Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-03
Fran the Ne,o Orleans Picayune.
LATE FROM MEXICO.
ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH STEAMER SEVERN.

ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH STEAMER SEVERN.
The royal West India British mail steamer Severn,
Capt Vincent arrived at Mobile Point on Wednesday
morning last within five days from Vera Cruz and three
from Tampco.
The Severn brought $3.50 1872 in specie, of which
S6O,925 is on account OF Mexican dividends.
BY this arrival we have papers from the capital to
the 18th, and from Vera Cruz to the 10th inst By
the way OF Tampico we have received papers to the
same date.
The Presidential election campaign was beginning to
cause some excitement One OF the candidates Luis
dc la Rosa, at present Minister to the United States
His opponents urge that he is not eligible the office
because the constitution declares that the President elect
must be resident OF the Republic The supporters OF
Rosa say that the Minister'S house at Washington is
oy fiction OF International law, part of the Mexican
territory and that their candidate is therefore not ex-
cuded by the constitution
| The Government had not yet decided what day
to assemble Congress in extra session. The members
of the Government divided in opinion the sub
ject The 18th OF August, it is thought will finally be
fixed on as the day of assembling.
Senior Ocampo, Minister of the Treasury has resign
ed. The Monitor Republican, says that he has been
induced to take this step by obstacles arising to
prevent the arrangement of the public debt When it
thought that an arrangement was about being
cuded, and that nothing more remained than the sig
nature of the parties, the creditors backed out
Letters from Vera Cruz state that smuggling is be-
coming very common at that port, and will doubtless
continue to increase unless the restrictive duties e
We'd on imports be removed.
The cholera continues its ravages and its near ap-
proach to the capital has thrown the inhabitants into
state OF alarm.
Hopes are entertained that the State of Sonora will
be able to make peace with the revoed savages. Some
OF the chiefs had expressed desire tor an accommo-
dation
A grand exposition Of flowers and fruits in the city of
Mexico terminated the llth inst. Il was held in the
Alameda.
The Prussian Minister Ferdinand Sedfort, being
about to leave the country had published kind of
address to all the persons with whom he had had rela
tons.
On the 4th inst. the French Minister NJ LIE Vasseur
gave brilliant soree which is described as having been
one of the most magnificent fetes witnessed iu
| Mexico. The mansion was illuminated with many co.
| Toured lamps, rare plants and flowers were scattered
posed of amateurs, furnished the music
The anniversary of the proclamation of the French
Republic celebrated in Mexico in becoming
ner A TIE Deum was performed in the Church OF ES-
piritu Sdn0; the French Guard and part of the Ger
man National Guard paraded and were reviewed by the
Minister, who concluded the affair with a speech.
The Vera Cruz diligence of May LIST was robbed by
band of highwayneu, who plundered the passengers
of all their property. The latter maltreated and
of them wounded in the shoulder by pistol shot
The mail bags were carried off by the audacious viii
six cases of merchandise, robbed near Orzaba by
two hghwaymen, who succeeded in escaping with thel
booty
The ravages of the Indians in the State of Chihua-
hua, are said to be truly deplorable
The Legislature of the State has conceded to M
Hppolyte Pasquier, French gentleman all the lands
north of latitude 80 deg which may be necessary for the
establishment OF a military colony, and the consruc-
ton OF a railway necessary to the colony.