New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-24

The 81 Iouis Republican of The 18th furnishes
the following Pal teulars Of be sdvices from Chi
hnahua, alluded to few days ago IN our telegra-
Pilic Reports.
Tie HILL Overland Mail brought iii IRON Chihua-
haa as passengers, MI. n. MaemanuE and James r.
Hickman They maae the trip from the capital IN
sixtesn days tle shortest time, we believe. on re-
cord The atate Of affairs ii represented BY them
Al being IN most deplorable condition, and not
only xha American, bat the entire foreign popua-
fion hare been expelled and forced to leave BY
what ii termed The Church party.
The Liberals are represented as being Kindly
disposed 70 the Americans. but their power il not
sufficient 70 protect them, and they have been
forced 10 retire. ieaying their property behind
then, which denbtless ere this has been confis
Gated and the belief IS expressed that the capital
of The State is now il their hands. Revolution and
disorder prevail and there ii no longer any safety
for stila few American inhabitants, some Of whom
have been there for years. The American and
English merchants and residents have left under
the ncf0sEaisa0, and al their property il at
the mercy Of q lawiess crew Of robbers. des-
Refita and bloody battle has been fought on the
pisin 81 Folanontes, which resulted disas rously to
lfr. Maemanus who Is d weiLknown citizen 81
Chihuahua, furnishes Ms with the following details
which we give IN bis own words
Or She 18th ultiMo the State was invaded by a
considerable force of the Church party command
edby Domingo Cajen. and united with hiin were
two hundred Of the most desperate robbers in
Mexico they having been pardoned by Miramoil
and let loose from the different prisons with carte
blanche % raEage the country. Their frat ont
rage committed ii the State was upon Washington
Barr. He isweH known By many gentlemen il
this city. They robbed him Of all lis property
and hess him numerically retaining him as q prs
oner. His fate Is unknown.
The Liberals raised & force Of three hundred mel
to defend their lives and property. This fore,
consisted principally of young men from the town
OF Alude and Parcel and al 81 them inexp
IN warfare. On the 18th the two parties met o.
the plain OF T0lamontes They fought from A
n. until +. NJ. The Liberals were defeated, losin
forty on the deld-forty five including the wounde
and those who surrendered --all Of whom wer
hutehered In few minutes after.
When this intelligence reached the capital til
authorities called meeting. The Americans wer
Also requested 40 attend. They were then advise
that tbe city world be defended, but at the sam
time they sisted that they could not defend th
lives pit property 81 American citizens, and sul
gestsd to us that we had better call upon til
relief
We replied that III case the acting Governor
the State would ask fer assistance from the Unite
\ States, Anaer existing circumstances, WIZ had h,
doubt il would be given to him. He imnediatel,
dispatched ali express to the commanding Office
At Eert Bliss, praying for the assistance Of few
hnadFed men End their respective officers. Upei
the Eet1KR Of this express, and no hope of relief
sh& americans commenced Immediately to leave
khesr8nltry. On the 3lst uItiao all the bnsi1las.
houses were closed HOT one american iii tht
expifsl@ene million dollars Of property abau
Ths Ghur1h purity entertain most hostile feeling
Tor tho loans, and never let an opportunity
pass where Ihey can manifest It, msre particn,
Larry since the ratification of the cLane treaty
and The arrival 81 tie Presidents message in