The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-17
FIFTH EDITION
HIGHLY IMPORTANT.
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FROM BROwNsvILLE.
The Attempts to Capture
Matam oras.
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ON BROWNSVILLE.
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NEW YoRK, October I7.-Brownsville, Texas,
adylces to September "a give an account of an
attempt made to capture the city OF Matamoras
Dy tne American corps under command of
DIlRad .eI-General Force assisted by the gunboat
C"neSo, captain b. .. Osborn. The object was
M W MreIease General Tassia, the legally appointed
GoSernor OF Tamaulipas, prisoner in the hands
OF General Canales, the usurptuR commandant
ol Tue city, and pretended Governor. The
troops were to seize the treasury and nav them.
selves the salar es long since iustly due them
and return the balance to such officers az Gene
raj Tassia might designate.
The command consisted of about one hundred
and seventy-hVe Americans, and thirty Mexi.
cans, well armed, and the reintoicements from
citizens and Texan volunteers should have
sWelled the torce to three hundred, the whole
TO be supported by the gunboat @ ,tadcO mountinO
one twelve pound rifle, and a sm 10Th. bore how.
tier, which had no crew, exec 1t eight mon
detailed TO work the guns.
Though Captain deemed the vessel totally
unfit for active service, he consented to act
with the party.
At the time of starting fearful storm pre-
vailed and the gunboaG was driven against the
bank, becoming immovable She Wls finally
gotten of, and returned to her first position.
In the meantime the troops advanced and
seized thesPlaza, the Department Headquarters.
the custom House. and we're slorming the Jail,
when, nom some unaccountable cause the
order was given TO fall back, when the troops
retreated on fhe double-quick for the gunboat
where General Ford was lying ill., The troops
were enl arkeu, ana The eunbOat steamed to a
position directly opposite Brownsville.
The shopkeepers at Santa Cruz furnished the
liquor, and they became grossly intoxicated and
uncomfortable.
The enemy gathered on the shore and Cap
tain osborn cast OIL his lInes and headed for the
Amer can shore.
Canaies sent word 10 the American COM
nander, General Bro wn, TO have the Caindco
removed, As he might have TO ire into her, and
General Brown ordered Captain Osborn to
move his vessel above or below the town, or
into the American waters, saJ ing thatit she was
not moved inside OF fifteen minutes, be would
Cut her adUift.
The engineers refusing to WORK, and the men
being IN the condition they were, Captain
Osborn sent word to Gene al Brown that he
would surrender the vessel as q Mexican gun
boat TO the authorities of the United States,
leaving those authorities 10 decide who was
Justly entitled 10 her--Canaes, a usurper, or the
JUareZ Government
The FLAG was hauled down, and Captain Os-
born walked ashore.
Carales, on hearing OF the surrender, de-
maDded the vessel, BAT General Brown refused
to give her no.
The arms belonging 10 the troops were taken
by the United States authorities, and the men
went into camp to await Developments.
Though the expedition failed, General Tassia
was released.
General Hinoiosa also afterwards made an
unsuccessful attempt on the town, and his force
is pow encamped with General ForJ's.