The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-01
BY TETEGR-A- PEI
EVENING pArGssN.

CAIRO, ILL.,, Jnne 90
An arrival from New Orleans brings 92o
bales of cotton for ST. Louis. Advices from
Matamoras Of the 18th confirm the report of
the defeat OF the Juarez Gen. Neget after his
unsuccessful attempt on Matamoras. He is
reported to have lost 700 men killed, and 1000
taken prisoners. 2#i
The Al stamoras Commerce asserts that
Juarez is buying up old arms in the United
states. There were plenty of goods at Mata
moras waiting market. So
The Commerce also reports that the ex-
President OF the.ex- Republic of Mexico was
compelled to fly by the pass Del Norte escort.
ed by Carvajal and Quesda with some cavalry,
on The approach OF troops under Gen. Aymeir
who occupied Chihuahua.
There has been some shooting from the left
to the right bank OF the river, by which the
Surgeon-in Chief on the staff OF Gen. Mejia
came near being killed, while he was at the
Ferry Landing opposite Brownsville The
firing came from sentinels stationed at Browns
vile.
The Commerce asserts that ten American
soldiers were engaged in the attack. which
was deliberately and wantonly made. 1t is
also asserted that although Gen. Mejia made
an immediate communication on the subject.
No reply has been made by Gen, Brown. IS.
Twelve or fifteen men recently broke into
the State Treasury building at Austin and
broke open the Safes robbing them of $13 600
ia gold, leaving the silver They were unable
TO get into the vaults, where most of the trea-
sure was kept. iaN itk
The New Orleans Times denies that yell
low fever or cholera has appeared ia that city
this season. alas
A large meeting was held in Houston, Tex
as, on the 18th OF June. The most prominent
men OF the State participated. Resolutions
Of the most loyal character were unanimously
adopted. s- ii
Ten steamers, filled with soldiers belonging
to the 10Th Army Corps, passed Cairo to day
en- route by Duvalrs Bluff to Shreveport
Advices from Shreveport to the l4lh state
that the quantity Of cotton likely TO get to New
Orleans by way Of Rad River is yariousy es-
timated at from 5000 to 10000 bales Next
years crop will be small, as little has been
planted.
Vera Cruz letter of the LIST inst. states
that the Confederates still continue to Aock to
There is no doubt that Gwynn will get his
project through. Itonly awaits the signature
of Macmillan to become a law. He goes out
as the Director General Of emigration for the
States of Sonora, chihuahua, Durango and
Tamauligus with extraordinary powers, and
5000 French troops to back him. The region
is TO be strictly Southern Ten Thousand
Confederates are 70 be armed and paid by the
empire, but keptin heabove mentioned States
as protection to emigrants.
Capt. Page and the other officers of the
Stonewall, have gone to Mexico I'd offer their
services TO the Empire and persuade the I'm.
perial government to purchase the Stonewall.
The Preach Admiral goes with them for the
same purpose, and declares that with the
Stonewall no can defend the Mexican coast
against the whole American navy. sBs
Grierson's cavalry have arrived at Vicks-
burg ending at that point thsir months cam
paign through the States of FIoFiIa, Alabama
and Mississippi. The expedition passed
through portions of Alabama and Mississippi
never before visited by hostile troops. They
report the interior of those States in most
prosperous condition, with thousand of bales
OF cotton, which the owners were anxious to
get to market, and also that there would be |
large crops of cotton this year.
Thousands of acres which had been planted
with corn were ploughed up and cotton sub,
stituted. The crops generally were looking
very fine.