The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-26
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INTERESTING FROM THE Rio CRANDE.
MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL SHERIDAN.
The Fight Between the Liberal Gene
rails CanaleS and Cortina.
Murders and RobberieS Near Brownsville.
LawlesS State Of tho Rio Grande.
Reported Liberal Reyerses in the
Vicinity Of Monterey.
~O>~o>~-~->.>>~~-~--~-,-.
Imperial Reinforcements En-
Route to the City.
Mysterious Firing Across the Rio
orande from the Mexican Side.
&c. DC. DO.
Reported Liberal Reyerses in the
Vicinity Of Monterey.
Imperial Reinforcements En-
Route to the City.
Our Braxos Correspondence.

sANHAco, texas, Feb IL 1865.
| ARRIVAL DEPARTURE or GENERALS SHERIDAN AND
coMsTock
General Sheridan arrived here yesterday morning from
New Orleans on the steamer Alabama lie Immediately
started for Whites Rancho by special train for the pur
posc OF consulting with General Wright After remain
Ing about three hours at the latter's headquarters
closely closeted with General Wright during whole
time General Sheridan returned Brazos and imne
datoly left for New Orleans the steamship Crescent
The exact nature Of the interview yet publicly
known but there doubt but that the late troubles
the Rio Grande, eliminating in the capture OF Bag
dad the Of tho Generals hasty visit here
General Comstock, OF General Grants stan arrived
here the day previous the steamer Crescent official
business and proceeded at Brownsville He re.
turned yesterday and leaves for New Orleans on the
same steamer with General Sheridan.
The hatamoros Ranehero Of 10th inst has the fol
lowing
There strong TO believe that the dstin
guished commander the federal forces on the RIO
Grande-of the Department OF Texas In fact--s dis
posed TO hold In check ths outlaws who have for three
parts OF held undlspued sway that side Of the
river Added to mind OF more than ordinary power,
he has personal character keep him above the cers
pool into which too many before him fell The
to assassination falling thick and fast around admonish
him VI the work Of his predecessor and dirty
state OF AFFAIR." he has become perhaps unconsciousy
embroied The road before the General, however is
broad enough for him " travel without danger Of
ring his epaulct He has spok thus far like Of
purpose but let him do the best ho can II will only he
the work OF locking the stable after the horse has been
stolen.
And the same Journal says the sth inst we men
toned yesterday that General sheridan refused allow
boat leave New Orleans with smgranp for Mexico
Since then have conversed with several persons who
board the vessel at the tmo she stopped
General Sheridan gave reason for not allowing tho
emgrants u leave and only said that the and
children could 60 but that the could not
r6Hr sErwEgs rns roscas cASAIss
q m
above haiamoros, on the Mexican side, between the
Ing, fared In loss Of several killed nd wounded on
both sides Cortina defeated The full particulars
OF the anrny have not yet reached here Rumors how
ever plenty say that the night took place on the
Mexican side the forces Of these partisan leaders
have hcrctoors crossed and rccrossod tho RIO Gande
pleasure The Consequence s that oulragcs, robbery
aud oven murder have beon committed 90 alarming
extent on the American side Of the frontier, Al well
as on the Mexican de- and efforts nov being
made 10 Ell ctuly rid tho Texas side Of these pests
that Americans travel their soil without tho
danger Of having their throats cut by their Mexican
friends The military authorities a, Brownsville have
done all in their power arrest the guilty parties and
bring them to Justice but have never prohibited
liberals from wishing this side whenever they thought
prpsr To do ~ with tho consent Of the military tie
citizens have determined to clear them Of the
try, by organic ng themselves IA body for this purpose
under the leadership of Colonel John Ford, formerly
rebel Comm sHioner of Paroles
nRowEsvuLE
To prove your readers how dance u travel
IN this part ~ the country si relate incident
two which have occurred IA this ncgLborbood dunng the
Nathaniel Windsor, a private of Company c, Fourth
Wisconsin cavalry, and Herman Buunister E-q Of the
we'll known hrn of Droeya Oeilns Co. Of hstamoros
le Brownsville Tor BrazOs santiago the former With
dcsIa,ches from General Weze to General Clarke In
relation to the action u the Bagdad military commission
aud the latter witness before that commission These
men were 10th waylad, lassoed. murdered and robbed
Wndsors dcspatches "cro probably The prn ipal
why be was rsylad, while Bufml-er evidently a.
