The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-11
From the Rio Gramde.

The New Orleans Times has intelligence
from Brownsville to the 5th inst. We ex-
tract the following:
dad affair report:
Ist. That they have employed every lmeans
in their power to procure the presence OF
persons acquainted with the case before
them for investigation, sending notice tor
that purpose to ClarksVllle, BROWNSVILLE,
White Rancho, Texas, and Bagdad, Mexico.
ID That the presence of but two resi-
dents of Mexico has been secured, notwlth-
standing every encouragement and facility
have been offered to all parties interested to
give their testimony.
3D. That the attack ON Bagdad, Mexico,
was inaugurated and carried out by one K.
Clay Crawford, representing himself to be
a Major General in the Liberal service, and
his party by and with his consent, and I'M
der his direction, consisting OF one Reed,
styling himself Colonel Reed of the Liberal
army of Mexico, and also representing him.
self to be Lieut.. Col. of the 10th L. 5. {. T.;
one Sears alias Mai. Sears; one LambertSon;
one Shaw; one Mcdonald and other adven-
turers who were induced by hope of reward
to follow these men in this enterprise
That several soldiers of United States
! troops whose names the commission have
| been unable to learn, induced by the parties
above named, did, in violation of orders,
/ proceed TO Bagdad, and participated In the
/ capture of the place, that these men We're
/ at the time in the pay and under the con-
! troll of Reed, Sears and parties above men,
/ toned, and these soldiers were absent with
/ out the knowledge or consent of any officer
/ of the United States, and that every means
| in the power of these in authority was used
! to prevent the soldiers from engaging in the
/ affair.
4th. That every precaution within the
power of the Government was used to pre-
vent the carrying away or destruction OF
property captured at Bagdad; that all goods,
| wares or merchandise were immediately
seized by the Custom House officers, with
/ the help of the military authorities; that
all property Illegally brought to this side,
by any person, was placed under guard, and
held for the proper claimants.
| 5th That the officers of the United States
Government cid not only discountenance
and disapprove of any employment of troops
for the purpose of making an assault on
Bagdad, but that they qncOmpromisingly
refused to give any aid or encouragement to
the matter, nor have the commission been
able TO implicate any officer of the United
States Government in the affair.
9th That the Revenue officer showed the
| greatest diligence in his endeavors to pro.
tect the revenues. and preserve, by the as.
sistance of the military authorities, the
strictest neutrality.
7th That the presence of United States
troops, in Bagdad, after the capture by
these unauthorized parties, alone prevented
| promiseous pillaging, and that these troops
alone maintained proper order and dlscip
liue, Attending every security to person and
pIos egty.
9th. That upon the urgent request of the
proper authorities of the Republic of Mexi
CO, United States troops were sent to Bagdao
to restore tranquility, preserve order, and
prevent outrages; and that the United States
Government was in no other manner con
verued in affairs at that place
The drafts of Gen. Mejia, which he gave
when he made the recent forced loans, have
been promptly honored at Vera Cluz
j. p Human q, aid-d1. amp to the Empe
ror, has arrived at Matamoros. He brings
the inte lsgence that z00O French troops will
arrive iii lew days 1t is rumored that
ey intend extend their lin TO iLc ude
CAnlArs,u ....d all the Upper r o Grande.
Gen. Miguel Negrete, OF the Juarez admin
istration, arrived in this place ON the o0th
ult., from San Antonio. have it from good