Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-05
MEXICAN REVOLUTION.
motamOras In the Hands OF
the Insurgents

New York, April "a Browns
vile, Texas, special of April 2nd
says at five O'Clock this morning Gen.
Perferio Diaz presented himself with
his army of about one thousand men
to attack MatamOras. Gen. De La
Barra in command of the garrison
sent force of some three hundred
men under Gen. Toledo, to attack the
enemy. This force, when out of the
city, turned traitors, and came back
in the ranks of Diaz. The national
guard, one thousand strong in the
city, and the artillery refused to fire
q single shot when ordered by De La
Barra and the revolutiOnists kept adj
vancing. On this all the government
troops.turned over except the cavalry
which held firm. After some fight
ing Gen. DE La Barra, seeing he had
been betrayed on the battle field, lef.
the city with squad of native caval-
ny, for Brownsville. At the sentinel
station on the river, opposite Browns
vile, the guards fired at the party
thinking they were enemies. The
General crossed over and is now here.
The U. S. gunboat Rio Bravo is i'm
front of Matamoras to protect Amer
lean and foreign citizens. Gen. Diaz
is in Matamoras and has been receiv-
ed with great rejoicing.
At present fighting is going OH at
Forts San Fernando and Casa Matua.
The Notifications in the suburbs of
Matamoras is held by n remnant of
the government troops under com
mand Of Colonies Cristo and Parnutt,
who refuse to surrender. The artil-
lery is roaring and the contest is I'M
certain. Hundreds of families from
Matamoras have been pouring into
this city for week past in anticipa-
ton ola battle and the greatest ex-
element prevails on both sides of the
river. The ot1icersj and troops who
crossed over to Texas have been ar
rested and disarmed by Gen. Potter
and taken to Fort Brown under or
ders of the Secretary of War.
GALVESTON, April 3.--The Nems
special from Brownsville says, this
morning, General Toledo with 600
men went out of Matamoras, and
when outside they pronounced and
joined Diaz. Gen. Diaz has more
than 900 men, and was received with
great rejoicing by the people of Mat
amoras. Col. PARROT and Col. Cristo
refused to surrender. They hold some
forts. A brisk cannonade is going
on and it is not known what the re-
suit may be. The firing is mostly
from Casa Mata and Fort San Fer
nando. When Gen. La Barra APP
preached the ferry with his escort his
own guard fred on him believing il
the enemy.
GALVESTON, Texas, April 3-Par-
ticulars of to-day's doings are being
ascertained. The twenty second reg
ular infantry abandoned Fort San
Fernando and entered Casa Mata.
The fight at Casa Mata was brisk for
an hour. The revolutionists attempt
ed to take the works by storm, and
were repulsed. just as they were
ready for another attempt a white
flag was raised. Col. Cristo offered
his sword to Gen. Diaz. The latter
complimented him and told him to
wear his sword. The number of men
surrendered by Cristo is variously
estimated at from ll9 to 362. Gen.
Diaz gives the following list of cap
lures: $50 men and IL pieces of ar
tillery. The surgeon reports 8 killed
and l6 wounded. Gen, Diaz was
preparing note to-day to Gen. Pot
ter requesting or demanding the re-
moval of the gun-boat from before
Matamoras, Her presence is said to
be disagreeable to him. He has eN-
pressed determination TO remain at
Matamoras until his troops enter the
City of Mexico. An entire change is
progressing. Diaz and his men are
crowding into Matamoras and the
Leredo men arc coming to this bank.