New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-14
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4r. Esisos The British screw steam fsiease
Emerald, Of Hfty-one guns, cornn1andsJ s. es1tsln
Arthur CamniDg, and earryfzg ths NJ 81 Sr III
exander Nney the British Admiral 81 ths stak5c.
r expected iH this port mi ny az tMo. ne -
erald is represented p be one N she nesk eses u
her class in the British Navy, ard VI ~ JSIGn
Balls who reside IN this city VIII be quite so<zs
whoop while she f in this port Their selfs1m
cheney viii be unbeaFabie know them 81 oT
-Four Spanish sailors were arrested u III nv
q few days since, said to be part of the sfsw "
Spanish SLAYER which sailed from ths p0st some
time ago. They had great deal ofmoney h t1iefr
possession, and are charged with having murdered
her captain and mate, and with having stolen the
money she had on board for the purposes Of the
voyage. They, I hear, managed to get to st.
Thomas with the SLAYER, afser the murder II shc
captain and mate. ssig IA
negro was arrested last Thursday in his city
who had in his possession thirty-fivs com tsrfeit
dimes, and q counterfeit Mexican quarter dollar
and on Saturday mulatto was arrested, IL whose
dwelling was found paper containing sixty conn
terfeit dimes, and twenty counterfeit dfmes we're
found on his person. Wax and chalk moulds, fcr
casting counterfeit dimes, were also found In his
dwelling. gss @
A nearly new steam ferry boat, called tie Gem
eral Tacon which piled across this harhor 10 Reyaa
was entirely consumed BY fire Last Monday morn-
ing. She had been laid up the preceding evening
to undergo thorough overhauIing. The man who
slept on board Of her was awakened By the wAtesl-
man at 4. NJ. on Monday without there being any
symptoms Of the FIRE, which, however, broke ont
within an hour Of that time, ana ahe Maa entiFeIy
consumed at the wharf at Reyia.
The British screw steam frigate EmeArld. com-
of Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, arrived ia this
port on the afternoon Of the sth inst. great deal
Of gunpowder was wasted upon tie occasion.
The three negro assassins Of Don Antonio Con
zales Azueros are sentenced to be garroted upon
the spot where the assassination took place, and
the two white men concerned in the assassination
are condemned to witness the execution of the
negroes and then to endure ten pears penal se7ri-
tude at Ceuta, Africa with absolute prohibition
against their ever returning to this Island.
The Eve are to pay the costs Of the prosecution
equally between them, and also $4,000 to the
parents or nearest relatives Of the gentleman who
was murdered. M
ii il hoped this punishment win put stop to ss-
sassinations in this city, at least for season. but
should be glad to be told how the payment Of The
costs Of the prosecution and the ooo0 70 The
parents Or nearest relatives Of the deceased u to
be enforced.
The prisoners we're band of assassins and rob
bers, well known, am told, to the police; and Il
is said there many others in this city. Indeed,
have heard more than one man declare he couid
hire an assassin to assassinate any man he might
name for half an ounce (ss SOY. A nice state of
society for man to dwell in, is it not!
BY the British Mail steamer which arrived from
Vera Cruz, two or three days sinces ! learn from
private letters that the Government Of Juarez At
Vera Cruz was getting on admirably bnl that Mir
anon and the Priests were at loggerheads; that
he had threatened TO withdraw from that party NM
less they raised million Of dollars for him. when
thieves quarrel, etc., The Diario de Ia Marina
Of the 9Th inst, however, contains the following
from Vera Cruz, which condense as translate:
BY the Spanish steamer Mejico (which arrived
on the 9Th inst. from Vera CRUZ we have dates
from that city to the 10th, and from the City OK
Mexico to the 21st nit. s.
France had made similar proposition to thai
made by England respecting an arnlsties, etc.
and National Convention to settle the a1fasA of
the Republic. The Government Of MiTamou would
appear to have unhestatngly aasented to these
proposals, but the Government Of Jnarez had Ie~
fused 70 assent, denying that i1 scceEdanse wl.a
position for National Convention could Re carried
out and all negotiations between the representa-
tive Of England and Degollado had been declared
void,
From private sources we learn that General
Comonsort had returned to the Repubhc and thaa
symptoms Of the breaking up of the Jnarez Govern
Hient were beginning to manifest themselves end
| that the reesfablisin,ent of vidaarri At Naeva
| Leon and Cohula. Comonfort. It Is steted, had
| united with Vidanrri, who does not retoEAize
Juarez, and they propose to oceapF hi positsen at
General Parte Arroyo had separated FROM the
ministry and Ampudia had taken his place.
The Diario dc "a Marina asserts, I. the Feaeral
sl..l r11v >a
explains the taking command IN the North BY
Degollado with which object he left Vera Cruz for
| Tampico.
All this must be received with grain Of salt.
The Didrio de Ia Marina is However compelled
to acknowledge the success Of the Juarex govern.
ment in the interior, 1t says 4 II we may belieTe
the Vera Cruz papers the q Conservative Govern
ment had iii the month Of April last taken success
| lively, Colima, Zapitian Tepe, Dutahgo zacatccA,
Aglas calientes and the larger portIoaes the towns
around Bajio-the occupation Of GuAaaIjara and
other points, required conkrmation-n It then goes
on tosay: ~ the foregoingis rendersa probable, IS
Miramon was again about 10 leave Mexico to place
himself at the head of the army !" which suppose
means that he was about to stake his fortanes
npon the hazard Of battle, which. pray Heaven.
izing condncta to proceed from Vera Grnz % fhes
National Bridge in the interior, hap0sng pr cent
upon the amount SO carried by permit
Modest this, is it not =
Ssal, with the supposed ob5ees Of negotia zaB unaa
the Zacatecan Peninsula. -
Y The same impressions Of tha Diario do - lMdFs,aa
contains the following msaa Honduras and Azea
tan. which alsa coadeass IS trans'f&f
t Hospunas.- have oates from. Eonsasas to
| the 2uth March. "A eseenee had passed the Senate
| and heen coaSpraed by the PresideaE foE the ex-
tension Of agrieultasa- 1t enacts, 1at. That pros
urietors of hand shalf have three On mora fields Of
canes and field os 1000 square feat0f ccee cacao,
/ anime canitao, or black halsanA or Ave thousand
, parras of aromatic vanilla; on these who have
been acssstenAed to plant annually ten square
each Of lIa square yards with cotton iegrulete,
corn wheat, beans, or othar graies Of the arst
necessity may continue to d. so.
"a. Planters and their farm servants ars sx-
d empt from military duty during peace, the attel
only when in actual employment.
3d. LOgWood. sugar, panelas, yanilla end cot
s ton may be exported duty froa. &
Il 4th. Sarsaparia IS to pay an export duty Of foa
per cent, or Sl2 qaintal, when exported acres
the froutier.
His Excelleney, the Captain General, inaugu
! rated the examination Of the Annual School 70
Teachers of Primary Education. etc.. etc.. q
tablishea by Some pians fathers Of the church 9
Gnanabacaa last Sunday marniag The exSsa3na
J ton passed of very brilliantly.