Additional from the North.
Northern papers of the evening of the 19th instant quote gold at 225¾ on that day. The news is meagre.
By way of New Orleans the
American learns that Mexicans, just arrived in that city, report that
Cortinas, being unable to cope with the
French, crossed his force of two thousand men and sixteen cannon over the
Rio Grands and occupied
Brownsville, Texas, driving out the
Confederates under
Colonel Ford, and hoisted the
Yankee flag.
He declared that he was born on the
American side of the river, he was a citizen of the
United States, and would hold
Brownsville for that government.
He immediately notified the
Yankee commander at
Brazos of his proceedings, and offered, through him, to the United States Government, the services of himself and army.
A Louisville dispatch states that
Forrest crossed
the
Coldwater on Monday last, and camped within fifteen miles of
Memphis.
General Marmaduke, with seven thousand men, is across the
St. Francis river, intending to invade
Missouri.
General Price is threatening
Little Rock
A letter from
Grant's army, speaking of
General Hampton's raid, says:
‘
Kautz's and
Gregg's commands were both ordered in pursuit as soon as the enemy's presence was known, but were unable to more than harass his retreat.
The entire herd is beyond recapture hours ago, and we are compelled to acknowledge one of the most humiliating occurrences of the war has been practised almost under the fire of our guns, and that we have failed to inflict anything approaching an adequate punishment for such audacity.
Great blame should lie on some one's shoulders; but whether it can be attached to the proper person will probably be matter for future inquiry.
’
The Ann Arbor (Michigan)
Journal, a "stirling"
Lincoln paper, has given him up and hoisted
McClellan's name.
The Cincinnati
Enquirer says:
‘
Every Democratic paper in
Ohio — and there are some eighty or ninety of them — is giving the
Chicago nominees a cordial and earnest support, with the exception of the Columbus
Crisis.
’
General Grant was in
Philadelphia on the 18th.
George H. Williams, unconditional Union Democrat, has been elected
United States Senator by the Legislature of
Oregon.
Still later.
Baltimore papers of Tuesday evening contain
Sheridan's official dispatch of the fight with
General Early.
He says the rebels held the ground with great obstinacy nearly all day, but were at last defeated with the loss of twenty-five hundred prisoners, five guns and eight stands of colors.
He acknowledges the loss of
General Russell (killed) and three general is
