The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-19


OF Jack Adams, offers great inducements to bon
vivants to visit the Franklin Hotel, at the Lake
end of the new shell-road pompano in abundance,
not to mention other fixins''
Very Important from Yucatan.
English IaterUention-V Violation of the Treaties
Slaughter Of I'po Hundred Persons, etc., ETC.
We are indebted to our friends of La Patria, for
very important news from Yucatan by the schoo-
ner Apracida Capt. Espinola, from Sisal, which
place she left on the llth inst. By this arrival La
Patria has received eight days later news than has
been received by any other paper.
The lattering prospects Of an amicable arrange
ment of the difficulties by of the treaty of
peace published in some of the city papers yester
day, are entirely dispeed. 1t will be seen that the
British Minister in Mexico has accepted, on the
part of his country, the offer made by Yucatan
sometime since, and has sent frigate to take pos
session of the country.
On the 7th inst. the Indians entered the town of
Manu. seemingly with pacific intentions, but at
twelve O'Clock the same day they raised the :" gri-
to- and commenced an indiscrminate massacre of
the Inhabitants, during which more than two humid
red persons were put to the sword!
The garrison and inhabitants of the town of Itur-
bide had abandoned the place. but on their retreat,
being exposed to the attacks of a large number of
Indians, they lost twenty-three killed and eleven
wounded, besides one hundred and six who deserted
on the road leaving the commander with only sixty
men. Numerous other towns had also been captu-
red by the insurgents. We translate from La Palria
the following extract from letter dated Ssal.
May 10Th:
" The horrible situation of this unhappy country is
nexpressible. Senior Barbachano, in order to re-
strain the torrent of Indians who menaced the cities
of IehaZ and Izana, and the whole line, from The
towns of Clan, Tenax, Tehal, Hantunil, Tui
and Mani, to Bolonchen, signed an ignominious
treaty with Pat After this, while Senior Barba-
chano was in Ticul, with force of two thousand
men under the command of General Llergo, Pat at
tackled the town of Mani. and before leaving the
place, slaughtered all the whites they could Disco
yer, without distinction of age or sex The whole
line above referred to, is in the possession of the
sanguinary chiefs, Pat and Chi, and also the whole
country, from the port of Chic to Cabo Catoche;
and from these TO Bacalar Chico, and ! am of Opt
mon that the whole peninsula will suffer the same
fate If some foreign nation does not assist us and
do not believe they would view with Indifference
peninsula, surrounded by commercial nations, in
the power of savages who would massacre any
white person who might happen to be wrecked
upon the coast.
:: There are now in the capital one hundred
thousand persons who have, by flying from the in
terror, preserved their lives 1t is very probable
that the Indians will concentrate all their for
ces around this place, in which case it will not be
possible to save more than the one-hundreth part.
on account of the lack of vessels, we only count
on the assistance of those which have been lent us
by the Island of Cuba, which, with its few vessels
OF war, has already rescued great many
ENGLISH 1NTERvENTioN.-The Amigo del Pu-
,blo. of Campeachy, publishes the following:
The Minister of Her Britannia Majesty resid-
ing in Mexico, yesterday replied to the offer of its
sovereignty. which the State made simultaneously
to England, the United States, and Spain, on CON
diton Of being saved from the destruction which
threatens its existence a free and civilized peo-
ple.s An English trigac, arrived at the island of
Carnua, brought the communication referred to-
whichwas forwarded from that place by the Eng
hs Vice Consul, and arrived in this city Yesterday
The document was Immediately forwarded by ex-
press to the government of the State We are in
formed that it contains the assurance of the Minis
ter that he will represent to his government the i'm
minent danger in which Yucaian is placed and
the positive necessity of aording speedy and eica
cioHs assistance, concluding with saying that he
has no doubt that the cabinet of H. B. NJ will take
into favorable consideration the offer which has
been made to it, and will willingly succor and save
the country from its position of imminent peril
The Government has retired from Tcul to the
capital The Merida Union of the 9th May says
ss On Saturday night the Government arrived at
LnS cdpltii on It's return lfoiii 1icHl having the
misfortune of seeing all It's patriotic efforts in favor
of peace rendered fruitess. The hopes of the Illus
trious ST.. Mendez and also of his equally ustrious
colleague, ST. Barbachano, have completely disap-
peared, and they now think of nothing else than
the most rigorous and energetic measures against
the insurgents, without employing any other method
than that of arms.
" If by terror and barbarity our adversaries have
succeeded in obtaining triumphs. we must use the
same means in our own defeace; in this manner
the aspect OF the war will be changed, and we may
recover what we have lost. A single triumph has
destroyed much of the effects OF hundred defeats
A new paper has been started in Campeachy, en-
Titled Et Hyo de la Patria. The object of the pub
fishers Is not to make money, but simply by their
writings to and the adoption Of the which
circumstances demand. number of the paper
dated on the list inst contains the following para
graphs:
great part Of the white population who have |
been forced to abandon their homes especaiIy those
Oh lie NORM coast, have taken refuge in the island
oi Sozuhiei, winch has now a population of near |
1ooo, VINO are engaged In building houses and sow
ing crops. They have elected their AIc.Idas 10 |
administer justice, and We have no doubt tbaJ viii
succeed We'll IN their new location as thew have |
the elements of prosperity.
There are no longer any raneheros REMAINING, |
IN the vicinity of Ialahan. as the Indians b.ve |
burned and destroyed everything. On holy Thurs |
day. there some fugtives in small vessel n, |
the isle OF Jolbos, on the coast when they were in
confusion the Indians appeared, and theyhad tn Av
vessel. The fnddHs TOOK posses. /
sion OF her and burned her.
\, vessel of war belonging to Her Catholic
1',aesy son that station, rendering important SER
VICES IN The cause of humanity"