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4 a so Pie fe 6 4 MEXICO. DETAILS OF MAXIMILIAN'S TRIAL. Whe Court Composea of infe- rior OMicers. Able Defence of the Emperor, Mejia and Miramon. PRREGULAR PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT. THE EXECUTION. The Cmperor’s Body Polivored to the Hamburg Consul. Moximilian Provides in His Will for the Widows of Mejia and Miram: SPECIAL CORRESPONNENCE OF THE HERALD. Matanonos, July 4, 1887, Tha coport of the trial of Maximilian, Miramon o*4 Alejia appoars in Lat Sombra d+ Avteagt of the Wil of jane, It wilt bo cbsorved that tho mambet Of the art were cers of Inferior ranic. Tt is-fovahto that he mors prominent officors destrot to +l the oppro- rium oonscquent on the death of “** maitian, and for nia reneon toon withe=* Charoer oF reputation were ‘rey newOPt 13 asf FOP" Gerad Java Of prorogation pranted by tho supreme the counsel of the criminnla for @ having expired, on order fvorn hea n! he court mar!'al, and tn virtae unttors the Adjutant General issued Arwy Conrs AL's Ovricr, Q clock on the 13ti avtial will or. :—Pre- merabers Te, Capt Capiain Ca uf, Captain Lacas out Tunrtial will moet at the appointed Roe theatre of Vturbide, !n conf ty with art Sand f Conaral Order of Army Rognta No, ers not on duty wil! attond panetually o arial at the place a ° mentioned. M. wilt be forme! hour at NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1867~TRIPLE SHERT. as wero made in the defence of Mejia regarding the in- competency of the eaurt a 16 0be sateen OF the 2 should be those of the aconsed, He charzed the Judve Adyocato with having formed his potition from the by the detence in woof the pron s fare dofance, Whivh Is at variance with tho and the rightfut nature of alt thines, caso in point, Bu the main polat of the defence went to establish fagal practte t that tho law of J ry 25 could not be applied | He reproschet the Judye Advocate with hav : that be was acc MN his petition proof that hat 9 constitutions! “overnment, Ms pronancinmiento in the trial, which, epart fi ia, bis abstracting tho funds of the Convention, bi asurpation of power, and, lastly, his last campaigns under the flee of the empire, The counsel ener. proving that that officer had taken advantage of tho gion of (he cvort daring the nleht to perfect his accisation, but waking pointa which wore angzested to getically argued against the application of the | him by the d-fenoe; this being against all law in aqnes- law of January 25 being apptied im this case | tion whore life and death is concerasd, It hal more of Miramon to ac's committed before ita pee, the appearance of try'ng the accused on thelr own alate. cha for soma of which acts he had already suffered local | ments than by the proofs adduced against (hom by tho punizhment, and for others whieh he had as sn accom. | prosecution. yee the first magistrate of the pation (the Siate policy Regarding the aovueation made agaiust the Archduke, that be attempted to the war by sppointing a regency in case of his death, said the counsel, with ear- nes'ness and spirit, “I deolars that Maximitian’s subse- quent act of abdication at Corro de la Campana is in existence, On my honor I assuro you, and likewise can ‘the faultless Hberal Marinno Riva Patatlo assure you, that im that abdication there > evidence of a recency " Concerning the article 28, of which the Jndee Advo- cate spoke in justification of the shsonco of evidence and dooumentary proofs, all the counsel for the defence answered in so many words that the times of the inquisi- tion had passed, in which nothing but the mere forins wore all that were required for couviction. They never supposed that Mr Azp'roz expeoted the honorable court, whore youthful members were the brave an noble oldiers of the republio had assemblod for the purpose of condemning, a: not conrviot- ing. And lastly tnat they never helioved (fat the honor- ablo court would make a farco of justice, undor a watch word, instead of proceeding scoording to the dictates of thelr own consciences, Thev, the counsol, scorned to entertain this dea of the brave chiefs composing this council, Tho ides is the ofGpring Of tho strange argu- ment of the Judge Advocata. Ono of tho council for the defence, we believe Mr. Vora, asked the Judgo Advocate by what zizht nulled the order of the supre! overament, demanting him to proceed according to icles 6 to IL inclusty of Comonfort), and others followed merely in the train of events of the parues to the civil war, The counsel claimed that begin @id not join the intervention, because he réma'ned in a foreign country during its con- ception and consummation without participating there- re ble to any er live out returned Lov natin he sald the counsel, becoming the irreconcilable iy foreigners, he aznin returned to Mexico, at the time when Genoral Castaguy withirew with the last of the French troops, and then it was that ho took ae with lis partisans wotll made a prisoner. Messrs durequi and loreno thereby inferred that the law of Fanuarv 2% is not appticable to Miramon, and that for the acis in the last pariod of his eweer he was protected by constituifonal guarantees and the law of nations regu- Jnt'ng the risht of pr'soners of war, ‘The counse! briefly touched ween the personal char- actor of tho defendant, citing his clomency to prigeners of war, mentiming some very noted instances, Mr. rivealind attoution to an Instance in tcbted to Mr. Miramon for bis io day in facuava, tho 11th of Vifo, ww