The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-08
rRoM THE RIo GRANDE.
a, a .l1en,,t address from, oonerel wclts

"a. M tEen,,t address from GeDeFel Welt
xr,-A NoId- ESIOuCied nuraer.
BEoyrsyLLE, Texas, December l9.-As usual,
since the siege OF Matamora3 vas raised, all is
owet in a military point OF view, along TINS
lcr6er. Nothing has been done by the Liberal
army slnce their dash into Monterey, and the
Imperial com nanders appear to be very wen
eat,sded to let things take their CO irse, ana as
no, ANXIOUS TO win laurels by hunting ap the
''common enemy" and administering severe
cha tiscmcnts 10 the "demoralized remnants' OF
ms army. Instead OF this they take great pains.
10 keep we'll QUE VI danger, and as 'an ounce oil
ulCN C: tiOu iS worth "A pound oil cure" tney
keep within the corporate hmlt3 oil Mattmora5
byaveW, a.,
One would suppose, after the arrival OF the
loi g.lookcd.lor reinforcements, II would nave
bcet but a matter OF q lew weeks time Tor taen
10 cNtt rnnqto every body oil Liberals within
tbe state o. Tamaulpas. This, however, has
rot been done, aud according to present symp-
toms, is not likely to come 70 pas soon, N9
steps have been on the offensive by the Imperial
conmander but he has been daily Strengthening
fhe lortiHcatons of his toothold-b blatamoras
Perhaps il is the intention to make that heroic
city the base OF operations, anu aiseL a ~ - -
Aoncly fortified to send out reconnaissance IN
Wcnoih for the purpose of ascertainng the post
tion of the Liberal army. However, leel saus-
fed that unless it is initiated by the Liberals,
there will be nothing OF importance transpre IN
Graude ior a few months to come.
The following General Order has been Issued
ir)m District headquarters;-
HFADCUARTERS DISTRICT OF THE RIO GRANDD'
BnowN5vILLE December IL, l965.-So much oil
Ccreral Orders No. 3, current series from these
headonarters, as reads "The Mexican authori-
ties, +" ia hereby changed to read The authorl'
lins OF MatamOras,n etc.
Nv command of Maior.General WEITzEL.
ID. ID. WHEELER,
Assistant Adiutant-General.
This Is decidedly an important and coITect cor
reclion as by the wording of the order previous
10 Its being corrected, one would have been LED
to believe that the authorities here considered
the imperial Government the rightluI authority
in Mexico. This, however, Is not the lntentloh
OF General Weitzel, and, in fact, it is not the IN
tention OF the Government, by any words OF
action to recognize the Imperial Government;
and / cannot but believe 1t was an oversight
that the order was originally issued readihg So
when the authorities referred to were General
Meiia and subordinates. The correction very
plainly shows that it is hot General WeltzeFs
intention TO recognize them as Mexican authorl
ties but only as the 'authoririe5 OF Matamoras,'
pro tcDlpore and by right OF possession. | an
afraid this Will have bad effect on some OF the
Imperial sympathlzers who are counting OF
recognition soon by the Unlted states. IheN
must know lhat General Weitzel5 action is un
doubtedly from instructions from higher autho
rity, and that it is not the intention OF our Gov
ernment to recognize or countenance European
agrees. on ON this continent.
As cold blooded mur Ter as has ever conn
under my notice vas committed here on the 18th
ny one Lopez, a Mexican. 1t seems some 81!
months snce he had q difficulty with anothe
Mexlean named Chaios, and challenged him
Cha!os refused to light, ana Lopez then sent hin
word he would kill h IN on the first opportunity
Friday afternoon they met Tor the first time OF
the main street OF the city, and Lopez withou
any words stabbed his enemy in the neck, sever
ing the iugular vein and causing almost instan
taneous death. The murderer was arrested AM
is nov in Jall. The next night white sold'e
was cut IN three places by a negro. Tne weapon
used was a razor, and the wounds testify TO IT
sharpness. military commission is soon t
convene here for the trial of such crimes, an
will no doubt set an example by hanging te'
of these murderous gents. am informed tha
there is at present in the military prison at thl
place at least fifteen prisoners under charge {
murder 1t is high time some Of them were huns
and thereby an example set the community
''ereasers" at largely. 0. Times, 3Otb ILL.,