New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-26
| Later from sSs&ieo.-- Artivsl Of the ss,crsn-
ship Texas.


Y.ster from ASszseo.-- Artival Of the steps,-
ship Texas.
The u 8, Mail steamship Texas arrived yes.
terday morning from Vera cruz, having made
the run in fifty eight hours from that port. The
following is her list of passengers:
Rt. Rev. j. Timon, Bishop of Buffalo; NJ.
Mora, Mr. Aguilar, Vandyke, j. Celey, NJ. De
Wilde, Rev. MIR. Mauguy and servant, Capt La
bat, sr, Rafael Zaya, and seven in the steerage.
The Texas brings the following specie list
j, Robb & Co, $500; J NJ Del Camp, 5000
Brugnon s. Co, $4,000; b. Wales, 500 J. Ora
pen, $3.50; j Bailly Blanchard & Co, $4,000
j. Nj. Caballero, $500.
Left at Vera Cruz schooner Bonito, to leave
on the 23d inst for Tampico.
Passed on the 22d of July, schooner Esther
Bun, entering the port of Vera Cruz.
No mail arrived from the city of Mexico on
the morning of the departure of the Texas,
We have received by the Texas papers from
the city of Mexico to the 10th and from Vera
Cruz to the I'D The news is not interesting
From the Trait de FLRion of the 18th We
learn that priest of the name Of NJ. Pevldal
member of the Society for the " Material I'm
proyements," has proposed to recommend to the
Jesuits which proposition was unanimously &C.
cepted, and without loss Of time commission
was appointed to take the necessary steps
Crosses and decorations granted by the Pope tC
several Mexican citizens are allowed to be worn
Labor and games on the Sabbath, until after
mass has been heard, have been strictly pro
hibited by the Government, but the parish
priests can give license in case Of necessity
The questions of Spanish protcctorate and q
Spanish alliance have given rise to a fierce news
paper war in Mexico, in which the or ans of the
Government are arrayed in sort of semi-d
fence Of either or both against the SigiO MN.
which vigorously opposes al return, whether
partial or complete TO the Spanish yoke
The town of Huejucar, in the State of Jalis.
co, was overfiowed and large portion of it de-
stroyed on the 2lst Of June, in consequence Of
the bursting Of an irrigating dam. 1t was not
known how many persons had persisted, but al
the last dates twenty-three bodies had been re
covered.
Diego Laurel, chief of band of highway
robbers, was arrested at Puebla, tried by court
martial, and sentenced to death The sentencC
had been confirmed by the Commandant ZEN
eral
The penalty Of death has been established
against defaulters in the treasury department
and delrauders of the revenue, stealers of the
public money, forgers, or destroyers of docu
ments relating to the revenue.
Great complaints are made in the city of Mex.
leo and through the country, of the rise in price.
of the necessaries OF life 1t has been very great
and is attributed to the new alcabala tax law
Count Raousset de Boulbon, who last fall at.
tackled Sonora, had arrived in the city of Mexi
co, ria Acapulco, and was presented to the Pre-.
sid mt. He is said to be in very i'll health
The British schooner Amethyst was lost neal
Vera Cruz She was from Liverpool 1t wa.
supposed part Of the cargo would be saved, but
the vessel would be total loss