Clearly, has
lust arrived on DraZos relieving the Princess Royal
rHE PORT or GALVESTON
has not vet been opened Schoones that lately cleared
from Natamoros for Galveston prohibited from
terng by tho naval authorities Hence the vessels all
returned to the Boca del Rio.
GENERAL GORDON GRANGER
has arrived OF Galveston He will make his headquar.
ters there or at Houston.
GENERAL wnrzm
will probably reach hero in the course Of two days He
Is momentariiy expected.
GENE2AL MERRITT,
is reported is to command oil the cavalry in the State
II ,xxtIt rxo
all the cavalry there and then through tho country
for San Antonio where no will probably establish his
headquarters for the present
who drift along this way say that tho price Of goods will
b. greatly enhanced after the opening o. the Texan ports
The han!s expecting and preparing TO do heavy
| business with the soldiers.
Just previous to the surrender Of Kirby Smith tho fol
lowing named articles sold at Houston by auction fol
| specie, at the rates spccilicd:-
Star candles, sc. to Zoe gum arabic l71lc.; qunine
S psn 81 60 ri ps
Der do. d. s. per %. e g. 81 Is per do.; DO: q
g $ e: s ~
pas :
s$sss Costs sp.s Is ;srs s;1s:
a% . csass:: WIFI: y y z y =; S s
Al Wool o %s
re- e linden s SS:s 6: G's s.
81 10; coIored cabre 3c great gross buttons 81 So Eng
fish barege sSe prints assorted 2c powder t5c 70 s5e
25c 20 aoc needles 81 lo castngs 4 to 9c Per pound
pearl gross; sedx powders - 10 doz
best buckskn sauntles $2 70 e3 81 dcx linen poke
handkcrchieis 81 to IS per doz ladies' cloaks ~ 70
| 10 $l5 per doz
SUCCESSION MINISTERS vIEws or SOUTHERN PRIRcIPLxs
is remarkable fact that in this State tho men WHIT
pretend TO be ministers OF the Gospel and who by hei
calling ought to be wise, humble and charitable, open
conviction and tho dictates OF reason, the con
trary preudiced bigoted and intolcrant They tn
berest and strongest scccssons,s have TO conten
with They 'aristocratic In their notions and &C
tons, and about meek and gentle a wild horse o
the prairis The Texas Chyision advocate, in arl
on the present political situation OF the South says tina
President Johnsons idea seems to DO that the Union
perpetual; that II not dissolved by the secession o
the States forming the confcdcracy that those State
had sort OF fainting it, 'havng temporarily ceased
fuaI their fcnctons a. part Of whole and that tn
war was SIMPLY sort OF sharp practice for their rrso
ration sound political health In order that the reade
may form an idea OF the Texas Christian view Of
this cnnnectn tie following