The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-28
From NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

| From Edvdna-GSud Iemdld-v entIueid'
| By the brig r. Street, Capt. Mcconnell, from
Havana we have received our regular files OF pa
pers to the 18th They contain little that Is new
or important.
The Gaceta de la Havana has news from 'uaIe-
mala to the Sd of March. On the 4th OF feorua'
ry, the Vice Pre- sident of Guatemala issued oe-
cree calling General Cabrera to the Presidency
| On the 9Th of the same month another decree was
issued for the elections of Deputies to the Natioidi
Congress- The reason of this decree u.s. tliat 'iio
nomination of one Deputy for each department was
not considered representation proporuoeu u TIC
population.
Various changes had taken place In the ministry.
d. Luis Batres was appointed minister vi the IN
terror in place of D. Jose Antonio Anita, resigned.
Sr. Nagesa was appointed Secretary OF the lreasu-
nv. and Sr. Rodriguez Minister of Foreign Affairs.
SAN SALvADoR.-Everything was quiet in the
State. Congress had elected Sr. Dorotes Vascon-
celos, President, and Jose Felix Quiroz Vice Pres
| ident.
COSTA RIcA.-On the 11th of February, the GO
| vernment received information, that on the 10th
Gen. Solares had been attacked in his camp by the
insurgents, numbering 600 or 500 men. The 60
vernment troops, however, achieved a complete
victory, routing the rebels completely, and losing
| but one man.
The government of Guatemala has reGstablshed
the customhouse at Izabal.
VENEzUELA.-The government of Venezuela
| has been adopting very severe measures to put a
stop to emigration and all kinds of business was
completely suspended. contribution had been
imposed upon the city of Caracas, and every one
who should not pay promptly, would be considered
traitor to his country.
General Marino who commanded the forces of
the government near Villa lie la Cura, has written
to President Monagas, informing him that the ar
my in a state of lamentable Reorganization,
and he should himself come totake command. 1t
is said that on the first of March, Monagas had set
out to take command of the army, that General Pr
mango had induced the Province of Coro to declare
| in favor of Paez The same thing had happened
/ in Aperne, at Guayana and other places An ac
ton had taken place between a part of Monagas
forces under Colonel Sotillo, and part of Paez's
army commanded by Caslion, in which the former
was defeated.
No one permitted to travel quarter of
league from his home without a passport. Caracas
was completely deserted. On the 9Th instant, an
American brig was lost in the port of Arecibo. A
| part of the cargo was saved.
| On the morning of the 9th nstant,> the shock of
an earthquake was felt, in Guainabo, Toabaja,
| and Palo-Seco.
| PAINFUL-The Washington Library.-Rarely
have we been more astounded-yes that IS the
WORKMAN at seeing, lately, an announcement of
the purchase of Washington's library, by a Mr..
Stevens for the purpose of having it placed in the
British Museum! 1t is well known that Con-
gress has library, to which they yearly make ac-
cessions: why were not Washington's books pur-
chased for it Five hundred of those books, it is
sad have Washington's name written in them, by
his own hand. There are ten thousand volumes,
and the sum which was given for them is $4,000
VERY IMPoRTANT.-James Fennimore Cooper is
of opinion that republic will not be established
permanently in France, and that the Carlists have
now strong hopes of seeing Henry V. on the throne
of his ancestors.
EvERETrs EULoGY ON ADAMs.-Ths is pro-
nounced by the Boston Chronotype-good authority
in such matters-as Mr. Everetts best effort yet,
and one which should do most for his reputation as
scholar The Chronotype gives full report of it.
MOBILE AND SENATOR MoRRIsETTE.-The out
rageous conduct of certain persons in Mobile to-
ward Senator Morrsette, is neither added to nor
detracted from by the death of the latter gentle
mans daughter. Nor is it made less culpable by
the fact that Senator NJ. " took it coolly' Many
gentlemen are in the habit of treating certain
sort of insults with similar contempt. Nobody
pretends to suppose that the body ofrespectable ci
zens in Mobile united in, or now Defend the con-
duct of the little "mob'' toward the Senator. Yet
is not every city less responsible for such
infringements of propriety9
o. Sir Edmund Head has arrived in New
Brunswick and assumed the administration of the
Government
Snow AND CoLD.-At Syracuse, N. Y, on the
18th instant, snow fell fast as though in the mid
die of winter. The growing crops, it was feared,
would suffer from the sudden change
ENGLAND FOR IRISH ORPHANs.-The Dublin
Nation denounces the British government plan of
educating female orphan children in Ireland, and
sending them out under proper protection to Aus
tralia and New South Wales as g QUE of the most
diabolical proposals ever made or conceived since
Cromwell's time
OF The richest man in Cincinnati is said to be
n Longworth. Last year his taxes amounted to
eleven thousand five hundred dollars.