April, where among others Ms brother was one | comprisol in the law of the 26th of Jonuary, om! rf of the martyrs ho beisr among yprisonera cap. | the batanc td among chem article 23. Mr, Ortega tured by = Marquez ‘The fatal square — was | read the order and raade a note of the infraction. formed wh? Miramon sat him from the fangs Mr. Jaurequi t iosnd for the defences, Mr. Mo- Ant, finally, the counsel tnvoked the | reno presented a proeet based upon three propoaitiona, liberal pariy, wo brave ia war, so noble oithor tho counsel nor the accused having her to say, be was lod out to his prison, ing that of Mej'a ‘ext followed tho trial of the Archdeke Having bora conned to iia bed for sme dave pres ions, he was tt 2, it ane’ energetically protesting against the admiazion of evi- dence subsequent /o tho trial, inasmuch as the prose- cution had been efosed up, and the Judge Advocate had ample nolification df the defence, Without sovthing furthor tranapiring the court wont {nto scoret sessionfor the purpoe of passing the son- te ‘At near (gt o'clock at night the conrt mariial dissolved and ware not @t this moment officially in- formed of the Agision, Tho court mgftial is over, and the republic after Lay. ing strnggled autil they brought their enemies to the ay ny, worse, Mr, Manual Azpiroz re- to tho prison, from whence tio returned shortly, that it Was impossibls for the prisoner to appear, ‘onsequenca of which Moasra, Jeans Maria Vazquez 1o Ortoga al'ernately road the defencs, Tho 2 paired frei part of defence comprehended all of the lozal | bench of th® accnsed, aftor hasing beaten thom {a a Poots appticacle to the case, It was claimed that | thousand fights, wil) this day decide their fare either by the court wus incompetent to try the case, that tho proving their onténce or extending clomenoy. Tho tution!" ropublic, the world awalle anxiously the re- this territie ¢ruma, SIGNIFICANT RYPLY OF THT EMPEROR. Tho following question was put to Maximilian during the trial: — “Aro you willing to admit that you are reeponaibls for all the strife that oceurreéin Mexico since the ovac: fon of the country by the Fronch 2” No,” he answerod. ‘iuarez is reaponaiblo for it all After the departure of the Rrench I sont a message to Juarez and proposed to hima te prociaim a geuoral an- nesty and to granta full pardon to al who had beca identified with mo and the impériat cause, Juarez ro- fused this, and I hat no course lelt but to romain and to do all in iy powor to protect_a Isige proportion of tho Mexican peop!o." The Exec’ © cond not be apie ity of the same, and the: irregularity of the prover of alt witnos nin which th ease und the uneon lv argued a3 of tho court, in ¢ nouments, and of Proof, ‘ones finds ieolf is incomplete, oration 18 of such mac f international law, histo ight hours, white preparation. That the 1 of the propor means of in thie ease it is tmpor, ty. t suits 0! loxalities be’ eo iberation mark the we of this republic the world, which this social drama. the position taken. The court overruled the p to trial, the, conned A not keep silent, in v e court and of tho law, aud iving ch of the pris M ould re ausionsly awaits tho colution of Fovoral authors wera cited to sustain taton and forced the q on of Maxi linn, Mejin and Mi- ma, Aber coresponding officera, MM speaking, ramon=-The People of Sau Luis, without Bifly men of us Battalion o zea tande szain t on Mourning—How the Peo- a do go, nol be Sr tno histereor tha | Blo Cave for the Romaluing Prisoners—Stns = ‘answering to the charge | Pidity of the Libernt Naval Merocs=Maxi- Second t acoeatp ” miliau’s Body and Will, Counter sned Meprwa. ght o'clock A M. om the 18th of June, the court ory larg t he righ’ of the stago was ove! he court, ant on tho lett, end three stools for’ tho criminals and seats for The most profonnd emotion was de snances of ail, and the silenco th: conid almost be felt, amon ond Mejia were brought to the theas ing at Miramar, racetvet a de- Matawonos, July 6, 1867, ented to him hy & bigh fi Tho Brownsville Rando of this date publishes a other, w lottor from Sau Enis Potos', June 24, which contains the following description of he execution of Maximilian, Miramon and Mejia: As early @* six o'clock the troops that were wndor mand of General Ficobedo wero formed upon tho ra de Ja Campana, + distance from the city, place; the people of % in thousands to Lie place to seo ch oconpied Mex he asomviy of the ercation of ca en o'clock in the mot fu a conch escorted the closing econo in tho Lfeof men whom they all any of riflemen, of Galcana, covering front | Maximilinw, still hesitating, consulted the most | loved. Av tne dock, etrikes seven the church bolls end rear of tie vehicle, flinket by a company of tuo | cunineat juriets of England, and the college | send up the dreded toll nuotnce the fact “*guprome powens’ on one side, and one company of | of London declared that he wes elecred by the | that the prisones bave left prison for the iast the Fourih batiation on the other, In this wise they | will of the nation empor rista of TLonton, as | timo, and are apoa tholr way to the piace arrived, and were delivered over tothe officars in charge | woll a: the candidate, ignored the means used in Mexico | of execution. “Ater tho lapse of a few moments of tho court rocr, 1 ord o the unenimity of tho people by f they appear in sigit, drawn im carriages, surrounded by +» The Prosid opened the court. The members and [ tri partios, Maximilian accepted, not believ- | a