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4 FOREIGN COR! SPONDENCE. 19 RIAL KOTI THE POPE UBLICATION OF THE AU- LOGUE OF TRE EXHIBITION. Feom Our Spucia: Conoapondus. 1 Pans, Nov. 16, 1650, mentioncd in a former letter that the Iele of Dillan: sourt, in the Seine, is to bo devoted to agr ultural experi- tmonts during the great Extibition. The extent of land to be sot apart for the use of the Commission 1} acres; tho intolligenco, however, which reachics the dep: ment ocoupied by this particular subjoct lead to the belict that tho extont of 51 acres will be inadequate to the demeuds of intend:: exhibitors. Jf a larger focality can bo obtained, well end good, but as tis is highly improbable, ac the great difienliies presented in the search of offering the mnecessary requisites, the end will be that the associations of agricv'- torad cqupelitors must be somewhat reduced. culteeral improvers and machinists will have. as the sayi is, 10 cut their coat according to their clot The princi- ol advantaze of the Isle of Billuncourt for the object in question, is its vicinity to the Champs de Mar: o plot of land of similir extent, e As to the extent, the systen ship reizoing in France, 3 emplified than in the immediao Roighborhor of Pana. This is sufficient 1o ac t for the ue diffie sber of avres lying tion of the Iste de nps ds Mass, nothing render aiuivg tae ueces to the partic culty i together. Hillancourt can be better. the time veeny i tion, but it w bavk of the Scine, or b Porsous disposed to cniil Tmperinl Comm.ssioners, be reached both by earriage o m the riangeme contemplsto o large an " fsland to such purpoges us 8. \restau places of amse Not haviug th exactly what are fina] decisions distribution of space, uigsion as to th i to form ua o) on th ch-debated must be borfein mind that the experim tare and tLe trials of agricaltural machinery u 0 attract the attention of the masses, end every 100 persons who will visit the Islo de i Pperbapa uot five will posscas any but the most Rotious of agriculture, aud that consequently atteinpt to pope nt of attract ivenoss mtst bo neiple of blending instroction with amusement is, in point of fact, the ten- doucy of the duy, und we everywhere find subject of less dry and dhstruse in themselves, taken up pumbers of cager students, merely by reason of pleasnat mode in which they are preseuted by poj profeasars. LY various buildings arising in tho park of the dvanced « stato a8 thoso 11 end Morocco are erecting, ‘1he building: @ departrent are, it will be rauembered, three in number. They consist of the serapulonsly exact copy of the Temy le of Borrhag, oue of the most remarkalde speeimens of early Pbarohxi art; thekiosk for tho re n of the Viceroy is visits to the n; anda speciwen of the wellings of the llahs of the couutry, with s, and othor objects iliustritive of In the Morocco department we P ition to a sort of retrospective wu- seunn filied with specimens of early Carthagenian art, nu- merous articles of wodern fabrica at present in use in the country. Among these mention is already made of farni- tal Tusical instruments, stamped leather, saddles, hrmu and otber horse furnitnre, tissues of various sorts, ps i1 use by every elass of'the peo; Jewelsnd pottery. en will be brought ov Who will cxercise their different crafts in public, while the drinks peculiar to the country will be sold to all comers in a tent of native coustraction. It i stated that both the Viceroy of Egypt and the Bey of Tunie Fave advanced considerable sums of money for the execution of the work eonnected with their respective departwents. It nte- resting, amid the acconnts which reach us from the United Btates of the pr.‘y.n'u\.nm there making for¥hoe Ezhibition of 1867, to look buck,to the eotalogue of the London ex- hibition of 1862, and to glance one’s eye over the poor twelve pages filled by the r tulation of the Ameri- em dopuriment; there is much to dwéll upon., Among the urticles wiieli have left their mark in the march of improvement we bove first and foremost Me- Cormick’s reaping and mowing mechine, and the sewin, machines of Wieeler & Witson, Willcox & Gibbs, au others Hey re is i the samples of st apparatiis in Choss V1L, Songiu Class XVIL. To tarn fr ¥ bear tho application for space in the United St Dopactient, whethor in the palace or in the park larg exceeds the quantity it will be in the power of tie Uni States Commissicn 1o award. But let not mtending cx hibitors be 1timidated by this inteligence. I believe T am fully justified in sty ting ihat ro article of whatever di- yna sent over to Paris -pext year, need be hidd away f t of a loealit Bick it may be submitted to publ hall y be in a position to enlighten your resdeis on (his Tor lhc“ia:vm-nl 1 content mcy- Self with repeating thet space, official er unofticidl, will b provided for the public exlnbition of every article which ean poasibly e seut to Parls from any part of the world 1 believe oie of the classes in which we are expected to wunke t-rate figure is cluss No. 37, in which fire-arms of every deseription are ineluded. It scoms ady Europe is becoming, s the French say, in ex 10 America for firc-arms. ¢ fact which the Govern pecimens of the costur sid sri that alrc ‘ributary, t An ipstance of this is f itated here, tha an ordor for H0,000 b hus been given by the Swiss Governweat toa large fom in the United States, which has engaged Lo excsute the contract in a fabulously short time. . A large arrival of goods for the Exhibition is noted at the port of Iasre frow Sweden. They eonsist of & con- sidocablo uuwber of articles for the fuside of the paluce, the glas cuses for the same, made at Stockliolm, and some model Swedish cottages to be erected in the park, Seven Swodish workmen have arrived by the vessel which brings them, who are to erect the buildings in the park, amd sub- sequently to armnge the goods for sbow in the palice. Two small steamers have also come over, similar to the steamers used for passenger trafiic on the lakes of Stock- holmn. ‘The goods are to be placed on board lighters, and towed up the Seiue by these steamers, They wiil tifus be suded directly i frontof the Champs de Mars, It is stuted that the steamors will remain durine the Exinbition, and run on the Seine with the other French passenger steamers A notice hud been some time ago published informing exhibitors that the Eiwperor nud Einpress wish to reserve o themsolves tho'r sntire 1erly of selection of articles sent to the exbibition, sud thai they will not purchase any scticles which shall be marked with their ciifre without their consent, The Monstcur of the 13th iust. somes ant mors offoially and pointedly on the sulject. it says: “The Emperor and the Empress havo agsin sxpeessed their intention of not allowing sty object rent to the, Universal Exhibition of 1867 to be placed under their paironage.” It is knowu that the Monarch of the Deep, the Great Kastorn, has been taken by & Fresch Company, at the hoad of which 18 Mr, Despeches, and is to be fr d for running between New-York and Brest during the exhibition. She has sceontmodations for 5,500 passengers, and is expected to make the run considorably wit niue daya. The partisans of Cherbourg as a poiut of departure and arrival for Transatlantic steawers, assert that this port is more advantageous than Brest, not only on