THE CHANTICLEER TROUBLE AT MAZATLAN.

Press, Volume XIII, Issue 1716, 22 August 1868, Page 3

THE CHANTICLEER TROUBLE AT MAZATLAN.

A correspondent of the " Alta California," writes :— A gross insult has been offered by the officials of the Custom House to the English flag, and Captain Bridges, of fcthe Chanticleer, has declared the port in. a state of blockade until sufficient reparation shall have been made. It seems that the paymaster of the Chanticleer had been on shore on the 16th ult., collecting some freight money due to the ship, had disposed of a portion of it in payment of some of the ship's bills, and was returning on board with the balance, having the I proper clearances, &c, for it, -when be | was stopped at the Aduana and the coin taken from him. H a protesta-! I tious and the exhibition of bis papers from the CustoinfcLousc-wert- of no avail, the money was retained, aud he ordered to go about his business, day, as Captain Bridges was i» o iug down the mole on his w»- to his boat, returning | from a conference w=th the authori- ! tics regarding the seizure of the money, he was ordered to the Custom house, land, notwithstanding his assertion

that he had no money about4iim, his person was searched in the rudest manner, and he was assailed with the vilest language that Mexicans can use. Next day he declared the port to bo iv a state of blockade, so to continue until the money taken from the Paymaster was refunded, and ample apology made for the insult offered to hi* flag—and informed the Governor that that day, at noon, he would fire a blank cartridge, and that if in an hour thereafter the matter was not satisfactorily arranged, he would shell the city. Great consternation prevailed amongst the citizens for a while, and many left town. The captain has been prevailed upon by the foreign Consuls and merchants to postpone the shelling until after the Sierra Nevada shall have left, and all hope that the Mexicans will do the decent thing before matters become more complicated thau they aro at present. Meantime the large Custom house has been emptied of its contents, and the books, papers, offices, &c, are moved near the Plaza in the centre of the city. With the exception of allowing Custom house officers on board, Captain Bridges has allowed the steamer business to go on as usual, but from the disturbed state of affairs existing there will be little done, and tho treasure shipment will be a light one. General Corona upholds Captain Bridges in the course he has taken, and is thoroughly disgusted with the policy shown by Governor Rubi and the officials of the Customs, but is powerless to act in the matter. He will leave to-day with 3000 men for Durango, where his forces will be increased to some 12,000 and he will proceed against the insurgents further east.