New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-04

Important MeHicosispansn Of all Payments on
Foreign DebsThe English spalisiand French Minister'S
Demand their Responsibility the Southern Confederacy
Arrival Of the Confederate gent in 'e&coGelera News
| Special to the New Orleans Crescent
| AArAxoRAs, Aug. 15 1861
| Mr.. Edaoa'-Events crowd each other in this
direction. Mexico has involved herself in another
foreign inbroglio, which will prove infinitely worse
than the one she is reported to have put her
foot in about granting to Northerntroops the right
Of transit to attack the Southern Confederacy. .
It seems, from the tenor of private letters re-
ceived in this city from Mexico, that the Gov.
eminent became thoroughly straitened for money
about the 18th ut, and that in order to meet the
emergency, and in order to provide some manner
of revenue to subsist the troops, the Congress
passed a law suspendipg the payment OF all in
terest on foreigndebts and stopping the liquidation
Of all claims held BY creditors against the State.
The effect OF this measure was to incense the
English, French and Spanish Ministers to that de-
gree that they Instantly demanded their passports
and, at last accounts, were about leaving, the
country. You will remember that solemn sripula-
tons were made with the English holders 0ftMex
can paper, that certain per centage of the Gus
tomhouse revenues should be regularly set apart for
the payment Of English claims and for consider
able time this pittance has beenp paid over. But
the stolidity of foreign goVernmtentsin Tesentng
grave offences by Mexico has melted her to greater
crininaity, unit! nov it is imperative that some
thing should be done.
My principal apprehension is that the present
complication may lead to the establishment of
monafchial form Of government in Mexico, sup
ported by foreign bayonets. Che scheme il poen,
lar in Europe, and it would prove acceptable 10
| many Mexlcans throughout the country. The
result ofsueha step would be to create sGanala
On your Western border, which, take it5s 80
not desire.
1 1t therefore becomes incumbent on the Southern
Gonfedetaey to act promptly in this matter, and
she can do it with the fullest measure of justica
/ ton
/. Col. Pickett, formerly United States Consul at
Vera Cruz, but now Agent of the Southern Con.
fedefacy IN Mexico, has arrived in Mexico. He is
very popular with tho Liberal party and if any
body can checkmate Mr. Corwin, he is the man.
The Mexican papers do not seem to think that he
will be received Immediately, as their Government
they say, is disposed wait on the greater movers
Of Eur oge. However, he has already obtained the
et1ee into official circles, and will do good service
to our cause.
The Fort Brown Flag Of this mornings issue,
contains the following Mexican items:
Gen. Marquee is still marching and counter
marching about the valley of Mexico, creating the
greatest uneasiness in the capital, and spreading
CONSERVATION wherever he moves. Sc has about
| 250e cavalry, and with this force he manages to
elude his pHfsuers, except wien he sees chance
to 6ghtvto advantage, and then be turns about and
i whips and shoots somebody, OFtega, brother of
the Provisional President, has been sent after him.
ana inc extraordinary says that if Ortega loses
| hght the nation is lost. Gen Garabajal had an
engagement on the Sth OF July, with the rear of
Marqaezs army near Choala, aud worsted it, taxi
nag Ha prisoners, including two Generals, who
4 were peremptorily shot. The GRgernor of Puebla
IS severely eensured for moving his forces to-
wards Ghoinla; where the plan, was to surround
marquee and force himinto aa6ght Gen Alatriste
aid not move as ordered, and the game escaped.
1 Gen. Marquee levied a contribution of near 500,
4 600 on the Real del Monte Mining Company, and
as no threatened to repeat the eSaction the com,
pany concluded to5coae mp its business. This lit.
tie transaction throws, six Thousand people out of
work, and suspends the production of nearly SO,