Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-26
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FROM MEXICO.

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! The New Orleans papers have files of papers
from the city of Mexico to the 7th instant, and
from Vera Cruz to the 18th. We make some OK.
tracts from the summary of the Courier and the
Picayune:
The rebellion in Yucatan has been completely sup
pressed Gen. LA VEGA has been promoted to the rank
of General of Division probably Of his recent
services in Yucatan.
1t appears that actual famine exists in some parts
Of Mexico, resulting from the failure of the crops This
is particularly the in the Departments of Zacatecas
and Durango. The difficulty of communication, render
ing the transportation Of provisions to the afflicted dis
ricts very difficult aggravates the evil In Zacatecas
the only food of the poorer people is prcky pears the
use of which has produced dysentery which has been
fatal to many. The multitude of mendcants received
into the public hospitals had given rise to species OF
putrd fever which had nearly decimated the population
Even in the valley Of Mexico the scarcity has been
verely felt, and the price of has greatly risen
The cholera has abated in oaaca, but is still raging in
the principal towns of Yucatan The yellow fever was
| prevailing in Campeachy.
BY decree of the 10th ultmo the Isle of Carmen has
been declared Independent Of Yucatan.
Gen. WoLL has ordered carriage road to be construct
ed between San Luis Potosi and Victoria.
From report of the Inspector General of the Medical
admitted into the hospital Vera Cruz ga soldiers
whom 81 died and 292 were discharged cured. In Au-
gust the number 65 including those remaining from
July, of whom ~ died and 353 discharged cured
in September 761 of whom 101 died and 427 were dis
charged leaving $50 in hospital In July the pre-
vailed and this afterwards complicated with cholera
The smallpox had prevailed extent in the city of
Vera Cruz.
There subjects of some interest with which the
Mexican papers have been occupying themselves since we
received last files One Of Thorn rSaes to difficulties
which at Acapulco between the Mexican authorities
and American citizens and the other reported projects
for the invasion of Sonora We have already had some
notice of both in our California papers.
With regard to the affair at Acapulco the steamships of
the San Francisco and Panama lines putting in there
not afforded the facilities for coang and procuring
provisions and water which guaranteed them by
existing treaties and they therefore resolved stop call
ing at the port The feeling thus created was subse-
quenty heightened by report reaching San Francisco
stating that the American schooner B. L. Allen had been
seized there without the slightest provocation detained
by customs authorities of the port and her captain and
imprisoned in the fort On the 10th of September
the account during the night these prisoners revoed
against the sentinels and the officers overcame the sent
mel of tho principal entrance and five of them made
their escape. The alarm given and the guard sur
rounding the rest of the American prisoners who for the
most part had taken share in the revolt fred on them
killing three of them and wounding many others 1t was
further stated that the rgate St. Lawrence had sailed
from San Francisco for the purpose of demanding redress
for the injuries of which the United States had COM
plain and that she arrived Acapulco on the 18th Oc-
tober and her commander Captain DULANY, had threat
ened bombardment of the town.
The Dario Official, referring all the foregoing re-
ports, says:
They incorrect in every respect, as well in what
relates to the treatment which United States vessels re-
ceyein ports in what the affair of the
schooner L. b. Allen. This vessel having committed
some infracton of laws her captain and crew were
arrested to await the result of the proceedings which
those nfacons had given rise all being done conforma
bly, to the laws and usages of country But his ex
cellency Mr. GADsDEN the United States Minister hay
ing solicited his exceency the President nterpose his
authority and permit the vessel to continue her voyage
Acapulco, his Excellency pleased to consent he
was invested with power do aud proof of the de-
sire by which he actuated maintain and render yet
closer the good relations which exist between the two
countries His Excelency, moved by these sentiments
and in consideration of the advantages which the Pacific
line of steamers conferred the port of Acapulco in
particular and on all the Republics of America in faci
tang communication and in order to respond to the
representations which had been made in favor of the said
line first by Mr.. CoNKLIN and subsequently by Mr.
GADsDEN reduced the duty coal vessels from twelve
rails per ton to four rails thus conciiatng tie interests
OF the line with those of the public treasury In view
these facts people may judge whether the Administration
IS or is not using its efforts to afford facilities and give
its protection to the vessels in question Lastly the Gov
eminent has received news, either of other circum-
stances which have been reported of the arrival
frigate of war ST. Lawrence The whole story conse-
quently must be considered incorrect
With respect the rumored contemplated invasion of
Sonora the Dario Official of the Goth ultmo has an ar
tcle of length referring various reports which
however it treats without foundation and it concludes
its observations by saying that the circumstances on
which has been dwelling proved it So but that never
theless it behooved the Government to be prepared
against possible contingencies.
UNIVERSITY VIRsINIA-Thc Editor Of the Norfolk
Argus, who has lately paid visit to the University of
Virginia. says that it is prosperous than ever
Up to the tse he left November p there had been 427
matcuates-a larger number than had matriculated the
last session up to January 10th