New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-03

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Special 10 tis New Orleans Crescent
HAvAwAy jan. ID. 1866
ia. Crescent There would seem ID BIZ fer
entertained By some Of thoae n authority os6s ii
that The newly efssted Aynnsamieuto 1t this ssty,
Or rather some of its membsrss viii not prove ~
complaisant AZ viii bS desired IN voting The nsccss
safy supplies for have an mixing that an attempt
il 10 be made To thrust certain Of s professors of
the Royal University of fss eSsy mtg ssats In ths
Ayuntamientot
10 the honor oE The Diario dsSa Marsna of this
city, hss opposed this movensns5 Oh HE ground
that the professors IRE public tanctioharies a
acfaal service, and therefore carMut Legally hold
seats III thu AyuufamjcHto. The Fsesssn, suosher
Of our city papers, denies that The professors are
public fnnetionariss, 10 which the Dsnsso de II
Marina replies they are, bscaAse The University
was founded under Law Of the State knssrn Under
the title of " Pan of Public Instrnssion dictated
by the sovereign who reserves the right of aofns
ating the professors and fixing The amount "a teir
stapsTsas therefore they are public fTnchoaasfes,
NE aaIse - Judges and magistrates.
The Gaestion between the two papers 10 not Jet
decided y y very pretty quarrel - Il stands
between lem, exciting greater degree Of inter
Ct Y the community than anything d similar
character tIsat has transpired ID ny knowledge il
shis city Hp Y fhe tins of my present writing
sAe Dsario ds q Mas'ina wsuIa seem, IL III a. i
en- enabled te judge of ~ sabject, to have The
best q ttae argument. NY only fear u, that Il may
be Iea, n ths wsrnth d dehHte, To use some III
preston capable sf being construed INTO desire
to oppose the whhes of the authorities. which
would cause cessation of The discussion and lead
the Psensa to assert that 4 ha ts5uaphed over iii
more liberal contemporary.
The Bank Of Marianne Insuzsace, u ma sitv.
against whose dissolution several 81 TIE shareIod
ers protested, has been dissolved BY roysI order
dated stlp November last.
An unsuccessful attempt was made recently ID
RIB the church at Puerto Principe, ID he interior
Of the Island, Of its valuabIe plase. Two negroes
who slept IA the church to protect 4, awakening.
gave the alarm, and TINS the sacrileas WAS pre-
vented.
A slight shock Of an earthgaaE was e4perienced
! at Rayanco on 18th inst.
The mulatto and nigger -Voluntariosu of this
city would not appear to be very anxious % volun
teer their services, even at playing soldiers, for
observe in q recent number 81 the Government
paper the names Of sixtyfour Of the former and
eighty three Of the latter published A. deserters,
for not having appeared at the last general parade.
They are warned to appear before tie Government
Secretary within fifteen days, they wiII be pro
secuted according toslaw.n
By the British steamship Clyde, which arrived
the day Of the date Of my last letter, 18th inst,
receivedia file Of the Caracas AoHitos np I'd the
9th. instant.
The earlier numbers contain nothing Of interest
beyond details of the movements of the Factionists
and the forces, and Of battle fought
at q place called Taco, in which the Factionist
Sotillo was defeated. After which the Mos,isor of
the sth inst states: Settle fled 10 the province Of
Guarite, but no doubt existed Of his ultimate cap
ture, SO iercely was he pursued, and that several
Generals and Colonies four Of whose names are
published) had given themselves up to General
Jose Maria zamora, which, clearly indicates the
decadence and dissolution Of what was called the
Federal Army.
The Commander Capo Was still effeetng tie pa
ciication Of the valleys Of Bailivento, and there
only remained Gen. AseySdo,s with about 300 men,
whilst the commanders, EshezuTan. Gapo and Suth-
erland, were marching at the head Of q thousand
men against him. A battle which lasted three days
is said to have taken place IN the Eastern Depart
ment between the forces under Falcon and Zamora
and the Constitutional army, on the I1th, 18th and
18th utimo. On the first day, after several hours
hard fighting, night coming on, the Constitutional
lists had to retire back to their position. On tlls
second day, the enemy having left their intrsneh-
ments, were forced back by the Consttutionaliat
army and on the third day, when the fight toek
place in tie vicinity of Barinas the Constitutional
lists obtained splendid triumph having taken 500
prisoners, among whom was the notorious General
Falcon The loss on both sides was estimated at
about 1000 men. Gen. Ramos had sent to Guiana
ceiyed, they went to Barinas.
BY the Daniel Webster, from Aspinwa .inteIli-
gence was received that peace had been establish
ed between Ecuador and Perm, and that the forces
Of the latter reoceupied GuayaquE a war betWeen
Bolivia and Peru was considered imminent 1t was
| said that tranquility neigned in oil the States Of
| New Grenada.
In Chill the Indians were becoming Troublesome
but the peace was not disturbed in any other war
Among the passengers per the Daniel Webster
were Sir William Gore ousely, wife and daughter
The last two years, Sir William has been employed
on special Britishanssion to Central America but
being at this time in bad health is On, 10ute fol
England. Mrs. onsely, ii I remember Alright, was
formerly Miss Van Ness, Of or near the city Of
/ Washington, where she married the British diplo.
| mat.
4
laneda took place at the Teatro Tacan on the avan
| ing of the 27th inst. The pit was boarded oyel
on level with the stage, and was covered with
/ rich carpets. The house was elegantly decorated
with blue and white silk flags and draperies, and an
i abundance Of artificial and natural flowers. Hi
Exeelleney the Captain General and his beautiful
] Condeaa honored the scene with their presence
whilst the house was fairly crowded with upper
tendon. The several tiers Of boxes displayed !
scene Of elegance and beauty that can only per
haps be eqaaled in your Crescent City.
First, there was concert, insMhieh all the dis
tinguished a1istes Of the Italian opera took part
and in which Gottsehaik and Espadoro q Gubai
pianist1 performed a brilliant fantasia, compose
BY the former, and young White, Tho Cuban vic
linist, assisted on the violin then drama, q,
act, arranged for the occasion by Senara Assl
laneda, was performed; after which the Directs
Of the Lieeo addressed that lady in an eloquent A
complimentary strain, and then several origiaa
poetic compositions were beautifully read Afte
5 which, the Sonora AyeIlaneda returned han &C
: acknowledgements for the honor done her, in an eS
qnisite original poetic composition, which she rea
d as only poets can read their own composihens
Then the Countess Of Santo Venia and the Marques
: Of Real proelamacian assisted by the Gnnde d
!. santo Yenia, placed the beautiful gold crown tde
: ser;haa in a recent Lottery on the hEoWss OF ths