The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1860-08-29
Spain and Mexico.

The New Orleans Picayune of the 18th inst, says,
among the arrivals in city, by the U. S. steamer
Pocahontas, from Vera Cruz yesterday, was the COM
mandate (maior Azcarraga of the Spanish army and
aiddecamp of the captain general of Cuba. He comes
bearer of important official dispatches from the Spanish
minister in Mexico and goes direct hence to Washing
ton and thence home to Madrdby the most direct route
The dispatches of which or Azcarragais the bearer
of two-fod nature and concern the relations of
Spain both the opposing parties of Mexico. They
made up to the latest moment by the minister ST. Pacheo
himself who had down toy eraCruz to consult with
the Spanish commodore for the purpose.
The difficulties, said before, of two fold
nature and concern the relations of Spain with both
the political parties of Mexico.
The first and real serious difficulty is with the consti-
tutional government at Vera Cruz This has its origin
in sentiments old as the revolution itself The inn
mediate point of dispute, however, is the Spanish
schooner Maria Conception, which formed part OF
the Marin expedition from Havana, last winter, and
was captured by the constitutional government about
the time of the capture of the steamers General Mira
mon and Marques de la Habana The captured schoon-
err as will be remembered taken into port at Vera
Cruz and dismantled, and her hull lies near the
castle Her officers and crew. after fair trial in the
Vera Cruz courts were set at liberty but the civil sui
which determine the disposition of the property
still pending. On the Sd however and while the sui
was pending, the Spanish commodore sent in a de
mand for the immediate restitution of the property
This once in firm but courteous terms declined
and all further correspondence the subject cut of
until the courts shall have rendered their decision
The response to this peremtory demand for th
restitution of Improperly within forty
hours. This demand was made on the 9th the da,
the Pocahonas sailed, and what the result if not com
piled with, it certainly would not be- of GU
informants direct from Vera Cruz can say 1t will no
probably be OF an immediate serious nature.
The second difficulty is with the Miramon or churcf
party of Mexico The osensble grounds of it are the
unsatsfed claims of Spanish citizens which, it would
seem, the minister particularly instructed tt
press with all his eloquence and power. These claim
of twO-fod character, and grew, FIRST out of the
recamatons for the violence some three years since
committed at Cuernayaca, and secondly, out of til,
long standing unsettled accounts between the two coun
tries. In neither case however, are they of NOR,
pressing character than those of England, France o.
the United States and hence it is very generally be
leved that they only put forward as an excuse fo
be better word. Mingled with this, perhaps is {
minister's pet scheme for the socaled pacication o
the republic not only by the peremptory refusal of the
constitutional government to accede to his unequa
terms but by the GOODNESS not to say contempt will
which they were received by the opposing party
These We understand to be the twofold dificuItie.
between Spain and Mexico, concerning which offica
dispatches from both and the Spanish Legation
passed through city yesterday, en- route Wash
ington and Madrid How they will be received in the
latter city have of determining 1t is be
iieved however, that they will furnish fol-
the dispatch of imposing expedition to Vera Cruz
the coming winter there probabyte cooperate witt
the expedition said to be fitting outa the capital agains
I the theroic city,