account of its shorter distance from but because its rouds are uiore accessiblo than theso of Brost, and the dopth of water iu its hurbor is greater. It is admitted that Brest is nearer to New-York than Chorbourg, but the difference by sea is more than saved b“tb shorter land journey between Chesbourg and Pags, while the Frgnch coast toward Cherboury is described ns having mauy advanteges over that toward Brest on the scare of safoty. According to & memoridl on this subjcet, drawn up by ‘the Chamber of Commerca of Cherboure, whieh 1 now have before me, sevon-cighths of the trade of Now-York with France goos through Havre, and an up- umflflr high rate of nsurance is iwposed upon ships ‘bound for Havre, on acconnt of the notorious dangers of the M.J.M x‘fix;:ny. . :!lzle-; &a.g:-n, -racmrdm,: to the memorial, won avoided if the port of Cherbourg were substitiiod for that of Brost. e " At the time + hen the contingency of the incorporation of the States o1 the Chureh (or rather the fragment thereof which remains), within the next fow weeks, is seriously eo‘t-pl ted, it widl be interesting to examive the dis- teibution of the existing population. In Rome, the numbers are. Tn Veliets: In Alatri X Civita Veochia . “Lhe rural populstion throughout the States. aeanens 700,000 llolinu-‘ i;hu IX. intends to put in an -aran Exhibitik . He bas ordered eoI;»iu of wfi? 'm';: —tho nawes ol which are as yet a secret—to be printed * expresaly for occasion by printing establizhment of the that great arsenal of the thundess of the @atholicity to sp2ia the transition is not violent. Ibear thet among the works of art in the mopument m'x’a"n?un"“ ud'b“:m,um Yy n crec in to -flucummcmmh Ko ing of the outlay wade comparatively thronghout military srmaments, snd writers of by the well. B maintains an effective force of al.;l.;';‘f; fi\m The forming_ that nomber oosts §700 000,000 per anuumw, which hngfl per sent of the total expendituze of the different governmonts. With that sum devoted to works of poace! Europe might add yearly 12,000 milen of railway 1o her net work. fhe $amo Journal states that in the United States the annvel reoei pis from Tailways amount to $500,000,000, wh mitting the populetion of the United Siates and of France :“b;fitll':;fl:.”nzu‘:,.h m{u!fl-in( like twice and a half ot ks 10 Ghe Il"".pe head more 1 the former coun The right of publishirg an English sathenticated catalogne of the Upiv boen purchuscd of 3, Dentor by kusdostand that 4 version of the 1+ Exhibition hns | a Now-York house for tho exclusive ealo of the English NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22 1866.—TRIPLE SHERT: | version. 1 tako this opportunity of mentioning the mame of a young Amevican artiet, pupd of Fidro. it s in bis art, and 1 have seen und eficeiive woiks sigued by lus Henry B i makin; —— PARIS. T MEX N NEW R NAPOLEOXN'S PRNISTIC ¥ THE ARMT—PR 1E ROMAN QUESTION—REPORTS FROM MIRAMAR ABOUT THE EMPRESS CIARLOTTE—COMMBNTS OF THE PRESS ON THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS—LORD LYTTON. o From Our Special Correspondent. —preLINe oF REOR- | HnE ETAGE OF Pams; Nov. 23, 1866 The Moniteur, Journal Oficiel do ¥ Empire Francaisy is not what you call an enterprising newspaper. Yester- day it published, in the way of latest news from Mexico, that Marshal Bazaine had left the City of Mexico the 24 of October and reached Buebla the dth, the object of his journey being to see the state of things with his own cyes and * to calm the fears which the efforts of the dissidents wera secking to spread throngh that district.” and that Gon. Castednean liad rasched Vora Cruz the 12th and left for Mexico the 13th of Octo The European publie, Frouch ineluded, had yesterday alroady been in possession for fonr days of Mexican news up to the 224 October—the news that Maxim?i: Ihmlurr- linquisned the * hoavy erowa and-the light tresury of that ¢ Empite whose movable frentiers {aithfully follow in ndvance and rotrest the protecting shadow of the French fia; Secing that this news e by way of the “enterprising” Now-York press, there was @ suspicion that it might be a littls over-colored, a little akead in chronology, and tho public was s little carious to know Whether it was & conclusion a priori or # record a poste- rt Nobody questions tho soundness of tho in- forence; most. people accept tho essential truth of the record. ‘The gueer featuro is that Government | which should be and }s_coniidently supposed to be protty well informed of the facts in the case, both from 1ts Mex- ican and Washington eorrespondence received sinee Mon- day last, utters no official printed word to satisfy this cu- Tiosity. | It acts in the ease os @ cortain other Governmont we know of was used to act o few years ago in respect 1o news of battles lost—retaining, restricting oflicial re- ports, and denying the truth till after it had fesched the wholo world through unofficial chennels. Ridiculous us it is to officially publish, as Intest Mexican nows, such fragmentary notes of ancient history es fill a | eclutan in yesterday's AMonifeur, the repngnance of the Jmperial editor-in-chiet, and of the duscordunt Ministerial sssistant editor of that sheet, to promptly put to print the . come thick as late, post with post, ‘of the primary b design of the contintons costly bluadering in ution #nd of (heutterly hopeless, condamnablo issue he Mexican Expedit natural if not reasonable, Sturted on the base hypothesis that the United States were fated to disunion, on the other erroneous hypothesis, that the base Mexican in. tricnants esid sooth, when they deceived the “willing peror into the belief that the wass of the Mexican peo- ple wero Latineraced and would receive his irftervoning | army of a fow thonsand strong with open and sustaining (end remunerativej arms and purses; defended and apolo- gized for each sac ldmf year, by the talking minister be- 1ore the Corps Leg with arguments_and promises in contradiction with those of the preceding, and contra- dicted by those of the following year; repres his- torically o8 often as once & woek for the lust feur years in the coliunns of the official Monifeur @5 & sories of eon- tinuous triumphs, each in turn finally conclusiv |'s superfation of definitive succosses—a phenemenal | fannly of still-born heirs«to Groat Expectations; accom- panied by its Tmperial anthorls cclebrated attempt to en- gage England and Russia to unite with France in en in- tervention in onr domestic quarrel for the patent end of breaking vs in two, and so pluying one fragment against tho other to the profit@f bis New Colony Eipire in Mex- ico—uud by his other two less cclebrated, but cqually cou- firmed attémpts o arrive at the same end—by Lis constant giving of fnfmoral aid and comfort throughout our four | years of struggle,,to the C. 8. A. strugglers. This Mexican expedition, started on such conditious, pursued on uch couditions, and arrived now fatally to such issue, ruivous in all its parts and purposes, comes home to roost more henvily weighted with misfortune, and dropping more dirt | on its Imperial hatcher's prestige, thun any other one of all Lis lately arnved mishgps. N u's mistakes vod fai ares in the Itallan, D¥uish, Polish, Prussian questions, he more or less shures the disgrace of with the French | nation. A section, segmeut, or party, & more or hess Fm- pounced sentiment