The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-24
Later froiexico.
The Ranchero, of Nata4, Mexico, of the 9TH
inst, contains the following

Later froleX1co
The Ranehero, of Natal, Mexico, of the 9TH
inst, contains the following
Yesterday several officers men from the federal
side of the Rio Grande croat GAINESVILLE, during
the day, and took up QUARTZ Bagdad, apparently
for the night. Shortly aftidnight, the guard ut
the ferry, and along the we're surprised, cap
tured and disarmed by thsty above mentioned.
Such lighters were at han,re Immediately taken
possession OF, and with themarly the entire mill
tary force at GAINESVILLE W crossed over, in two
separate bodies, making in alme 400 men, mostly
negroes.
The garrison of Bagdad cdning abolt 10 men,
was completely surprised acaptured The com
mander of the post and the cain of theport were
taken prisoners while in their s. 1t is sid the lat
ter was killed, and the formeade his ecape. OF
the truth of this there is someubt
Upon taking possession ofe town, tie work of
pillage and plumber was imdiately naugurated.
Every lighter in the place. (sondfty in ,umber) was
taken possession of, and as raIy Gao warehouse
could be Quilted, the contents We loade up and i'm
medately crossed over to the lerican de.
The gunboat Antonio was call on to srrender; she
answered their demand with brdsidc, With scattered
the flibusters in a hurry. Shor after, second de-
mand of the same nature mao which vs. answ cred
IN the same manner and with a lie result She is on
her way up the river. An Ausan serant the
Antonio was killed. At dayligh the Frch mer Of
war in the harbor opened fire. cQpeinahe ilil s.
tiers to take refuge in the upper prt of ttown. At
last accounts the hllbusters were posssion of the
town.
The deaths are reported to be thirty on Oh 81 lie. 1t
is stated that the tilibusters were mder mmand Of
one Col Reed-that one r. Clay Crawfo being at
Brownsville, upon receiving informlton ohe capture
OF Bagdad started for the scene of actiopost haste
Mexico, the invader is your sol with poses hell
ISh and DlOtS lamDaIlnI Ia+l h., with
bloody hands to a hoSpitable grave!
FROM TIE Rio GRANDE-The Mataros CORE
spondent of the New Orleans Times, upr date of
the 4th inst, gives the following ntcresti items
You have probably heard ere this of p0ccupa-
ton of Monterey by the French Montey appears
to be OF considerable Importance to the OPPOSITION
force outside its walls, Int of use to TO in Dos
session of the city, except to levy forced los and
then evacuate; when the other party ente takes
possession, continues the same game, and so Q pay
goes on-spOrt to the :" sons of Mars" but ,anrial
death to the pockets Of the unfortunate citize
Indeed, alarming has the state of affairs ,come
in Monterey that the better portion of the pohaton
are removing from the city to San Luis Potosi akino
with them their specieand all vaIuabIe movableoods
Not untrequcntly thest parties waylaid bypyinp
bands of gucrrias OF deserters from either ,arty
robbed of all they possess and sometimes mulered
because they do not hve more to give thesecoo
blooded cormorants. need scarcely state tina with
this state Of affairs in Monterey business in thacty
is almost entirely destDyed the inhabitants livinsin
perpetual "reign Of terror
We have just heard the news here of ,JuareZNe
grete and other geneals and officers of the libra
army crossing the Rio Grande into Texas at Epl
Pass. This news has cused considerable excitenen
and no little speculation among the imperalists as tt
the cause OF this impoRnt visit the part of prs
dent Juarez and some ohis most distinguished officer
to your soil. From the actions and conversation
is easy to that it st des them no good :" and +
tell you the truth, | ana little uneasy myself abou
this movement, and belEe that Washington is thei
destination.
The night before last affair of very serious ma
ture occurred, which nv result in a declaration
dwar from one power tx other on either side of til
dRio Grande, if not Immediately attended to- Irefe
no an exchange of shotseroSs the river, in which
ISIS stated that one or twoDerSons were wounded |
(. ppearS that shot led from the American side
IS Ehen the pickets on thisde Immediately discharge
c heir pieces.
J. As might be expecte an answering voey ran
IF pm the yankees" with was kept up by the partie
c some time until the fair terminated by author
l. l." At first it sUosed here that one of til
: nericau pckets fredt one of the imperial
l., rkets, but news arriv yesterday from over tn
q rrr that party of Gt CFawford's command, act
r under his orders, werin the act of embarkng TO
It til side, for the purpe of capturing q gunboa
;, mored near the city, anthat musket was accident
:, all discharged, which suited as described above
n an of course frustratedle intended capture of tn
i guboat.
!. learn also that sevel of the parties engaged il
thcaffair yere arrested Gen. WetzelS order.