The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1866-03-16
From the Rio 0rande.

A spccinl correspondent Of the New
Urlcan. Times writes an interesting
letter from Brownsville dated the 18Th
We extract the most pIquant portion OF
il
zen sheridan made dying visit TO
hi. yiriuity thu. week Arriving ct
White Rancho ON the l2th, he tele-
grained tor Gen Wright who met MIN
nt that point Tor a consultation. AFTER
which be- left for BRAVO, Santiago. "a.
king the Alabama, the same vessel
7 which brought him uut
/ Gen Wright Immediately aiter this
interview returned Ia Brownsville. de
I parting again next morning, en- route to
Galveston.
T Gen Cam~tock Of Lieut. Gen Grant :
staff. also paid Brovu.yille a short 'i-ii
hi, week leaving on ihc morning oil
/ the l3th to Join Gen sheridan st brafos
Santiago.
What the nature ofGen sheridan : or.
rand was. all are a, liberty to- divine. andas
consequence much speculation i rte
a. to the exact complexion of the move
mcnts of himself IN connection with
three other high military officials That
they refer directly To- questions ct poll
I cy relating to acutrality, growing out OF
the Raelad ENHANCEMENT, - undouhtrd
alluded IN general terms. last week.
to assertions from the service, and IT.
enormous increase on this frontier ant
/ stated that 1t wns carried forward IN an
/ organized form under the auspices Of
ext nitrd -tai,, officers but Tor special
+ reason. rciraiued from giving names
4 From developments Of late date 1t
/ is believed that j \ Jenkins late "A
I Captain in the 18th Missouri Volunteer
/ cavalry ha. been the active agent ct
other parties ~ this work jenkins ha'
been NJ thi- business for several months
and has procured directly many scores
( OF dcsertiou~ the men 1n their part
contracting 10 enter som" one ct the
bands of Liberals operating on tins
/ frontier. lbut i is believed that a MAJOR
/ nv of the men were intended to lee Sc.
+ cured for inrtina,) Will" the agent Jcnk-
IN. would hc ready to ray them fifty
! dollars N silver or gold on his part for
/ hi. principals aud start them, properly
accredited on their way 10 Join their
new commands. and So thoroughly bad
/ this scheme been carried to perfection
that regular stated meetings were held
attended los invited soldier guests to
hear propositions consider inducements
4 get posted ~ 10 the prospects etc Of
+ the new species Of service.
I Preparations were made by Capt
/ Ayrr~ Provost Marshall General. 10
/ nab this model ev nited states officer
I but the ramfcations Of the interests
with which he was connected were So
numerous extending even. some OF
them, within the shadow Of hcadquar
t,rs itself that i; was u most easy mat
ter for him to- watch the strings aud
when the trap was sprung mg man O.,
minus II was then u>ccrta!ued that be
had gone NJ the river ON the steamer
Alamo \ squad of cavalry wa, posted
in hrt pursuit 10 overhaul and search
the boat IN haiIiug the Alamo she
rounded 10 and landed, when the de-
tectiyc. Miller demanded the body vt
jenkins Jenku. jenkins. repeated
the clerk Jenkins, oh. ah-he went
ashore ten miles below. On the Mexican
side The re~ul, wa exit Miller. after
a thorough search, crest fallen, muchly
and AS Jenkins l. as vet the only party
ON the commlnl the whole matter
for the present remain, in statu quo.