large guard, the Emperor first, Miramou next and tho counsel took their gents, al being in strict uniform, | ing himself a ns Luton the contrary ils Jeciti- | Mejia last. As thy noar the placo convulsive sobs Manuel Azn'ro: 1 the proceeds rapidly eketeh its isturians, aftor the ‘Tho Indzo Advocate, Lientepant Colon woad tho chargea. As the trial end Swill goon bo published, wo will on: as, dlachargng cur du: from the Commander in of the prisoners, amon and Majia wore read. F ea, after whicit 0 port wers of Moxico to defend him. He gnus to be called’, that he bad ma ‘of hia family toBrrange, ond, al: character touching Venice, 18 ters of a uational id Austria, of the ut- bronk: from the crowd, all are dooply moved and affected. When at length the carries stop, aud the prisoners cot out among {lie vast concourse yeu could hardiy see a dry eye; tokens of @lcatisfaction were manifest, and of all (lose present tho condemned taen wemried loss y others interested in what. takiug place, upon alightiag on the growd, galnted the People ia an easy and gracefal manner, and with an clastic step miarched to the fatal epot. he prisonors Wore dressed in piain clothes, thor arts Werenot bound, wore they biindfolded, After taking their po- Emperor and Miramon spoke to th The Emperor spox Deltef wea con- ed on bi3 arrival in this conniry, unaccompanied hy troops, and nove with bim but his fanliy, the ovations tendered to him in bis transit (rom Vera Craz to the city of Mexiva aud at the places ho visited aflorwards, ia the interior of the coun. uy. Mr. Optega ign, 2 @ recaption he re: 1 the cherre that Maxizilian was acnt of Frauee; th pr and anost in co to those count his situ He said that whon Thi waltod ai omo by @ tal 0 Mexico, who camo wilh erodentials offering him the gov. tatior, how ram to pass ernment of the country, that be rofaced. At a subse- foto that A, statin, at meeting the propostiion WAS aga‘n presonted to that ho t cial permit frou tho supreme t the n he replied, tat If he could become convinced povernmney me, whi d. 1 118 eleetion poople, and th Maxim r tto him the the p of this me end Ravve A few t birramon upon him foal, and A ihe a 9 reling Power: mated ¥ was aivised that he had no other cow The « to accept the call, which lis did. delovce. eourt whieh tried him ba wore | was 7 case in wh } and th deal, tad tore folt the adm moat and ine: wode, the « oratory uot Tho p meaninn 0! tinn tot) The coun applicadio f Balance cous @udjoct the ac Tn sketching Nant blograpuy, of 1857 tho eatirs dofeudant; third, theld 0h doned the did not d his camp mor n casier than who wore #9 t nothing would @ been terven action. isted that the defendant was not an @ mon of Rarance-%e Phat in all of hie as bo Hmited bimeelf to defence and ver aning faithfal to his f. sinpiging with *. He especial med as the bee ilied the Wied of ur in b otbat Mejia fto the coun ng terme Which wowsr fn of the young ant brave, ' Dumens principles Inid dow which abolished capiial punieh mon avele of (rinwapt Wilh the and ¢ in a happy etrain, and ¢ if famous before the ber ked the aceveod if bad eaytote once, He answered no, that all was but that if anything wag forgottes id siete it Im proper ti Me) then led of Gaon was intr tuced, " 3. Jév requl and Moreno read euccossival; of the accused, with but slight ailference Dari. ab She defence, Wie came poinis being inhaedlately yu Ales ee qu h 1 was pleds {dig iano nobler cause than to dte for name and bia acts wonld tiv tof ¥ Here ented fon, and the n ail artial, 3 prevented 113 from at’ the court h wed om debts whon she hours any e and n of the mouey ott her hy the ki of | 1 our r sclaro is, that we have a reference to ali the Mar ploces, ¢ tor Dis death be & nx quite dead; thor ve muscles of the body, ad entered bie beeact. Two ol 9 shot Lim in thee : the tried, rer who ox al aias quo. Dut malates respec compassionate vol gut when the Prasideo’ i adjourned to sigat o an- ook @ could not longer endan ys Tho throe bodies oseoselon of by their reapactive friends the ground. i and the troop: thonsands remained up rhours, kept there as it were by som agency. meult couneel in ret. moved bart: having. gone sion. None their quarters, muse! for the prisoners if duce for the defence, Wishod to reserve fur- nthe tral . most singular sights daily meets the eve of v ont ollicia’a in this place. fome ten dave y-four foreign oficers, who were taken prisouere ved here, An order was immediatols Ait parsons, who were well | the imperial cause, should furn ihe resalt ia that from two to th the ¢ kinds of provimons, in elaborately gotten np niece. h for from fire to six b 0 from the wgalth of to vie with one another to sce «) j the question with them ts ior «l p @ for them to receive. Tie 7 * ne of t Ared basket pieces of con amount daly sont is en mon, and this eat All seem send the be send, but is ers, in oF pelied (0 give kil to (le poor m tho th artes in to the entire p = Tho piace where thi Fatampens Bevore being shot prey cab nsother, Tae Emperor @tood ta ths middie, mou t Wit rast ond Male his loth ing. He” called atien'tion to priocipie in right and law that the Judgo Advoctts should first read lis petition before the defeace com Aurnges Devas Uso Lash aEdA Ho Yo Moard by the oyurt irregularity of the t - it apival panied } seeively ad- v9 words, | WAS prosouted & The cams paper publishes ihe f Since the taking fax | the Qtst inst. by General Dias | received concornin Captyrg ¢ 1 ts geuers rn city, as de ; tha? before t a his