Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-12
LATEST TELBGRAMS.
MEXICO.

hATESf IELEGhAMS. a
MEXICO. ~
Late Matamoras DifFieaIty -ssig-
WEEKS Action misrepresentation
SedgWick's Interference has Accom-
plisheSi-CaHales Emitted With EseO-
bedO-Gen. Shermau's Movements
and Adviee-MeSOtiatiOn fer Maxi
miIian's Abdicati0n. fttb
WASHINGTON, Dee. lQ.-Ia reply 70 q
House resolution calling OH the President
for information whether any portion of
Mexican Territory had been occupied by
United States troops, the President sent the
following reply from the Secretary War:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, lS66.-Hon. E.
NJ. Stanton, Secretary Of War: have the
honor to return the herewith resolution of
the House Of Representatives of Congress,
asking TO be informed whether any portion
Of Mexican territory had been occupied
by United States troops, and, ifso, by what
authority, and for what purpose, which was
referred to me for a reply. In compliance
/ would respectfully state that no official
information Of the occupation of any por-
ton Of Mexican territory has been received
at these headquarters, and NO authority
has been given either by the Major General
commanding the Department Of the Gulf
or myself for any movement Of troops into
said territory. 800, .-....-,,
Attention is respectfully invited to the
communication of Major General Sheridan.
dated Nov 9th, inclosing a letter Of Gen.
Sedgwick, commanding the, sub-distriet Of
the Rio Grande, which was forwarded to
the Secretary of War for his information,
December 9Th, 1866; also the copy Of his
letter of Nov. 30th ult., and copies of tele-
grams bearing on the subject
Very respectfully, your obedient servant
u. S. GRANT, General
Dispatch ar
NEW ORLEANS, 10A. NJ, Nov. Ito
Gen. U. s. Grant Col. Gillespie, OF my
staff, has just returned from Brownsville.
Ortega was arrested at Brazos Santiago for
attempting a violation of the neutrality
laws. My letter to Gen. SedgRick and the
arrest was oppoTtune, as Canales, in Mata-
moras, and NegretO and his adherents. in
Brownsville, were just waiting his arrival
to assert his claims by an appeal to arms.
He has no adherents in Mexico except
French and English merchants, who here
tofore supported Maximilian.
There is no trouble in all Northern Next
co, except at Matamoras and Tampico, and
those merchants are at the bottom ofit.
My letter, and the arrest of Ortega, will
settle everything on the Rio Grande, and ]
think in few days that 0rtega can 90
without violating neutrality. l hope the
government will support me in the lust
effort in restoring peace to our border, and
trade and commerce to our people. There
will be a trade through Brownsville and
Northern Mexico, of twelve million of
dollars yearly, as soon as the Mexican
troubles subside. P. II. SHERIDAN.
lg4l.g o. (Second Dispatch.l ed. laEg q "a
New ORLEANS Nov. q, 1S66.-To Gen.
U. s. Grant: am just in receipt of news
from Brownsville, and fear Gen. SedgWick,
commanding the sub-district of the Rio
Grande, will, for some unaccountable and
unjusti6able reason demand Of Canales the
surrender of the town of Matamoras, under
the plea to prevent pillage. fh IeElo
Gen. Escobedo is in front Of the city with
about $4,000 men, and Canales offered to
surrender if the Liberal government would
pay the merchants who had been support
ing him in his illegal and Infamous acts.
This Escobedo would not agree to. / very
much fear that these very merchants have
in some way COTTON around SedgWick,
who is, fear, not strong man, and
have prompted him to the action which ne
eontemplates.
have heretofore notified you that these
very merchants are at the bottom of all the
troubles over there. There is perfect har-
mony between Sedgwick and Escobedo.
Two objections are made to the contem-
plated act of Sedgwick. Should Sedgwick
act as | have some reason to expect, ! will
at once disapprove Of his action and relieve
him from command. r.tu
have telegraphed to Gen. Sedgwick dis
approving his contemplated act, or any
action he may have taken in view Of 1t.
am, General, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
20 p. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General U. S. A.
H afs IDispatch.1 ~ az
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, Nov.
80, 1S6G.-Maj. Gen. P. H. Sheridan, New
Orleans: Your telegram of the 9th inst. to
General Grant, in relation to the contem-
plated action of General SedgWick in cross
iug the Rio Grande has been submitted to
the President and your action in relation
to General Sedgwick is approved, and
General Sedgwick's proposed action dis
approved If he should have crossed the
Rio Grande you will relieve him and place
him under arrest to await further orders of
the President concerning him.
r EDWIN SIANFoN. rv
Secretary Of War.
rR.. lLetterI tBEFE HR
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE
GULF, New ORLEANS, Nov. 80, 1866. To
General US. Grant, Commanding Armies
of the United States Ny Dear General:
The report in the newspapers that General
Sedgwick has crossed the Rio Grande is
premature. He certainly had not crossed
or demanded the surrender of the town on
the 23d inst, and l hope he has not made
this blunder There is no doubt in my
mind that Sedgwick has had some infiu.
ence brought to bear on him. Sedgwick
went over to MatamOras and took break
fast with the merchants on the morning
that he wrote the letter addressed to You.
There is something wrong about this
transaction. Escobedo was about to take
the place by assault, and was able to, when
Sedgwick apparently adopted this course to
prevent il and save the merchants. The
Whele affair, should It take place, viii not
complicate things, and my disapproVal of
il must have reached Brownsville yesfer-
day, the 29th inst. ~ p .s.l a'
! am, General, very respectfully, + 20
p. II. SHERIDAN. FL
Major General United States Army.
dispatch n EH rs
New ORLEANS, Dec. /, l866.-TO Cen
eral u. s. Grant; General : have an OPP
portunity to go over to the Rio Grande this
evening, and by going l think can settle
the 0rtega affair and the Sedgwick trouble,
if any has occurred, and put things on a
good footing but would like to have yoar
approval of my absence. Affairs are in
good condition here, and Gen. Forsyth COM
municates to me, from the Texas frontier,
that there are no Indian troubles -sI|
p. H. SHERIDAN.
This closes the correspondence submitted
70 Congress, but il may be added that Gen.
Grant approved Of the proposed visit and
Gen. Sheridan, no doubt, reached Browns
Vile on Tuesday last. sea .a. ~
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec 3, via New
Orleans, Dec. 6.-By the terms Of the sur
render, Canales with all hia force, will
henceforth act with and under Escobedo.
In four days the conjoined force, Number
ing about four thousand, will move through
Monterey to unite with other forces on the
road for the recovery of San Luis Potosi,
which, together, with Durango and Zacate-
cas-, are promised deliverance by January.
Commemorative action throughout the Re
public now promises speedy deliverance to
Mexico. Juarez moves without reference
to this force.
Sherman Is probably already on his way
20 D1ranrn there 10 await the cnnsIlt,,nna.