Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-22
LATE MEXICAN NEWS,
Imperiaiists Defeated i'm a Late Rattle.
Alcdre= their Leader founded.
fROPOSlTIONS TO THIS GOVERN.
MENT FROM ORTEGA.
GEN. PRICE AND GOV. HARRIS.
The Colony Dispersed and the Site
Destroyed.

GALVESTON, June 20.-The Crescen
brings an extra Rio Grande courier Of th,
18th, with details of the capture, by til,
Liberal forces under General TREvINo, com
handing the cavalry of Nuevo Leon, of a
large merchandise train going from Mata
moras to the interior. The train was con
veyed by ten Imperial companies, number
ing three hundred and fifty men, under
Captain HoPPA, one hundred Contra guer.
rieas, made up of Confederates, and fifteen
hundred Mexican Imperialists. 1t had
eight pieces of artillery and six Mexican
guns. The fight lasted one hour, when the
train was captured about nine o'clock on
Saturday morning, the 10th, about three
leagues from Camargo.
Canales, Narania and Escobedo, with their
commands had placed themselves under
Trevino, the Liberals numbering $500, well
armed and equipped. The train contained
merchandisean and ammunition Of great value
Gen. Alvarez, wounded, passed through
Reynosa Saturday night. Several officers OF
his command had arrived at Matamoras,
who confirmed the capture. Eight hundred
prisoners of Alvarez's command, and about
four hundred others, with the convoy were
sent to Camargo. The convoy was also ia
ken to Camargo under double guard, with
orders from Gen. EscobedO not to allow any
thing to be touched.
Rumor says the Mexican Imperial regi-
ment changed sides in the fight
Commerce has suffered an irreparable loss
by the capture. Twenty-one of the Aus
TRANS escaped.
News from the Monterey specie train
says that it was reported as being at Crasno
for the last six days, and was attempting to
return to Monterey. Fears were enter
tanned that that also would be captured
A letter from CAIRO, Secretary to Gen.
TREvINO, to gentleman here, confirms the
report. These facts are from a slip of
FLADE's Bulletin, who procured part of the
report from an Austrian who had deserted,
and some from passengers in the Crescent.
NEW YORK, June 20.-A letter dated
Washington, in the Herald, states that Gen
ORTEGA, Chief Justice of Mexico, has sub
mitted an important proposition to Mr..
BANKS, Chairman of the Committee on
Federal Relations, looking to closer ALI
ance with the United States Important
commercial concessions are to be granted in
return.
owe want, says ORTEGA, American cap
ital to build our railroads. and develop our
mineral wealth. We want the energy of
your people infused among us, to develop
our resources. The European nations have
treated us so badly that we are ready now to
give facilities to the United States beyond
all others" These are the ideas that he
wishes to base his alliance with this country
upon. The Herald says the agent of ORTE-
GA, who claims to be the rightful President,
is in the city, and that it is probable he will
be invited to Washington.
The Tiibunes Mexican advices are to the
effect that the hopes of the Confederate emf
grants to Mexico are at an end. The Cor
dova colony, founded by Gen. PRICE and
Gov. HARRIS, is broken up. The far-famed
city of Carlotta, laid out by the former, and
consisting of house, barn and a stable,
has been destroyed. The fields of coffee by
which Judge PERKINS, of Louisiana, ex-
pected to realize his lost fortunes, have been
ravaged.
The pineapple plants out of which Gen.
PRICE was to distil most delicious fourth
proof brandy, have been uprooted and tram
pied upon by the hOOfs of the guerrillas'
mustangs. The palm-roofed shanties, under
the shelter of which about one hundred
Southern emigrants have sought refuge,
have been burnt to the ground, and their in
mates, homeless and pennyless, compelled
to fly to the city of Cordova for protection,
and are now seriously contemplating an
abandonment of Mexico forever and the 60
ing back to the United States. The Liberals,
who are now specializing on the coming
downfall of Macmillan, are, for the most
part, dreaming of annexation to the United
States.
They form what is called the American
party, and are numerous and influential
enough to have been denounced by the Idea
Liberal an anti-American newspaper pub
lished in Puebla, as bad patriots and enemies
of their country.