gon‘leman | Quiroga and other rs of 00 re & d Wore reminied of | ali th@caraity, some say iD the diteotion of ei ani 08 Was held spell- | othe . \ te wo p ee in : Maximitiau, Mejia were shot as the exms 50 09 Time Mable ta + \ oteaied azain tims, before ee ee fow moments before, the Empror was sufferine from dysentery, He waliced to ths platoon of sorcesuts who were 0 Shoot him, and gave to each an ounce; then words were, that ho “hoped that his blood world wiiful for ie Mexican people, but war convinced of ‘he Mirarcom said that hoe * was no traitor, that raitors,"’ Majin was only oue who did not say one word. They all died bravely. After the murder of Cotonet Maximo Camnos, the shooting of the brave Meniez, ths late shooting of Matimilian, diiramon and Mejia, they apeak of the great magnanimity of the government of Juarez, whith bas now in reerve at Quorétaro, ia the special charge of Escobedo forty-n'ne prisoners, among whom aro 0’ the most capable and honest civil and milita cera of the country. These forty-nine men will be given asham tria!, and ali shot by tbrees and throca, to quench the biooty thirst of the Juarez government, Mexico is taken, and atill the Prosident will not go to tho city until ho gets through with bis wholesale mas- aacre of intelligence and courage, He fears, and that with just reason, that influences would bo brought to bear on him which world prevent a hecatom» of viotime, coolly set aside for sacrifice, from betng executed So you may by every ma expect to hear of the death of some good Mexican oitizens, firat at thie place, thon thowe of the city of Mexico, Tho next on trial before Escobedo's tribunal at Querétaro are Colonel Mariano Monterde, Mariano Reves, Don Juan aad otbera, all no- tables, The next news we will get ie that they bave been executed. If you will but regiater th eR of the victims of political opinion coun'ry, which flourishes under the mame of the, republic of Mexico, you it always be abi fila colamn of your paper by every mail, death of Mavimilian being known in Querétaro Luis many adios changed their attire into mourn Tho body of the Emperor was embalmed, charge of by the Baron de Magnus, Pru P ‘Tho war upon property continnes with the aame fury. ‘Tho telograph put up from San Luis to Mexico has bron confsoated because the charter was granted by the Emperor Maximilian, and no donbts are ent riained bat that the Vara Cruz and city of Moxico Railroad wilt be confiscated for tho game reason, What do you say to this robbery & ‘Tho General Sheridan (Mexican ganboat), now known ay El Cinco det Mayo, la’t Brazos Santiago yesterday morning, en reee'c for Tatnpico whero she will complete her armament and then proceed to Vora Cruz to blockade that port and perform auch other duties the iu‘ereats of the narion may demand, When off month of the Rio Grande it was discovered that sh had no anchor; whereupon whe sent ashore and obtained tho anchor of the Rio Rravo (n+ Chinaco), @ ing, iver boat bolorg'ng to tho Moxican government, made famous by her connection with the Sedgwick oo pation, then laying Bagdad, The Cinco del Mayo thon proceeded on her jd tho Bravo having pur. or, in pursuance of ordera followed ava tondor, bit did not get ovor tho bar, The oper- 8 of thone vouels in their efforts to rot outside, in which the most langtable ignoranos has been displaved, hag cansed mach merriment among soa-going men in this vicinity, The Bravo has roturned to Bagdad in a leaking condi- tion, and {t is nos probable sho will make another at- tompt to get ont, A letter from San Luis says that the body of Maxtmi- lian has been delivored over to the Hamburg Cousul, of that place, that it woutd ba embaimed by him and seat to his friends, Tt is also atated that ia his will he left the wives of Miramion and Mejia one hundred thousand dollars each, to ba given to them in Europe. The Fourth of July was celebrated hero with much enthisiasia, federal and Confederato taking equal part. The oration was delivcred by Cotonel 0, 0, Potter, date Assistant Quartermastor, U. 8, A. Reauiew Mass for the Soul of Maximilian. {¥rom the New Orleans Timnes, July 10.) Asolemn requiem taasa for to repose of tho soul of the unfortunate Kmneror Maximilinn was celebrated yes- at cight o'clock, in tho Redemptionist St. Mary's , corner of Jusephine and Constance stroets, Tho mast was given without invitation by the reverend fathors, who in this manner testified their gratitude for tho muy acts of benevoience of Maximilian, as woll as barbarous manner of his death, The bed a grand and sombre look. In nce! rail, was the catafnique, draped in heave folds of black velvet, @ deatlh’'s \ead, torribta skal! and crossbones forming part of the furni- ture, The ca’afalgue represents tho bler which contains ti that is mortal of the immortal sou!, A bh ml wax andlos were Hit and itumtaated its ridea, Thus ti dience find placed bef ire Liem the outward comblanes of dex'h, and this, as well o3 the cocasion itself, contended towards a ellent, gloomy sorrow, ‘The mace was celobrated by tho fo ag named rev- erond fathors:—Celebrant, Rev, Father’ Alexander: S acon, Rev. Father Meredith; Suv-Deacon, Rev, Fathor DoH The introit Of ts maas beran in the words, “Requieus wteraum donabis Dowine.'' “O Lord clve wuto them eterna! rest.!* joes from the choir, with dirge enberger beimz the organist, solemnity of the whole was most impressive, and tended to give any onea terribic idea of death and of griof, After, was sung the hymn, the “Miserere.'