The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-31
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General Sheridan Prohibits Emigra-
ton i nrca New Orleans.
Additional Particulars Regard
ing the Bagdad Affair.
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Correspondence Between Generals Wsitgh
and Mejia on the Subject.
The Prisoners Captured from Cortina Said
to Have Been Privately Executed.
MATAM0R0S Considered IN DANGER.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION In FRANCE.
60. 20. 60.
Tho Prisoners Captured from Cortina Said
to Have Been Privately Executed.
MATAMOR0S Considered IN DANGER.
THE MEXICAN QUESTION IN FRANCE.
The Capture q HaeAAa,


CORRESPONDENTS BETWEEN GENERALS wKTrzEL
AND NEJIA-REFusAL OF GENERAL SHERIDAN TO
ALLOW EMGRANTs TO LEAVE NEW ORLEANS FOR
MEXICO, ETC.
New ORLEANS Jan. 20, 1885.
Tho of'cal correspondence between General weitzel
and Mejia regarding the affair at Bagdad published
The former states that he sont three hundred to
Bagdad at the request OF General Escobodo purely
act Of humanity not 10 perform service for either party
General Mejia replies, briefly stating that he has
notified his government OF all the that took
place at Bagdad
The French naval commahder before his departure to
Vera Cruz report tho matter officially protested In
short against the invasion Of Mexico by the Ameri
soldiers
General Sheridan to-day refused to allow emgrants to
leave hero to go to Mexico He is acting under order
from Washington He does not prevent vessels from
going.
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS
From the Maamoros Ranchero OF Jan. IL
We have news from the sacked city Of Bagdad up 10
yesterday morning Socallcd 6bustcrs fortifyng
the place against attack from both and land One
hundred bales Of cotton reported 70 have boon used
for orthcaon purposes Siege guns are also reported 10
have been received In Bagdad from Brazos Santiago and
were already In position for service.
Among those received wore two thirty-two ponder
rifed guns and some twelve FOUNDER red pleces-num
Der not stated-bcsdcs which there some smaller
guns included in the Brazos Santiago shipment
Federal officers had gone In squads TO several foreign
residents In Bagdad and forced them 10 make afdavits
that tho plagng OF Bagdad had in wise been done
participated In by federal officers or soldiers including
niggers.
These aidavits arc undoubtedly for use at Washing.
ton, where Is presumed the counter adavts OF the
parties II they should have opportunity TO make
them will 60 Very likely thorough espionage Of
the mails may for long time Prevent the facts touching
the page Of BagdAd by the federal soldery reaching
The arrival or Boca del Rio Of imperial vessels from
Vera Cruz reported about town yesterday.
All that we can say about the matter is tina, there were
two vessels In the service Of France and Mexico
lying of the mouth yesterday morning. whereas the
Al late hour last night dcspstch bearng oil tho
marks Of reliability, arrived up from below, giving us
The satisfactory information that three Of and
four transports had arrived OF the oca from Vera Cruz
Al firing has been heard In that direction probably the
work OF rstAking bagdad has been inangurased
IYrom tho Matamoros Ranchoro, Jan. 1T.lI
We conversed with several PASSENGERS who left Bag
dad yesterday morning. They reported nothing OF I'm
Bandit cortna with force OF forty men, had arrived
ct CiaFksvile II understood that he VIA going 70
take supreme command at basdad. ,. 49,.
under Colonel Lyon Of the federal army and the other
one outlaw We told THAI only by the two commands
keeping Jealous watch each other was there order In
war vessels were in the ons tho number Of trcc,
ono having LETT tho day before, southwark bound.
We have that tho libusters and outlaws
continue 10 quarrel among themselves and that most OF
them thoroughly DISCOURAGED The prospect Is good
for a general breaking OF the unholy alliances and
combinations which keep this frontier Ia constant alarm
VINO PrLLAGED BA0DADf
Tho Matamoros R1nchero discusses this question ed J.
torialy and thinks the scheme SGT foot by ON
GERS the Texas side The Rdnhero Ia bitterly hostile
TO the United States government however and allowance
DO made for that in estimating the Importance or
IT. views. Hear what II says
II may duo 10 the truth Of history that should be
known who did the pIagng and numbering at Bagiad
To settle that question would inquire whore the out
laws and nbusterz when IL took place They were
Ciarksville nor Bagdad and knew nothing Of what
vas going We wen advised that Crawford Esco-
bedO Cortina and all OF them taken m much by sur
prise of the Heroic City when hearing tho news
In fact none % the leading land pirates would believe u
Mt rst-not until u matter OF public no,orety Tue
few second fiddle thieves that happened 20 be at Cark
willie las indeed where not some Of them all the
whe) took hand IN the affair. II was eoncoced and
perp.trnied by officers of the United States army, ana
tho negroes used by them for the work The ne
groes recrossed under orders There was no
such thing ~ q revolt among them Al ali events, this
h our conclusion after talking with twenty thirty eye
witnesses the whole affair, after asccrtanlng the
whereabouts and movements Of the outlaws and nlbus
the tfne alter aseeraining that the proceeds OK
pillage went into the hands Of federal officers.
The chiefs fundos aud ParamO have been routed and
killed Cutzeo dc la iAguna by forces raised and equip
ped by two IN the Deghborhood The i'm.
perAst forces OF the edad encountered and beat the
Juafiss o. Bcrduzco the hacienda Of Vnnehuhto,
killing ~ tbom. taking two prisoners and capturing
horses, arms and tain