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Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, March, 1863. (search)
March, 1863. 2d march, 1863. I left England in the royal mail steamer Atrato, and arrived at St. Thomas on the 17th. 22d march, 1863.-anchored at Havana at 6.15 A. M. Where I fell in with my old friend, H. M.'s frigate Immortalite. Captain Hancock not only volunteered to take me as his guest to Matamoros, but also to take a Texan merchant, whose acquaintance I had made in the Atrato. This gentleman's name is McCarthy. He is of Irish birth — an excellent fellow, and a good companion; and when he understood my wish to see the South, he had most goodnaturedly volunteered to pilot me over part of the Texan deserts. I owe much to Captain Hancock's kindness. 23d, 1863. Left Havana in H. M. S. Immortalite, at 11 A. M. Knocked off steam when outside the harbo
Lt.-Colonel Arthur J. Fremantle, Three Months in the Southern States, April, 1863. (search)
get aground. The distance from Bagdad to Matamoros by land is thirty-five miles; on the Texan sad a hot dusty walk of more than a mile into Matamoros. Mr. Zorn, the acting British Consul, aninity. Its prosperity was much injured when Matamoros was declared a free port. After crossingdusty road, about a mile in length, leads to Matamoros, which is a Mexican city of about 9,000 inhat dismally as if they were being beaten. Matamoros is now infested with numbers of Jews, whose the richest and most prosperous merchants in Matamoros, and a very nice fellow. After dinner Wel and most enterprising British merchants at Matamoros, and enjoyed his hospitality till 9.30. His. General Bee's orderly was assaulted in Matamoros yesterday by a renegado with a six-shooter. mstance prevented the General from coming to Matamoros as he had intended. At 5 P. M. Captain Hthorities of the Heroica y invicta ciudad de Matamoros (as they choose to call it), in honor of the[7 more...]