Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-22
LATER FROM MEXICO

! BY the schooner Bonita which arrived Yesterday
from Vera CRUZ, have received files OF papers from
the cly OF Mexico TO the 18th u!l. being twenty six
days laer than our previous advlces. The Bonita left
Vera Cruz on the 4h inst, and brought $35 600 in
| specie on freight.
We learn from our Mexican papers that the national
affairs wers III apparently in-xtcabe confusion Nu-
mer0us but unsuccessful efforts had been made to form
Cabinet. Senor Robes has accepted the office of
Minister Of War, but Senior Eseya has positively re
| fused a place in the Cabinet.
| A conducta, which had LETT San Louis for Catorce
was robbed OF $4,000. The conducta was escorted
| by twenty-five soldiers who were overno,verad he
more than hundred robbers. None OF the money
has been recovered
The Spanish residents of the city of Mexico have
raised 5000 TO be contributed to the support of the
families OF The Spanish soldiers who fell al Las Posas
ana other places in the contents with Lopez.
The Esperanza of Gasdalaisra publishes letter
from Mazatlan which says that force OF more than
thousand Americans had invaded the Mexican terri
tory from California They had crossed the frontier OF
Sonora, and demanded permission from the State Co
vernment TO work the mines which they found there
The Trait d Union doubts the truth s this runor
The Government has asked Congress to permit the
anticipation OF &690,0o0 more OF the American in.
demnity.
Letters from Mazatlau announce that the steamer
Gold Huner had been purchased at San Francisco, to
run between that port aud Ventoss Bay, the sthmus
OF Tehuantepec.
A letter from Havana, to person III the city Of
Mexico, to which reference is made in the Siglo,
brayely asserts tina American vesasl had arrived ut
Havana for the pufpo of odaring reparaon to Spain
for the outrages committed during the riots in this city
and payment Or the damages sustained by tho Spanish
residents The letter says that the American Govern
ment had requested the Spanish Consul to return in the
ship OF war referred to, stating that he would be re-
celved here by the authorities; that the Spanish FLAG
would be raised and saIued with twenty guns Besides
he would be condlc by the authorizes to his resi-.
dence, from which the Spanish flag would wave Tor
three DAYS and that before being uniurled the crrn
Gas who had decorated it would be forced 10 90 on their
kuees and kiss it. Likewise, every night, for three
days the portrait OF the Queen OF Spain would be car
red round the streets, accompanied by procession of
the people and the auhorites aud that the losses in
Cured by the Spanish citizens here well the price
OF the Unon printing office would bo paid out of the
public treasury After this the ringeaders OF the riots
would be placed on board the vessel otWar and taken
to w ashington for punishment.
The roads between Vera Cruz and the city of Niev-
co are said TO ba in a horrible conditon.-N o. PIC
A correspondent olhe National la e ligencer in q
series OF letters has been giving very interesting &C
count OF the late exhibition OF the American Institute
in New DIRK city, and OF the various departments of
art and trade which the contributions represent la
one OF these letters, the Brooklyn Flint Glass Conn
pany was given credit 4or having taken every premi-
um for flint glass of the first quality awarded
by the Franklin Institute with in the last ttean years
Messrs. Sweeney 81 Bell, successors to NJ g. T. Swae
ney OF wheeling, Virginia, have published a card in
the lneligencsr, in which they correct this statement
as tollows:
Justice to ourselves requires US to state that NJ &
T. Sweeney, our predecessors and now of our firm pre-
sented before the Franklin institute in 1914 vase and
samples OF glass for which they received silver media
the highest prize hen given for glass This vase and
glass were subsequently, presented to Hon. Henry Clay
and have been universally admired
For lS45 we presented other specimens OF our manu-
facture OF flint glass before the great Mechanics Fair
al New ork, where it came directly in competition
with that OF the Brooklyn Film Glass Company, and
all other factories in New York aud Boston, and by
New York committee were adludged ths gold
medal, the only premium awarded. We also exhibi-
ted our glass the Franklin Institute The same wear
nth the same compettion and the l1stitue ordered
gold medal struck for u.s. the only ono awarded for
glass.
We have still all these medals, aud as those are the
only lnstsrcesn which we have exhibited glass at
fairs, owing to theeXpenso and roUbelo transportation
we must respectfully say that shall be happy to
exhibit at any time in competition with any establish
ment in the United States Europe before competent
Judges.