New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-10-10
TEHUANTEpEc CORRESPONDENTS.


Special to the New Orleans Crescentl
MINAr1rLAN, Mexico, Oct. a, 1859.
A courier has just arrived who reports that the
Liberals have suffered two defeats, ons at Leon under
Doblado, and one at Cordova under Espejo. Il ap-
pears that Doblado attacked Leon with 5000 men.
and after some hard fighting, Mexican fashion, was
beaten back with considerable loss BY Gen. Vol.
The latter followed up his victory closely that he
not only captured piece of artillery from Dohlado.
but he made successful entry into San Luis P0tosi,
which is considered a very great advantage
Gen. Espejo sailed out Of Vera Cruz 70 route q
party of Conservatives at Cordova, but Was beaten
and driven back.
Gen. Castella, Of the Miramon army, with his
brigade Of 5000 men, has advanced from the city Of
Mexico to Jalapa, and it is thonght his design is to
attack Vera Cruz. However, some say that he in-
tends to attack Ayarado, and then Minattan, which
will give Miramon two ports on the gulf. This ID
just what he wants, for then his import Of ammuni-
tion and export Of specie will be free from Interrupt
tion. 1t would be signal vengeance upon Vera
Cruz thus to cut off all her back country resources.
| without which she is nothing
Gen. Marin passed through this place on the
lst of September on his way to Vera Cruz ftoa
Washington city, with letters and dispatches
for Juarez from Mata and Tegada. Both these
is in the immediate ratification Of the treaty.
And there is doubt but be will accede to the de-
mand The only chance for failure at present ia in
the return Of Mr. McLane to Vera Cruz this Gov
ernment will commence dplomatzing immediately
Let Juarez send the papers already signed to Wash.
ington.
SToPPAGE OF TIE MAIL-OFrICIAL. INs0LINCH.
When the U. s. mail was about to leave Suchil for
Ventosa, the driver was told that it would not be
allowed to go forward until Gen. Hernandez, Nexi-
can officer, had finished his dispatches The mules
were consequently unloaded, and the mails detained
until Mr. SWEET presented the following protest:
sUcHIL, MEXICO, Oct. 1, 1859.
General Hernande--.Sir: Your officer has re-
ported to that the u S. mails cannot leave Suchil
for the Pacific hereby protest against such deten-
| tion Of the United States mail.
Respectfully etc.: = supr-
| Acting Superintendent La Tshusntepec Company
Gen. Hernandez paid no attention, but went on
with his smoking, and talking as calmly as il none
but Mexicans were dependent on his movements.
SHIPPING News.
| The steamship Habana arrived, as usual, at an
early hour the afternoon of the 30th, and the mails
were Immediately dispatched by the suchil. Great
regret felt here that the company has been driven
out of the field, first, by their own bad management,
and second, by the ill-w and northern sentiment Of
tanned at the mouth of the river from the I'd to the
9Th by heavy norther.
The following ships are in port: Angelica, loading
mahogany Tor Liverpool; Vim. G. Clark, loading
mahogany for New York Dashing Wave, loading
mahogany for Liverpool; verite. loading mahogany
for Bordeaux Rodney Carr, for New York Corona,
for Campeachy Suffolk for New Orleans, and Simp.
son Hart, for New York via Vera Cruz
The GOLD DIGGINGs FAILURE.
l have just seen parties who have returned from
the mountains and they report that the gold dggings
have turned out failure, and all the miners have
LEFT to prospect in some other quarter.
, TEHuANrEpEo CoMPANY's 3 PROPERTY SOLD.
All the property belonging to the Louisiana Tehu,
antepec Company which seized in the district .,
Juchitan, has been sold at public sale at TERRIBLE
sacrifice Fine mules, which were imported here from
the United States went at S25 and $40, and other
l property at greater sacrifice.
/, The firm Of Walsh 4 Allen are now prosecutin,
their claim to Judgment and will probably sell al
8 the property at Minatitlan some time next month
r 1t is thought here that parties from New Oslean
= intend to do the purchasing.