Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-09
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Recruiting for n RillibusterinR tx
petition Into Mexic0-United states
Generals connected with tho Affair.
Correspondence Of the New Orleans Times.l
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 80. 1865.
have succeeded at last in gaining a
partial insight into the intentions and OBJ
iecs of General Crawford's recruiting for
an expedition into Mexico at this place.
General Crawford comes here direct
from the North, armed with an appoint
mens as General in the army Of the Next
can Republic, and authority to recruit an
American Division, to be commanded by
himself, for services in the Republican
army. He has established q recruiting
office here, and I am reliably informed at
several other places in the interior OF the
State. It is certain that he has plenty OF
money to back up his operations, and he
is getting recruits very fast, in fact, thai II
the other recruiting Offices do as well in
proportion. no great length Of time will
elapse ere the American Division will
be recruited up to the maximum number.
It is said that Gen. Lew. Wallace and
Gen. Logan are both connected in some
manner with this movement, and that they
are now en- route to this place. CaravaJai,
the Mexican fllibuster Of fame, is also ex.
pected here soon, with a large sum Of
money. to assist in detraying the expenses
Of the pleasure excursion"
Our ~neighbors Of the opposite bank OF
the Rio Grande have got wind Of this bus
mess, and are considerably worked up on
account Of it. The Matamoras papers are
nightly troubled concerning General
Crawford's movement, and are busy
working the people of the city up to the
fighting point, by means Of appeals to
their pockets, through the editorial col
umns. General Mejia, commanding the
Imperial forces in Matamoras, has levied
q loan Of 800, 900 on the merchants OF
the city. He has arranged them into
three classes, and assesses the first class
80, 900, the second class $1,000. and the
third class $500. This loan is being rap
idly collected from the merchants, who
receive in lieu Of the money drafts on the
Imperial Treasury at Vera Cruz, drawn
by the " illustrious General Mejia." He
has also commenced barricading the streets
again, for the purpose. I suppose, Of being
ready for the American division" in
case they should at any time take a no.
ton to visit Matamoras. It Is hardly to
be supposed that they will make u move
ment on that city, from the fact that they
are being recruited so openly here. It is
more than likely that they will join Cen
eral Escobedo's force at Meir, and from
thence move on Monterey, establishing
their base Of movements at that point.
However, I do not claim to possess any
knowledge Of military strategy, and can
only base my opinion on what would
seem most reasonable to one unsophisti-
Gated in the ways Of war. Time will tell.
A schooner loaded with arms and am
munition. consigned to a Mr.. Harbole,
purveyor at Headquarters Tw~enty-6fth
Army Corps, and transacting a large bus
mess in this place, went ashore near Bag
dad. Mexico, q few days since, during the
norther, and was seized by the Imperial
authorities at that point. The fact has
been reported to General Weitzel, who hat
instructed General Clark, commanding al
Brazos Santiago, to investigate the facts
of the case and report. I suppose we may
look for something interesting from thit
yet, as il was undoubtedly a high-handed
outrage to seize the vessel after 1t wa.
wrecked. upon the presumption, I sup
pose, that the cargo was intended for tht
Republican army.