New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-22
MEx1cAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

The British Minister and the Conducta-Prob
Reconciliation bet,ceea the Mexican Church and
the Pope of R0me-Ibo many Items, and good
ones, too, to mention.
Special to the New Orleans CRESCENT
VERA CRUZ, August IL, 1859.
Messrs. Editors The matter of the famous con-
Quota is not through with yet The British Minister
has stirred it up this time in the shape of cores
pondence between himself and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs under Miramon. 1t appears that Mr.. Otway
did not like the connection Of his name with the
scheme of changing the route of the conducta from
Vera Cruz to Mocambo, as was developed in the in
terrupted correspondence between Miramon and
Robes. He wrote to the Minister to have him deny,
but the Minister writes back and says that Mr. Otway
did understand it, but that he refused to be respon
sbe for it, He approved It altogether as the Minister
says Mr. Otway did not improve himself by that
correspondence.
It is thought that President Juarez will take ad
vantage of the present row with the Archbishop Of
Mexico to make peace with the Roman Pontiff
However, Juarez has issued decree abolishing the
legation to Rome.
The law is at length published regulating the civil
register Hereafter the record of Births marriages.
adoptons and deaths, will be kept by the State in
stead of the Church. Each town is to have an office
of this kind where all these important events are to
be recorded. s.-
Another law has been published regulating the
marriage contract. The ceremony can be performed
hereafter by civil officers Males under fourteen and
females twelve are forbidden to marry Between those
ages and twentyone, and nineteen they cannot marry
without parental consent-afterwards they are free
In military point of view, things are Frightening
up little. General Degollado has assumed command
of the army, and his headquarters are fixed at Coli
ma. He has called upon the Generals of Division
for report of the condition Of their various com.
mands. General Zuazla, his predecessor, who has
gone back to the command of the army of the North
says he has 5000 men, of whom 1900 are cavalry,
and 800 of whom are armed with Colts revolvers.
Gen. Degollado saysif Juarez will keep the Ameri-
cans out, and will furnish him with three millions of
dollars, he will raise army of forty thousand men
and take Mexico by the LIST of October. That is all
talk and only shows that the older Degollado GETS
the bigger fool he grows. If he ever raises Is 600
men, it will be better than give him credit for, as
he is already out of favor with the army, on account
of his mbecility before the city of Mexico.
From Zacatecas dates to the l4th ult have been
received. Gov. Ortiga has published a very severe
law against the conspiracies of the clergy, and in
consequence the Bishop and his crowd fed to Jalsco
and Guanajuato. The churches left vacant were
Immediately filled with other priests by the Governor,
and those he could not fill he shut up He has taken
down most of the bells belonging to the churches and
had them run up intp cannon, which he says will
make better sound for liberty and civilization than
they did before. He has sent to the United States
for some priests warranted not to preach politics.
The refugee preachers are stamping it through ia.
sco and Guanajuato trying to raise force against
the heretics of Zacatecas.
The feeling appears to be pretty strong in the
above State. for when the Governor told the people
he wanted 1000 suits of clothing for the army the
women and men went to work voluntarily, and the
clothing will be free offering to the army.
1t is related on pretty good authority that Miramon
has organized force to put down the treason of
Marquee, who appears to have pronounced against
Miramon. But suppose he will give up that notion
now when he finds that Marquee is shut up in Qua.
dalajara with 1000 Liberals around him. 1t appears
that when Marquee fell back upon Tepec, where he
showed considerable number of men, the Liberals
under Gems. Rocha, Puebeta and Ogazon pursued him
so closely that he had to take refuge in Guadaaara
where he is now bdsieged with only 1000 men to de.
fend him. An army Of 5000 men will soon be around
the place, when the assassin Of Tacubayo will proba.
bly, pay for his butchery.