New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-26
Inter from, The North.
From the Cincinnati Gazette of the 22d, received
last night, we extract the following:

last night, we extract the following:
GEN. HOWARD THIHKTSG OF BEsIGNING.
WASHINGTON, May 20.-A rumor is current in
this city that General Howard is considering the
propriety OF resigning his position as head of the
ireedmen's bureau.
THE MINISTER TO MEXICO.
Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio, the newly confirmed
minister to Mexico, has arrived in the city from
the West, to receive his final instructions from the
secretary Of state.
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
The President is preparing proclamation to
explain that bis recent peace proclamation abro-
gates martial law throughout the South, and that
this one is necessary to disabuse the public nind
that military interference in the coming Jefferson
Davis trial will prevent an expression Of a jury.
THE FREEDMEN's BUREAU.
The proposed appropriation of Sl1 900 900 or
sl2 900 600 for the use Of the freedmens bureau is
creating some little stir among public economists.
1t has already become question whether that
item of the appropriation bill can be passed with
out serious curtailment.
NATIONAL CEMETERY AT SEVEN PINES.
Over ten thousand bodies have been dismterred
and placed in the National Cemetery at Seven
Pines. 1900 of whom are unknown. The work
still goes on.
THE MERCHANTS BANEs swINDLEE.
Controller Clark has turned over to the House
| Committee on Banks and Banking all the testimony
and papers in reference TO the Merchants National
Bank. The committee will make a thorough e1-
pose of the whole matter, which will show up
frauds that will eclipse any yet published.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL Asf,fEDMENTs IN THE SENATE.
Tomorrow is the day dxed by the Senate for
| taking up the constitutional amendment reported
by the Reconstruction Committee, and already
passed by the House. 1t is safe to say that the
| proposed amendments will not pass the Senate in
their present form. Especial objection will be
taken to the famous third section, which asks the
South to disranchise itsefuntil 1870; but whether
! it will be modified or wholly stricken out cannot
be at present fOretold.
| Very little interest is manifested by any one in
! the approaching debate contest. lethaTgy more
alarming than high excitement is generally visible
COMMANDMENT OF CALLAo BY THE sP4NIARDs-
THEIR FLEET REPULsED-BLoCKADE OF UAL-
| PARAIso RAISED.
New YORK, May 21.-The Panama Star and
Herald extra Of the 18th has the following:
| The United States flagship Vanderbilt and
monitor Monadnock arrived in the harbor Of
Panama on the evening Of the 18th inst. having
sailed from Callao on the 3D.. By these vessels we
have news of the bombardment of Callao.
On the I'd, at noon, the action commenced
from the shore batteries, the fire being returned
by the Berenguela, Villa de Madrid and Blanca,
on the Northern side, and the Numancia, Resolu-
ciOn and AlamanZa on the South.
The Villa de Madrid and Berenguela were go
badly damaged early in.the fight that they were
obliged to withdraw to San Lorenzo, and they
were afterward followed BY the Numauca and the
rest of the feet, all more or less damaged.
The Spanish Admiral 4 Rlnez, is said to haze been
badly wounded during the engagement Senol
Galvez, secretary of war was Killed by the ex-
plosiOn of O battery.
The fight lasted until o'clock in the afternoon
when it terminated by the withdrawal of the Span
ish feet
Very little damage has been done to Callao
Only few hundred dollars worth of property il
said TO be destroyed, exclusive of what the bate
: ries suffered. Ten Peruyans are reported killed
and twenty wounded.
Nothing reliable has been heard of the loss OF
the side of the Spanards. but it Is supposed to b.
very heavy. Owing to the short time which elapse
] between the termination Of the engagement an
the departure of the Vanderbilt that vessel bring
up no further intelligence, nor was it know
whether the Spaniards intended to renew til
I attack, but it is supposed they will not.
The news Of the defeat of the invaders was re
ceived with great enthusiasm by the inhabitants 0
Panama.
Advices from Valparaiso, April 18th, report tht
! blockade raised, and the government brought int
force the import and export
FROM MEXICo-THE CoNFEDERATEs IN MEXICO
FUNERAL OF EX-Gov. ALLEN-APFREHENDED IN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ECONoMIzIHG.
New YORK May 2I-The steamer Arizona, witt
San Francisco dates to the 30th ult, is coming uI
the bay.
Advices from the City of Mexico to May 3, state
that number of eXConfederate settlers in Mexico
had had an interview with MaXimilian, during
| which the Emperor welcomed them as exiles ant
expressed his desire to see American capital ant
labor introduced into the country, and urging then
at the same time to take no part in the potca
is especially strong in his condemnation of force
labor of every description
An effort was made on the eve of the funeral, il
the city of Mexico, of the late Henry W. Allen, ex
Confederate Governor of Louisiana, to have tn
coffin borne to the grave covered with COnfed
crate flag but owing TO the frmness of tn
d United States Consul at the capital, this demon
n stratiOn was abandoned by the friends of the de
ceased.
: Beverly Tucker, while on his way to Mexic
|, city, whittier, it is said, he had been dispatche
to act as correspondent for several English ioul
d mails, Lad been plundered by guerrillas near Or
zaba.
Another nundation was feared, the waters. {
l. Lake Texuaco being within a few inches only
,f the level of the capital
MaXimilion had sent a communication to til
IL minister in charge of the civil list, directing in
e portant reductions to be made in the expenses
his household, at the same time voluntarily cuttn
down his personal allowance to $500 per annun
Y, The mortality OF Mexico city is reported to /
q very great at present. owing to the defective sew
2, erage and accumulation of fifth within the Gil
)i walls. An American engineer had contracted
drain the valley of Mexico.
lie The Emperor will send commissioners to repr
r sent the Mexican interest in the great expositid
e. to be held in Paris in 1867.
IS SANTA ANNA.
Is Is WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Mexican legatit
81 here profess to have positive proof that san
~ Annals mission to this country is undertaken in Il
y interest of Macmillan, and that its object is Il
Is destroyal of the Liberal cause. Santa Anna is
y pected here this week.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AND THE SOUTH.
m Arrangements are being made to secure the
n presentation of the eleven Southern States in ii
next Democratic convention. The New Yo
sc Daily News is already circulated as q eampa
document in the South, and il is mootea In innue
tial quarters that both Fernando Wood and Voc
ol HES will be strong candidates for the Vice Pre-
al dency. man by the name of Ourtis is now tra
lst cling through the South as agent for the papl
as which he furnishes gratuitousy to those who ca
W. be induced to pay for it. The money for this {
a terprise is believed to come out Of the city tre
ST. ury of New York.
PARDoRED.
nm The President has pardoned Leon Smith, Of
10 Confederate navy.
"s CABINET MEMBERS on THE PRESIDENT.
,U The letters sent by Secretaries Harlan and
", w. Culloch to the johnson Endorsement meeting h
W in Philadelphia on Saturday evening, are as
n lows
~ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIoR
lse WAsHINGToN, d. u, may l
ms, Sr-Please accept my thanks for the invitat
lse extended to me in your letter of the l4th inst
be present at the mass meeting to be held ct
Tor Academy of Music tomorrow evening Regi
ting my inability to comply with your request
ere account of the pressure of imperative Off
Iof duties, am, sir, very respectfully, 4
Your Obedient servant,
aoa [signedl JAS HARLAN, secretar
of TREASURY DEPARTMENT NAV II
len Dear Sir-Your favor Of the 4th inst, invit
the me to be present at mass meeting to be held
Ala the National Union johnson club, at PhiladeIpl
nst on Saturday evening next, is received Beliey
fer that the measures adopted by the President