New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-09
Cortina MAIDS Conma der int Chief Of the
Liberal Army.
He LEAVES MATAMoRos.
MORE ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE.
BAGDao ARTILLERY SEIZED BY u. S. AUTHORITIES.
Etc, Etc,

Il uASuf khSOIFul INC -
pany, We received last night the first number 81
new daily paper just started at Brownsvlie' pup
j lished in French and Eugsh, BY 3. Z. Clauaon q
Co. and called the Rio Grande Courier. The mum.
4 Der before MS il of the date Of February 3D. we
make the following extracts from its columns:
i The French man-pf-war Adonis has arrived at
Two thousand French troops are expected on
! IA An aid.deeamp Of Macmillan arrived in Matas
II. Rravst Can't. Ayres, United States Signal Corps
i and Acting Provost Marshal General of this dis
j trict; ill., accordance with circular from Head
1 quarters District Of the Rio Grande, has kept the
! provost guard rather busy these few days back;
arTesting ana disarming all parties in the city and
HE following, well lknownassbelon to Cortina's
|icommand have been arrested, and are held to
answer charges pending against them VIZ:
+ i Col Reed, charged of being an accessory in the
: y Cart Sinclair, Of the Liberal army, charged
with violating laws Of neutrality.
Gen. Gortina's forces were busily engaged yes
9terday morning in making preparations TO leave,
and since we have heard that he has left for parts
unknown. May lie soon get the reward he 50
richly deserves forhis behavior in this vicinity.
The last extra published in Spanish had the fol-
lowing
Escobedo, with over two thousand men and TWO
pieces Of artillery, is now before Monterey. NJ
C0rtinasS brigade, composed OF artillery, cav
airy and infantry is in the outskirts Of Matamoros
Col. Canales is occupying Reynosa with eight
hundred men.
3 Gen. Mendez, with some two thousand men, has
begun the attack upon Tampieo. e73 5ts n
/ It is reported that before leaving Brownsville,
Cortina had received his appointment as General
id -Chief Of the Liberal army from President Jua-
req. ,7s. g4 n. sssss IT, i,ss.,E55.ss fss s5a.
Cortna has himself left this vicinity finding that
Brownsville was getting too hot for him. He is
now it is reported, ut his rancho on the Mexican
side Of the river, about nine miles from Matamo-
ros.
\ -Four pieces Of artillery taken from Bagdad by
the Liberals and brought to CaFksyille, were seized
yesterday and are now held by the Collector Of
Customs.
4 Mai. Gen. Wright, commanding Department OF
Texas, arrived here yesterday from Galveston.
We learn that Mr.. Putegnat, Jr., had been at,
some twelve OF fifteen soldiers, armed with then
bayonets and some with their guns, without any
cause OF prevention, on the evening Ct the Soth
Mr.. Pntegnat is a young man OF quiet disp stlon
and it appears that hearing quarrel he Weni
there toisee what it was when he was assaulted in
| the manner we described above. IN IA
/ 4 "a Mexican baker was stopped yesterday. morn
ing by band Of soldiers who begun to help them
selves and transfer the bread from his basketsto
their knapsaeks, etc. The Mexican in self-defense
drew apocket pistol, when some of the parties
who were robbing him called the guard and had
him locked up ss3!s1aS gsa y
gentleman in the employ Of Messrs. Drooget
0eting d Co., has been missing since Saturday
evening. He started from Brownsville on horse
back during the afternoon. and was traced as far
as the cut Of road, some eight or ten miles below.
Further than that it has been impossible to find
what has become of him. Fears are entertained
that he has been murdered by some of the armed
band proving around the frontier. sj35lsA
4 Four men were attacked near Sabanido's ranch
BY aparty Of armed Mexieans, supposed TO belong
to Cortina's force and were badly beaten in de-
Tending themselves. Several arrests have been
made BY the Provost Marshal. Among the prison
sers brought here, citizen of this place ree0g-
nized q man who, some eight months ago, stopped
hinlyon the highway between this and Rancho
Davis, robbed him Of $500 and shot at him.
II No clue as yet of Mr.. Hermann Burmester. who
disappeared last Saturday. At about IL O'Clock
yesterday squad of cavalry, about thirty strong,
accompanied by the detectives of Captain Ayres,
went to pay a visit to Cartina's rancho, above
Brownsville, where it is supposed some clue may
be found Of him, as it has been represented that
he was a prisoner of Corrina.
From the French side Of the Courier we trans
tlate the following 95.1# sss}
expedition from Matamoros was
llcomposed Of the,steamers Camargo and Antonio,
manned BY brave French marines, one hundred
and twenty Austrians under the orders Of Col
Kodelish. some antiguerrillas under command Of
Gerard, some rural guards, and small detach
ment OF lanoers under command of Col. Peral
Col. Kedolsh took command Of Bagdad, and re
instated the civil authorities. Commander Rico
who commanded Bagdad at the time of Its cap
| tnre by the outlaws, has been arrested and i'm
prisened under astrong guard at Matamoros