of tbe pation went with Lin and, in his rotreat, sympathized with him in all these ot - tions. No genersl natwonel sentiment, no intere & purely unf narrowly defined individual one, | supporfed, weut with Lis st personall Mexican raid sgainst the tradit: i relations that had always existed between us und Fran This prestigeof the Emporor, the po h 1o his dynastic success' it is Americans te conedive rightly, b Giminished since six moztbs. - Surely it would be gross | exaggoration to sy to-day ] he reigns and rales, less by | virtue of his approved capacity for reigning and rulng, than by virtue of the national characteristic of his w jects, the quite exceptional national passion of the revo- | {m:onnry French for routine, Were it my business to | prophecy rather than report, your reporter would have | | small diiculty in setting forth signs and_wonders patest | Lere, which go to fhow that Napoleon TII is | s throne is, to say the bost of it, not more firmly based than was that of Louis Philippe on the 23d of November, 1847, at which dato all respectable foMis the world through insisted that he was the successhul needed Frouch ruler. How thoughiful independent Rautipoles prevised anvther issue, d how mearly they were nght and the reputable, respectable Dr. Growlers wers wrong, old newspaper ‘files and history teach. No:tell, record, don’t teach much. The theory of the French Government to-dey is simple. | The Emperor alone is responsible. To make thissinfu- | larly belated principi possible in practice is past the | power of the Emperor, and r zed by everybody s at it unx‘ partially practicable. His Mejesty is getting now all the disadvantages that flow from the neceasarly imparfect practice of such Let ulone those of the Mexican, the responsibilities of the Prussian and Roman questions are weighing rather heavily ou hiin, The Prussian question is merely 8 Jake for the larzer and extremely complicated question, which the Tmperial army reorganization Commission 8 boen hard at work there for weeks to find an economical. formidable practical answer to. Going up the Boulevard des Ialicns yesierday ovening 1 metMr. X. coming down the same, He is a news- | per man, chief editor of one of the most enAnent of the g:nhnfaomn out of tho twenty daily political journaia published in the city. “(@ive ine, ob give me, A ne quoth I. “Count on and be sure of this,” said he ** that | sehemo of the reorganization of the wilitary srengih of | France set forth in La Presse of yesterday is the very one that is to_be nted in the shape of & bill to the Legislavif. f an hour Inter 1 met Mr. Y., equally in | position to be ¢ well-informed,” who ¢ thal the Presse scheme was eminently not the A st respect for trovod by the Commission. With oth these gentlemen, and no dis 1o the Linperial hose sessions b 1d at Comypidgne Tiar TRIBUSE'S own nlmrwr is sedulously excliided—I veonture to say, without slightest fear of contradietion from future facts, that koth 1wy wel-imformed informanta are wrong as to special details, and right as to the general conclusion; which is, in general, this: Military France will be s0 organized that its ruling chicf can, at short notice, bring into the field & million more or less of armed Compission—from wi en. 1 need not-add that, eut the blanket at which end they | will, and embider the seams with never o pretty de- | vicss, the new war blauket will be cousidersbly more costly then the old one; and wiil not, cannot, prevent the smsibly interrupted, but inevitably ¥ure, fatal uaification ot * ramifieation,” if you please, O, amusing type-set- ter), of<the Germanic nation. ‘or the moment this military and the Roman question press hardest on the Emperor for imwediato solution; swaiting real “ solution” for seeming nacceptablo liquida- tion. Of the two the Roman business i the most pressing. 1 should say that its immediate future conduct is already asanred. the three chiefest represcutative parties in the business, Napoleon, Victor Emmenuol und Pius, this thing is to be noted— their spegially individual intercsts, woll understood, are one. And so it tomes to the mind of the #pectator that it must present itself to the min of the three sovercigns that wivinely) Napoleon deprecates freali-come-imitation of the g all existing, since 1%59, between him and the (th\uc:}mty in France; Victor Emanucl deprecates exaggeration of quariel alrcady existing between bini and his aceidental follow [talian fovewign, Pope King Pius | IX., traditionslly dotes on the theoremcal non possumus | policy, which hiiherto ias merved well enonely practicaky: | ‘wherce it comes to the indifferent nu.ugfi.rm spectator, | that the diverse views and purposes of the three sovereigos unite in ono})vovhianll, geperal end. Tt is the interest and polioy of the King of Italy, of‘the Euperor of France and of the sovereign priest-king of Rois, that for tho present thero shall be no revolutionary viclence in the Igst-named eity. And, in_that respect, Mazzinl il‘cnu“. Napoleon, l’h’u. Emanuel ,'::d' CGaribaldi are all as one, witra-montagnard ‘reds of the excessive Ultramontane party hore, bhave done and yet do their utnost to provoke between the Roman Plebs and the Papal maladwinistration s conflict that will fur- nish to the worthy, gentle, old priest, King Pius 1X., an excuse for leaving bis diwinished domains. He will not . The profuseoflers of asylum from Protestant kngland, g";uuh, lot alone Catholic Speinand reven-by-nine Mo- provoke a solemu w from the ul.l‘fl‘mnupee- tator. 2. S G 2P There are two ¢ of runni m:n:, mar tic—ndnndmnlm-?.mn' g respecti ihe Em, Charlotte—un! , fatal vietim of Napoleon's mheghv- ous “ generous ro: of her husband's hoj prosecution of utterly unfounded imporial claims. I fear ihat the worse i3 the t-uest. \What strengthens my foar is that the Memorial Diplomatique (inte Parls Mowi- teur of milian's empire), says there is no foundation for it. #flfl the Mmonl;l })i lomatigue and La Datrie contradiet, especially if solomn in their literary form of contradiction, i most sadly likely to be avd to come true, In view of & quotation that I am presently to make | from this same La Putrie, it is fit that I should tell your readers that La Patrie Las quite recent]y beem hought up nancisl concern bere iu Paris. o wikch coneern o leen told, material interests in tho Mexican ditor Guilaud of this concorn prints that 12 t # end cight transporis are expectantready to leave Frouch ports for Moxican ports to take on bosrd, in these | lust, the French troops retreating from Mexice but fur- thermore priuts that the ships will not leave till vern- wont Lias seceived looked-los oflicial digpatelics up to tho 25th of Octaber, inclusive, that can’t come sooner than by tho Southampton steamer of next week, the traneport flect will not start wil the first days of Deceimber. Tho generl resnlts of the November elections have renched us ticro, Comicents of the Conetitutionnel and | newspaper kind there anent, are * ple 10 éet them utt; ¢ his partner: Lyuon Bulw Sir Edy Lytton or Lord him being given to che that the late Mr. Bul two other readablo novels, which some of us ago—is now here in Paris, a gucst of his bi Henry Bulwer, under trestment of Dr. Tpmbull of N York for deafness, rejoicing greatly 11 the ulready benelie cial results of that treatment. ——— BERLIN. : DEMANDS @F