The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-10
FROM THE MEXICAN BORDER.

Another Levy Upon the MatamOrRs Mer-
chaDtA-MatRmOras Almost Invested By
the LiberaIs- General GarzR Co the I'M
psrtRl TrOOps-Thty are BeaOught TO
FOrsake the Cause of the Empire.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March 26.-On the 20th
General Meiia called meeting OF the merchants
of Matamoras, and informed them that on &C
count of the nOn-arrival of funds. to pay his
troops he found it necessary to borrow $4,000
from them, with the promise that II should be
refunded as soon as the money arrived; put as
this sort OF thing had been resorted TO several
times before, they, the merchants, could not
see it, but promised the money II fifty per cent.
Of the duties should be removed, and the transit
or one-iourth duty be restored. But Meiia re-
fused, and threatened to remove his troops.
A commission was appointed, and they have
been assessed and Obliged &c pay the money. /
get thsirom a merchant in Matamora', a friend
OF mine, and one OF the victims. They are exas-
perated at these continued forced loans.
Out of about 5000 troops at Matamoras, Mejia
has not 500 that he can rely upon, and he does
not dare to 90 beyond his breastworks. The
Liberals are lowering around him, coming
within mile or two OF Matamoras, and carry
ing off cattle. the stage line between Mata-
moras and Bagdad (BOCa del Rlo) has been
withdrawn on account of the danger on the road.
General Juan j. de la CARA mas issued the
follUWing:-
The General Con lnanding IN Chief the Forces OF
the Central and Southern Districts OF Tamauipas
TO the Troops OF any nationality sustaining the
Soders:-It is four years since you were brought
here to fight u.s. who only ask to govern ourselves
according TO republican principles. You are made
to believe that the ridiculous throne OF Macmillan
can be consolidated in this country, and you have
not been told that we are so lar from accepting IT,
that the only Emperor ever had--ltur blde-paid
with his head for tho title he bore short time
Iturbide was MeXcan-was supported BY MeXt-
cans; he han in his favor the great renown which
he justly obtalneo by making us shake OF ihe Span
ish yoke-and yet he fell. DO you think that
foreigner sustained by foreigners, who comes rom
Austria begging the protection OF Napoleon Ill to
make himself Emperor OF a country which does not
even know him. can long usuTp the supreme power
of our country? Soldiers, you have been misled In
lieu of military promenade, hch you thought 10
take through our country you find that every one of
our detes swarm with Liberal forces, always ready
TO oppose GU.
Many among you have come to make part of the
sO-called Guard OF the Emperatrez, but IN place OF
the life of luxury which you expected, you are OBJ
liped TO run Mexico from one end to the other
to meet death at the hands OF the audacous
gueras
French, Germans, Belgians, Italians-I address
myself to all foreigners who compose the Imperial
army-our countrl has magnificent lands, which
only await 9borious hands to repay with usury the
trouble of cultivation. Abandon that army which
wages such an unjust war upon us; come where the
defenders of Mexican independence are found. If
you wish to share tolls, you shall enjoy the same
privileges The republican soldier; If you prefer
your UasspoI Is tor the North or any other foreign
country they shall pe furnished you, with ali the
ouI leg station. But If you wish to set
tie peaceable citizens on any part of our lands,
you shall be protected so that you may live quietly.
Many among us formerly belonged to the French
army and the Foreig N Legion; they can tell you
now tney nave DC6n tTeaIeu lou VIII Inen see
that l do not mslead you.
JUAN j. DE LA GARzA,
General-in Ehef Of the Independent forces OF the
Central and Southern Districts of Tamaupas.
Victoria, February %, 1866.
This is backed up by the tollowing:-
VICTORIA, February 20, 1885,
Dear Comrades:-We hereby inform you that we
start to-day for tLe frontier. You need not be at
all troubled about us. From Tua you go TO Pal
mias; the comman Ger Is very goods he furnishes
horses and also money to go to Victoria Here you
are paid three reals day and ali you need if you
want serve; and if you do not want to serve you
can get pass to cross the frontier. You need not
serve unless you want to; so comrades come soon.
Comrades the General wants you all to come.
Your companions greeG you-C. Feight, Feohlo
Bauman, 'Frederch Schwab Paul Grabowsky,
Peter Goebel, Louis George, George Beuhrer, FeO-
glo Hlrzel, Nicolas Manger.-N. o. Times, 4h inst.