The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-01

dStuIS dIu 1annlng
and Macintosh The money $500, 0OO) which was
advanced by those gentlemen to the Mexican Go
vernment, was evidently loaned under the convic-
ton that through it Santa Anna would be enabled
to defeat the Americans before. the city of Mexico
The perfdy of this British agent is made evident by
the fact that during the continuance of the armis-
tice, we are informed upon the authority of the
best testimony, that Mr. Macintosh was in the
daily habit of assuring Gen. Scott that the Next
cans were making no preparations to proong the
| contest, although we all knew they were at that
moment busily engaged erecting Notifications and
planting artillery:
THE most important news contained in the Ia
test papers from the city of Mexico, is relative to
the five millions of bonds, in the possession of
Messrs. Manning and Macintosh. At O'Clock
on the evening of the LIST ult., Don N. Bestegui,
| accompanied by his Secretary, D. Jose Maria Fer
nandez, repaired to the residence of the gentlemen
referred to, in order to present draft upon Man
ming and Macintosh, amounting to 100000, and
RENTED by Don Pedro Goiria from Queretaro
Those gentlemen, however, refused to accept the
draft, protesting that they had settlement to make
with the Government. In view. of this circum-
stance, the commissioners for the arrangement of
the business resolved to protest against the house
of Manning and Macintosh
From the Monitor of the 18th, we extract what
follows:
" Sr. Macintosh, remarked that he was ready
to comply with his engagements, by delivering up
the notes, including $3.50 0O0 an obligation of the
Government itself Any responsibility, he said,
rested with the Supreme Government, as it had not
paid the 5000, 600.
''Sr. Barberi considered it necessary. to make
the gentlemen of the commission acquainted with
what had been said In this account he agreed
that new protest should be made in the name OF
the Supreme Government. Senores Manning and
NlackntoSh, ought to comply with the letter of the
third article OF the contract of the 10Th of July 1S4
according to which, it was necessary to deliver the
notes which were specified in the contract of the
9Th of March, 1916, to which the cited article re-
ters, and not including any promise to deliver
ponds issued by the Supreme Government ST.
macintosh replied that he reiterated what he had
affirmed, and agreed to nothing that had been said
by Sr. Barberl; and that he held the Government
responsible for any injuries or prejudices which
might result from the non-payment of the six hun
dred thousand dollars, protesting at the same time
that he would maintain his rights referring at the
same time to his letter of the 29th to the Govern
ment.
Having acquainted the commission with what
had been said by ST. Macintosh, they agreed to
deliver to him the letter to which he had referred,
and that the protests should be produced by the
Secretary. Sr. Macintosh refused to accept the
letter re-affiming what he had asserted.
- In view OF this, the Secretary, d. Jose Maria
Fernandez Barberi, said that the Supreme Govern
ment had complied with its compromise, as, on the
LIST of April, it had placed the stated 5000 600 al
the disposal of Messrs. Manning and Macintosh.
and that it having been halfpast ten O'Clock at
night, they had not appeared.
The bonds held by Srs. Manning and Mackin-
tosh, as security for the six hundred thousand dol
lars belong only to the National Exchequer, and if
that sum had not been paid the fault of those
gentlemen themselves, who had refused to deliver
the documents which should have been placed in
the hands of D. Nicanor Beistegu All the inju
res or prejudice which might result to the National
Treasury from the arrangement of this affair." should
be at the sole risk OF Messrs. Manning and Mack
intosh.''
From Guatemala, Yucatan, Ecuador, &c.
BY the way of Vera Cruz we have received later
dates from these States. The position of affairs in
Yucatan is not in the slightest degree.improved
on the contrary, the people seem to have sunk into
apathy and despair. A letter from Merida, dated |
March 2lst, says
Yesterday the Spanish corvette Tulsa Fer |
nanda arrived at Sisal. Three other vessels of war;
belonging to the same nation, arrived with her. |
We have received the guns, cannon, POWDER and |
everything we expected, excepting the 100000, |
which it was not possible for the authorities of Ha
vana to lend u.s.
Another letter, in the same paper, from Cam
peachy, dated April 9th, contains the following
" Concerning the unfortunate condition of our
country, | can only tell you that yesterday the
schooner Aparecda arrived here from New Orleans
She brings information that the Government at
Washington had ordered Commodore Perry to this
point with some troops, in order to save those points
which have not yet fallen into the power of the
Indians, who still continue their advance upon the
capital, committing the most outrageous acts of |
barbarity.'
GUATEMALA.-A treaty has been entered into be-
tween Great Britain and Guatemala. 1t was signed
on the 22d of February.
SOUTH AMERIcA.-A general Congress of the
South American States is soon to meet at Lima
1t will be composed of representatives from the Re-
publics of Chill, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and New
Granada There are some hopes of peace between
Peru and Bolivia. Ministers have been appointed
by the two Republics, to meet at Arequpa, and
there form a treaty of commerce and friendship
The Congress Of Ecuador has met. The party
Of Telores, in that country is said to be very small
being composed, principally, of few monarchists
the only persons who desire that he should re-
sumo the Government.
TRUE VIEW OF MATTERS IN FRANcE.-We
believe, from corroborating testimony, that the fol-
owing extract of letter to Boston, which is printed
n the Transcript of that city, is a specially correct
statement of matters in Paris 1T gives, we think
he sailing of the last steamer. every thing goes
IN admirably, except the commercial ranc, which
S terrible France has never seen SUCH Itwoud
ave come and more severely, if Louis Philippe
lad contradictory little later 1t is well as it
s. The government and people are both doing
veil. The former have made but one mistake
efer to the circular of Ledru Roln, which was
promptly recalled. The English papers are falling
nto the course of exaggeration and misrepresenta-
ion which they pursued in the time of the Drec-
DRY and Empire. | wish to put you on your guard
galnst crediting their stories. - writes me from
london that they are all frightened to death there.
rance is making no new armaments, and it is pro-
able that the army will be soon reduced. Every
hing betokens peace, at least for the present"
WELL FOR MORALITY Now when we talk
bout well for morality, we don't mean to say that
he warehouses in this city fountains of purity