CAPTURE OF A CITY.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 68, 10 July 1876, Page 2

CAPTURE OF A CITY.

American papers recently received « tain despatches narrating the capture the city of Matamords by.*fche revolution! troops in Mexico. At five "o'clock on t morning of April 2 General PorfirioDi presented himself, with his army of aba 1,000 men, to attack Matamoros. Genei de la Barra, in command of the garriso sent out a_ force of some 300 men, mid General Toledo,,-to attack the eneffl This force " pronounced" when out the city, and went back in the ranks Diaz. The National Guard, 1,000 stroi in the city, and the arttllery, refused fire a single shot when ordered by De Barra, and the revolutionists kept a vancing. On this all the Governiiia troops turned over except the Nici Cavalry, which held firm. After son fighting, General de la Barra, seeing he was betrayed, retreated to the ri« bank with about twenty-five men. E asked .permission to pass, which granted on condition of his becoming prisoner and being disarmed. He an the detachment are in Fort Brown, j later despatch states that General del Barra was with General Toledo R connoitring the forces. General Tolw 1 fell back to the Casa Mata, but had separated from General de la Bwa. * fight took place between the Regular Cavalry and the regiments Lamparena and Augine outside the to*® The cavalry surrendered. Two piece 3 artillery were taken at Monteroy Fo rt J the revolutionists, and carried by ha' l '' some part of the city. The former g® ners served them when they were W upon Casa Mata... The 22nd Irdm abandoned the fort of San Fernando, entered Casa Mata. The fight at Mata was brisk for half-an-hour. J . revolutionists attempted to take the by storm, arid were repulsed. they were ready for another atterofr white flag was raised. Colonel CW offered his sword to General number of men surrendered by Col - Christo is variously estimated at fro® to 362. Colonel Parrott was thrown his horse in an affair outside the is a prisoner. An officer of gives the following list of captures. ( men, 17 pieces of artillery, 712 sta» small arms", besides those in the hfu l the General Diaz is have expressed a determination tq W| at Matamoros until his troops Citv of Mexico.