TS MILITARY PARTY—THE CONTEST BE- TWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE ON ARMY ORGANIZATION—FREXCH AND AUSTRIAN MILITARY SYSTEMS—RUMORED CIIANGE CF MINIS- TRY—TOE RECALL OF THE BRITISI FMBASSADOR AT DRESDEN--ARROGANT DEMANDS OF THE RUAC- TIONARY PARTY—COUNT BISMARK'S PC TANOVERIAN AFFAIRS—TIHE SiALL PRINCES— THE CATHOLIC PARTY. From Gur pecial Correspondent. Brrry, Nov The astovishment which the splendid campn by our ariy hes produced in indeed very flattesing to the Nation, but it has unpleasant imd even dangerous copse- quences. That is, the military party makes eapita interests ont of this recognition, and comes fornard with inconsiderate domands; emd from the fuvor which they meet from the King we must expect evil. At tLis moment they want ouly money, but wuuch morcy, 1y for the army in gencral, but for special gHs to the , in all, 500,000 tha If this de d be eompared with the amount whieh, as 1 statea my Iast to is prop ssed for the pay of off iers, it will ba understood that it greatly dimis joy felt foomorr military renown, However meritorious sduce of the rerals has been, the suc soldiers are obl g 1o the Geld law of universal military service wohrsystem), o too groat to with a8 rise in daily pay from Besides, the Generals havo niade s and this has paid them very we minded by the way in which the moncy is o an absolute monarch, The sun: is to he'at 1k position, to be given by him how and to whom h At tirst it was proposed to include Connt Bisy donation. He had the hoping to det He was mistaken; the Genes Chamber will approve this de to the majority, in order to | robably require to have laid betore it the u jenerals and the sum which each receives, the Ministry will consent to this. But the admiration which othor pations show at h deed: Army by the o o tion is decided by the trial to wh exposed. The Opposition wyer th L at most two years, Would make the reeruit far as drilling mak o soldier—that a le ice not ouly deprives the conntry of & rking power, but 86 a'icuates maoy young men from pmployments, that t business. And although nessaud industry of gur people, ¥et another is u inilitary discipiine, the indspendence will pe greatly wes On shis point the majorit- oi the peo ingly this coutest (over the terta of = ot the first opportunity, sad a independent \ opposition should bo ivelin Government., The opinions commissions, in rospect & cidedty fiuvorable to thy commissions none was caliod on 1o 1 dom, and the old Generals of (he their bonest convietions wdiu the of an &rmy consiste ainly in the vice of eivil libert soldiers. In the French und Austrian ¢ of the substitute system, the gr soldicrs, about four-fifihs, bave served more than two years; the number of subastules in the it may be said to be f have ull se think that this there it s doubtfu]l whether rally get off with thot. And the introduetion of universid n the present, Prussian into Frauec, they further (h--"rnllmn army would not bave proved so el theGoverument had not earried thioug i the (hrecy term,in sprte of the Opposition, Our Gotertineit orga repradueo the opinjons of the celebruted Freuch Goaeral with great‘zeal, 4 or 10 rejreset | decided finally by impuitial a1 tent we in Prossia know gnined such victories oy nfederation, st mosta! st three years in the stu who Joined durng the pasi served three years. Those who threo ‘years ago bad served out i Regular Armny. (A Prussian reer tho Re and Wwur y time of war the Landwehs are eslwd in'e these very soldiers who had secn co lit beaten troops, who, on sceonnt of th wero principally old soldiers. ‘I therefore, shown that such a 1 neéessary. The snpenoriy of tha Pros campnign od, not it facts that offi wad men ha school than their opponent: . and Austrians would do muc new anagy- organization, 10 ivtioduce our popular & s wud other edueational instirutions, nud thus oimilste what we 1 as.our weakess poiat, However, thil wocurduoce of yview between our milttury pazy and the Freuch is very unploass nt. We hiaye just consideration for (he F'r s Ay, and onpecially for the mintary educatio of their officers, Our wilitary party is secordingly s ued by the Fre authoritics ot the very 1eo when we ho) 1o bring the Government 1o diwinish the torm of serv: We hoped it all the moro becanse a Government e great difficultios in introducing the systew of g tary service in the new provinces, t eatest diflicy arising from the leugth of the term of service: k. result of the announcement of this aystem in these prov- inces has been an oxtensive emigration of the young inen; and overy emigrait ship from Han.burg and Bremen which now lands in Now-York, will number of young men from Holstein, Hanover, oral Hesse, Nassaa and Frankfort, who wish to’ evade Prusinn_military service, The Government Las foroscen this, and hus pre- Enrod & measuro tending to elleviste the servies for the otter educated cluss, and restrain ewigration, The young gmpld who have attained the highest positions in the iymuaais, and havo prepared £} tie so-called University study, have the right to get off with one year's service in cnse they voluutarily report themsecly for wrmy service befors they reach legal oge of substit lust can the 20. The Government Lns ordercd an extonsion of this privilege in the Now Proviuces; so that now the youufi Xenonl ‘of some wealth, who have generally attonded the middle schools, may avail thewmsclves of this voluntary reporting, even when they have not rosched tho higher education, Thas recruiting is to bo made easier in the New Provinces. The public opinion in these Provinces in regard to the Prussian wilitary system heing quioted by this infaential dlass of the community, & number of yonns men bave determined to enter tho army, who would otherwiso have avoided*it by any pretext, even b) emigration. Thesé so-called voluntoers of one yegr's servico aro genorelly regarded in Gennany a8 occup§ing an honorabfs position. They not only invu a shorter torm, butsin the drill are treated with the forms common in good, socicty. ‘They enjoy a much easier service, sud usually ‘mingle with the “officers of their corps. After their one year's service, they can, if thoy choose, euter the Landwehr as officors. I'his measure has dlready h the-desired effect, since many young mon in Holstein and Schleswigthave reported themselves for the arwy. The donations $o the Genernls will not give (mnmllm occasion to a new conflict with the House of Delegutes; but the clain instter are & rInK tion has vapished. It was cloar, soon after the end of the war, that the would pot lnst. The partics wero reconciled 1o the face of the greet danger which threst- oncd the state even after the war, Sinco that time the renctionary party has beécome convinced that the danger is not so near 88 it at first soewed. It hopes that it has scoured at lenst ono or two jears of oxt yro‘. andggo briugs for all its old demands, r{ oré entirel, *to tho represeutative Government efen to the constitution. It does not fBeognizo the coustitu- tion at all, but protests against the form in which the Par- lisment is to approve the dolations, namely, giving cer- {ain sums to certain Gonerals mentioned by uame; it do {‘lnlm 0 King should re.eive tho one-and-half mil- jons and give to those whom he thinks deserving. It similarly deaires that the iucrease in tho army be made without