* The folowing words echoed mournfully through tho aisles: — “Dies treo, dies Ma, Solvet mapen'ntia tn f. Toate David cum Syt r The words havo a fearful meaning, and signity—'That day, that direful day shall dissolve the universe in ashes, witness David with the Sybil. How great ghall bo the trembling when the Judgo to-come shall inquir rigidiy inte all things.’ “The closing fines of this hymn wore :— “Lachrymoss dice M0 Qua resurget ex (av Jadenadus home cout Huic ergo parce Deus.”* *O, that tearful day on which man the calprit shall arise from ashas to be jrdged: spare him then, 0, God 1’? Tue cords of th!s solomn hymn, chanted by a choir of Norte: 2, echoed by the organ thunder, seconded D¥ue moins and sighs which broke restraint among {he \ndience, added a new solemnity to the occasion. 4 18 osrtory followed, beginning “Domine Jesu Christe then the “Sanctus,” as it {3 called. sanctus. wnctua, pleni sunt colt et terra glo: (Moly, | Bory the Tron the “Pic J “Agnus Dei,” 9 takoth away the Thia waa fotiowed by ie “Semp! tho choir chaniod the “Lbera we Do- eats biess the eatafalyte, sprinkling it ad sane the chant was most appr: ing eiermd re “O Lamb wf God, w Th of the world iD, “9 Eleison,”’ the “Christe ©) rist hav he “Pater Noster,” or sy “sponsive chant o andiones, that embrace ene of stand. he Community, al and a afi ag cere of tho mags, and, ae the organ 5 haptiy At| ho momory of Maxim: wr Maximitia Naming # Rear following is a Literal copy taken from the original of the wilt cr doeree of the Emperor Maxialliau, by Lb ho provided for the government of Mexico in the vout of his boing killed in battle, The La Sombra de Aitega and Bl Mex taro and the latte of ocrarmy fora the form und he integritt campaiga whicn wil! decide which Mexico suall be governs: 2 80 of n Ty a h prodilecti ie governmen ihe regency which we estauliehed fu lors hazardous days than these, depending on Providence and the in- aud virtucs of our august wife, the Lmpross exist on acount of herrbsence in is necessary to moet (hint want with a mediam sluntis ure, the Mexicau nation not beving preeeod ite will to change the form of goverauns: the monarchy in consequence «till exist it to esiablich a yegomey which ov the State in exee vancy of the throne, Loving the Mozicaue as we ve dever- miued, in case of our death, referved to, to leave a re- gency estabhiehed which suail serve ad intern as the ‘entie of union to the goverement {0 save th from horrid woes, and we recommend the Mex ple, who are presented with thi "| timeny of our jove to them, to no citi cons Whom we have Appo ated ® wa for their iiasirions pat and perrererance cue grave affulrs of the Siate, ard are contequen'ly ptable to their countrym In virtue whereof we © persons, and we name regents Supreme Unibunal of Jastier, 1 President of the State Co incil, and the Generel of Div.sion, We name vice regents, in o * proper rogente in h_n regency of three ne President deTecinza, 1, ardo Marquez der that they, may repince need, Don Tomay Mnr- poy and Don Tomes Mejia. The rogenes sual! govera in accordance with (he crganic riatute ¢ empire Tho recency shail coavoxe Congress, which oitely constitutes th J t the lermioation , either by t the imperial army LY OF AnY Otber 1 bring hostiii- save reunion of from today Don ot the army unl one mer uation and 1@ the the tndopenden tory anda y iy to the hay foreig: ness of Congress which wii! bo decided t® form in which ft wilt continue to ve consit'uted and .swbetitute the present one, which is the monarshy, and fr tho sano cause of our absence the government will be deposited in a re- Boney, Wo decree: — \ Axncur 1, Our regents of the empire, ix’ our absence bv reason of death, Don Theodosio Lares, 1%on José M. de Lacunza and General Loonarlo Marquez. The regency will govern in accordance with thewrganic stavule of tho ompire RP, will convoke Congreas, which will definitely constitute the nation alter. the torméane (lon of the war by th tion of arms or by amnesty, the lagitimate and free election cau take place, and that const Le yw er Cau assomble. . at Anz, ‘ne Regency will cease and also the power with which we invest tt ia this decree at the installation of the Congress, Our Ministor of Public Instructions ia recommended orm the regents heretofore named, om wecessary, J. G, Donta, Seoretary, Qusrerano, Jano 10, 1967. Last MAXIMILIAN, DISPOSITION OF 5 Wo toarn from the Mexicano Libre of Han Lui, that Baron de jus, Mint-ter of Prussia, and M. John EH. B hausen have loft that city for Queritaro to receive the last dispositian of Maximilian aud to recover bis body, (We te said that a clause of the last will of Ure Austrian prince is, that the sum of ono hundred thousand dollars be given to the family of Don Miguel Miramon, and a like sum to the family of Don Thomas Mejia, The Capituintion of Tampico, The Sombra de Zaragora, wader date of June 22, pub- Hahes the official communications that passed between General Desiderio Pavon and the refrac'ory General Ascension Gomez, on the capitulation of Tampico, June 6, Tho following are the most important of these dooaments Presto Vieso, June 8, 1867. or War, San Tis Potosi :— the honor to transmtt eaclosed the oricinal terms of capitulation agreed upon with citizen General Avconsion Gomez, You will learn from them the con- ditions granted, and that citizen Gomez and his follow- ers now recvgnize and resp ct the general government, at whose disposition they now remain in Ciudad Victoria. theso terms are subject to tho approval