, 1866-12-18
FROM THE RIO GRASDE.
Reconciliation Of tho Gr2a;:;
Generals.
Situation at Matausoras.

tfIon bsownsvlc an1 Maiaraoras pape:s. pec, 3 I
MA7A1nRAs, Dcceuhes1, l., tsJG,
DEAR RA<cAERO: The solution of Mats,
muras difficulties is upon u. This 1.ia,ninv
vi four O'Clock the truups OF General E>cobc.
sfo occupied, without resistance. tic ,inr ur
upper forts. AT tho same tin,e, Caoaies'
1ilen marched out quietly, and Joined lis
foFccs In The lower fUsts wilrrc tltcy were IL,
relnain until further orders.
Canalcs bci3g pressed iu troAt br E7cobedo
sud By American Intervention III the trar,
had to give way-
Canales and lis officers and men rciaiu
their position ~ tue nrlny, or rathcr the ~.
sttiOn they held before tho rtbullt,u T,iey
luld ccl occupy the lower frs, while Coz.
tInas aAd General Escobcto's u,sa La:l liz.
upper oncs. The camps outside arc still
kept up. and they arc occupit4l iho t,u,,s
formerly. With very few clcc:n,,ons.s, ~ ~
ccptions eeirn, lie s.,ldicss WHO arr hn5dG.,
tue EIpcr forts. oEd the torn,
The or1er u the city has brcn good in ev.
cry respect. think I have betM u,rr and
THROUGH fLc llsacc nl"re than nay snaa in II,
aud nut "A t1rnnkrn man have seen, Of dis.
turbancH Of any kind I heard, i.ao:.-o. that
two drunken soldiers wczc in ihe pla7n mi
ones E1u YVES accidentally liecl,a,r.,1. IL
order WIS Immediately Issued l-v,u heal.
quarters, il, HcIakco's building, on Iturbi.ie
street, virtually prohibiting the sal: Of Vii
kinds ot liquors Anothcr order was issued
that In case nny soldier dcrscintetl on 4 pri-
rate citizen, liz would tc forthwith punished
Upon the 1act being reported at t1cadauar.
tcfs. TErsc Orders hare not brcn without n
beneficial effect npon tue good people ot tlis
city.
Martial law has been duly proclaimed. and
notice given that NIL offences co,nmItted by
civilians would be puniehcd tho sarac ~
though tho offender t1cze 4 soldier.
Tie terms Jf surrender Are uncundiocal
and stlll conditional. Canalcs Is to rerort to
AE,~ EN-,
The debts contracted br Canales during bis
reiEn, as well rs the payment of bis troops.
are referred for decision to Si.uor .Iuarek.
The lower forts, ut 10 O'Clock a. m, surrcu.
dered, and were occupied by Curtinas.
The troops Of both armies arc now raraI
ing through the town. arm in arm, and, np-
paTcntly, upon the hest OF terms, and.
strange to say, each soldier wears Ills ar;us. '
The officers aud soldiers Of Cauales have
apparently, . biz disgust at The turn affairs
GENERAL sEpGwIcK's own EXPLANATION,
The Brownsriflc Hanehero, ol the I'd in.
giant, introduces The tuLjniuci statement ns
tmbods ing the oillciat account" Of the
American occupation Of 1Iatamotss. Il
Limits that II was furnished them by General
sedsw,ck himself The statement Is rs foi- i.
lows:
General scdrwick took possession of Mat
umoras f0r the purpose Of preventing blood
shed, for the protection OF the person. aud
property OF American and other foreign resi-.
dents, and to prevent the destruction OF life
and property by military operatiDns ncccs.
sary 10 drive out Cuualcs- He also desired
to settle the questions upon which the In.
tefnal war WAS wascd without fighting, and
2t the same time not 10 inttr:crc with the
His main object was TO aid the Juarcz Gov.
crument- Ultimat c,yhe succeeded In consu,n-
mating the object he had In view.
Yesterday unofficial proposition were made
TO Colonel caualcs to surrender the works,
and Ills troops 10 the United States. lie uc.
formed OF the result, Immediately comrluni.
Gated the same to General E.cobcdo In per
son, and remained at his headquarters dur
ing last night. nc secured tho concurrrurc
cfGcucral Escobedo, nnd succeeded Ia get
ting Colonel Canalcs and himself together.
Ailer IN ,smicablc discussion, these gentle
men arranged the necessary prelEminarles 10
adjust at dirHcnliies.
About daylkht this morning General Esco.
bcdo's troopStntercd the city, and took pos.
The understanding Is, that all the dfspos-
able fot ces Of General Escobedo and Coloucl
Canales will be marched TO meet the advauc-
ing column of Gcpe1l Ae}fa. =
complishcd all he intended blythe occupation
Of biatamorat. The nttAhk' upon the en-
trcnchlncuts, The loss Of LIE and olhcr cnu,c-
auenccs resulting thctetrom, arc not to bc
attributed TO him directly or indirectly. He
advised General Escobcdo not to attack.
Had h!a advice been needed, General Esco-
bcdo would have gained the possession Vi
Matamoras without the fire Of gun, as he
has this day, alter n terrible repulsc.
The United States troops will be itn1nclt-
atcly withdrawn by General ScdsHick, and,
as this goes TO press, We presume they nrr
moving for Ibis side Of The river.
THE xeCnbEDo-cAEAlEs INTERVIEW.
For uu hour Escobcdo utterly refused to
sec Caualcs, who had Insisted that, II mect-
ire was had, all things could be auEcably set.
He'd. Escobedo could not zee Il In that lght,
and In bis opposition to an fnteryIcu Will
lis opponent, ewo1e like Turk. Finally,
af1er General sedgwick defined Ills position
10 Escobedo, In plain and pointed terms. the
On Cana1cs entering the room, he md Esco.
bedo retired to one corner OF the same, and.
Tar an hour. with CestfcuIattons aud excited
vordg. futcrlarded With osths, continued IL
dischaErc their bags OF winGs nj each other.
Eecobedo, on hearing Canales moment In
bIsassu b as1snss niee ihsl 1tls ane yer? ricty -y
Tout: prsstunos, four Avc-dol1a! passes" etc.
IL one stage OF the interview their rare
herame so uncomfortable that passage-ut-
arins seemed sncvitnble, and 1t was abruptly
ended. with no nearer settlement Of the mai
Ter thin previous TO thetr meeting.
a scARH At BRowssviLi3-7HE MILITIA
CALLED OUT.
Turing the American occupation OF Mnta-
,norns It WIS believed that thc United
States forces III Matanoras would be at
1actcd AID. in that event, the entire ml,I-
tary fu-ces there would be Immediately
crossed to the other shore. In this case The
citizen militia must be prepared 70 defend
the city Everything looked s4uoaly, and
they resolved to organize and arm Instantly
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