New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-13

By the arrival of the steamship Texas from Vera
Cruz on Monday ight.swe have received files of pa
pers from the city Of Mexico up to the I'd
following is all the items Of an interesting nature
which we have been able to CLEAN from them.
Gen. Gadsden, q. S. Minister to Mexico, arrived in
the city Of Mexico on the 21st nIt. The ExEaordi-
nary, Of the 26th, says
The General arrival was quite u1expected On that
evening. His friends were making preparations to-
give him grand reception on the following evening"
The demonstration would have been highly altering
to the American Minister. as many members Of Cons
gress, officials and exoticials OF the Government,
with many of his oWn citizens, had made arrange
n1ents to goeat in carriages and receive him outside
the city. The General however, with his usual 60
aheadat got ahead Of his friends and Will
now have the pleasure OF their congratulations sing
We are glad to hear his trip home has much improved
his health As this was the chief object Of his visit,
we suppose he returns well satisfe his absence
from this city, and it must be gratifying at the same
time to return to find such circle Of friends.
Speaking of the resignation, of Gen. Wheat from
the Mexican army, the same paper says 4: =
Gen. Wheat, during the time he his been in the
service of Mexico, has made many friends, and the
course he has pursued in resgning viii secure for him
reputation for dsinterested friendship for Mexico.
He took service in the revolutionary army against
Santa Anna, and now that the revolution has terfli-
mated in the establishment of firm liberal Govern
ment he retires to attend to other business.
There were several shocks Of an earthquake felt in
tut 41cACo A&hll
4 Senior Zamora, Governor ofszaeateeas, has been
honored with the green SASH with the rank Of General
Of Brigade.
y Prepayment of postage throughout this Republic e
is fixed to commence on the of August next.
To fill the ranks Of the Brigade Zuoga, the Gov
ernment Of the State of Mexico has ordered that all
the vagabonds and loafers may be impressed into the
service Troops are being raised in all the principal
cities.
According to published statement, the value Of
church property in the city of Mexico in the year
IS48 was 5,464 s450. The Extraordinary says, in
connection. that since that time Of course many
changes have taken place. but the probability is that
at the present time the possessions Of the church
must be estimated at q much larger sum.
The total number Of deaths in the city Of Mexico
for the year 1855 was S, ,719
1t is reported that Velasquez de Leon, an exinis-
ter of Santa Anna has been arrested and is nov i'm
prisoned in the Deputacion. In the meantime, one
of the papers asks what has become of Senior Agula,
another ex-Alinister2
The Indians still continue to plage the property Of
the inhabitants of the North with little regard for
the lives of the people. In Durango they parti
cularly troublesome at the present time.
GoLD AND SILVER DISCOVERIES. a Auriferous and
argentiferous specimens have been discovered in Ban
The 15 Patra has been suspended by order of the
Government for the publication OF Objectionable ar
tieles.
DINNER TO GEN. GApsDENA dinner was given to
Gen Gadsden by members and eXmembers Of the
present Government Of President Comlnonfort, on
the evening Of the aeth ult. Thednner attended
by many members Of the Constituent Assembly, by
members of the Press of the city, the Diplomatic
Corps and many influential citizens.
| GUApAIAJARA-The Extraordinary of the Seth
ult has tie following intelligence from this State:
Gen Parrodi has arrived at GuadaIaiara and given
most pacific address to the people. Various con-
feting reports reach this city from that quarter but
there can be doubt that all the grievances will be
| settled between the Government and the people of
Jaljsco amicably It is the ultra liberal party who
are complaining in that section of the country, and
liberal Government connot fail to crafty their wants
/ ANOTHER Dinner TO GEN. GADspEN.-The Extra
ordinary of the I'd inst,says:
To-morrow dinner is to be given to Gen. Gadsden
by the Press OF this city. 5&yas55F t4a5ss
4 Two new papers have made their appearance re-
Gently in the City Of Mexico-the g Chronicle Of the
! Week. and the sOpinon..
There was IRE in the City Of Mexico on the goth
ult, the Extraordinary of the 23d gives the following
account Of it: l5.5@a}s, &
i 1t is something strange in pursuing the business Of
journalist in the City of Mexico to have to record
fire. Such vistations are far more than earth
| uuakes and we do not wonder at the frenzy which
seized this population last Sunday evening when the
bells Of the city peaes forth an alarm ire was
the last thing looked for and with thousand foreign
conjectures, people rushed carefully through the
streets to the scene of confusion The discovery Of
the real cause Of alarm removed from many minds all
fears Of pronunciamentos and many other calamitle
i which this city in times past has suffered so much
i from. @s,
i The fire broke out about six o'clock near the fonda
4 of Victor Eternod in the Gale de Santo Domingo,
4 and caught in the adjacent buildings in the same
q street and the Gales de santo Domingo and Encarna-
cion. The police were promptly on the ground to
preserve order and although somewhat late the fire
engines Of the city were brought into service. All
classes Of citizens, both high and loW assisted u
with many ShsF Roaps 81 seen g mpfh 2
the Il machine.' The confagration was suhdued
about hapast nine O'clock bat net until tbs ths hua
. other buildings very much injured and disignred
from the fire. We hear Of no lives beng 1 i loss, q
BILE for us to get correct estimate of the loss Of pros
perty by this confagration. 1t may be set doRn at