New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-30

eminent. Great efforts were made to save him by
promises of reward and by threats of retaliation,
but Marquee refused the brides aud defed the
threats.
1t is now my province to report the death of
Gen. Degolado, whose mistakes and misfortunes l
have had so many occasions to mention in my let
ters to the Crescent 1t appears that after the
death Of Ocampo, q strong detachment was sent
out OF the city OF Mexico to pursue Marquee. De-
gollado was placed in command, and, with his
usual luck, came up with the enemy somewhere
in the neighborhood of Teluca. | believe Marquez
only showed a small front, and Degollado, like a
Ounce, charged at tie head of three hundred cav
airy. Marquee decoyed him short distance, and
then turned upon and scattered the surprised Lib
erals in every direction. Degollado was killed. and
lost most Of his men. think his death the lucki-
est thing in the world for Juarez.
There was a large conducta of money sent from
San Luis Potosi last month to be shipped to Eng
land 1t is the custom in this country to collect an
export duty of four cents from every dollars
worth of silver sent out of the country. The au-
thoriies in San Luis collected this duty, saying
that it was safer for the Government to collect it
there than run the risk of having it robbed on the
road or struggled out the port of Tampico. When
the money arrived in Tampico the authorities there
denied the right of the authorities elsewhere to col
ect the export duty, and demanded payment
again. British captain happened to be in port
at the time, and he took the money and sent it off
to Vera Cruz, refusing to see the robbery COM
mitted before his eyes.
The Mexican authorities on this frontier seem to
be disposed to do all i'll their power to forward the
interests of the Southern Confederacy
The English Consul in San Luis Potosi Mr.
Chabet, was lately caught outside of the city by
band OF hIghwaymen, who took him into the
mountains as prisoner he paid heavy ransom
and was released.
Matamoras is increasing in wealth and popula-
ton very rapidly. large threestory brick theater
IS now in course of erection to meet the increasing
demands of the public.
~.
First S5g1.-The subjoined appeared in the Vicks-
burg Sun, of the 9th inst 1t is evident that
Brother Martin was terribly smtten by one of the
sweet young girls for whom New Orleans is eele-
brated. We are used to that sort of thing here
we seeso many; but it has not been century
since the same sensations were experienced By u.s.
and we therefore sympathize with the sufferer:
While on our recent visit 10 New Orleans we
were greeted with one CT the sweetest visions that
ever gratifed the eyes or the heart of lover. We
were riding in one of the horse (or rather mue)
railroad cars, when it suddenly stopped and glo-
rlous fairy 'ame tripping in, like Titania when
dancing DER her tayorite flowers. The light of
thousapd radiant stars were beaming in her laugh
ing eyes, and every had lent its oveliness to
her bushing cheek. She looked the impersonation
of rudy health, of fauiLess beauty and gueless
innocence. She looked like youthful Hebe, just
bursting into life, from bank of volets on whose
purple and golden petals she had been born and
cradled
We had been gazing listlessy on the handsome
buildings OF the street, Gt was Magazne) for we
were somewhat wearied with an amending sight of
metropolitan elegance and taste, when this Louis
ana houri came floating like q star-beam into our
travelling prison. Before she came in, we were
half conscious of the possession Of five senses.
But, in moment, we felt as every one had left its
post TO take possession of our eyes. The darkness
vanished, ennui disappeared, and we felt as if we
would like to have uncommtted eyes and hearts
to admire and love her. But alas the vision soon
departed the night returned, but no star glittered
upon her robe. She came and went-a tenant
from the skiesand for u.s. she has no local habi-
tation or name.' We know her not, although
we longed to hear her speak, for We are fond of
music. Whoever she may be- we trust that, with
ours, the blessing of Heaven may attend her.
Reader, all this loneliness was dressed in cotton
calico. Cotton, they say, is king We never knew
before what majesty there was in cotton until we
saw thot royal beauty dressed in cotton! An un- |
in9Wn friend bids that dream Of happiness fare |
veil. But he will not part with her glad and |
Happy memory.