The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-02-22
IMPORTANT FROM THE RIO c.ANDE.


IMPORTANT FROM THE RIO r!.ANDE.
BRowNsv1LLE, TEXAS, February !, 1866.
TO the Editor of the NJ o. Tl7neS.-The past
week has been IN exciting one on tins frontier,
which, pregnant with the incest questions OF neu-
traity In embryo, may be ehaping themselves to
unnatural proportions, that may bid defiance to
the ingenuity Of the Administration and tho WIS
dom Of Congress to bring to safe delivery, with
out the Cnsarian operation, and the Rio Grande
vet furnish tho lock. the successful fitting OF
diplomatic key to which may determine the ques-
tion Of war or peace without any reference to the
Monyoe doctrine whatever. That France will
stand BY Napoleon, even to embodiment in war,
no one can doubt, the reply of tho willy French
Secretary OF State Ton the non,oomm!ttaI to Mr.
Bigclow notwithstanding, and the affairs on tins
border are just in that peculiar situation which
may gupcrinduco hostilities which France does
not desire, unless positively necessary to MAINTAIN
promises inviolate, and which tho United States
should rot desire unless the American people
have firmly and deeply resolved on tho mainte..
nance Of the Monroe doctrine to the bitter end
and OF al hazards
The peculiar significance TO be attached to the
ndorsemeuts on the late protest OF the merchants
and business men OF Mattamoras, concerning the
Bagdad affair." may pass unnoticed by the super
fetal observer, but the statesman, who secs the
SIGNATURES of tho Vice Cunsuls of Great Britain,
France, Spain and Austria attached 10 tnat docu-
ment and cannot read France swears by Maxi
milan, and VIC swear by France" is affected with
opthamia TO such an extent that il both men were
before him he would not be aGle to see Thad.
Stevens for looking at Chas. Sumner.
Major General Wright has shown clean record
in reference to this Bagdad business. His efforts
have been untiring to probe this thing to the bot
TOM and sustain the honor OF the Government,
and, with the assistance of General Weitzel, Col.
Reed, and Scars and Lambertson, the rlngieL Lders
of tho tiibustcr crowd, are safely slowed away in
the military prison ut this placc-Coloncl Reed
himself being brought up and Gagged Cn tho
31st ut. The Colonel, who, by the way, is prin
''band-boX" looking chap, on seeing the quarters
the provost-M Marshal General, who assured him
that nothing better could be done for him at
present, and ordered him back TO the military
prison again-en rO,te to which place ho waxed
very wroth and swore he would not go-taklng
advantage Of the officer, Lieut.. p who had
him in charge, and was unarmed. This incensed
the officer, who is ''suburdiuation himself, and
he swore that he would go Immediately or have
his head mashed, and proceeded to demonstrate
to that effect, when the Colonel stepped off to-
sheep Just relieved of heavy fleece.
Brownsville was honored the night OF the 1st
instant, by the presence OF Mslor-Generals
Wright and Clark, in addition to its old favorites
Generals Weizel and Smith. Negrete also, the
new Secretary Of War OF the Mexican Republic,
happened in, and the whole party were serenaded
at their respective stopping places
What special business Negrete is on hore depo-
nent saith not. lime WILL QeVelOpe.
The Bagdad Military Commission has closed its
abors. no United States Officers oSSasss1,l s1,l
S,ss spssTrs appear to have consisted OF 'outsi-
ders' imprOvised for the occasion, and somo Of
them donncd United States uniforms to give the
thing eclat-all marching to Liberal music. Maxi
mians forces now have possession of the place.
TO show the irresponsible character OF the con-
Germ, here is q copy, oer6atim ct lueratinn ct
punctuutin, OF O receipt given by Captain LAM
bertson to an unsOphisticated greaser Whites
Ranch, on the Texan side, for two horses which
he took from him:
s'This Is to certify that havo taken two horses
for the uso of the Scrrice from Nichola boy.
'THEO. LAMBERTSON, Capt. Com'd'g Co."
Tho poor devil who lost the horses found his way
to the Provost Marshal General Office at Browns
vile, seeking payment, and Lambcrtson, when
asked why hO had omitted to state whose service
the horses were intended for, and what company
he commanded, is reported to have said that he
''had too high regard for the imagination Of the
parties into whose hands the receipts might fall
to do that"
Murder and robbery is the order here; not q
night passes without its concomitant OF murder
and robbery.
On Saturday last, Herman Burmster, agent for
the wealthy Matamoros house Of Droeyn & Oeit-
ling was on his way from this place to Brazos, to
identify some $4,000 worth OF goods before the
Military Commission, which had been stolen from
Bsgdad, when seven miles from town he disap-
peared mystorously. Tho firm received definite
information that he had been captured by some
of Cortinas' men and carried of, US q hostage to
offset an old grudge. A bearer of dispatches also
disappeared the following day in tho same unac-
countable manner, and as the country from
Brownsville to Whites Ranch, route to Brazos,
was filled with Mexican bands belonging to Cor
tinas Garcia and Cam les, became sufficiently in
terested in the missing Burmister to send squad
of cavulry to find Cortinas forces and demand
him.
n-'inas was overhauled twelve miles up the
ri,, rom Brownsville, OH the Mexican side, and
hailed to como to the Texan side for an interview,
but the willy Indian was too sharp for that, and
the Lieutenant who was i'll command OF the party
aud had the following order from Gen. WcitZel in
his pocket, with a letter from the Provost Mar
shall General to CorGnas, was forced to content
himself with sending over his scout and inter
prefer:
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT RIo GRANDE
Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 81, 1866
Assistant Provost Marshal General District Rio
Grande:
Demand Herman Burmisters release ut once
and send & cavalry f"rce to back the demand.
Cortinas has no right To take prisoners on this
side the river. &. WErrZEL,
M. r-, irmcrai Commanding.
The I.ibrrAl Cd. G'Ic,'. VIII" a-. with llis pre-
datory band. bccm pr"":r,2 aroilnd this ncishbor
hood for some time, HAS also come tD grief, being
confined in the military prison here for his sup
posed connection with the murdertrs of the Sa-
binado Raucl just below this place, !, short time
sine.
[Aftcr rccuunting the circumstances of the out
rage upon Capt. Cook and others, oar corrcspon-
dent says ::
r;,is WORK has been carried so far, and these
rowing bands, under il:. bcI3a influences uf the
mistaken authorities, hav.' grown ~ bold, that
person is safe out of town in broad day unless
cumpaned by squad of cavalry aud now that
the thing begins to CONE home, 'changc may
come Ger The spirit of ti,ir dream" and these
Mexican highway men get less of nsiIlcration and
more of their just deserts. he idea OF harboring
and protecting such bands of cut-throats as nfest
this section of country, under the dclnson that it
i. strengthening and defending the Liberal cause
in Mexico may, if viewed frnu the standpoint of
inexpo lcncy, be the very acnc Of military sagaci