The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-06-20

AMERICAN CApr1yEs IN MEXICO Fall History NJ
the AansrictR Coloaists.We learn from captain Cole
of Tennessfe who LIFT CordoYa the lst of June that
the recent captures OF Confederate coonists made
on the Did haccnd&s Of 0miaca and Tolique abou,
thirty miles from Cofdova. They formerly belonged
to the church and Under the recent law naonalisine
deod nropprty y were eonfiScated the State and
ernb NaxriIian found them and designa ted them 40
lands yhergon the Confederate exiles might settle
The captures were made on Tuesday morning, ths
18th of May, at daybreak. The following are the
names OF the captives
Cantain j. c. Scott La A. J. Marshall La; NV
county, Miss; R. Russell, Miss; Judge Snead of Tex.
as. Costa Snead's sonn-law, Texas; J. and VIM. Fos.
ter Texas; w IT, Deer, Texas; VIM. Elmer Va: two
Levys, Of Missouri, rephews OF general Price; R. H.
Anderson of Ala. j. II. Wright of Ga; A. B. Ham.
ton, Tens; captain Bland Missouri Mr.. Gibbs, of
Texas.
The thrde inst named released at once, GA
account of their families with them the haciendas
They we're compelled to leave and give parole not to
return SO long military post was established there
They were however allowed mules to carry off their
household effects.
The Omalea plantation is situated on the Rio Raneo
thirty miles from Cordoya. 1t contains ten thousand
acres of land The Tolique plantation contains eevea
thousand acres. Both old coffee plantations and
belonged to the church formerly, and were confseaed
under the recent law. The government therefore
assigned item to the Confederate colonsts, who
rapidly settling on them Both plantations have six
hundred c6ffee to the acre, and each tree will
yield two to three pounds of coffee This years crop
! is excellent Rosewood and mahogany are also sbuR-
dant on the two plantations.
| The Rio Blanco is naygable from FL Dorado on the
ruf up ID the plantation of 0mialca, by vessels Of
! considerable draft. General Yorke has valuable
cotton and sugar plantation lower down the valley,
and will rese large crop this year 1t was conten-
plated this year 10 put steamer on the RIO BanOo.
under command Of captain Scott, formerly of the B.
! L Hodge in the Red river trade General Hindman.
of Arkansas, Judge Randolph Of Texas, and captaia
Scott were about putting Up saw mill near the runs
of Omalci. Cedar mahogany, and rosewood are the
most valuable timber, and mahogany and rosewoodara
found in abundance near Omiaea Cedar Is not found
in abundance till you 60 higher up.
On tile goth OF May, captain Cole, of Tennessee,
visited the liberal camp under flag OF truce, to in
uuire Of the prisoners He was received kindly and
courteouslS and told that it was military district
and that the Americans could not retain the land
They said shat Macmillan had no right to give away
the land that it belonged to the liberals; and that
they were willing to distribute It among sympathsng
! Americans They we're we'll mounted, and aztec
went into The interior, leaving small garrison at 0n
alca The prisoners were to be taken to strong
place in the Interior and when captain Cole arrived
to inquire about them they already thirty leagues
away The officer in command told captain Cole that
he thought the old men would be released bu! that
the Young men would be put in the liberal army.
Carlotta where general Price is settled, is distant
no fear was there entertained of a similar raidns
e party Governor Harris of Tennessee, and family
general Price, of Missouri and family colonel Brown
of KentuGkv captain Price, of Missouri captain Cage
colonel More of Missouri-in all about twenty-are
Carlotta 1t is now only mango grove, and general
Price and Harris are building the FIRST and only house
;, to be seen there.
e John Perkins of Louisiana, land commissioner at
Cordova was relieved of his Office May !, and is now
t planting On the river Zapota General Shelby has A
plantation near Corova lives in the CITY, and has the
I contract for transporting all the iron and railroad ma
eria between Paso del hachO and the city OF Mexico
It Major MeMurtry of Missouri is associated with Shell
by, and, also is running line of stages from Paso
l. del Macho to Orizaba The former place is the pres
ent terminus of the Vera Cruz railroad. General W.
, H. Stevens, chief engineer general R. L, Lees
staff is superintendent the railroad, row running
fory.sever miles from the sea cost Norris formerly
OF the New Orleans and Jackson railroad is supern'
tendent o railroad contracts between Vera Cruz nad
+ the city Of Mexico. a. .. Pleayune, IS'h'