Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-02-03


and their whereabouts were unknown.
The negroes remained In possession OF
BaeIad until after daylight yesterday
morning, when they re.orossed TO Clargs.
vile. After which Coriinas men crossed
and took possession Of the place aud held
Il mp to latest advices.
Mr.. Caslanares. collector OF tie port Of
Mntamoros, with his son, were on their
way TO the city of Mexico, made their es'
cape across The river 10 Brazos, by Tying
white handkerchiefs around their hats
Every species of movable property were
crossed from Bagdnd TO Clarksville. Even
iron safes were crossed and their contents
riaed on the American bank, in full view
of United States troops and citizens.
Seventeen dead negroes were found in
the lie Grand warehouse, which shows how
we'll the Antonio did her work.
One French war steamer was lying ut
the mouth Of the river, and another was
cruising up and down the beach opposite
the town.
The French mail steamer, which was to
have left on the 9th inst, smiled for Vera
Cruz immediatclv on the commencement OF
the attack, on Friday morning last.
Dr. Rance of this city, with his family,
were at Bngiad waiting nm opportunity to
embark for New Orleans. Their trunks,
fourteen in ALL we're rifcd of their con-
tents nv the negroes, leaving the Doctor
and his family with nothing but the clothes
on their hacks. Many others shared the
same fate.
The Sheriff of Cameron county, Texas,
crossed to Bagdnd yesterday and hung n
ncgro-cause unknown.
When our informant left il was positive
" ascertained that Mr.. Alonzo, the Alcalde
of Bacdad, and Lieutenant Delmontes,
were killed, md Capt. Comes and Lieut..
Castro, wounded. Two American ladies'
are also reported to have been killed.
Two children being met going to market
by negroes were murdered by them and
then robbed of their market money.
Several Frenchmen, citizens OF Bagdad,
are known to have been assassinated. Four
wounded Imperial soldiers were at Clarks-
vile.
The negroes are impulently paraling the
streets of GAINESVILLE, displaying whatever
they may have taken from Bagdad.
large amount of properly which the
fillbusters could not take with them they
destroyed.
The Imperial troops in Bagdad after
their capture were quartered in the old St.
Charles Hotel as prisoners.
all persons found parading the streets
of Bagdad are shot down.
The gunboat Antonia arrived up from
Bngdad yesterday morning, with good
sized shot hole through her between wind
and water. We have been unable to OBJ
tain any further particulars of the part
she took in the affair of the fllibusters Mt
Bagdah, more than general confirmation
of our previous account. Two men were
killed and one wounded on the Antonio.
From the Ranchero of Jan. l4h.
From BAGDAD.-We have news from the
sacked city of Bagdad up to yesterday
morning. So called fllibusters were forth
flying the place against attack from both
sea and land. One hundred bales Of cotton
are to have been used for fertilization pur-
poses. Siege guns are reported to have
been received in Bagdad from Brazos San
tiago, and were already in position for SER
vice.
Among those received were two thirty
two FOUNDER rifed guns, and some twelve
FOUNDER ritled pieces-number not stated
besides which there were some smaller guns,
included in the Brazos Santiago shipment.
Federal officers had gone in squads to
several foreign residents in Bagdad and
forced them to make afiidavits that the pill
laying of Bagdad had in no wise been done
or participated in by Federal officers or
soldiers, including niggers.
These atfidavits are undoubtedly for use
at Washington, where, it is presumed, the
counter nffilavits OF the same parties, il
they should have opportunity to make Them,
will not 60. Very likely q thorough es-
pionnge of the mails, may for n long time
prevent the facts touching the pillage Of
Bngdad by the Federal soldiery, reaching
Washington.
The arrival off Boca del Rio of Imperial
vessels from Vera Cruz, was reported about
town yesterday.
All that we can say about the matter is,
that there were two war vessels in the SER
vice of France and Mexico lying off the
mouth yesterday morning. Whereas the
day before there was but one.
LATER STILL.--At II late hour last night
dispatch, bearing all the marks Of relis
bility, arrived up from below, giving us the
satisfactory information that three men. Of
war and four transports had arrived off
the Boca from Vera Cruz. As firing has
been heard in that direction, probably the
work Of retaking Bagdud has been inaugu.
rated.
We conversed with several passengers
who left Bngdad yesterday morning. They
reported nothing of importance.
Bandit Cortina, with force of 40 men,
had arrived at GAINESVILLE. 1t was under
stood that he was going to take supreme
command Mt Bardad
There was two seperate commands in
Bagdad. One under Col. Lyon, of the Fed.
eral army, and the other one outlaw. We
were told that only by the two commands
keeping jealous watch on each other, was
there order in the sacked city.
The Very Latest from the Rio Grande.
The Galveston Bulletin of the 18th has
received the Matamoros Ranchero of tho
18th and 18th from which it takes the fol-
lowing:
tFrom the Matnmoros Rsnchero, Jan. 18th
From persons who left Bagdad yesterday
morning we learn that there are not TWEEN
ty five illibusters and outlaws in the pill.
LACED city. The place was exclusively ur-
der federal rule. About three hundred
negroes are kept there constantly.
The outlaws do not want the pillaged