New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-01-24
THE LATE EARTHQUAKE.
The Bagdad News IN Mexico.
GEN. EARLY IN MEXICO.
ADDITIONAL cHILIAN ITEMS
Etc, Etc, Kte.

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By the steamship Guiding Star, Capt Berry
which reached her wharf at half ast 8 O'clock |
last night, We have full files Of the Havana Diario
de la Marina to the 2oth inst.
The latest intelligence they afford US Is from
Mexico. In this there is nothing of striking promi
nence bnt its general tone is interesting as show
ing but little change in the aspect Of affairs II
there is any, perhaps less favorable to the E
pire.
The latest dates are from the city Of Mexico To-
the 9th inst, and from Vera Cruz to the 18th.
The Empress heard Of the death Of her father
the late King Leopold Of Belgium on the 9Th inst.
She was at Cuernavaca; and she was the more
deeply affected because letters by the preceding
mail had announced that his majesty was improy
ing and expected to recover.
Intelligence from Acapulco to the 14th inst.
says that the Imperial troops there had been found
in lamentable condition by others sent to their
succor. They were utterly out Of provisions and
supplied only from French vessel Of war In the
bay. Many Of them were very sick. The water
and wells in the vicinity had been rendered un-
available
The enemy y fred on them from the neighbors
ing heights and recesses with danger Of its being
returned. Five men Of the Lucifer, who had re-
turned on shore on Reconnaissance, had been
ambushed and captured, Five deaths daily we're.
occurring from fevers There were no physicians
there A battery of large pieces was sadly needed
for the protection Of the garrison. Alvarez was
eminloyine powerful means to induce them to de.
sert and thirty men and some officers had gone
ever to him. He was still at his historic Provi-3
dencia sixteen leagues from the coast. body of
5oO Anstrians had enaeayored to force the PASS
leading to " hut were as signally repulsed as those
who made the ATTEMPT last year. II is described
u utterly imnre enable.
senor Don lose Hidalro. Imuerial Minister plepi-
notent;arv Ia France. had arrived at Vera Cruz,
The late earthquake is still the subject Of nu-
merons renorts. All Corioya and at San Andres
4 rbaIchicomula IL had caused serious damage I'd
! bn;,dnos- 10 catbedrals. churches. ETC., and had
4 thrown houses and frightened tie peo.
nIe nto tba Streets Tn orizaba four persons were
yl;iIed s35
/ Everuthinp il renorted oniet in Zacatecas and
| 6,neretaro The rontinp of two or three small
hands NJ ,;barals and the MORALLY woundnr of
4 CoI pedro RIanco and Col. Garcia Cano are re-
norted Monterey ID said ID be guarded by Impe,
vial forces. Naranio ia reported at YilIaldama.
Escobado NJ Camarpo.
| al porario 1,iaz was making his way towards
| Minbnitlan.
n Gan Ear,v ia renorted ia have arrived at the
titv Of Mexico.
4 consniracv AGAINST the Empire had been dis
4 covered IN Morelin and two or three other places
lint had been suppressed Ex-Colonel Gregoria
Il pot;no ybo baa heen concerned II ii. had been
t;ea bv conrt martial b,,t had been SHARED in con
1 ueorence ~ the revelations he had made or pro
4 m;sed f. make ahout his fellow conspirators.
i Mex;can napers state that there were som,
i 1o ooo troons principally cavalry. camped in th
4, peiubborhood Of the capital of Texas, and tha
4 Eort Dnncan. on the American bank of the Brazos
opposite Piedras Negras, was to be reinforced an,
Z rarrisoned by two regiments.
/ The Bagdad news had created considerable ex
] citement tt il stated that 800 men had been dis
r matched from Vera Cauz for the purpose of en-
e deavorng to retake it.
4 From Chill. the news by the Havana papers
> although not later than already received here
; ; comprised some particulars which have not ye
I been given. The Spanish ship-of-war Villa d
4 Madrid was at latest dates at Coquimbo, on
a cruise in search Of the Esmeralda and the Coya
: donga. which had disappeared from the coas
: One supposition was that the Esmeralda ha
|. gone to Monteydeo to join the Chilian cruiser
! arminr there, and that the Coyadonga had gone I
some more distant port 70 capture 5pahlsh me
!. chant vessels. Another supposition was, thatthe
had both gone to join the Peruvian squadron.
On the 22d, the Spanish ship Blanca put out frol
port after two vessels seen passing. The Chiliai
i mnsediately sent out eight sloops, each carryin
# Eve hands and four marines, to board her tende
the Salvador Vidal, left at anchor. The Blanc
!. was at the time not more than mile or mile al
a half away, and the tender sent out q boat aft
d her, to procure assistance The tender was, ne
It ertheless boarded but the Blanca returning, tin
would not allow Of raising her anchor and carr
!. ing her in. The boarders therefore contents
} themselves with taking her crew prisoners. This
were only twelve in number, four Of them Spa
= ], iards
= In Peru several vessels loaded with freight Of Of