New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-22
LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
THE FlL'BusTERs STILL HOLD sasOAD. a!
.coRrIsA 70 TAKE COMMAND
LIBERALS DEFEATED AT v1LAcHUATo

9 Through the courtesy Of Mr.. G. B. Black, pur-
ser Of the steamship Crescent, we are in posses
sion Of the Matamoros Ranchero Of the 18th The
following paragraphs from that paper contain
the latest from Ragdad 5fs &sia9,5
We conyersed with several passengers who left
Bagdad yesterday morning. They reported moth
ing of Importance. sg l!s u
Bandit Gortina with force of forty men had
arrived at Clarksyille. II was understood that ne
was going to take supreme command at Bagdad.
One under Colonel Lyon Of the Federal army, and
the other an outlaw. We were told that only by
the two commands keeping q jealous watch on
each other was there order IN the sacked city. !.
War vessels were in the ofing to the number of
three, one having left the day before, southwark
bound.
4 We have assurances that the filibusters and out
laws continue to quarrel among themselves, and
that most of them are thoroughly discouraged.
The prospect is good for general breaking up Of
the unholy alliances and combinations which keep
this frontier in constant alarm. @ II
WHO PILLAGED BAaDAD?
The Ranchero discusses this question editorialy,
and thinks the scheme was set foot by officers
the Texasside The Ranchero is bitterly hostile to
the q. s. Government however, and allowance
must be made for that in estimating the impor-
tance of its views. Hear what it says: '&&
It may be due to the truth Of history that it
should be known who did the pillaging and mur-
dering at Bagdad. To settle that question we
would inquire where the outlaws and flibusters
were when it took place? They were not at
Clarksyie, nor Bagdad, and knew nothing of
what was going on. We are well advised that
Crawford, Escobedo, Cortina. and all Of them,
were taken as much by surprise as were we Of the
Heroic City, when hearing the news. In fact,
none of the leading land pirates would believe it
at rst-not until it was matter of public notoriety
The few second-fddle thieves that happened to be
at Clarksville, las, indeed where are not some Of
them all the while y took hand in the affair. 1t
was concocted and perpetrated by officers Of the
United States army, and the negroes were used by
them for the work. The negroes crossed and re-
| crossed under orders. There was no such thing
| as revolt bng them. AT all events, this is
our conclusion after talking with twenty or thirty
witnesses to the whole aair--after ascertain
| ing the whereabouts and movements of the out
laws and fbusters at the tilne-after ascertaning
that the proceeds Of pillage went into the hands
| Of Federal officers. s9 io
THE LIBERALS DEFEATED. I.
From the Spanish side Of the Ranchero we
| translate the following: z.G. .a. -.af
| The chiefs Lundes and Paramo have been routed
and killed at Cutzeo de la Laguna by forces raised
andequipped by two estate owners in the neighbof.
I hood The ImperiaIist forces of the Piedad en-.
countered and beat the Juarists of Berduzco,
| the hacienda of Villachuato, killing six of them
taking two prisoners, and capturing horses, arms
and train. Ei5 .. 49,