The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-16
CHARGE AGAINST Mn. C1ITFoaD, .. S


CHARGE AGAINST Mn. CI1TFoRD, o. S. MIN
lister IN MExIco.-The New York Tribune has
a communication from Washington stating that
information has been received &C the State Depart
ment, which, if correct, deeply involves Mr. Cliff
ford, our Minister at Mexico in most serious neg
leet of duty--the protection Of American citizens
This intelligence was received a short time since
and the case has been secretly undergoing, an in
vestigation The facts are these, as alleged in the
Tribune Eleven Americans are now in prison at
Jalapa, Mexico, where they have been since June,
1913. They belonged to a portion of the retiring
u s. Army, and with others were attacked by the
Mezcans. Many Of their comrades were killed,
while they were captured and thrown into prison.
They have addressed the American Minister sew
eral times by letter, demanding their release, but
they state that he has utterly disreearded their De-
titons. They have therefore appealed to the Presi
dent and the matter isnow undergoing searching
investigation. We trust it will turn out that there
is some mistake in this.
The BRITIsn WATERs INrERDIorED--several
annunciations have been made, through the public
papers, that vessels were about to sail from the
Lakes, through the st. Lawrence to the Ocean.
and thence to California. But permission has not
yet been obtained from the Canadian authorities.
hN9V AAtDNAAAA " 0ul Nbaa6as we dupfelenu.
will be disappointed, "A few days ago, the Oswego
Times says, gentleman of that city applied to
the Governor General Of Canada for permission to
pass brig through the Canadian waters, which
has been refuseda The Secretary of the Province
under date, of the 25th inst, in answer to the ap-
plicaton, says: e Questions respecting the policy
and legality Of such navigation have, on several
occasions, engaged the serious consideration of
Her Britannia Maiesty's Government to such an
extent as to preclude His Exceenoy, in the exer-
else Of his discretionary POWER as Governor of this
Colony, from granting the permission sought"
From ST. DOMINGO - Capt Northam, of the
schooner Camilla Scott, at New York, from Port
au-Platte, July "a, reports that man.of-war brig
left that port on the 18th for the city Of ST. Domin-
60, with forty prisoners on board taken al San
tiago, for rebellion Probably adherents of the
lately expelled President Jemenes. All quiet at
Portau-Platts Much tobacco coming in from the
oountFy.
MISTAKE IN MEDICINE. DanviIle (ya)
Register records a melancholy accident in the ad-
ministrarion of medicine, which has happened in
Pittaylvania county. The wife and two sons of a
Mr.. Adams were sick Of chis and fevers and
the attending physician Or, Johns, having occa-
sion to administer quinine, none was within his
reach. A lady, whose deceased husband was a
physician, offered to supply him, and thereupon
brought small vial labeled g quinine," and con-
tanning substance very Ike that article. Alter
tasting it and minuielY examining it Dr. Johns him
self took it to be quinine. 1t proved however, to
be something more fatal in its effects, for in very
short time afer it had been administered to the pa
ueh'a they al three died, Il Is supposed 6 have
been aneaie o. moSphla,