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Affairs in Texas.

and party, at Piedras Negras, about
fihy miles from Eagle Pass. A train
of seventy.fve wagons. four pieces Of
artillery and nine hundred muskets
are said to have been surrendered by
KIRBY Smith and party, who are now on
parole.
The above news was received in
Brownsville on the 18th inst, from
Major Texier, of Cortinas' staff
I clip the following from the San
Antonio HerGid::
Our information from Eagle Pass
and Piedras Negras, is up to July /.
We learn that Gen. Shelby lad reach.
ed the first named point in quiet
and peaceable manner, but was in.
formed by the authorities in Piedras
Negras, that he would not be allowed
to take his men into Mexico with arms
in their hands, but that if he would
leave his arms there would be no OBJ.
lection to his entrance into the country
as emigrants with himself and men.
We are informed that Gen. Shelby
finally agreed to this. and sold his
arms and cannon to the Liberals at
Piedras Negras. There were two
thousand FIVE hundred stands of small
| arms and three pieces Of artillery, for
which Shelby received eleven thou
sand dollars-six thousand in specie
and Eve thousand in bonds issued by
the Liberals. The arms were imme.
diately shipped for Chihuahua. The
Governor of the State CT Coahuila
acted as agent for the Liberals.
; Gen. Shelby entered Mexico with
abont two hundred and fifty men,
The column of cavalry, under the
command of Maj. Gen. Merritt, which
left Shreveport. ON the Sth inst, has
arrived at Marshall, Texas.
The march though the State will
probably occupy month. Forage
and water it is expected will be very
scarce along certains portions Of the
route, but up TO the present time there
has been abundance ofboth.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.--The Chroni.
Gle has received letter from New Or.
leans embodying the following extract
from one written by a gentleman con.
nected with the headquarters Of the
Union force at Clarksyille, Texas. 1t
is dated July IL, and is as follows:
| | am lying at the mouth of the Rio.
Grande, opposite to Bagdad. The
Mexicans under Macmillan guard the
opposite side and our troops this. The
respective pickets are not forty rods
apart. There is good deal of unfriend.
ly feeling between the two armies, and
they cannot long refrain from blows.
On the 4th of July, our officers went
over, and many rows occurred.
heard this morning that Gen. Brown,
the commander at Brownsville, yestei.
day had an interview with Juarez, and
promised him the assistance of the Uni.
ted States troops, and had ordered the
Fourth Indiana to cross the river.
Gen. Steele, the department command.
er, went up by despatch boat to coun.
teract the order if possible. But even il
he succeeds, things cannot long remain
as they Cor. Net0 York Herald.
Our latest mails enables us to give the
following additional particulars:
REPORTED CAPTURES.
| A correspondent of the New Orleans
Times writes
Brownsville, Saturday, July s.-Lieut
Gen. E, Kirby Smith, Major Generals
Magruder and Price, and Brigade,
| Generals 10. Shelby, Douglas and Jack.
man, with four hundred men and officers.
two pieces ofartillery and large wagon
train, are moving from San Antonio,
Texas, toward Eagle Pass, with the in.
tention of entering Mexico. This infor.
nation is from gentleman of undoubt.
ed integrity who travelled with the par.
ty, and who arrived at Ringgold Bar.
racks on the 4th instant. Eek Govern.
ors Mrore and Allen, Of Louisiana and
Murrah and Clark, of Texas, and a
number Of lesser dignitaries, are in the
party.
| Bro'onsDille, Thursday July ls.r-