New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-24
Later from Me.sico.

BY the arrival Of the brig John williams,
Captain Gopdspeed, We are placed in possession
Of papers from the City Of Mexico to the, OH
instant.
The Uatigersqf says that all tae news from, on
Acapulco shows the specify failure Of the insur-
rect1on Of Alvarez its absolute want Of material
and the gradual drawing together OF the Gov
ernnlent forces areun it, while at the SANG
sine the populations to which it looked for par
tizans are sending in their adhesion to the
tasneral Government. The Government has
g9&eeI eeapuleo under embargo, as the seat Of
IN ifssurgection. At the same time ithas issued
severe DEGREES, Furnishing all who may take any
part in the insurrection, either in arms Or coun-
sci, or By furnishing the inaurreetionists SUD-
Plies. with eqnti=caticn, imprisonment, etc.
General "a Nega, accused Of being the accom-
plice OF Count Riloussit Bonlbon, has addressed
letter 70 santa Anna, denying the charge,
and declaring bis fidelity to the nation, and his
admiration OF Santa Anna as its best citizen
and highest authority.
. In Durango, near Jaco, the Government
forces under Don Simon Moreno had, on the
l4th Of February, given an extraordinary blow
10 the Indians in that quarter. They marched
upon them in the night, surprised them in d
canon at half past four in the morning, killed
seYenty=tWO. If them, recovered twenty. FIVE
eaptlyes, and retook large number of horses
and cattle. Among the slain Indians were the
celebrated Comanche chief Nague and two
ether chiefs The MexicaEs had only six
wounded This is the most brilliant achieve
ment OF their lndisn warfare for fifty years
past. The Generals attribute it to the new
discipline, and the spirit Of patriotism and of
honor which has lately been infused into them
Santa Anna has issued decree inviting
European coEonists INTO the Republic The
colonists must be Roman Catholics of good char
sacter and Of some Industrious occupation To
such as have not the means of paying their pas
sage 1T is given in vessels provided by the Gov
ernment, and Is to be repaid in two years. To
each lndIgent colonist a square of land of two
hundred and fifty yards, and to each family of
three persons, square of one thousand yards
Double these quantities will be given to such as
pay their own passage. The lands are to be
paid for at their assessed value in five vears
during which they must reside on them They
viii at the same time acquire the rights Of efti.
zenship. They are allowed to bring in, free Of
duty, their clothes. tools and beasts Of labor
The Ofsfeaa has an article On 3 he North Amer,
acans and the AexicflIss lii this it says Of Ils
that we are very prssntnptuous, being rendered
so BY the batteries Of our oqn writer's; hutthaf
the Govefniaeatsis 40 weak as the people are
yaln; that Aze take 10 ourselves the exclusive
name Of Ataerieaps as If there were no Others
but ourselves hat IN this m9nner we already
consider ourselves the rightfll owners Of TIE
Whele continent
As Aazatlan bad arrived Don Pedro Valdez
lately appointed Governor Of Sinaloa, with 1900
tI-a. sen5f Blanctd5e lad just embarked for
lg1Fer California with 7G0. Another body of
z6e9lnen bad lately gone from Leon. Another
p9Etg df 100 men, with six pieces Of artillery
had meTUbea fr IN 9uadaiajara
lh the list of Fehfaarg, the Indians had
Killed ut San Aliguel, IN Zscateeds, FIVE herds