the previous eonsent ofsthe Parliament, tho latter afterward granting tho monoy. In this coudition of things it is very doubtful whether any chango will be zflazd by the rétorn of Count Bismark. The Count, in fact, will return to Berlin to-morrow, after the most con- tradictory roports as to his health ard his relations with the King had issued from those nearest nim. On the one haud it was seid that his health was as bad as cver, that he could remain here only a short while, and that he must during this time be kept from all excitement und exertion, 1t is hard to see how, with his temperament and pos this will be ible, when he is onee here and has resum his work. On the r hand, this is considerod as in- directly advising bim to resign. - The fact was much spoken of that the King bad at last detinitely declined the conditions of interonl and externsl policy which Count Bismark had Isid down eiter the cone iu"xull of peace, end it was said that the King would meko no digiiculty af the Count again offered Las rosignation. The report was cone figuicd by (ho fact that the Miuigterial jourgsl, whicl Las in other words, | Lior its | always receivad its insniration directly from Bismark, de- nics it, withont saying that 1t was entirely with- . It may then be coucly not now resign, but will co I in the old wa and the As soon , with 1Gisposed 10 wwake such roe from jeclousy of tho aken, especially abrond. Bee ed the plan of cation of the war be vas determined to policy of keeping to his mise of calling & Varlia- Tuit he has less purpose then ever to make any con- 1 by the step to rej resentative government, or a8 it , Perliamentiew, Indeed I fear that Count mark will now witbout difficeliy yield to the will of the . e will be obliged to go earéfully to work since be gr‘-.rdl hope to bring the King to a pew undortaki which will mfl all that hos been gained, The King wil pot be indnced by threats to give up what Lo has once an- vexed. But be wil not go further, and will not humble any faxthor the princes who rerain; still less will he per- mit thelr bymiliation by a Parlisment, provided they put their littie armies at his disposal. He certainly now shows special disposition in personsl intercourse with the he has now favor s Parljament. After t Princes. Ho has sceopted aninsitation to huut from the Dake of Prupswick uu:‘ the Aulialg, and coutidgntiol inforcourso with the Pri I F be to Coust Jismar tics with 1espect to the new Ir d, Abroad the ime dde lutely by the Hano- ¢ Liko the d, not being dangerons The dit | altogether smaller than was exp pertanca of the demonstrations 1 verian nobility secin to bave been ex: b bi will ¢ the wost part to places iu the eivil » tiop, and to yositions at court a8 means of sitpport, and f the Havo- ificers kin the Prossian a8 their pay some duys unary this pay will stop, aud selves tor seivice in the the g ud people will bo convinced how o ronts from wineh the nd nobility of h the people. T oven by u Gov the 8 cf paople comes not from tta to the prinee:, but from anxiety ua to the new buxd od on them by the Prussian military regnl as Tanove 4 nhulters, &e., 1.1", have | hitherto horne perience Las brought the d ruless, with the ¢ tion of the Kin make their pouca h Prossia, in order a! to 0. tain ot ant cuniery ml o of the prosest centr His brother, Prince Nich iin to eoucuct the busivess of fhe whucy indewpity for the whole family, Ho is, towever, as | hear, much dweoursged now by his buccess, and bis demacds are from day y more wodest. Tho Duke of Augustenburg ulso, ader to Schieswig-Holstein, Lis declarsd his 1088 10 yield his ¢l 1 clafing t muke new It 18 only wig- bl o bim as rpcognized, 8 | domands on the grov | esked from Lim b King of | foel bound 10 gras) y this cath, though wis oath, taken vol ment is the in o fricndly way regard to the vote Al whether it is t0 Duke of A by wioey, snd the politie . 1y sovereigus have Euwperor of Russis a8 their natural pro- bes given ihem up they have b nt. »ince the retorn of the Prussian i St Petersburg, the allnce batween d i miost circles as berond ery fenson to think doubt, ns Yot no tre Prossic’s # with Kus tween I g is worthy of ¢ jorrmoey to Paris 10 t Lxhibition hus officiatly sand " efiort: of the ( liance between Fr lic purty wgainst g it | ng they b | th estunt ¢ 20 yenrs Mictase!ves o, in the * u. When i revivi we o o npire which | that this W W Power, cnn ave an tic of wo rei ® the Genw ental 1ifs of the people, ich the mental iresdom for the creat body ol t begsn i the Reform: must o thoro s eseilemest in the wion, wsd in e two an felt “ at the contep montune party way l of the word, is pot 1o be feu For in spite of all ex u the proper seuse of the Ou the contritry, ot of the \new Lov stionof the super.or clorgy, atteation iu both 1 wor: to their own Jire, and to n of thoir own cb in w0 be ef ier party is 1o b In Catholicism, 48 _the-er the pleasunt s with of , mational b tered, inty is in reference to the formutic and is scronger than it has boer contrary, i the Protestant chuich o Genuu claarly the doublo nocessity, first, to nse the e | wrauafuavation of Gerwany 10 back tho elaims which | Nithorto bound the Cliureh, by whick sho was dogr | the position of s subordinate "brunch of Ntate-udini, tion, snd then, to give the Chu horselféa constitution on presbytorian_priueiples, which abifll enbrace all Prote estent congregations n Germany. 1 call your attention now o these movements, which are Just couiing into exist- once, boeauss I beliove that their importance will often furnish su occasion to return to thew. —HELP FOR TIE SUSFERERS FROM THE WAK—SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAFELS-LUSSIAN AND PRUSSIAN AGENTS IN KUNGARY—REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT IN LHE TYRO!-SWINDLING IN HIGH LIFE~ THE STATE OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY From Our Spectal Corrusyondeat. Virss o, Nov. 27, 1668, The different Diots are nssewbled throughout the Em- pire. That of Lowor Austria, con cious that there is no timo to be lost—thet time now 18 uot merely money but existenco—has set to work at once, und to-day begins the discussion on the address w the thione, The address itacl( i already composed: u bold, plain-spoken, clear and fearless exposi of the state of the mouarchy, with & deman? Yor the only remedy that can help to re- store confidunce, and tous_alleviute the ovils which weigh vpon_the nution aml make it helpioss. After thanking the Emperot for his recognition of the patriotism and devo- tion of the iuhabitants of tPo Archi-Duchy, and 7ivln‘ assurance of the continuence of the o feclings, allusion i to the journey of the Emperor tu alleviate the distress in the districts Visited by the 1t goes on to say thut, in spito of the brilliant vi by sea land in'ltaly, the heroie courage of the troops of the Nowh Army was stili anable to provent signal defeat and the m of Austris from Germany. It speaks of the b sich, forcscen by the Dict and alln ed to in the address of the last sossion, have come to pss a8 was foro- told, and adds that, if the humiliativg result'of the war is ot wlous 10 be imputed 1o the sbeyance of the Constitu. tion—the et of members of the presout Ministry—it still dafingt bo deniod that the dissentions and iu weakioRy _(cvfig,bq. themselves sineq that act, well as the Pessmbst feol :,-flnt