New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-26
Arrival If ths Texas.
Two sWEEER LATER FROM MEXICO.

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b. Place. yesterday morning, we have received
papers from the City Of Mexico, to the 18th, end
from Vera Cruz,to the 21st. The Diario Official,
gives the general account Of an action at the
Gaieness between Santa Anna ind Alvarez it
says that the troops alvarez were driven from
their positionby those of Santa Anna with The
hayonet only. the later not firing d gun From
this point Alvarez fell back to d pass called the
PuertodeI Coquillo, defended in front BY i river
Of difficult passage, with heights in the rear
difficult BY nature and strengthened by FIVE
small FIELD works; these were manned BY from
Ea thousand to twelve hundred men.
Santa Anna marched upon them with near
five thousand Approaching their position, he
threw across, the river above the pass a select
corps of light troops, some two hundred and
forty stroug, attacking them in flank with these
while with his main body he forced the passage
of the river and assaulted the batteries on the
heights with the bayonet again. The contest
4 appears I'd have continued near three hours not
all the time Of course with the bayonet, We must
suppose; but nevertheless, the contest seems to
have been obstinate how bloody it is difficult
to tell as
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Finally, the several works were all carried
and the enemy put to fight in utter confusion,
making their way, it is not yet known, whether
into the wild mountains around, or back towards
Acapulco. They we're pursued on all sides, and
II seems to be confidently expected that Alya-
rex will fall into. the hands Of the victors The
dispatches which give these particulars were
| sent off Immediately at the close of the fight,
and say that for that reason the number Of the
killed and wounded on either side cannot be
stated In aslighter subsequent affair between
two detached parties the Mexicans report that
they routed about two hundred of the followers
Of Alvarez, killing about twenty Of them. at
| any event it seems clear that the Alvarez reyo-
luton is following fast in the footsteps of the
Walker. VI
In connection with this attempt the Mexican
papers refer to several traitorous citizens,
Ceballos, Arrioja and Arrioli, as not merely
having instigated the rebellion, but as having
supplied all its military means, as arms. arn1nu-
milton, etc. They say, too, that it is they who
have drawn up the proclamation and the plans,
and while Alvarez took the field, have been
themselves engaged not quite 40 bfayely in stir.
ring up instructions in other parts of the
country. These men had been already banished
by Santa Anna for former conspiracies.
The Mexican Consul at San Francisco has
forwarded to the Government body Of proofs
lof the completely of Count Boulbon in the
Walker expedition and plans II seems that
| according to these the ship ssRepublic OF
Guatemala Of twelve hundred tons, was to have
transported q body of five hundred Frenchmen
Another vessel Of seven hundred tons was to have
carried three hundred men more. The Republic
is armed with q brass cannon, SWIVEL mounted
of forty pounds. The Count even further en-
gagged vessel Of smaller. size, such as might
enter the lesser ports of the Gulf. He waste
sail on the LIST Of March, clearing for Guayniias
but really to disembark at Altola, in Sinaloa,
where he expected to find no troops assembled
nor any preparations against an attack. Hence
he was to direct himself towards Sonora, passing
by the valley Of the river Togni and thence to
the mines of Arizona. The. resources for all
this are said to be furnished By French mer-
chants of San Francisco. The Count intends to
join at some unknown point in Sonora and TO
make treaties with the Apaches II is further
reported chat one Of his ships is, to be sent To
the Islands Of the Three Marys, in order there
to take on board body Of Apache indians
transported thither by the Mexican Government
in 1851. The Consul asserts that these prep
rations are still going on, that three hnndTta
Frenchmen are already embodied to follow him
and that others are joining him every day. Tie
expedition is only waiting for the arrival of tie
steamer from Panama, in order to learn tile
event of the negotiations for the purchase Of tie
territory ofSonora by the United States
We give all this Of course for whatitsi is worth.
without attaching much credit to it,
The sontag troupe had arrived on the. l2ph,
in the City Of Mexico, They were met md es-,
5corted into the city with honors and reioicings.
The troupe embraces prima donnas Sontag md
sFiorentini prima donna -e5ssssaalo, Visit
prima donna e0mprimdrid Sidonia Costuri
second prima donna, Eugenia Baritini first
tenors absolute, Pozzolini and Arnold first
,baritosa absolute, Badiali; first bases abso-
Lutte Rocco and Barili first basso, Speech; second
tenor, Baritini, director Of the company, Bar.
iii; composer, Bottoseni scene painters, Bron-
sidi and Disco. ssl1
q Santa Anna has issued decree prohibiting
the Introduction into the country of any foreign
printed matter in which is attacked or censnrsd
the policy or principles Of his Government
+ At Vera Cruz they are setting about the IN
portant work Of bringing 70 the city the waters
Of the river Jomapa Don Santiago Mendez,the
Government engineer, is engaged upon the sur
yey Of the work, which is to cost S70O, 900 The
money is to be raised by q tax of ! per cent. on
the importations at Vera Cruz,
The Council Of State, fearing for the the health
Of Santa Anna, as likely to suffer in the expo
sure Of his present position, has entreated him
to return to the oity,an indeed the Dictator
appears to have been, in one instance, compelled
to suspend hit late operations, by an attack Of
sickness but he had recovered from it, and AFT CT
the taking Of the forts at Puerto del Coauillo,
had ridden up the hill on his war horse, SO th at
it is 70 be presumed that he will not listen to
these irregular medical advisers IL st, ;ls
The successes in the war with the Insurection-
lists have been welcomed in the city Of Mexico
and elsewhere, with great public rejoicing.
There had been some cholera in the City of
Mexico, but the few cases which had occurred
were traced to the sale of quantity of spoiled
Goldfish. No less than fifty six boxes Of that
fayorite Spanish food had been sold at very
low price to the poorer classes, and many ii
these had suffered from what was taken to be
Asiatic cholera 1t had however ceased upol
1t. eat.- ( =