New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-02
ANOTHER PILLAGING AFFAIR,
The Pillagers Arrested by the U
=. Authorities.
Bagdad Evacuated by the Outlaws and
Occupied by the Imperialists.
A REMARKABLE PROTEST.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. G. G. Richards we
are in possession of the Daily Matamoros Rancho
ro-a strongly Imperial organ-from the 23d to
the 9th inclusive. We copy from the different
dates as follows:
| From up the River.
| from the Ranchero of the Esd.
| We are in possession from above of information
touching the movements of the outlaws.
| Escobedo, with his whole liberal army, number
ing about two hundred and fifty men, has left Ca
MARCO for point interior. His objects are quite
well understood by the Imperial authority.
In conjunction with this information we learn
that Canales pulled up bag and baggage and
started from Mier in the direction of Victoria
His force is small and is not moved in concert
with Escobedo.
1t is affirmed that these outlaw commanders are
openly hostile to each other and it is impossible
for them to unite for any purpose whatever;
now that they cannot escape to neutral territory
for protection, they will have short shrift before
: going to execution The object of their leaving
simultaneously is accounted for upon the ground
of getting the,same flea in their ears at the same
time.
Another Piilnging Affair.
Night before last the Rancho Sabineto, some
fifteen miles below Brownsville, on the Texas side
was visited by band of outlaws in friendly guise
but when in full possession of the rancho, COM
menced an attack on the owner and employees.
They wounded the owner, Cristoval Rosa, NOR
tally, and four others seriously. After this they
pillaged the rancho of everything of the least
value, even to the womea's clothing.
1t is also stated thata rancho above the Sabineto
which we understand belongs to quondam
sheriff of Cameron county, S. G. Brown, was also
| pillaged.
1t is stated that the outlaws came from the Mexi
can side.
The Fugacious Cortina.
| Cortina made his escape from Brownsville, yes
terday for up the river. When last seen he was
making faster time than is recorded. The author
tiles were after him, it is said but he outgeneraled
shall call him General Cortina. He will not re-
turn to Brownsville" said one of the Major
| Generals.
| From the Ranchero of the 24thl
From Bagdad-Arrest of the Sabinito Rob-
| Persons just up from below report that the
| forces which have for some time past been occu-
plying Bagdad, upon hearing that force of Impe-
rial soldiers were advancing on the place, packed
up and left in hurry.
The same passengers report the steamer Ca
MARCO, Jack Brown, master, aground near White
Rancho, and that the gunboat Antonio was near by.
| They also say that force of Imperial soldiers
were encamped on the bank of the river, close at
| hand.
Some fifteen of the robbers and murderers at
| the Sabinito Rancho have been arrested by the
United States authorities and are now under guard
| in Brownsville.
| We are also informed that four of the wounded
men at the Sabinito Rancho have died of their
wounds, but we cannot vouch for the correctness
| of the report.
A startling rumor is afoat to the effect that three
of the five regiments of negroes ordered to be sent
| to New Orleans for disbandment are being or
| have been paid off here and mustered out
From the Ranchero of the 25th
From Bagdad--Imperial Forces in Possession
From passengers who arrived from Bagdad yes.
| terday we learn that three men of war bearing the
| French Sp0niSh w
| were in the of1ing.
An Imperial feet of three vessels were also
cruising in the Gulf from opposite Brazos Santiago
| to the mouth of the river.
| The Imperial forces are also reported to be in
| possession of the town of Bagdad, and troops
were landing from the transports.
Some thirty of Cortina's men have been arrested
in Brownsville, supposed to have been compl
Gated in the Sabinito murder.
Still Later-Corlina's Movements.
From Bagdad, as late as 4 o'clock yesterday
evening, we learn that boasts were making at
Clarksvie of determination to hold the beseged
city. Fiibuster Reed made his boasts that Bagdad
was impregnabe, and with the force expected
from New Orleans an attack would be made on
Matamoros from below. He also said that when
it should be taken, the liberals were to pay the
tlibusers off, and if they didn't do it, they would
pay themselves.
Reed was endeavoring to hire an engineer for
the Prince of Wales to go up and attack the Ca
margo, still said to be aground.
20 IL.
| Cortina with a party of some seventy armed
| men, was about two miles above the steamer
Camargo preparing to cross The river into Mexico.
| Several squads OF OUTLAWS were seen going down,
| it is presumed, to augment Cortna's main force.
Although there werf about one hundred and fifty
| outlaws seen on the road.
The steamer Pho Grande sunk at GAINESVILLE yes
| terday morning.
Bagdad 80 bring all their guns, boats, ETC., over
| to Clarksville.
From Monterey.
Our dates from Monterey reach to the 18th. All
vas quiet, and no force, prowling bands of out,
laws, were within hearing of the city.
Escobedo was reported at China, some sixty
leagues from Monterey, but with what force, il
any, was not known.
No bands of outlaws were seen on the road from
Monterey to Mier.
At Mer, Canales was still holding on, but a por.
ton of his force was at Camargo, and that after
the departure of Escobedo, he was having every
! thing his own way.
4 Nothing important has recently TRANSFERRED above
on the river. The i'll feeling between the forces OF
Canales and those of Escobedo is re-affrmed
From the Ranchero of the 26thl
| Passengers who came up yesterday report the
I place entirely abandoned by the Fedcras and out
| laws.
1t is believed that the place was occupied last
evening by Imperial troops.
tits reported currently, and generally believed
that all the volunteer Federal soldiery on the Rio
|
places supplied with a small force of regulars.
| Fresh arrivals from San Antonio reports Juare2
and Ortega both at that place.
| A large number of bags of silver, brought
through from Eagle Pass by Juarez and his at
taches, had been safely stored away for future
The Liberal cause was looked upon there as played
out.
From Monterey we learn that entire confidence
in the Imperial Government has been restored and
all parties regard outlaw rule as at an end
The merchants who had left Monterey for Sal
to, owing to the dsordered state of affairs, were
returning to Monterey.
By late arrivals from above, we learn that aftel
Escobedo quilted Camargo the people undertook
to resist outlaw rule, but Canales overcame tht
people, who had not had time for preparation. He
had sentenced several of the citizens to be shot
but it was generally thought that he would no
! carry the sentence into execution.
, All along the river on the Texas side, rovine
IT., bands of outlaws were to be met with-generall,
} deserters from Escobedo's old command
s The steamer Dudley Buck is reported arrived
Brazos Santiago.
We have been assured that, owing to the Barda,
affair, several of the leading Federal commander
on the greenback side have been relieved of thei
, commands.
The owner of the Sabinito rancho has died O
bis wounds, and two of the other wounded me-
are not expected to recover.
[From the Ranchero Of the 27thi
We are in receipt of news from Bagdad up to
late hour yesterday.
The Imperial troops took possession of tn
sacked city at o'clock yesterday morning, witt