New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-16

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l The concluding performance of Maret1ek-
| Opera Company took place last Monday. I'll
opera was ola somnambula.p The house was opI
moderately full. LaGassier charmed the hearts o
all present with her superb yocalizafon of the eel
ebrated Rondo, and Errani ~ Eicin0 surpassed al
bis previous efforts. A better Italian Opera Com
Pany than Max Maretzek brought to this city the
past season could not be collected together in any
city or cities of the world. in the United States
you have yet to hear the tenor 16tssnssi, than
whom have never heard above one or two who
possessed organs of equal sweetness and power OF
who were more accomplished drtistes or Better
musicians. Max Maretzek takes with him a biz
pile of onzas, or am greatly mistaken.
The British mail steamer Teviot arrived here
from Vera Cruz It'll instant, with dates from Vera
Cruz mp to the Sd. BY private letters learn that
Miramon was within few miles of Vera Cruz, and
that warm work was soon expected. The city was
well and strongly fortified, and no fears were en-
tertained of the attack of Miramon. The con.
spiracy in Vera Cruz, upon which Miramon had
placed such strong reliance, had been discovered
and the conspirators all placed out of harms way.
The weather was very warm, and the vomito had
thus early commenced its ravages.
The Diaro de Ia Marina, Of this city, Of the 9th
Inst, publishes statement that the Vera Cruz
Government had refused to permit the mails by
the English packet to be forwarded by the usual
route TO the City of Mexico but offered to allow them
to be forwarded to the capital via Tampico The
British Consul, however, refused to permit the
mails to be forwarded via Tampico, declaring he
should hold the Government responsible for their
detention. There being, however, important dis
patches for the British Legation in Mexico Capt.
Oldham of the British frigate valorous, was per-
mitted, personally, to carry them to the camp of
Miramon, whence they were forwarded by cou-
rier with an escort Of 400 men, among whom, the
Vera Cruz papers say, was Miramon himself.
The British Legation had received instructions
from Lord John Russell to propose to the contend
ing parties in Mexico an armstice Of considerable
duration, to afford an opportunity to arrange the
affairs of Mexico upon the basis of Congress to
be constituted in that country upon the absolute
conditions Of " civil and religious liberty It is
not stated whether that proposition had been ac-
cepted.
The Spanish steamer Mexico also arrived 7th
inst, but her dates from Vera Cruz were not SO
late those Of the British steamer. She, however,
brought dates from Merida, Yucatan, to the I'd
inst. The news is Of little moment. The forces
under General Acereto, after having gained vic
tory over the Indians, disbanded themselves, and
compelled the Governor to his great modification,
to retire from before Santa Cruz.
An order is published in the official Government
paper Of this Island Of the 9th inst, requiring all
the private establishments In the basement Of the
Palace of this city to be forthwith removed.
In consequence of the great expense necessarily
incurred in the transportation of volunteers for the
Spanish army from this Island, the Queen Of SPAIN
under date Of I'D January, determined no more
volunteers should be sent from this Island The
belief, too, is expressed, that the war With Moroc
co will not be Of very long duration.
The Taking Of Tetuan 4 has been dramatized
by young Spanish author, named Antonio Eide
Zapa. The drama, it said, soon to be produced
at one of the theaters here.
The Right Rev. the Bishop Of this diocese is on
pastoral visit to Cardenas.
At the period of the birth Of the Prince Of As
turias, the officers, of the Spanish army in this
Island entered into large subscription, and placed
the amount in the Spanish Bank Of this city at 8
per cent. per annum interest, intending, in com
memoration of the event, to Herewith succor the
poor and orphans of Spanish officers in the Span
ish military hospitals. The amount with the inte-
rest now reaches nearly forty thousand dollars,
and it has been recently determined to place the
money at the disposition of the Spanish Govern.
ment, to aid in the expenses of the war against
Morocco. Thus the poor have been seriously in
jured by this war.
The schooner Elvira sailed from Matanzas for
New Orleans on the 18th inst.
The Habana, Capt. Mcconnell, arrived yester-
day in forty nine and half hours from city to city
The Allen A. Chapman, Laurent, also arrived from
New Orleans yesterday, and the ship Nunez, in 1903
days from Macao and St. Helena, with 935 Asiatt-
cos Gree coonists.) have not been able to learn
the number of deaths she had on the passage.
The review yesterday was the grandest military
turnout had ever seen in this city. There were
present all the regulars Of the garrison, the volun
tarios Infantry and Cavalry, the niger Infan-
try and the Bomberos (iremen.) The line extend
ed from opposite the Ieatro Tacou to the "Campo
Militar,n and thence to Queens street and the
Paseo Tacon-a full mile and quarter. The ball
at the palace this evening will be very grand
affair. OF it in my next. As ever, -