The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-13


the Indians have entered the territories OF this dis
trict and possessed themselves OF lturbde and Glib
achen, places 30 leagues distant from this city
The garrisons which defended them abandoned
them in cowardly manner-so that now the In
dams can traverse the whole district with mpunity
as all the soldiers have taken refuge here. | can
ddly believe that if the ssvages were to approach
this place. even the walls would not be sufficient
to repress the fears of our Gallant troops.
To-day, news has arrived from Belize that the
Indian Chief Cecilio Chi had attacked the town Of
Bacalar, but had encountered desperate resistance
from those who defended the place.
We are persuaded that our only hope of saliva
ton depends upon foreign aid should that not be
extended TO us, we must succumb.
o. Mr.. Theo. A. Could portrait artist, las re-
moved to No. 244 Camp street.
ST. CHARLES TnEATRE-Ihe Model Artists
The performances tonight are for the benefit of
Misses Venus, Psyche. Madame Juno, and those
two neurological old maids Minerva and Diana.
The performances this evening will be splendid
scale, and the house will undoubtedly be crowded.
SLooP AT AUCTION - This Day-The U. S.
Marshal sells at Banks Arcade, at 10 clock, the
sloop Onoro, as she now lies. near the New Basin.
See advertisement.
STILL ANoTHER.-By reference to Mr.. A. C.
Ainsworth's card on the first page it will be seen
that, by the addition of Connecticut, he has COM
peted the list. He now holds commissions for
every State in the Union, not even excepting the
prospective State of Wisconsin.
THE New ORLEANS INsTITUTE.-This Associa-
ton will hold its accustomed meeting, at the Church
on Triton walk, this evening at quarter before s
O'Clock. The question for discussion u.s. g Are
political factions beneficial to the General Gov
ernment!'
ORLEANS THEATRE.-M Menehaut, favorably
known as the first comic of this establishment, sets
up his name for benefit this evening. Rossini's
grand opera of William Tell, together with the new
vaudeville of lie Maitre d'Ecole, should certainly
warrant us in saying that Mons. Menehaut will be
greeted by full house.
o. Most of the Taylor papers express themselves
decidedly pleased with the old Generals late letters
CHARITY HOSPITAL. = The Orleans Theatre
gives benefit to the Charity Hospital on Monday
next The Opera of Norma, with other attractive
pieces, will be performed AS the season is fast
approaching when all the means possible should be
in hand to protect the distressed applying for relief
it is hoped full house will be present.
SPLENDID P1cTURE.-We would direct the at
tenton of the dleant to the picture store on Canal
street, few doors from Exchange Alley to a spen-
did picture painted by Saunders Zone of our native
artists in Florence. The subject is the g Vow of
Jeptha's Daughter The painting is indeed mag
nifceut.
VIcKsBURG RAILROAD BANK.-An agent has
recently been dispatched to Vcksburg; clothed
with such authority, from the Girard Bank Phila,
as 10 Iopel will apabla H.
property of the Vicksburg Institution for its cred
itors generally instead of its being all sacrificed to
pay some inconsiderable judgement claims which
come in by virtue of the late legal decision de-
claring the assignment invalid
PURCHASE OF Mr.. VERNoN.-We do earnestly
hope that before Congress adjourns, it will offset
some of its numerous sins, by the purchase in be-
half of the nation, of Washingtons house and the
Immediately surrounding grounds, at Mt. Vernon
STEAMBOATS, LAID UP.-A Geographic dispatch
from Pttsburg, informs the Louisville Courier of
the Sd inst, that the steamboat Telegraph had been
laid up at that place on account of low water The
Ohio river had become so low and navigation so
difficult, that all the Pttsburg and Cincinnati
packets were compelled to lay up at the same time
GREAT SALE OF SUGAR IN New YoRK-Messrs
Hoffman sold on the I'd inst, in New York. in one
hour, fifteen thousand packages, and thirty thou
sand loaves unpacked, Of refined sugar. The pr-
ces We're from S7.SS to $40 per 100 lbs, at four
months. The money amount of the sales was near
s5ooOoo being the largest sale of sugar ever made
In this country.
Gs- cargo of sugar and molasses. from Barba.
uoes, being the first importation of the kind from
any British West India Colony. arrived at New
ork In the Ann Richardson, on the Goth uItimo
ms Is the effect of the liberal change in the British
colonial pocy-opening the ports to the produce
of all countries
AFRICAN CoLoNIzATIoN.-The Savannah Geor-
gan oil the 9th inst. says: & The brig Col Howard.
with loo emigrants for Liberia will sail this morn
ing, about 10 O'clock
o. The ladies of Mobile are giving stra,vbsrr,-
parties. Delightful
~ The excavation for the foundation of the
Washington National Monument. at WASHINGTON
City. commenced few days since. The ca-en,o-
MES of laying the corner stone will take ,I,oo j.,
that city on the 4th of July next. The obelisk ;s
to be carried to an elevation of five hundred feat
u limitations appear in the Washington Union
that Mr. Polk holds himself committed 10 ,ba
one term principle
W Baltimore has done the proper thing. in the
way OF large and enthusiastic meeting. to svmna.
'hize with European liberty
~ John Wentworth. NJ. G. and other GENTLE
ineh' propose TO have a law making the Postmaster
neral elective by the people