New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-27
Latest News from Mexico.

By the steamer Texas, Capt. Place, arrived
inst we have received our usual files from the
City Of Mexico and Vera Cruz respectively down
to the 18th and 22d.
| The most important intelligence which we
collect is the marching Of the 18th regiment Of
the line to Sonora to act against Capt. Walk
er. The 18th is, we believe, the crack regi-
ment of the Mexican army, and is about 1000
strong. Aregment of cavalry had also been
| dispatched, between three and four hundred
| strong.
Gen Herrera, late President of the Republic,
and one of its best soldiers and citizens died at
Mexico on the 18th inst, after long sickness
He left behind him name very justly respect
ed among his eountrymen, and great public
| sorrow.
| Santa Anna adapublished decree for the
| establishment of q School Of Commerce, in
| which are to be taught all the elements of
| that pursuit, together with the chief modern
| languages.
| In Durango, two engagements with parties
of the barbarian invaders had happened, the
Indians being beaten in both In the one, sew.
eral of them had been killed; in the other
| they had been put to flight with the loss Of all
the plunder they had made-that is, some three
or four hundred horses and mules, and possibly
| some Of their number killed or wounded
| From Mazatlan letter had been received
saying that news had come from Guaymas Of
the landing.at Ensenada of six OF seven hundred
adventurers to reinforce Captain Walker, and
that a Frenehman had handed over to the
/ Government letter from Count Raousset, an
| nouncing preparations for an expedition against
! Sinaloa.
/ The President had puhlishec decree by
which all Mexicans banished from the Republic
| for political offences, re-enterng Mexico with
| out express permission from the Government
were to be seized and punished under the law Of
August last against conspirators.
| By another decree. the widows and orphan
| daughters of all such as received pensions for
military services were to loose them upon getting
married. Don Antonio Canales and Don Jesus
| Cardenas had been forbidden, under pain of
| death, to return to the department of Tamau-
| lipas.
The Government of Sonora had ordered a
monthly levy of four thousand dollars, to pro-
vide for the expenses for meeting the threatened
| invasion of Walker. 1t was to be raised on all
incomes of hundred and fifty dollars and up-
! wards. &.5 % &&sS
Don Francisco Mora had been appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Governments o
1 New Grenada, Venezuela and Ecuador
Santa Anna had taken another measure fol
marking the public gratitude to the founder,
of Mexican freedom He had ordered that all
| those who had taken part with Hidalgo and
Morelos in the rebellion Of 1910 should be placed
on the list of pensioners.
| Gen. Jarero, who fought SO bravely at Cerrc
| Gordo, and was some time in this country, pro-
| scouting claim before the Board of Mexican
Commissioners, has been appointed President Of
the Supreme Tribunal of War and the Navy
On the 3Oth January, four peasants, named
Galicia, Flores, Vargas, and Mendoza, we're
executed at Puebla for highway robbery.
| Santa Anna had issued decree which we
may call a navigation act, laying discriminat-
/ ing duties on the vessels of all such nations az
have not treaties with Mexico at the rate q
fifty per cent. in addition to the ordinary.
| A special decree has been passed ordering
! all invaders of the Mexican territory when
taken in arms to be shot with very little cere-
mony.