New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-18
iLotter from our Special Correspondeut,l
FEONE THE RHO &RANDE,

MATAMoRos, MEXICO, May 10, 1866.
On the night Of the 9th inst, in this city, a
large party of persons holding office under the
Empire and naturally supposed to be good In
peralists held a celebration inseoret, the occasion
being the third anniversary of the great victory
of the Liberals under Flores in Puebla. General
Mejia, who seems to find out everything, has about
twenty-five of these persons now safely under
lock and key. This goes to show how uncertain
is the fealty of the Matamorians to the Imperial
government, and justifes the close watching OF
General Meja upon the city.
A few days ago, a small train Of wagons loadea
with machinery for mill of some sort, left TINS
city for Monterey. After it started, the custom
house officers remembered that they had for
gotten to inspect the interior parts of the ma
chinery; and guard was sent to fetch the train
back The machinery was looked into, when, 10
and behold! the boiler and all the cylinders and
piues and things were stuffed with eontraband
| goods to the value of about $1,000 long
face is to he seen here and there among the store
keepers of Matamoros, and among the American
spectators in Brownsville. One Mexican dealer
here loses $40, 900 of the amount. Smuggling in a
small way is going on here all the time; but it is
not often that it is attempted on as large scale
as the above.
The military situation offers nothing startling.
special force is out in search of Cortina, who
hovers nearer to Matamoros than any of the OPP.
position leaders.
Canales lately was in Camargo with about 400
men, and some 5000 head of horses and mules
which he had taken from ranches in the interior
These animals he was selling at any priee-mules
as low as three dollars-in order to purchase
arms and ammunition, which were ready on the
Texas side, waiting for the money.
Hearing Of the proceedings the Liberal leader:
beyond Camargo, to-wit, Escobedo, Treyino
and Naranjo, joined their forces, making whole
force of HOO men, and came down to see about it
Canales receiving timely notice of their approach
" got up and busted, I" and his present whereabouts
are unknown.
! Atlast accounts the three leaders above named
held Camargo. What they were staying there fol
was not known, though conjecture said it was
either to keep lookout for Canaes, or to inter
cepta large merchandise conducta which is tt
leave this place for Monterey on the 18th inst
4 So the military situation stands thus Canales
outlaws Cortina, Escobedo 4 Co. outlaw both
and Meiia outlaws the whole gang. And devil.
dance of it they all lead, up and down the river
uuu aIOuuu buIOuSH Gl6 GuhppdTats MllG OObL
vot country, and vat peeples"
Latest adVices from Monterey represent that all
is quiet in that vicinity. The whereabouts ofJean
ingros and his FrenchImperial troops was IN,
known. The Liberals keep out of his way without
| the trouble of either running or lodging.
It's believed to be very probable that the mer.
chandise conducta to leave here this week will be
| attacked, not only by the Liberal force at Ca.
MARCO, but by numerous others, from the Texas
side, who are all in twitter about it.
Affairs in Brownsville are quiet The criminal
court is in session, trying and condemning malefac
tors. A Mexican was sentenced the other day to
be hung, for the murder of another Mexican. Out
here it is considered gross and inhuman outrage
to hang man, no matter what his crime NAV
have been I; consequently subscription is on foot
to raise $1,000 to buy the doomed Mexican another
trial. Bets are offered that he will never be hung
under any contingency. And if were a betting
man, would bet the same way.
| Two negro men the other day went into court in
Brownsville and took their seats among the jurors
claiming their right to act as urymen. The sheriff
informed them that they would have to be drawn
as jurymen before they could serve, and that he
had jurors enough. Upon which the colored gen
tlemen retired.
I enclose photographs Of Meiia and Cortina
Mejia you will see, is little native Mexican, Oh
fullblood Indian. Cortna is of white parents
though born and raised among the Indians The
little withered Indian is a man Of splendid educa.
ton; his only deficiency is said to be his inability
| to speak English. The tall and handsome white
man cannot write his name. What a contrast be-
tween the two leading spirits of this border. The
likenesses are correct I,G.