Las token possession of the population, have been” profited of by the enowies of Austria. That the policy pursued bas depnved tho coun- try unu-m organ whichain o moment of danger, was ealeu! to re confidence, to give'strength, and n 8 struggle for loms to call forth s general rising to repel the fimm. uch deaired compromise with I!nuny, 0] 0 80 1o at- tain which the German and other provinces were deprived of their constitutional rights, is not one step nearer ac- com| t, in spite of the sacrifles which bas boen made. and mistrust have, however, grown with s mpid growth; mistrust of » deedioss Govornment that, * untrammeled.” gmudl fatal course. The de- sire of the Emperor alleviate by generous gifts of money the sufforings of tho populstion wh o war in spoken of with f'“ recogultion, not material help only which tho land snd the monarchy in in need of. o necossity for collocting and concen- trating the Mly-dlmlnl-hini strength of the Ewmpire, of giving life to the industry of the land, and of akening & belief in a truly constitutionn! thus giving contidence in the future, i ful subjects of your Majesty bave in vie oSt K] y restoratiou of a coustitutional of things do they see a means of salvation and for attaining the pa- teran! object of your Mejest Vahilo the representatives of the peopls speak thus operly, whilo every day ieading articles appear in the ournals, written with a'freedom not to be surpassed in ogiand or America, sevoral small newspapers wero cons tecated last wook [or wbsorvaiyons weamisely barmloss. r Europe that | ent is this: that, | One was confiscated for merely pising the bistory of & youth brought up in & Jesuit college; yot anotber passqd inuster, containing a parody of the &orm watcLuoan's n, 1o what T wiy " e timo o' day, at your i o Laste abunt it, oW in Anstria we can do without it, ty that Russian and Prussian "This cirenmstance natorally i r tota! separation from A mgh what 15 to become of Hungary when thi L Tem ata lossto tell. The hopes held out to mwia by Prusasia for a realization of the national wishes, raise also the expectations of the Magyars, and retard tha sottlement of the pending difficulty which for both part iz go ardently to be dosired. Tho tactics pursued by the different parties in -Hungary stow they keep in view the idea of separation. Bt thie time for it being dependent on foreign events, tho deliberations must be spuu out as much a3 possible. ~ The debato on the addrees prescnts an excellent means of wasting time; while the deliberations of the Committee of Fiftcen prevent the Government from breaking off tle negotiations.” Thus the Presse. . Thesamg Journal observes: *The evonts of the last year have givon evidence in bloody, \tic characters, of the supertority of “a firm coustrudtion of all the powers of the State over a frittaring away of the sane by n division aceording to lands and provinees; they have shown that State which identifios ite diffment peopln with itself, without gramtin, 10 one # privilege not shared by anotber, but which unite all by like sights and hike duties, i8 able to win the victory over f Btato that is twive us furge, if the lajter allows & race of 4,000,000 to decide on the destinics of anotfier six times o8 numerons, 1f the lessons which history teaches hed not corvineed ns, then the canton of Chlam shouid inform us that oniy wuniied, free Austria bus apy pros- pect of duratisn, of re ;Jxm-:, and influenea,” v As If onesdifii-nlty of ghrangic magnitude were not snfll- cient, i revolutionary spirit has shown itself in Italian 'A‘i ral. The imp. vial ¢l anthoritics hawe been treated with marked disre: aud eseryihing shows disposi- tion fo sepainie from the Asstrian Empire, Hors, too, Boust bus, it seewns, ordered the most energetic meagures 0] en to put » stop to such behavior, In Pilsen a protest has been dolivéied fo the Burzo- master against an ordenlftely iesned by & eivie corporate body, to the eficet that in‘the pubiic school of tho town the € language is to be used in giving instruction. This, it i8 euid, cunnot be sanctioned in 8 town with a mixed poj 231t would leave the Gorman part of it W avail anything is & question. featuro 1 the Government of Avstria that it prote d encourages the unciv d ! h forta part of the monurchy at tife expense of hich has aiffused eulture, not only over 2, but over the whole of Enrope, * un iat in all parts of the empiro there is v for pave relloetion—enough, too, to depress the Perhiaps it was 'such frame of wmind, untry induces which occasioned a0 advertisen y in the duily papers her.. 1 seizo it for'mextion most gladly, as it bringa a little humor into an otherwiss oppressively gerions'theme, ¢ A Jady of noble birth,” soren the advertisement, *‘is desirous of entering into correspondence with a man of intelleet, in onfcr to cheor ber #pir andfurpish food to her miud.” Thero 15 a plicity which is most amnsing in the de- I of the letters in which the words * of rinted, it is cvident that this fact wus rred of w t, that it was looked on as a lure al- irresistiblc, to attract the ** man of intelleet” for en- rl!mln\,l“ lady's spirit. Not improbably the cor- once of *William v, Humboldt with ‘s female her yearning soul,and made her long that to which the affection of years, 1 a! sence, had given risen, The ¢ noble aaue” ;B doubt, she might command the time and lgo of tho men of intcllect as sho might command f:'h' conchman, and the privilege of iutercourse !d be reward enough. Nor is this eration, A lady whom I nd kind o creature as ever o thought Enowled Loth in with her ladyshiip wo supposition on m; Kuow in_Munich, as good lived, but with strasgely circumseribed . notiohs sbout what she calls ' socic —meaning> ex- clusively her own set—and with ideas equally nebulous about mea of scicnee and their position ou the globo— neaning the literary oneo #aid to me: **If these 1 and scientific notabilitics whom King Maxiwilian of De- varia was used to asgemble nbout him—¢if these men would be but modeat iy their pretensions, we should not as all miud seoing them at our houses of an evening. It wonld be quite plfasant if Licbig, for exaufple, wer to come foran houk or co and wero to uake himself eable. IHe might amuse ue, a8 I am sure he could, and “(fi’en, you kuow, he might go. But all theso mon are full of “m- the, e whole r-rcu;,n Such is the nu:iog uals, and at o *“noble ledy” of Murich of the position of & shig. Tt would’ searcely be erédible had it not come under ny personal observation. Tho i i no dou who also thinks that o it every eveninj jed to contribute to the o0 of the min y* of noble birth.” of fraud and swindiing of the miost flagrant v oceurred hiore in what is called * bigh life.” ost profli- forinnes took to Iring Bimself with and the crine being sggravated | € horjted eonfeect heading os £ L Bome by the most e Apived of bis muk ofl then, bei yesrs' Huprisonment of the s | this implics fu irous. However, for causes incom- | wible to commen mortals, the Emperor thought fit to renfit tho senienes o onesye even this term was not passed ina ce'l, bt in a co room, ' where the prisoner duily saw his friends. At the expiration of the ditor ed the Count’s release, to have Returned to prisop, he nsked t doctor asserted teai d leavedhe prison and | ved thither, and five hours Kesselstadt 1 very highly aced lonicney showi But such acts of cleimency canse an 7 0% in1be present caso the individual who from bis rare villainy des seiteree sbould be made more in- ’ r ating to the army of the North is kept as secret as Ir possible; in order, ro doubt, to prevent the inefliciens state of both men and adlicers,from becoming more public- ly kmown, Nomo of the telograms from Benedek e enthorities in Vienna are re. Pt ] bavelearned that he was'censtantly urg- i e imposstity of fighting with such troops aud such Jénders, Me always snid: * Muke peace, for with such an army we can do nothiug.” 