New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-12
Eight Days Later from Mexico.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP TENNESSEE.

The steamship Tennessee, Capt. Forbes, from
Vera Cruz sth inst, arrived yesterday, bringing
papers from that city to the day Of her departure
and advices from the capital to the 4th.
Hon. Mr.. McLane, our Minister to Mexico, had re.
cognized the Constitutional Government, and on the
afternoon of the 9Th had an official reception. The
ceremony took place in the presence Of great null
tiude, composed Of the native and foreign popula-
ton, the army, and the civil officers of the city, and
the general rejoicing over the event was manifested
by the firing of cannon, ringing of bells and display
of the military In presenting his credentials, Mr..
McLane addressed the following remarks to President
Juarez, as reported in Ell Progreso:
Mr.. President-In delivering to your Excellency
this letter, which accredits me near the Government
of the Mexican Republic as Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States
take the opportunity of assuring your Excelency
that the President and people Of the United States
entertain lively interest in the welfare and pros
perity of the Republic of Mexico.
am confident that the administration by your Ex-
ceency of the public affairs of your country will be
distinguished by the perfection and the consolidation
of those great principles of constitutional freedom
that form the fundamental elements of true liberty
and that distinguish the Republics of Mexico and
the United States from the greater number of the
great States and empires of the eastern hemisphere
Your EXcellency's high patriotism and deep re-
gard for those principles are well known to the
people anu tne UOSernHlenG OF LQe UnlteQ states,
and it will be my constant duty to manifest such
spirit in my relations with your Excellency as may
maintain between the Governments of the two Re-
publics cordial and faithful friendship, that our
respective countries may ennoble by their history
and progress the complete triumph of constitutional
liberty.
To which the President replied:
Mr.. Minister-It is very gratifying and satisfac-
tory to me to receive from your Excelency's hands
the credental with which his Excellency the Presi-
dent of the United States authorizes your residence
u the Republic OF Mexico as representative of the
Government and people of those States and it assures
me Of the regard they entertain for the prosperity of
this Republic.
shall be strengthened in deserving the confidence
your Excellency manilests that my administration
will consolidate between us the grand principles of
constitutional liberty principles that distinguish us
from the majority of older nations. l may assure
your Excellency that Mexico has now entered upon
that desirable c0urse-from which it is to be hoped
that she will not in the future separate herself-as all
the unctionares and chiefs that now sustain the Con-
sttutonal Government have thrown aside every petty
interest and personal aspiration, and consecrated
themselves to the holy cause Of the people, and of
Constitutional Liberty.
Il am deeply sensible of the generous sympathy
with which the people of the United States have
deigned to distinguish me, and the proof of friend
ship and approval (iustifcacion) which their pru.
dent and iustrous President gives this day to Mex
leo. In common with your Excelency, Mr.. Minister,
desire and expect that the Governments Of both Re-
pubcs will continue to cultivate friendship that,
consulting and harmonzing their mutual interests,
will tructty the cause of Constitutional Liberty.
May the good example given by the two countries
be followed by other nations in their relations with
each other and with the United States and Mexico,
and thus strengthen the peace OF the world and aid
the constant progress Of humanity.
By an express from the City of Mexico advices
received that Degolado attacked the capital or
the I'd inst. with force Of several thousand men
The attack was directed against the fortifcation
erected by the Reaconists at the gate of San Cosme
1t is stated that the combat was very fierce an,
bloody one, and that the besegers finally retired wit
heavy loss. A rumor prevailed among the besieger
that high Mexican official had been shot in tn
plaza on suspicion OF an intention to deliver up tn
point of attack to the Liberals On the 4th the Lii
eral army had completely invested the city and Gu
off all supplies.
In the meantime Miramon had passed Orizaba o
his retreat from Vera Cruz, and had sent forwar
1900 men to the relief Of the capital and on th
sth large body of Liberals set out from Vera Cru
to reinforce Degolado. The next mail will probabl
bring accounts of severe and decisive fighting
The Juarez Government has conceded several in
portant notifications to the charter of the Louisan
Tehuantepec Company; has made new concession
to the company in property over the 1sthmus; AM
has also extended the time fixed in the origina
charter for the completion of the railroad across th
Isthmus.
MuN1cIpAL ELEcTIoN.-On Monday last says th'
p,,,r Cor, edoar of the 9th the following Dersop