of the supreme government. ‘The mv» ives that imped me to aco-p! conditions, which, at frst sight, may apper favorable to men who were cisst- an's, are, that I found myrelf without the rentvite firce to dure Tampico without undertaking a iong and uncertain siege, But, above all, I was anxious to show the whole world that our mutual woabies no longer require the use ot aris to vindicate tho supremacy of the qovern- ment, * . DESIWWERIO PAVON. TRE TRYMS OF CAPITULATION, Citizen General Ascension Gomer, iu order to carry ont (ho ordors of (he supreme government, has agreed to che following with citizen Goneral P ui 1. The sonthern end central brigades of Tamanttpas, now under command of Genera! Gomez, shall, wituin three days, start for Ciudad, Victoria, thers to remain and await the orders of the supreme government, 2. Citizen General Pavon wiil furnish the moans ueces- sary tc carry out the preceding and for tho subsistence of the trooper, 8 Citlzon Gouoral Pavon will occupy Tampico on tho evacuation of its present garrison; and ho shall hold Possession as chief authority until the supreme govern- ment issues its ordors on the subject. He shail order the troops under Colonel Haro, now on the Altamira road, and ali others in the neighborhood of fampico, to withdraw to La Rarra or some othor point at a distance from the Altamira road. Moreover, cltizen General Pavoa shall appoint some officer of his confidenco to receive the maierial of war existing in Tampico. 4. Citizen General Pavon shall recognize all the debts which citizon Goneral Gomez may bave contracted for the subsistence of his troops from the time of hie entry into Tampico on the Ist of Angnst, 1866, until the ond of last April, Tho same shall bo at once recognized and p'aced in the way of payment by the maritime cus- toms and the employés of the suprems government. 6, The citizen Genoral Payon, convinced of the patriotic sentiments of the poople of T:1antipas, of thoir eacri- ficos aud constancy during the three years of war against the invader, binds himself to use his utmost endeavors with the te government, #o that the State may be organized in its internal adminisiration— tho government to name a person who shall govern tho State until constituti order bo re-catablished, . ——— wo took a part in the political troubles that agitated fia gd recont'y, and who remain in Tampico are under the sction of citizen General pao who Uinds hit not to molest them on said ac- con 77 ove torms having been signed by citizen Generals Pavon and Gomes, hostilities shall cease be- tweon their respective forces, and also those of Colonel Haro, #0 that these terma can bo carzied out. Copies of these terms shall be given to the proper parties, 8. The conditions of this capitzintion are held subject to the approval of the supreme government, Signed on board tho national brigantine Constante, June 6, 1°57. DESIDERIO PAVON, ASCENSION GOMEZ, General Pavon ocgupted the oily: on the Oth, and Gene. ral Gomez set out at the head of his forces for Ciudad Victoria, Tbe utmost order and decorum prevailed, Colonsi Francisco E. has was appointed to re- ceive the surrender of tho imatcral of war. General Gomez recommonds that oflicer, together with Colonels H. A. M Juan do Haro and Diego Flores to the con- skleration of government for valinn. conduct. The following is the !wportant part of Minster Mejia’s reply to General Pavon:— San Ler, June, 19, 1867. * * . To the Mumt=rar. T havo th ae ee eee The 6th condition states that you shall not molest those persons who took a part ia the politica! questions that have rocently disturbed Tamaulipas, and who shall remain in Tampleo, Tho ohject of this is that you shall take no measures whatever in thoir regard, everything on that subject betug subject, according to article 8, to the order of the governmoat, Government will weigh and consider sith axe care the facts in euch cates and all the attenusting circumstances that may have atiexded them, But it is in atrict duty boond that an absolute impunity be not held out, as euch would induce serions respons! Such impu- pity has of old been the constant cause of the repeated and never ending misfortunes of the nation, * * * Tadepend nee and Liberty. MEJIA. In consequence of the capitulation of Tampico the republican government has iesucd a decre: reopening that port to forvign commerce, WE FILIBUSTEAS, “On to Mexico!” is still tho watchword of a number of young men in this city who fre banded together for the purpose of forming a filtbustering party to Mexico, On Sunday au advertisement appeared in the c rms of a woekly contemporary acki volunteers to join m the movement, and a woll known Post office station np town was selected as the depot for anzwers to bo sent to this advertisement, The iatter is kept very srcret in order to escape pulice iuterfereuce, but not 60 scoret a3 to keep adve o ering.” Numbers of ex-Confode: 4, aud ex-fodexal oM core as well, have already d the first rmod of =“ Maxim'lian’s Avenger Sone : 7 yr to rendezro ma nePeaity not very . ans, and some h0T8 FO FEmcted to have lef Satarday fo one of tho Havana sien. erat gailet trom thts port, ‘the friends and partizans cura Auna are equally active; @, although Mr. Soward. jo shod youertay ome effect in depressing « , #H his nopt Anna fe senguine os to his raisin versal 18 sald to be day i asm on bel Lopez de Santa erat t roatiy inten When the a A gentleman who hee te an extensive mi in the trans.» Of Mexico, A distinguished Cor cer im