1 will fiuish my letter with a gladdening pibee of news. ellowed to | For soto daye past o now caso of cholera bus appeared in Vienuw. — MEXICO. TIK OCCUPATION OF MATAMOROS BY GEN. SEDGWICR— THE SUMIENDRR OF TiB CITY—THE MOVEMENTS OF ESCOBEDO-=THE ATTACK ON MATAMOROS—ITS PAIQURE—THE FINALE, From Gur Special Conesyondent. LiowNsviLLe, Texas,Nov. 29, 1966, Afliirs at this writing have changed materieHy siuce my'last. We are pessing through an unprecedented chap- tor 1n Iustory, First, we will give the details of the affuir. and then add onr reasonings. Last Saturday, the 24th inst., Gen. Sedgwick was officially informed that Cansles, now in Matamoros, stated that ho was unablo any longerto control his troeps, and he would™no longe: be responsible for the acts of the troops under his command. Gen, Sodgwick at ouce dispatehed Col. Perkins to Ca- nales,demanding the surrender of the city to the United States suthorities. One hour was allotted to bim to de- cide, and if the answer was in the negative he would ex- tend tho timo to one hour more, when he should crogs the river with histroops and open fire on the city from Fort Brown. Canales at once surrendered to Gen, Sedgwick. The torms of the surrender permitted Canedes with bis whole army to romain in their fortifications, to retain their arms, and business was to go on in all its branches as usnal. At 5o'clock p. m, two dismounted compamies of cavalry (Companies E and I, 4th U. 8. Covalry), under the command of Brevet Brig.-Gen. Mdnu@h"n‘-ndl;ieu:. Murphy erossed the river in boats and too! l‘;hxreuion of the PRiza and the Goyeruor's palace, and” stablished head- xnnm‘ and the American flag was boisted in front of 0 buildiny Lato in the evening “Genersl Orders No.1"” were issued as follows: Hogns. Usrrep StATES Forces, MATAMOROS, Nov. 4, 1666, tions the undersigned hereby assumes The following are hereby announced as |im|. Licut. J. 8. Patterson, A. A. Provost-Marskal, who will be obeyed J. G. PERKINS, Commander United States Forces. of United States col- Purgpiant to insruel commund of this eny. tho Stafl serviug at this General; W1, Larkin, and respected accordiugly. Lato in the evening one compauy was boated over the river and seat up to the P greatost excitement prevailed. 'The wildest Tumors flow around tho town, smoug them that Canales’s that Cortings would eack of Upited States troops over the river was bus tho first step to the occupancy of ‘Mbxico for conquest. The jo here-were puzzled, snd of the majority of the United States officers. Sedgwick-kept his intentions & profound secret. On Suvday morning thé pontoon bridge was thrown scross the Rio 3 sont over-to occupy Sants Ul ‘biage of bulldings st the ferry. A s be Unled Blstee fi'w courior line was hoisted on tho,catbedral, aod Gen. Escobedo notifivd not to fire toward the city uutil Gen. Sedgwick should notify him. "The acts.of Gen. Sedgwick somewbat myatified all rnlu. Esocobedo looks upon them as being ut umwum. but as had not in him of his intentions, to know how to act. Canales instantly seized the oppor- tunity to use it for his own benefit, and circulated s sty nn;ou bis troops that the Americans had come over to help him. - On Sunday -nn|nfi.mn. Sedgwick endeavored to have the oxisting troubles between Escobedo and Coniles sottled, if possible, and both parties brought together for that purpose. Caualés was requested to bo at headquarters at 7 o'clock p. After some conversation the following parties entered ambulances to rocoed 1o the place of con- forence: Gen. Bedgwick, Col. Porking, Col. Howell ou the art of tho United States, Capt. Osborn of the Mexiean vory ‘“uateal Qul gerbando Couules. Gen. Culales troops wonld sack Matamoros; Brownsville; that the (fther), Antonio Canales, and two adjutants of Col, Canplos's stadf, and Mr. Jorry onlvn’,“:- An.n-u miorchant of Mutamoros, acting as interproter for Canaloss A drive cf helf un hour brought the party to a rasickajoq lie American benk, within & quarter of & milo of Kseon 0’6 eamp, on. Sodgwick wentin pe for Gen. Escobedo whe refused to sce Canalee, An hour was gnent in endenvoring to get them togotlier, and finally he nn!‘mdnd. and thotwe Jicfteins, the one o usurper and an outiaw aud the o reguler representative of the Juares Goverument and o General in its ariny, were face to face. For an hour.they talked and gosticalated, Escobedo inw sting that hiz'orders werg to tuko Matamoros sud to send Cenales to Cfiuahes for trial. Canales insisted that Juarez had no right te force a Governor upon the people of* the State of Taamas lipas ogainst their will, and without lcivlng them u“ z h No portunity to vote, and moreover he feli assured that surrendered to Fscobedo ho would be shot instantly, wdenlmmnmunhl'ba um!edhuu,ll both wers def carry out their orders and 4 Afier tho conference was 6uded the party roturned 10 this city, sad of ‘outss Gen. Sedgwick's good inteations were eutisely'frustatod in (')M;( qun:xmr. n Monday reports were circulated that Escobedo not plossed with the acts of Sedgwick and that cm: wes in & mwem_:f rage aud threatencd to cross the rivee below Brownsville and play one of hir old tricks on the Texans, A Howme Guard was instantly orgasized nndes Col. . 8. Ford [ t ade 10 recs Anot en\fiuor came thi z'é‘m:%"' Ilcnt -3;‘:1“: to Escobedo a; 1 to settle the difficulty with him vided he would join with him and drive lhn’d— An‘: off Mexican soil, 23 they hied only erossed over to themselves, and were never to return nntil the States flag waved over the whole Republie. Things wese terribly mixed. ~Capt. Osbon was ordered b) Ptates authogitics 10 rrotect the Chinach againgt Canales should he attempt o drive out the United States troops, Accordingly, he repaired on board asd pointed her guns towggd (he road leading from Matamoros to Santa Cruz. oy 3 - A commission consisting of Lieat. 