The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-26
From Vera Cruz.

Arrived last night the U. S. steamship Massachu-
sets, Capt. Wood, from Vera Cruz, whence she
sailed on the 18th.
The Massachusetts has experienced light head
winds most of the passage, and needed very much
the use of her shaft, which was broken some time
ago; since which she has used sails only.
The NJ. was detained some time at Vera Cruz, to
bring over Maj Gen. Scott, who is still detained by
the Court of Inquiry" Nothing new at VeraCruz
The M. has the remains of It. Perrin Watson, 18th
Infantry; 1t. M. L. Shackelford, I'd Artillery; It.
Benjamin, 4th Artillery, and T. T. Tucker, of East
Tennessee.
The ships Ann, Capt. Rogers, and France, to sail
next day. The steamer Augusta, to leave for New
Orleans on 18th via Tampico Spoke nothing
Left inside the bar ION 23d) bark Oberlin, Balch
from Antwerp, and ships and 2 barks outside.
and cap Be LADY dsusst IS
Wiley u s. A. Dr. j. W. Hawk; MI J. osent '" One
seph Thomas 18th Infantry and C. Schneider 4th ARTILLERY
died on the passage.
Although our dates are no later than those re-
ceived by the "Avon," We CLEAN a few paragraphs
which may possess some interest. We copy the
following from the Vera Cruz Free American of
the 18th inst:
We had occasion yesterday to converse with a
respectable gentleman who had just arrived from
the city OF Mexico He is a Mexican and is in favor
of peace, but says that the members of Congress
will not vote for the treaty it now stands that
he has heard many of them express their opinions
on the subject, and that they all seem to agree that
they have not the power to cede any portion of the
territory belonging to the republic. Doing this they
think, would be violating the federal constitution of
Mexico. They would be willing to pay the expen-
ses OF the war They are also willing to abandon
their pretensions to the ownership of Texas, provi
ded the demarcation of the boundary line be left to
commissioners to be appointed by each government
In our opinion. Says the American,) if this state
ment is true, and We believe it s-it shows plainly
that the Mexicans have again made an abuse of the
good faith OF the American Government. For the
third time since the war commenced they have OBJ
tanned from us all the time they wanted to recruit
for their army, and fortify the towns, passes and
cities of the Republic.
o. The mail will leave this place regularly ev-
cry Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
More Troops-Three companies of Col. McIel-
lands regiment of Tennessee volunteers arrived
yesterday.
o. The Noticioso, published at Tampico, an
nounces officially the arrest Of Father Jarauta.
DON ANGEL SANTA ANNA few evenings
since we had the pleasure of being introduced by
our respected friend DIR. Stedman R. Tilghman, to
Capt. Angel de Santa Anna, the son of Gen. Santa
Anna. We We're pleased with his ingenious coun-
tenance, and with the frankness of his manners,
while we could not withhold our surprise that one
so young could know so well how to Sc set a squad
ron in the field. He gave us hard knocks, and we
respect him for it. Indeed, are but little dispo
sed, at all times to set much praise the friend
ship of man who, in the hour of peril g holds his
sword like dancing MASTER runs at the report
of his own gun. 1t is the quality of vaor to be
generous, to be faithful, to be magnanimous and
he will make ever the staunchest friend who would
be gallant as an enemy.-Jalapa Watchtoaoer, Of
the 9th inst.
OF Cincinnati papers of the 18th state that an
Englishman named Montfort, who kept boarding
house Canal street, near Elm, was killed on the
previous Saturday night. One of his boarders got
into quarrel with him in the early part of the
evening, and struck him blow which knocked |
him from the steps of the house on which they
were standing, 10 the pavement, injuring him so
severely that he died soon after.