Tennessee ie ive prospective GEN, JEFF THOMPSON PITCH: To ee ation being formed, for the wv NTO A SOUTHERM EDITOR. THe EDITOR OF THE HERA ew Yorx. J 6, 1867. I find an extract from In your peper of thie me the Yacoo (Mise) Fawr, in whick my name with those cf oiber Southern gentiemen, Lcreepectful article, becauee we proper to express our cence of re endivion of the country | an article had {t not appeared in a papor ¢ | eis ‘ation ae yours having put | Jet your renders bare the ieiter which | to the editor of that paper, a copy of wh Yeure, moet reepectfully, ¥ New Yons. beter ow Tom Rarer, Yarou, M Sta eee in the fe wich f ’ thor i ho p tens aring wo warlaly pur | avoid ee ‘ ver up t n- | cowardice tr vore instances did, break Jown ecaue 0 dpoviest men in the cons ably soxpe ey Jobnso n end you may be erced at Joseph BE, Joba- paper bad Frength enengh 9 end of de copfoderacy, that 2) . Qvengrano, June 10, t , You the MAN (MULL ‘ vr, endat gl more hardehip, braved Considering that ippen, the gor. » and surrendered with more regret than fo Would be headless On Account 6f pentlemen you. name befor i should Jon legitimate Rogent our august ‘/{fe, | have precumed to have wh den suc! article. Tena the Empress Ariotta, | not for ou instamt tmaglt,@ you to hevo been a soldior, Consideriyg thas to remedy this it Wrony tnd to | and suppose you mist goa > ken-dowa politic Secure OM, Oar part the hay of the Mexie-,6 nation, | an “old dog’! of a “Alte pul even afer out death, it ts necessary to lee an estab: | lot you pass J, tet seat government whom the mation can, Tecoguize as ine (ours zatits, and it § ¢ Vs6 contre of union. 7 will (gach, y ft manners. s Considering Wat tt @ tbropgd the (ively coavekst | BEE, THYMPSON, of Now Orleas, « DOMINION OF CAN: < SPECIAL CONRESPOMDENCE OF THE HCRALM = Political Strategy und New ‘Tactics or | Party Leadera=Tie OM Coniitlon=J. McDouaid as Premlev=Iniuence of the §| Ugious Etement. _ Toronto, Provines of Ontario, July 43, 1 Political strategy is now the order of the day, and m ‘ers have assumod a singular aepect¢hroug the mans, Jation of our former party leaders. Previons to 1% there were two compact partics ia the Province! Canada, headed respectively by the joint promiers the opposition leader, who for many years was Sir Al, McNab, In 1854 Mr. Brown, who was then an aapt for public honors, saw fit toturn agaiast the refou ministry aod leaguo with the conservatives, who wa) Weak of themectvos, and succeeded in defeating the 6 ernment, unquestionably with the dosiga of taking o " With the much despised tories, whom he had denoune 80 violently, Lord Elgin, however, probably actii j under the advice of the deposed Upper Canadian P taler, @Mr, Hincks, called in Sir Allan McNab, who, | stead of asking Mr, Brown end tis friends to share them ia the distribution of offices, feli in with Hincks, formed a league and covenant wit him, { thus commenced the era of coalitions, 4 Mr. Brown banded his few. followers together, only showed a weak front, and for a long time the c tion hold undisputed sway, witha short interval, tothe formation of the famous coalition, which Mr, Brown for one of its mombors, Nothing can be more apparent than the fact that Upper Canada roformors have been false to the pri ples thoy professed. In 1854 Messra, Ross, Spe: Smith, Morrison and others went over to the conser lives; subsequently Mr, Foley joined them for the of office; and iu 1864 Mr Brown himself became a o Itionist, and the colleague of men be had dosp! and denounced ag unworthy of sitting at the cou board with any but the vilest of corruptionists, Kight™ months afterward ho Lert the Cabinet in disgust, au endeavored to excite opposition to his former collcagu but without efct Another reformer, Mr, Biair, tod hts place in tho Cabinet, and tho whole thres, Me Blair, Howland and McDougall, have again taken offi with tho conservatives, But that ia not atl, A. Macdonald ha: made converts of ecores of other ou aide reformers, and has actually succeeded in induot Mr. “John fSandficld Macedo to accept premiership of the government of Ontario, and asa consequence, there wilt bea tocal coalition mi istry, under the cat of tho reform premier of 11 This last dodgo of John A's has completely du founded Mr. Brown, and he really knows not what make of it. For years Mr. Brown had assailed the Roman lica and denounced them with the most opprobrieus thets he could find, ard, as mattor of course, thoy dig all they could against him in the eiection; but ho discovered his mistake, and bas been trying lately t retrieve himself by currying faver with the Catholia With that object the recent Convention was Leid, just as ho annoanced to the world that ho bad 5 in obtaining @ large Catholic La oer in Ontario it heralded forth that Hon. Joun afield Macdonald, Roman Catholic, had been calied upon by Licutenany Governor Stisted to form @ local edministration, gentleman has gone to work in good earnest, and announce his government in a day of two, ‘The Romaa Catholic Convention, held in this city week, has thus faiied in ite object. It was weil attond Uut-about ninety of the delegates have protested agal: the proceedings, and the whole thing is now ndiculed a lai pany mn the part ir. Brown to catch tl “dogans,”’ as he formorly catled them. The Roman © tholic vote of Ontario is o: considerable consequence tho elections, but Sir John A. Macdonald has evidontly outwitted Brown and secured the most of it, Bro tried the trick of putting forward the names