1. Drow snd Mr. 3. L. Sheridan were sent out to Escobedo’s camp to the pending diflicultics. Gen. Sedgwick assured ofitho continued friendship of the United States Govern- ment to him and the Juerez Government; that he con- sutered himself as morally holding Matamoros under the terms of Col. Canale’s surrender, but that it was forne Rostile purpose as rezarded the forces of (ien, Escobede, Lut to protect the bonses nad property of American zens und of thosc of foreign mationaltica who would for proteetion, and that he would order the United-States forces to retire when tho attack was mado by Gen, Escos bedo, requesting Cen, Escobedo to notfy the United States commander at what hour he woull attnek 80 that he might instmct the officer commanding the United States forces in Matamoros, and further, that he (Gen. 8.) might vse his diserction as to leaving, sa) men and two officers in tho plaza, the eommanding of of the detschment to report Lis presence to Gen. Kseos bedoif he eaptures the city. Tth United Statos forces would hold Santa Cruz, and no armed foree would be pere mitted to cross to the American shore. Gen. Escobeds sccoded gordially to thete propositions, and stated the attuck would take place st 2 o'clock on the morning Tuesday, Nov. 27. . Botli artics Lo the contract geemed pleased. Tt I well to state here thet one Carlos do Gargon, Colonel of Engie noers, @ Prussizn, acted as interpreter on this oceasion. were now supposed to have been issued by Gen. cwick in conformity with the above stipulations. Hut it is said that subsequently oroes were issued in persom which.affected the relations of the Governient and the un;:nrlnnding of ‘;he perties "|l:u n;uh the contract, our correxpondent epent a sleepless night, and, as e 10 see the flash of artillery and musketry and hear the shouts of” Escobedo ps as they stormed the works, Slowly the moments camo and ‘went. Three o’clock ned—und lo! Canalos brsilt a buzo camp-fire outside his works poar Fort Zaragossa, to light up the d% Four o'clock, and no move, [ erossed the pontoon and found the United States troops lying quietly by arms, Al was still. A fow winutes berore 5 o'elockhhn(! wont the.gunsy erack ! crack ! the wusketry; both ends of the cil in the full uproar of battle. *All around the '1 musketry, shells were bu , shot wero rating, wl hrovgh the air. 1 wondered why the attack had not bes fan at 2 o'clock, as promised, and oZain ¥ wonderod why the United States troops woro not withdrawing., 1 sew those who oughit to know, and their facos betokened whes their tongues could not tell. anthl:{ wis 'Iu: Canales hwd been warned and notified of the hour of tuek, The firing was quite heavy until sbout 7 o' when it slackened up, Canales seeming to be out bombs, and for a time R ceased. Fining, however, weg kept up nearly all day, at times being quite brisk. 6 results wore disastrous to Escobedo. He lost by in officerz aud men. Cortenas’s losses were also About 10 o’clock your correspondout saw Gen. and ho wes fecling very mucl wved at the violation fafth, u8 he termed it, between Himself and Gen. wick, His oflicers, in a dignified manner, expressed feelings, and were by no moens complimentary. The events of the mormng looked to them like treachs Di,g 23, 1366.—~1 have limn unw‘::lc to write for day of two, but now propose o close up the matter by sul the finale for \K;m present of this curious nfl'fl:’ T \On ¥riday moring Mr. Sheridau had au interviow with M dgwick, and p'ainly told him he was pursuing course which conid not be approved by the Unludsud Government, and that he must take steps uuunu‘u ersange the megtter. T should mention here that these negotiations were pending, Lient. Crecbs, 37th U. 8. Infuntry, arrived, bringing s telegram from Gens P. H, Sheriday, forbidding Sedgwick from entering the City of Matamoros or having it surrendered to him. Aiter considerable talking, Sedgwick dispatched Sherfs dan to Matamoros to arrunge terms of s with Canales. Shoridan was to act as seemad best under the circumstences; chany rate Canales wes togive np the fortle fications to the United States troo; The Mexicanswere to warch to Sauta Cruz, stack their arms and prisoners of war to the United States. Then Sed; was to turn over the city end fortifications to Some time after Sheridin left headquarters, Gen. Sedge wick reques.cd Capt. Osbon to seconipany him to Eseos bedo's camp, which be did. Ou wrriving thene, 8 cone forence was requested, and thaheadquasters were ¢l of all save the two Geuerals, Gen. Bariosabel, Capt. Osbon, Mr. Guzman and Col. Charles, who acted as.interpreter. Sedgwick then reassured Escobedo of his desire to ada him, and stated lade“-ire:gm mbe?okud Cnn:\:c."hm snother interview, With Gen. Sedgwick’s appro! Osbon then interpreted Sedgwick’s wdeas ::I derires s0 that before the close of the Lour he had brought about quite a ehange in Escobedo’s feclings, and armanged m thing so that there could not be any more misunder inge. ' Oshon was now instrneted to go to Matamoros to have | & canforence with Canales. Lieut. Burton Drew, A. A. A General of the Sub-District, was directed to accompany him, 50 89 to protect him by his presence. Mount Tiorses, the two rode at hot speed up to the plaza. Meclntyre was informed of the ‘object of their visit and-8 once sent for Canales and Mr. Walsh o8 intesproler, Canales arrived in 8 few minutes, umm&nnhd by avery Targe staff. Capt. Osbon informed him that & socret cone feronce was dosired, and instead of having his numerost Slaff present ot the Intorview, each sid skould o men for wan, Accordingly,there were only eight pmll‘ present. I Osbon defended the position thus: He came to Mevics +to fight the French, and knew nothing of State guarrels, and being in the confidunce of Sedzwick and Escobedo, Lie had been commissioned to do this work, Canales wes pleased with this, wid fels gratified that & truo Mexieak was niding them in arranging their dificuties. An ar- rangoment was mede by es 10 ‘meot Escobedo thed nmfin in front of Fort Montorey, at any time after, 11 o'clock. Kach General was to beaccompanied by one ad- Jjutant, and both parties were to be under the protection of the United States hfi', The signal was the sounding of the parley by Escobedo's trumpeters. ‘This being eee ranged, Osbou then unofficially stated to Canales the. true condition of affairs. One thing was certain, Esc must have Matamoros. His choice luy botween surrendor to Escobedo or Sadgwick. ‘It is naturalenough to suppose thiat he would rather hand his sword to & countrysan sisa to & foreiguer. % ”~ Leavimg Canalos, Oshon hurried to Sedzwick, and was instructed to proceed without delay to Fascobedo, and ine forw him of the armngzement of the meeting. Trgens 10 minutes before 11 p. m. when the perty, which bad bees increased by an escort of cavalry, arrived at the river'bsalf opposite Escobedo’s camp, throe miles from Ssdgwick’s beadquartors, Crossing in a little bost, they were cos- ducted to the headquarters building, bnt Gon, Esco- bedo was &t the front about three miles distant. Mount ing Mexican horses, Osbon, Drew, sud two officers of Escobedo, started at full for the advance lines On arriving, the reeults of tho interviow with Cenales wore stated, and in & few mizutes the ** parley” sounded, 224 the two chieftains met. Canales came into camp, was w}-‘;l received, aud by a'eloek:n %mr;l;fil had come to terms and 8 mutual understanding, Osbon wns instructed to-inform Gen. Bedgwiolt . Escobedo and Col. Causles had nnupi”m nnd‘: that ditficulties, and that as soon &s ible Gen. would % on of the fortifications, and that Eseo- bedo would march bis srmy in about 10 o'clock a. 1. bon then stipulsted that the Uuited States trogps be lefd undisturbed.in the Plaze snd st Saata Craz until auch. times as Gen. Sedgwick should potify.bim. This was s nr-d to. s fast a8 and whip missioner hflwmll back to Iayiog he facts before him, to Capt. Melntyre to notify bim of ::x of Escobedo works officor was event. eity headquarters, sad digpatohed g - entered the ment. Thwxhh not b‘dn rations, be was sble muh reaulted in bringing this tesri whut sstisfactory termination. jot in Matumoms. ‘the troops, will lesve for Lo int . | Fseobedo, with erior wbaot loa duie.

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