, 1866-02-26
FRO4 THE RIO GRANDE.
Gen. Weitzel's Bearer Of 1aa.
patches Found Hanging
on . Tree.
Another Hattie ON Tho Rio Crzrs-
Tho French Victorious.

Another Battle ON The Rio Cr.rs-
The French victortoua.
Correspondence Of the y. O. pclt.,
BaowSsrr1Ix, Te1.s, February, lsS
IN ny last. an account WAS given Of the sn,,-
oen and M mysterious disappearance Of Maths
ne. "taosos, ;a, company 9, 4sh Wisconsin cav
Airy. bearer Of dispatches nom Mai. Gen.
Weitzel, at Brownsville, to Mai- Gen. C1asI
u brazos, Santiago, and Herman Bur-
mlsllet, Es3-, Of the wealthy house of
Usoeya, OetlinE q Co.. Aatamoras, botb NM
ues being lost stsht oi tbe road betweso tsis
nts @ miles Through the sasacity Of M.
hE9as1 Ail'ar. scout attached to the ofIfcr
o. ne Provost Marshal Ge1e1al, Cant. A.rrs
ana the untlrfng efforts Of tat otflcer IN,
founi. 'ANAt lave eee1
,,i,, Young Windsor, ws found by the scout
ai1llsr and bis party On the lth Ast. hanoinE
oy ina ncck hom mosquito tree, seven miles
nom brownsville, and thirty PAGES rom tha
road 10 the chappaEal, stripped Of crerythinr
ous ms sh1rt, with not bruise or wound n6
the bodf savc what would result to thu necI
from The rope, with the exception OF certain
parts wh!ah were. cut away.
Nr. Rurmstfer was likewise founa hr,r
ABOUT two miles towards Brzzos from vhcrs
the courier WAS murdered, but the body. AZ.
Ter hanging week or more, had fallen 10 thu
ground. and fsom decomposition had burst.
ana 95ia presented, most disgusting spectacle.
~ body also had been stripped and every
tMnE carried of- Both men were mountea.
t1ouo onn INC horses Of both Werc taken. By this
shne. no DOUBTLESS are the same parties who
sas. ~, NV hso6oed the three United States otH-
te.r,a " .ue san Antonio road few do7s Il
From the closest examination mr., .,n.,,u
AF. Miller, who Is an old ffnntssrsma-
positive that both Windsor and Rnr,n1l.,,..
were lassoed trom their horses Windsor ~
mS hung near the road, while Burmisticr
Iones ~ 1S en- m horse was dragged the dlss
tanee OF nal mile; bis head battered in with
re butts Of carbines aud Afterwards BANGED
houors. o9e
IA As young Wtndsor's dispatches coutainc5
~ important pu matter, , relating to the action Of
sInn Dasdao ~ =, naita5y ~ Investigation Commb-
testify betore that Bonrd and identi5v nr,n' n W
efty, carried from Bagdad by the ni{,areI
II Is afgned, By many here, that these Inns
dezs were committed for d specified nprnnse
~ those hose IN re interest Of the plundsress.
s1ou OF both the murdered men.
BATTLE BETwEES TIE FRENCH rRoops ,x
NENpEz's FORCE.
From the Rin Gsande Courier. Feb.r1
we announced the other day that Mcnlcx
With two thousand men, had possession of III
the roads leading from Tampico, and was de-
pt1FnE mat city OF all communications with
the interior. Il Is rumorcd to-day In our ais-
ter city on the other side Of the Rio Grauir-
that the collision which the position OF Tan.
pico would inevitably bring, his at List taken
place With heavy loss to the Liberals.
The following Is the rumoF alluded to-: The
French garrison Of Ta1npieo, OF LEO men
strong, bad been reinforced By few huudrsI
men, when the order was given to sa!ly ont
and clear the vicinity OF the city.
On the French troops advancing, Alendex
to certain spot, well situated for
IN ambuscadc. where the French advance
guard, about sixty men, were massacred with
out pity. The balance of the troops, although
Inferior in numbers to Mcndez's force, (DO
'sninst .Nol advanced and begun the attack
9Th rteor. The bayonet alone, In which the
French excel, was used with such result that
he enemy retreated and were pursued scvcral
'uurs. Menaez aud almost all his staff officers
ire reported as killed.
The Killed and wounded of Mendez are
tatcd to be about $50 men, to no more than
bout lc0 Freuchmcn, Inclndlng the sisty
illed the first part Of the action.
The victory over Mendcz hns opened bus{-
ess from Tampico with the Interior, which
ad so long been interrupted by Mendez, who
bstiuately stayed In the vicinity.