of Catholics: the reform conventions, only two of wha were successfal fn obtaining a nomination, even they cant be elect Macdonald, on th other hand, fs allowing Catholic candidates to come f¢ ward of their own accord, and when he finds that th ‘are not against him be gives them the full support ¢ the government, By getting Mr. Sandfield edon juto the premtership he complotely blocks Brown's ‘and secures the local government of Ont in addition, to tho federal eS ae It is rumo: that Mr, Macdonald was ouly too glad of an excuse separate himself from Mr. Brown, who some timo sio left public life, but is now balting between two nion”, and only wants a safe constituency to indace torn forthe Commons, He hag not yot given » ded cided anewer to the aepnieien, appointed to invite bis i # pia omne| We bat ia bel successfull; 04 1@ Raine of ue ver a : Sir John A. and is universally admlize it ho has taken the wind out of Brown's eaila the last move. et coalition majority will be small. ‘ho anniversary of the battle of the used to be celebrated with such éclat at on’ aimost dwiudied away, bien 4 it was. ool thought of in this and the other citles of Ontario, 5 only remombered among the Orangemen by aa ii nificant dinney in the evening. The only celebration beard a took place at Barne, some soventy-five mit ‘com here, TWE STAGNATION IN TRADE AND ITS CAUSES. . Business tn this metropolis appears to have come tq] almost a stand still, ani stagnation of trade is the] general complaint that meets one everywhere, To bd} ‘sure, business circles do not nsualy present in the sume mer soason the characteristics of thrift and making. The oppressiveness of the sultry heat thas from June to Septomber render the city a large bake} house, where Gothamite humanity is boiling and stews ing as the “heated terms” follow each other in quick. euceeseion, is not the means most conducive to a thrivd ing trate, and the woalthy whom fashion if no@ comfort drives into the rural districts and to the watorlng places whonever tue dog star commences! to rage, expect, im Consequence of the Inck of business nocezsarily engendered by the summor, t@ obisin a respite from the care and toi thas are inevitable concomitant: of the “busy seasoas,” paw erorliene, The stagnation this yoar is, howevor, greater than usual, G@oeuorally speaking, there sutmmer trace daring the early part of the season, though tt he not of 89 bi marks the ng end fa decided fhaportauce in making ap the great belk of fname cial tratile thai fs venriy transpeted in thie city. ‘Thi eumsmor érade ins Lerotofore ;vnsisted for the most in eles Of goods to Southern merchants, who dey onthe planters for their p: and the planters ta] turn reckon on the cotton erop for the means wheres with to make their purchases, But little, Mt py, trade te driven with the West durag sun monthe, ‘Tho spring and fall sessoos only bring customers from the prairies to the metropolis, and the business of the early apd closing portions of the year is mainly depend- ent on thoir orders, ‘The most apparent cause for {he prevent stagnation i@yy trade ts, therefore, the lec ef busigess demand: froms the Noulb; aad this leck i mainly owing to the fot thas, there is & death of money in that region, those of that section whose credit, before the war unquestioned, who could with the outmost confidence rely upon the coming crop to pay off all there sodedted® #3 to Northere cred? and who, in consequonom, were largely engaged in ficuriehing business prraui Dew find that providing their families with the necessaries of life is as much as they aro able ta Driving & leayy trade is with thom a thing of the and the sellection oniy au Aiteudant pon foriano’s rere :8ee. there is from this eecties no ct economy takes the piace o & h distinguished the Southerner Sad in too many ‘netauces pinebing i planted the opate of diene mee i known ieee ationt formerly has for reasons: to) cotton growing, cans of 's iad ‘nme peans Of slave labor, w aftention to the production ‘ianeogame 4 1 growing Of—to (co & Sou\herniame A and incat,' fo: by tewporariv to she og of the } or ihe Tessom (hab of jcrep had mow bew ‘mea matter » plantaont, 0% 4 many instanc the first: mentios aed, Doe tw ov ar deni 4 nes, &e. 5 bi 6 Away stock ements, apa left she anter with si ot the meme of tila 6, The acqaisitiog repairing of (here os made by fre mace by ‘'gtad® al approaches,” Long Nt Yet Seg ved 10 place the the devolated Foglow in sat gunante tel gather yeor mutt pe by before that condl pings will De feeb rod. fren in the most favo injured sections ost . In addition to ees, i# tho deei'vakl aw, that followed the the ention gre A? ny Ht were the app av ss yntt as) from they¥ 7 orun's® and any. sseeved Of yon rendily people ore to/'a very large cm. 6 caBI A bo expected ea . This is ‘path, where a 7cf tha people in the hr the ait extended by rar the ates have nel isadvantagoo oy were expected 10 t oral Ken! : business here in the Nort neual trade with the ‘vnlT the feenperative n ced them again In peuiion where ough ond lo spare,” THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MATCH CANADA. ve held high earni r of that people they will hay POSTPONEMER yor / Mowrnran, July 18, 1807, - The sileruational erigket matob between tho ofoary OF “.n0 garrison regiments of Lower Canada and the 9% “doorge Clod of New York, which was to have played on tho 17th and 18th of July, wt Hoboken I ‘yaar postponed for the preey” ss

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