New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-04-28

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The steamship Gen. Rosk, Capt. emith. fsom
bfsxos Santiago slth arrived yesterday Her specie
~ appears 10 another column.
| by prcsiouz arrival we learned that the party Of
Indians who committse murder and other oatraees
on the American side Of The river were pursued into
Mexico and captured. Ths Brownsville Flagof he
i4sh gives 1he following particulars Of the oseur
renee;
The Indians were osertakeu At uJz1e caliea ssy.
Mesa" on the other bank Of the river an ID sv affr
the depreciation. On being attacked they ned % tbs
woods; but were surrounded, and We are told I've AZ
their number was Killed. The remainder then sur
rendered AZ discretion, after demanding prou1ies
from their captor that they would nnf be sent hack
to this bank Of the Rio Grande. We learn that they
have been brought into Matamoros and lodged II
prison. We are uniformed ns TO what disposition
will be made Of tbem-though 1t is hoped they viii
not pc allowed again 70 tespass on life and propery.
With our citizens there zees 10 be settled deter
mlnason 90 this head, should they ever again come
within their reach.
The Flag states that q sum Of between tive and
three hundred thousand dollars hsd arrived in
Brownsville from zacafecas. in charge Of Don Rogue
Garate In consideration Of the unsettled state Of
the country about zacatecas, Don Rogue employed
an escort Of forty soldiers. who were dismissed At
Monterey, and 1t was rumored that on their return,
they we're attacked and massaGred by aboat $50
Indians.
The Flag. Of the 2Ist, has the following Interest,"
ing intelligence from Tampico:
We have Ell Rias, paper Published at Victoria.
OF date the 9th and an extra Of the same paper OF
the lith inst. These papers give the news from
Gen. Garzas camp before Tainpico to the 6fh inst
The extra. under head OF News from the Camp. y
says sour lines are perfectly established have
command OF the bar Of the Panuco, SO that not 4
boat can enter or leave Tanpico without permission
from Gen. Cara The shot from our forts can sink
any vessel The port Is consequently blockaded aud
aii vessels entering falls into the power Of orces
| The works OF the sappers are nearly coInpIeted
and then without doubt the assault on the plaza will
be made, which has arleady suffered much from our
artillery 50 mnch 30 that All the families have re-
tired from the city Oar forces have out Of the sup
ply Of fresh water from those Of Tampieo and our
shots from Fort Maroquin have destroyed one uf their
gun boats. wounding two men. The besieged have
hred more than 500 cannon shots At u.s. but we hare
not man wounded. We understand that thew can
not say as much from the fact that they darc not
show even their noses beyond their trenches. few
nights since we heard heavy fire Of nskefry from
the center Of the city, which we are assured was
| caused by company of the Battalion of Seeurity
which had revolted from the miseries they were su
ering. We also assured that the comnlandant ii
preparing to ievya forced loan Of $50, ,00G on the
commerce of the place.
Within the past few days we have received various
reintorcemepts OF men, arms and munitions, so that
our position is daily growing stronger our troops are
fnll OF enthusiasm and desire the moment to storm
the city An express has been received from the VII
cinity Of San Luis, by which learn that the reac-
oniss Of that place had despatched three assassns
for Messrs Vidaurri, Cara and Col Zayas. Forfu-
nately they have been arrested and have confessed
their mission. The employed to assassinafe Gov
Vidaurri has been remtted TO Monterey, BY express
order oil ms Excellency, and the others. named uti-
errez and Garzia, were executed at Matehuala by
order OF Col. Zayas, and to be found suspended
on the side of the road. Very honorable and dgni.
he'd are the measures adopted by the defenders oi
yssgion TO rid themselves OF those democrats whom
they have to fight INCREASINGLY.
The same paper phbshes letter from Gov Cnsxa
TO the different consus. in which he notifies them
that, n order not to prejudice the commerce OF Tam
pco he will allow vessels TO enter that port ns usual
only requiring them to pay duties to him instead o
the occupants OF the city.
II also confirms the account OF the rich batch OF
Santa Annals ateites the capture Of whom we noticed
last week. An interesting correspondence was ase
captured with the distinguished prisoners synopsi.
q which is thus given by the Secretary Of the Garzs
| Brigade:
All these gentlemen were arrested Immediately on
their landing, taken prisoners and vigianty guarded
Their papers were all taken, among which were the
following: That Gen. Santa Anna commissions Rafael
and Velez to act as agents to obtain Of the Captain
General on the Island OF Cuba 1000 men, to aid
Santa Anna in the Republic. They were also com
mssioned to incline the Zuloaga Government ia favor
OF Santa Anna. To Gen. Uraga was assigned the
duty OF coming to this frontier to gain over Guasa
lupe Garcia and Macedonia Capistran and to tie nm
or buy over Gov. Vidaurri. The lawyer Augustin
| revolution in Tamaupas. With Rafael Rafael wers
found documents which prove that Santa Anna has
certain Lozada near the court at Madrid with the
object OF inducing Spain to declare war against
Mexico.
All these persons are undergoing rigorous exam
ination in the camp OF their captors by military
court martial, and we have no doubt viii be summa
rily dealt with.