New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-02
CoRTINA IN FLIGHT
Imperial Troops Appealed to to Desert.
The Matamoros Ranchero of the 25th has the
following news from the interior:

The Matamoros Ranchero of the 25th has ii
/ following news from the interior:
We are in possession Of Monterey dates of th
4 10th inst. Letters to our merchants make n
mention Of military movements; probably 70
Il prudential reasons
i Bysputting together all we could learn, we fee
Il tolerably safe in announcing that Gen. Douay ha
arrived at Monterey. H.
Il Our report regarding the Parras affair we IN
derstand to have been substantially correct.
4 Gen. Lopez, with large force, was reported ar
rived at Buena Vista, few leagues beyond Mon
4 terey. It was understood that upon bis arrival
Y Monterey active campaigning would pc com
4 menced. H3}&e
Among other things it is stated to US that TIL
towns of China and Camargo are speedily to bs
occupied and fortified as Monterey and Matamoro
now are. This policy, though not the fastest ont
in the world, is the only one-the only sure one tt
redeem, restore and permanently pacify this coun
try 70 our mind, it leayes no doubt that master
mind is at the head Of exican affairs. Ht8
Tie following, from the same paper, would seen
TO indicate that the famous "Cortina " had at las
.splayed out:v
1 A courier from San Fernando confirms the muir
| der of Jesus Pelacios, by Juan Cortina, and the
I execution OF. the Pelaeios sons. g44i 4.3 955
| Following this murder and execution, general
breaking to pieces Of the enemy's force at Sar
Fernando took place.
Gomez, second in command to Juan Jose de ID
Cara, took up against Cortina, and with what
force he had, broke off from the main Command
difficulty between CARA and Gomez, at once
resulted from Gomez's position, and following his
detection, general division among the Officers
and men occurred. w. - kai0 w sa
Cortina had fed and his whereabouts was an
anxionsly discussed question among the sympa
thizers of Pelacios. The first clue to his place oi
secretion, was sure to be followed by attempts
upon his life. 81
The breaking up of the enemy is represented as
complete, and we are informed that there is no
longer head to the San Fernando concern. Co.
meg had left to join Escobedo or Canales and sew
eral lesser commands had gone off on missions to
be governed by the g higher law y of general
plumber. But all the disaffected bands were deter
mined to kill Cortina if he could be found
Inc rupture, as was to be expected from such
an internal combination, has resulted in the bit
terest hostility among the liberal factions.
The Ranchero gives the following account of an
unfortunate accident in Corpus Christi bay:
+ The late norther which blew SO furiously here
for couple Of days, was equally or more furious
il the chain Of bays between Corpus Christi and
Matagorda.
small boat in Corpus Christi Bay, with seven
passengers on board, was capsized, and though in
fui sight of the town, assistance could be sent
them. During the first twenty-four hours Mr..
Rains, of Corpus Christi, brother Of Cen Rains
died. On the third day the rest of the party was
relieved, but all were in dying condition. Mr.
Thomas. of Neuces Town, died in a couple of
days afterwards. Most of the others are still con
tined, though still rec overng from their chilled and
frozen condition, The limbs of all the passengers
were SO chilled and frozen that it was with the
greatest difficulty that circulation could be re-
stored.
The Rio Grande Courier publishes an address
from Juan de Ia Cara, styling himself command
ngsgeneral of the Liberal forces in the district of
Tamaulpas, appealing to the foreign troops in the
Imperial army to DESERT