Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-04-05
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.
The Liberals Defeated I'm Mexico-Robbery of the
r7 Southern Express-News from New Orleans
Military Engagements in Mexico.

The Liberals Defeated I'm Mexico-Robbery of the
southern Express-News from New Orleans
Military Engagements I'm Mexico.
T.. 15t.a-. I'D IL II ..s.J MATAMoRAs, March 10
Two enpagements had occurred at Parae, North
ern Mexico. The Liberals were defeated at first
but were reinforced, and attacked the French I'm.
der Baron Du Brior, who was killed and hundred
of his men captured. Dorsay was afterwards be-
seiged in Parae Church with, fifty men, but he
held out until reinforced. -..u.
| The Southern Express, at Brazos, was recently
robbed of $4,000. B..
'@ NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, March 24-The high water has
broken through the leyees in upper Louisiana,
and work is suspended. i. la'
Three cargoes of Cuban sugar for st. Louis are
detained at quarantine. The press call for the re.
moval of the quarantine There is no cholera or
fever in the Mexican Gulf.
Texas-Protection OF the neutrality-suspicious.
of the National Union Party-Ex-Governor f.
M. Pierce Candidate for Governor.
GALVESTON, Wednesday, March 81
In the Texas Convention an ordinace has been
adopted providing for the appointment of Com
mission by the Government to proceed to Wash
ington to represent definitely the condition of the
inhabitants along the Mexican frontier.
The Kickapoos particularly complained Of
Five companies of seventy men each (mounted)
are to be organized for present service
... @ GALVESTON, Friday March 90.
The proceedings of the Convention to-day were
chiefly of local interest ALI hands are going to
a complimentary banquet to night.
The National party is organizing in Texas with
Unionists as leaders. Ex-Governor Pierce an I'M
conditional Union during the war; appears
as the candidate for Governor. The bulk of the
people are out for him.
Arrived steamer Virginia, New York, in less
than ten days
Cotton market fiat
TnHnn INIT 0rler
We call attention to the following special order
of the Major commanding the military post of
Norfolk, Va:
-.-r HEADQUARTERS MILITARY Posi-
NORFOLK Va, March 23d, 1866.
Special Order No. TO-
The attention of the commanding officer has been di-
rected to the evils arising from the crowdng together of
the idle and dissolute persons in this city.
the available supply. No offer want of employ
ment excuse for dleness. In view of these facts
and in order to make the idle and vicious contribute
thing towards the public good
It is hereby ordered that all idle persons found the
limits of this command, who without sufficient means
of support and are competent to perform labor will be
collected together and placed at work cleansing and
Icing the public thoroughares and removing the Oal of
this city.
This order to take effect on and after the 31s day of
March, 1866.
". - .. BY order of
Post Major ?. W. sTANHOPE.
J. I. RATBBoNE
First Lieut. 18th u. S. Infantry Post Adiutant.
FROM CALEDONIA.
g New Gold observation-disclosures, Etc:
- - Is SAN FRANCISCO March 28th
Great excitement has been created at Victoria
by report of the discovery of ledge of we'll
defined gold-bearing rock, of great richness. 1t
is said to be fifty feet in width and within fifteen
miles of the town.
sharp shock of an earthquake was recently ex-
at Helena, Montana.
A regiment of mounted volunteers are going to
the of the citizens of Fort Benton, who are
threatened by savages