The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-04
LATER From the RiO Grande.

The y. o Crescent gives the following e&-
tracts from the Matamoras Ranchero from
the 23d to the 9th ult:
Escobedo. with his whole liberal army,
numbering about two hundred and fifty
men, has left CamargO for point interior
His objects are quite well understood by the
ImperiaI authority. Canales pulled up bag
and baggage and started from Mier in the
direction Of Victoria. His force Is small and
is not moved in concert with Escobedo. 1t
Is affirmed that these outlaw commanders
are openly hostile to each other and 1t IS I'M
possible Tor them to unite for any purpose
whatever They have abandoned the border
entirely and now that they cannot escape
neutral territory for protection, they will
have a short shfift before going to eEecu-
ton a
Cortina made his escape from Brownsville
On the 22d, for up the river. The authorities
vere after him, it is said, but he outgeneral-
ed five Major Generals in full uniform. The
next day with party of some seventy armed
men he was about two miles above the
steamer CamargO preparing to cross the river
into Mexico Several squads Of outlaws
wera seen going down, it Is presumed, to
augment COrtinas main force. Altogether
there were about one hundred and fifty out
laws seen on the road. He afterwards cross
ed the river to this side, and was about tf-
teen miles from here, with small force, yes
tcrdav evening (26th) He attacked steamer
from his temporary lodgment below here,
which turned out to be a Brownsville boat
instead OF from Matamoras, as the bandit
supposed.
On the night of the 21st ult.. the Rancho
Sabineto, some fifteen miles below
Brownsville, on,the Texas side was visited
bv band of outlaws in friendly guise, but
when in full possession of the rancho, COM
menced an attack on the owner and enl-
ployees. They wounded the owner, Cristo-
val Rosa, mortally, and four others seriously.
After this they pillaged the rauche OF every
thing of the least value, even to the women S
clothing 1t is also stated that Il rancho
above the Sabienta, which we understand
T belongs to quondam sheriff of Cameron
county, S G. Brown, was also pillaged. 1t
/ is stated that the outlaws came from the
Mexican side. Some fifteen of the robbers
/ and nuTdeTers at the Sabinito Rancho have
been arrested by the United States author
a.. tiles, aud are now nnder guard in EBrowns-
| nile We are also informed that four OF
/ the wounded men at the Sabiueto Rancht
/ have died of their wounds, but we cannot
/ vouch for the correctness OF the report
Some thirty of Cortina'S men have been
/ arrested in Brownsville, supposed to have
! been complicated in the Sablneto murder
/ The Imperial troops took possession o
/ Bagdad at 3 o'clock yesterday (26th) morn
! ing, without firing gun. The Federal com
mander at Clarksville seized the guns anC
! boats which the filibusters and outlaws tool
/ to the Texas side with them upon leaving
Bagdad.
! 4 startling rumor is afloat to the effect tLa
three of the five regiments Of negroes order
ed to be sent to New Orleans tor disband
ment, are being. or have been paid off her
/ and mustered out.
4 Our dates from Monterey reach to the 18th
All was quiet, and no force, or prowlin!
bands of outlaws, We're within hearing Q
the city. Escobedo was reportrd at China
some sixty leagues from Monterey, but witt
what force, if any, was not known. No band
of outlaws were seen on the road from Mon
terey to Mier. At Meir, Canales was still
holding on, butAka portion of his fore
was at CaFmargo, and that after the depar
ture of Escobedo, he was having everythin!
his own way. Nothing important has recent
ly transpired above on the river. The il
feeling between the forces OF Canales AM
those of Escobedo is re-affirmed.
1t is reported currently, and generally be
lieved that all the Federal volunteer so
tliery on the Rio Grande will forthwith b
, disbanded, and their places supplied with
small force OF regulars.
i Fresh arrivals from San Antonio FepoT
Juarez and Ortega both at that place.
large number of bags of silver, brough
, through from Eagle Pass by Juarez and hi
attaches, had been safely stored away fo
the future. The Liberal cause was locke
upon there as played out.
By late arrivals from above, we learn tha
after Escobedo quilted Camargo the peopl
undertook to resist outlaw rule, but CT
males overcame the people, who had not ha
l time for preparation, He had sentence
several of the citizens to be shot, but it ws
generally thought that he would not carr
: the sentence into execution
! All along the river on the Texas sid
rowing bands of outlaws were to be me
with-generally deserters from Escobedo
/ old command
SPICY TRIP.-In accordance with N
= tice seen in the Ranchero, that all person
J. who could identify goods i'll Brownesvill
, stolen at Bagdad, would have the san
turned over to them, one of our most prom
i inent merchants went over the other day I
J make 4 demand. He had no trouble
Q finding and identifying his goods, but
/, was required, it would seem, to get an ord,
: from a major-general, for which he imm
e diately made application. Unfortunatel
i his status was ascertained to be Imperial
i at least we judge SO, as he was informed tn;
upon an order from the Liberal COVER
8 ment of Mexico only would his goods
surrendered. Upon inquiring where sue
an institution could be found, he was i
+. formed that he was not in an information
office. Being fully satisfied with the resu
: of his undertaking, he started for the laI
q OF God and liberty. ...= -srz.