sa-sinated for booty and, u may be- revenge
The remains u both ths poor fellows discovered
by scout named Miller, sent out for that purpose
Windsor the bearer Of despatehes found hanging by
the neck from tree near the road and not than
seven miles from Brownsyine The villains who nur. |
dered him bad pped tue body " all the clothing With
the exception u the shirt
Mr. B4rmis,ers body wN found about two miles for.
ther II had been also hung tree and stripped
~ everything but through deco position had fallen TO
the ground, where burt presentng horrible -peciA-
Gle. Both Windsor aud Mr. Burmstier were mounted
when they l-ft Brownsville
In previous letter stated that three United states
ofeer we're attacked aud shot when only three miles
from Bro~nsyille Captain horey wbo shot through
the lungs - s,iil alive Captain Cook recovering No
further clue towards the discovery of the marde has
Lieutenant Lorenty of the One Hundred and Sixteenth
United States coorcd troops was ~aylad and robbed
iew ghts since In Brownsvls Ne fortunaisy escaped
With his le after being escorted half mile bcyopd IN
town Before the robbers left him. however they
ASsssr oy cousrxvKrxss
while Miller the scout, vas searching FOR Windsor and
Barmis,ier he surprised gang countereers IN the
tso of the party arrsstrd Their names are Tho~
Jones and Charles Warrington least those az. The
nhfneh they gave TOOLS, dies, chemcala q bei.
lows &c, and nearly ons hundred pounds of compost.
ton for the manufacture Of the spurious com we're
sEed BY Miller and his party. together with q con
tanning nearly quart ~ chorof rn ard psrrsi Of /
arsenic. Jones aud warrington tos ether with the oouu
teneiting toos hr, turned over 10 ths IrOyOst
Marshal a. Brownsvile.
soss rHIsG Across rHr pIo oslvp.
On the night of the l0th Inst thrfe quite lively
IRE of nuskery aoro@s The RIO Grande opposite browns
VIE u lasted ten or fifteen minutes ! have not |
beard that any persons injured The has %,
yet been asoertaned
mnD,
The Rio Orands Couvt>r states on ~ French sifs at
traveller had arrived from Monterey ~ rather from
The camp ~ bscobcdo Who state. that Monterey had no
been iAssb by b-oobdo, a. previously reported thar
BIZ bands lowered about The city and levied biak mail
IN ail "h0 ~ent 10 o. cane out unless when Qaf0gaa
sayary drives them "a
monterey has 40 Frepch roops and only nee hundred
mpefai hrrcAn NUops The city % nearly desrrfed 81
~ bet Inhabitants, sho hsf gOn. v, aaltlIa shers |
there wa French force. Tho Aband sntneut ~ tfr /
ace ~ To wrench troops owing - eal.ss - an
TIE part of The hetican commanders. The p-oli. ds
sired thrf reiarn This conflicts with previous state.
nens which ws have Published " CD return Of ths
nerchants
Propositions have been made 10 nariml,as ,or ts
u an nterDcesae railroad arfo-s ule sh.
mus of Tebaant-pec
ri0Hr ssAh sOsrsssr-nDvsisL pnsyo1cysr~rs or
lFrom the kaismoro~ RsDehsro ysb IL
Nsrs 70 posse~ion y important nsst from souisfsy
" ihs lst, via hisf AMI horns u ths stb
There htesn hundred apo.v,i t,.,,. a, p.,rss
ss9n
,.rss npsiial force ~~ moving On ssalsrsy 'rats
san Lac rosasi