Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-01


prnco mintsd stely 81 0axaca, bearing 'snepuhlic,
Mexicana, lS64' while at the mint at Mexico, as I
can vouch for from personal observation the 18th
ultmo, under Maximilian's orders they are soiniDg
silver dollars bearing "Republca Mexicma, 1867
the new Emperor having no new dies, and not wish
ing coin of the Republic to appear with the date of
1864. -
The disaster at Eta must have been very Sc
rious one TO call Bazainc TO the field from the ease
he was enjoying in the city OF Mexico. .5.
Ramon Carvallo received his exequafor as Consul
Gneeral Of the Mexican empire in this island, and
lie officially communicated bis having opened his
Consulate, ting other day, to the other Consuls Of
this city. He included the Z. s. Consul General;
but strange to say, his circular, The rst person,
Sras icthom signature. lie has made demand ON
Mr.: Ramon Disz, the Consul for many years of the
Mexican Republic, for the delivery OF the archives
of that Consulate. and this in the most nndiponatic
language. =.
Mr.. Diaz replied to this demand that his Govern
inent being still the only legitimate one, and still
recognized by several nations, he could not enter
tain thedea for moment; nor even we're it OTHER
wise would lac deliver archives with which he Mr.
CO. eouldhaye NO right TO meddle that ifhe want
ed archives he must commence 10 form them, da-
ling from the time he considered the so-called En-
pre- TO have been established. For tear of inter-
ference, these archives have been deposited in a
safe place. under seal and will never pass into the
keeping OF Mr.. 'Carvallo, for a dernier resort
they will be sent to the United States. 4.
The Diario of the 18th instant publishes letter
from It's correspondent at Montechristi est. Domn
go), dated January referring entirely tO'the at
tack tbcn the Spaniards by General Gaspar Polan-
co, on the 2Sth Of December. There no. de-
tails of consequence, save that General Palanco' )
force consisted OF l5O mounted. cavalry, supported
by 100 infantry, and that the. Spanards threw gre
nades amidst the horses. f E
The transport steamer Europa arrived January
18th inst, with 26s sick soldiers.
About ii L. NJ, the night of the 18th. instant,
the famous steamer Harriet Lane, then called the
Layinis, was discovered 10 be onLfre; the flames
broke ont in the bows. After considerable delay,
the fire pumps from the arsenal, the navy and the
men of-war in port, We're brought to bear upon the
vessel producing, however, little effect. She was
finally Owed ashore on a shoal and seuttled Sha
had been for some time considered worthless, and
il will cost more than she Is worth to make her at
all useful. No certain knowledge has been made
public as to whether this lire was accidental or not
The most probable one is that she was set on lire
by II man who in her from Galveston, and
who has ever since been trying 10 get the wages
due him, and despairing Of obtaining them, wreak-
ed his revenge in this manner.
Jan. IA, arrived English steamer Eephine alias
Francis, days from Galveston, with 100 bales of
cotton and II passengers. Jan. 10, one and half
days from Nassau, Confederate steamer General
Whiting, 425 tons in ballast, TO A. Henera & Co.
This steamer brought us good news from Whining
ton, which is confirmed by the Sylvan, direct from
/ Wilmington.
Tile English steamer Denbigh, hitherto so success
full ieit thisR on the 18th inst for Galveston,
though she cleare for Bermuda. We had report
from hey West yesterday that she had been cap
tured and carried in there prize aud valuable
one.
1880 A. M.-The Yazoo has just arrived. By her
papers of the l4th inst. see, among other items,
the Colonel Lamb IA very fast iron seamer) is re-
ported at Nassau, and this false as ever-while
write she is steaming off the harbor II il general
ly reported she is to become eoIsair or pratical
cruiser, She carries the Confederate flag at the
csf and the Palmetto at the fore. have counted
forty.two men, evidently her crew. She is reported
to have cannon in her hold, and also saw large
boxes of coal her deck, abreast the engines, for
ward Of the guards. There is, | think, no doubt
that she is intended for privateer,
!, Ia Just reported to me that this vessel has l4O
men on board cleared as passengers for Nassau.