The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-16
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
RecH utttng for FILIbOstering Expedi-
aAOn Into M xicO-A Camp Establish ed
Near HrOWnsVIIIe-Uaited States Gene.
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RocK utttmg for n Flnbusterfng Expedt-
dAOn Into M xicO-A Camp EstablIs ed
Near BrOwnsVIIIe-UaitedS States Gene
rails Connected with the Affair, Etc.
BROWNSVILLE Texas, December 23.-The fol-
lowing is copy of poster that adorns the cor
ners of the public places OF this city;-
Fifty dollars month in gold and all expenses
paid, clothing, ETC., furnished to all who will
accompany me as an escort to Monterey.
Business of Importance calls me to pass
through a country filled with rowing bands Of
soldiers, and for my personal safety wish to
ADDRESS or call on Colonel Arthur F. Reed,
Brownsville, Texas.
One reading this would at first think Col.
Reed TO be some wealthy gentleman travelling
on important buslness,n and desirous to be
well guarded against the kindnesses of the many
rowing bands OF soldiers that lnlest that country
betw( en- this place and Monterey, but IN think
ing SO they would be very much mistaken. Col.
Arthur +. Reed is Chief of staff Tor Gen. Craw
ford whom / have mentioned heretolOre), and
is recruiting here for hlibusteImg expedition
into Mexico. That is the exact business Of
importance he has IN Monterey, and from the
manner OF recruiting have no doubt, unless
something unforeseen happens, that he will soon
have quite u large "escort"
A recruiting Office has been opened on the
main street and from appearances l should say
that they were doing a lively business. Soldiers
are enlisted, and their discharges from the
United States service promised them as soon as
the necessary papers can be made out and for
warded. | do not know what authority Colone
Reed has for all this but | do know thai he has
not as yet been interlered with oy the authorities
here.
In conversation with one of the recruiting agents
learn that the party that is being raised here is
to be commanded by General Crawford. and will
4 connect at some unknown point with force
coming down from New York. He also tells me
that camp has been established below this city,
where the recruits are seut upon being enlisted
and that all the supplies and articles necessary
for an outfit are on hand. Enlistnents are made
for six months at present. Whether General
Crawford has any authority for his action or not
am not able to say; but IL would seem, from the
fact thet no notice is taken Of il by the proper
authorities here, that he must have something
to back him up. 1t is hardly possible that he or
any one else would openly enlist United States
soldiers, promising them discharges, unless he
had authority from the "powers thai be-" How
-uever, SINE viii tell ALL and you may look tor
something interesting from this section before
long. 1t is said that General Lew. Wallace is
also connected with this affair, and will shortly
he here. This comes from one OF the recruiting
officers under Colonel Reed, and | suppose can
be considered authentic.
Every thing is quiet on the Mexican side at pre-
sent. Neither SIDE is doing anything in the mill
tary line, but appear, like Micawber, to be wait
ing for something to turn up.