, 1866-02-25
FROM THE Rio GRANDE,
Gen. .Weitzel's Bearer of Des-
patches Found Hanging
on q Tree.
Another EfRttle on the Rio Grandc-
The French Victorious.
fCotTes pca1eucc Of The Il. q Dalai

IGowSsyu1r. Te.a4. February. 1866.
In my last, an account was given Of tho sud
den and mysterious disappearance Of Nnthn-
nic1 Windsor, company G, 4tb Wisconsin cav
Weitzcl, ut brownsville, to Maj. Gen. Clark,
at Hrazos, Santiago, and Herman Bur-
mister, ESQ, Of the wealthy house Of
Droeya, Octling & Co., Matamofas, both par.
ties being lost Sight OF the road between this
point aud Braxos. distance OF only twenty
five Mfles- Through the saSacity Of Nj.
Richard Mi1lar, a scout attached to the office
Of the Provost Marshal General Capt. Ayers,
and the nntiEfnE cGurts of thai oiiicer him
sell, the bodies OF both missing men have been
found.
Young Windsor, was found by The scout
Millar and bis party on the 9TH inst. hanging
by the neck from mosquito tree, seven miles
from Brownsville, and thirty paces from the
road 10 the c1lap1'aral, stripped Of everything
but his shirt, with not bruise or wound on
the bUdy save what would result to the neck
from tic rope, with the exception of certain
parts which werc cut away.
Il Nr. Bnr1nistier WIS likewise found hung
about two miles towards Brazos from where
the courier Was murdered, but the body, af-
ter hanging week or more, had tul1en 10 the
ground, and from decomposition lad burst,
and presented most disgusting spectacle
Ais body also Aad Scen stripped md erery-
thing carried oh. Both men were mounted,
and tho horses Of both were taken BY this
gang. who doubtless arc the same parties who
shot and robbed the three United States otH-
Gers on the San Antonio road a few days nf-
tcrwards.
From the closest examination and scrutiny,
Ar. Miller, who Is m old froutiersman, Is
positive that both Windsor and kuzmfstier,
were lassocd from tleir horses. Windsor BE-
Ing hung Ncar tho road, while Bnrmis.ter,
jefkcd from Ills horse, was lrn.pcd the DIS
tancc of half mile Ills head battered In with
A. L. ~t.$-n f.nN.
He was buried on the 9Th with Masonic
lonors.
AS young Wtndsor's dcspatchcs contained
important mattcr, relating TO the notion OF
The Baednd Military Investigation Commls-
sioD, and rs 3ir. Bur1nisticr's object was to
testify before that Board and identify prop
II IS argued, By many here, that these mur.
dcrs were committed for specified purpose
by those IN the interest OF the plundcEers,
who were well informed as to the exact mis-
sion OF both the murdered meu.
RATTLE nETwEEx TIE FRENCH TROOPS AND
MENDEz's FoRCE.
from thc Rio Giaude Courier. Feb. u
We announced the other day that Mcndex,
with two Thousand men, had possession Of oil
the xoads leading from Tamp1co, and was de-
priyine that city Of all communications with
The interior, Il Is ruunorcd to-day in our sis
Ter cIty or thc other side Of the Rio Granae,
thnt the collision which the position o. Tam
paco would inevitably bring, has nj last taken
place with heavy loss to the Liberals.
The following is the r1ttnor alluded to: The
French garrison Of Tamplco. Of ~ men 1 !
strong, had been reinforced By few hundred
men, when the order WIS given to saiiy ont
and clear The vicinity Of the city.
on Tue French troops advancing, Mendez
rctrcated to q curtain spot, we'll sitnat ed for
IN anbuscaae, where tho French advance
guard, about sl1ty men, were massac1ed with
out pity. The balance Of the troops, although
inferior tn numbers to Mendez's force, $50
against a,0}o, advanced and begun the attack
with yigor. The bayonct nlonc, il Whfcl, the
French excel, Tas used viii. such rrsulI that
The enemy rctrcatea aud were pursued several
hours. Mcndcz and almost nil his staf oti,cers
arc reported as killed.
Tho Killed and wounded Of Mcudcz arc
stated to he about $50 men. to no more thup
about 100 Fncnchmen, ineindlng the slxtY
killed the first part Of the actinn.
Tie victory over Mendex has opened busl.
ness from Tasnpico with the interior, which
had 50 long been interrupted By Mendez, wht
ohetInately stayed In the vicinity.