The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-06

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The I.ate Murders Accounted FOr-Gene-
raj WTighCs Excellent Administrator
Of Affairs - General Pedro Mendez
KIIIed-The French Naval conn handler
Suspended for not Firing at the Bagdad
PtIIagers-News from the Interior.
Correspondence Of the Neao Orleans Crescent Feb 49,
MATAMoRAs, Mexico, February 1.-THE rob.
berries and murdeIous outrages which were so fre-
quent IN and around Brownsville previous to
and at the time of my arrival, have perceptibly
abated; the military have come to the aid OF the
civil authorities, and the town is being now pa
troled nightly.
The assassination of young Barmester, of Cap.
tain Cook, of General Wrights courier, and the
wounding and maltrcatment of others, it now
appears, plainly enough (though none of the
guilty parties have been arrested), was all done
by parties implicated in the Bagdad murders
and ro bberies, who endeavored thus to prevent or
weaken testimony which was to be given before
the military court at Brazos.
Since his accession to the command of this
border district II am speaking, of course, of the
United State1 side of the river), General Wright
has shown laudable disposition to straighten
up and regulate affars; so much SO, indeed, that
he is complimentary spoken of by the ultra
Imperialsts Of the Mexican side, whose common
pastime for some time past, and especially since
the Bagdad affair, has been to abuse the United
States Government and its officers aud troops on
this frontier. Inc General mad his headquarters
for awhile at Brownsville; now he has transferred
them to BraZOs.
Nothing has as yet been made public of the
military inquiry into tne Bagdad affair.
On this, the Mexican side of the river news
comes in by driblets, showing the desperate de-
termination and bravery OF the Liberals, and
their almost continual defeat by the superior
and well-sustalned forces of the Imperial Gov.
ernment.
The sum total of all the war news from the
interior is, that the lmperialsts are slowly, but
steadily, driving back the Liberals wherever
they meet them, and still more firmly establish
ing the MaXimilian Empire.
General Pedro Mendez, an Imperialist leader,
who lately cleared the country back of Tampico,
and restored free travel and communication to
the population OF large district OF country, has
since been killed in an engagement with the
Liberals further in the interior, the news of
which reached here yecterday.
/ may mention as an interesting item, stated
here TO be authentic, that Marshal Bazaine, the
French commander, has suspended the captain
of the man.ofwar Stesiphon or Tysiphone, or
some such name, for not opening fire upon the
troops or persons in United States uniform who
crossed the Rio Grande to the pillage of Bagdad
his orders having been to fire Instantly upon any
United States troops that might undertake the
passage of the river.
The Austrian and other troops stationed in
this city are remarkably well behaved, and give
the citizens no cause of complaint.
From the Neto Orleans Delta, FebrVary27.
The latest news received from the interior of
terey of Imperial forces of about three thousand
men, on their way to MatsmOras. Among them
were about five hundred men of the Foreign
Legion. The arrival of these troops has rem
dered the population of Monterey somewhat
calmer, and those who left Monterey when the
French troops left. are going back daily.
The aforementioned troops on their way to
Matamoras, where they will soon arrive are
under the command of General Lopez, OF Mejias
Division.
From the report of Colonel Tinajero, the loss
sustained by the Imperiasts, in the attack
against Monterey by General Escobedo, amounts
to three officers and thirty-two enlisted men
wounded; one officer and seventeen men killed;
two officers and ninety men taken prisoners.
These numbers are proof OF the viVacity of the
attack; the energetic resistance made by the
ImperialiSts-saved only by the arrival OF the
French troops.
The death of General Mendez, and of several
members OF his staff, is confirmed.
We learn that the garrison of Bagdad is now
$50 Austrans, so Mexicans, and the steamer
AdCnis along the shore.
The steamer IysiphOne left for Vera Cruz,
where, it is reported, transports are now on the
point of starting for Bagdad with 1000 troops.