New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-08
TEHUANTEPEc CORREsPONDENCE.

rEHuAHrErzc CORRESPONDENCE.
Arriral Of the Habana-Famine in Minasa'xs-l
Rather summary process to obtain Flour--l9op |
amongst the Priests and Government OticiaiSs
Special to the New Orleans Crescent.1
Ia M1NArIrLAN, August 2, 1859.
Messrs. Editos-Punctual to the expectations Of i
The public In Minatitlan, the Habana, Capt. McCon-
nell made her appearance in the port OF Minati tlan
with the United States mails and passengers for Cali
forna. She made the in excellent time, and you
may believe me that her appearance instead of the
Webb was matter Of congratulation. The Haban 9,
1t strikes me, will suit this trade very well, and her
officers well calculated to win upon the confidence
OF the community. Capt. Mcconnell talks the |
Spanish well, understands these people to dot, and
has the knowledge how far to go with them, and |
when to stop. believe she is engaged for the five
ensuing trips. sg
Not a Crescent came down this trip, and hope for
the peace Of this community you will not commit
such another neglect towards us again. We had |
been out Of bread for ten days previous to the arrival
Of the Habana, and set Of hungry men are not the
most amable set in the world to disappoint, I can
assure you. We want the Crescent, and we must
have it, that's talk.
As l intimated above, we have been ont Of pro-
visions for two weeks and when the Habana got here
the neonle vere aImoat starvad wabaa not : pound
Of bread NOR mint ~ and nowhere IN Get al ther
until the arrival OF the steamer Habana or the schooner
Suffo,k There wore M m;llu In town and there
were mn potatoes In fall hack naon. The fires ba We
damaged the fuit cron and therefore the supuly of
Maintains and bananas vas cut off, The natives have
acquired the habit Of eating bakers bread. and they
refused to return 10 tortillas. Beans were finished
MIN fact VIC had con,menced Discussing the proiect
~ drawing ,os for one another when the CAPTAIN of
the Such brouoht ont tvuo barreIs of flour on the
dav the steamer arrived and Mr.. Goodell baked it
into ,oaves NJ bread Tbis community am inclined
to believe made fool of itself over this new supply,
fr avervhodv hailed her ne;chhor in thu streets With
the crv dec IN Coodel,,a before the bread ia
gone i, Inst think of such condition of things in
the fneet aoricu,tnra country in the world. where
the neon,e see n he horn loafers or beurars Ifit
ere not for the Indians and hopz frat and next for
Na,, or,.ons tho snor,sb raca ,von,d 6zze ont for
vcr zoe the indiana grow corn and beans. and the
hoos orox +bemeaIves which ia mite a relief from
The tronble of attending to ANYTHING.
In c,nnes,;on ,u;th tb;s might aa we,, toll von
that tho Tehnantanec comnanv seems tn he a fair
snb;ect n nnnder mt only in Tehuantenec Int in
tb;s ,oce a.o whe mo ,pero On .bortened 4 leaked
ont that the steamer such had on hoard four barrels
of aonr balono;no IN the comnanv and CONSIGNED In
II. aoents At sucb;I Tho authorities at this nac
when Cant Weir nronerlv refused to rive It nm unless
guaranteed with other four in time IN % nm the
river act,a,lv nronosad IN tota The aodera of tbi
place and On on hoard and se;ze IL bv force HappiIv
the American baker Mr.. Goode,I had too much
sense to lend himself tn anv such scheme and it failed
to he carried ont Init If he had welded vhv one act
nj violence committed thus won,d have led tn otbers
and we should have no more securtv here than among
the less cvilized nations farther sonth.
Mr. sidell and all his marty came down to this
place on the 2sth. in small bupro. and understa nd
that tbey occupy somewhat eouiyoca position before
the world. II annears that Mr.. sidell was sum
moned before the Judge of Juichitan to answer for
certain indebtedness which he had secured and non
which suits had been instituted. He responded in
person and was surprised to learn that the
law would not allow him to leave the country with.
out paving these demands He obtained leave on
the ground of urgent business to visit Suchi, nd
perhaps yentosa. hut not until he had left another
person as security for his return. He Immediately
left for Chivea where he soon after fonnd an office
waiting unon him with another summons from ] nj
chitan. This decided him. He sent the official of
with flea in his ear and then left for this place in
company with all the Chiula party. He did not lk G
the officers ntimation that he intended to bri ne
soldiers after him. This looks to me as if Mr. Sidel
occupied the position of an abscoudnp debtor,
By the latest adyices from the interior learn tina,
the last DEGREES of President Juarez have raised
decided muss. and one which he will find it convent
ent to keen ont Of the wav Of He aholishes in his
universal confscation code. what are called eofn.
cbin, This word SIGNIFIES funds set aside for saints
Tn each church s fayorite saints have contribution
boxes, and all the money or va,nahles denos;ted in
them is set apart as fund for the saints. In many
naces these fnnds or cofod;ns amonnt IN thousands
of dollars and be;no in money are therefore the
most available nronertv of the church. The officers
Of the law attemnted to confiscate these finds he
longing to the churches in Chinemaca Acavucam
and the other county towns. whereunon the neonle
rose. and civil war ia the conseonenca all throneh
the conntrv The Indians annear to he mora excited
than anv other class and at Chinemaca thew rallied
about the padres with genuine good will. This will
lead to serious complications here and as matter OF
course, the Americans will have to suffer the brunt
as they do in everything.
The schooner Suffolk arrived here on the morning
of the 3th and as usual with American vessels has
been subjected to MANY inconveniences not onlv in
vera crnz bnt in this rort Cant. smith tool down
Freight for the Mexican Government and besides
having n nav one nor cont n have b;s fre;obt bll