The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. Additional.]

TO THE COMRDNUONERS OF FRANCE.

TO Till COMMISFIONIIIII Or HIS NAJZOFFT TOO =FMB OF

National Palace, Mexico, A.pnl 11, 180.
The undersigned, Ministerof Foreign Affairs and of Gag?.
*anon of the Mexican Republic, has the honour to reply to
the communication which the Commissioners of his Majesty
the Emperor of the French have addressed to him, stating
that the French troops will fall back upon Paso Ancho, in
order to recover their liberty of action, as soon as tho Spa-
nish forces Mall have evacuated their present cantonmests,
basing this proceeding upon their resolution to protect the
traitor M. Juan N. Almonte.
The violation of the preliminaries of Soladed, concern.
mated by the French Commissioners upon the shadow at a
pretext almost people, is unjustifiable if examined by the
light of international law.
Neither the constitutional government nor the Miniron
nation has received official notification of the mission which
the oommissiouers ascribe, in their above cited note, to the
traitor Almonte, and the tint notice that has been received
of it is the assertion of the commissioners.
What has been known for some time by the public is
that the traitor Almonte, deceiving the Emperor of the
French by his false information, was assiduously. labouring
to draw upon his country an armed foreign invasion, which
should serve as a rallying point to the reactionary party,
subdued in this country more by the irresistible form of the
general will than by 'rms.
Them remount IWO been converted into perfectly estab-
lished facts since the arrival of the traitor at Vera Crux,
because the national authorities then obtained ooD
proof that be had busied himself conspiring spinet the
order of things generally recognised in the Republic, and
with stimulating, by every deecriptims of intrigue and
promise, the bands of malefactors who infest some portions
of the mountains.
Using its sovereign right, and applying laws previously in
force, the Mexican government declared Don Juan N.
Almost. a traitor and an outlaw, without its ever entering
its mind that this act of internal ministra • which con-
cerned itself exclusively, could be assiduously t for-
ward as a motive of rupture by the Dune commissiooen
who upon the 19th of February, while signing the prelimi-
naries of &leder, engsged solemnly before the civilised
world to respect the sovereignty of the Maximo government,
and not to interfere in any act of its internal administration.
The admission which the representatives of France have ,
made in the preliminaries by recognising the legitimacy of
the eonstitutional government and its general acceptation in
the republic is an open oontradictios to the assertions which
they now make in their note of the 9th, 1. attributing the
maintenance of this administration to the triumph of an
oppressive minority. This notorious contradiction arouses
doubts of the sincerity of the first admission of the com-
missioners, and plainly discloses the unworthy source of
soma assertion.
The undersigned regrets to repel, asinexact, the propo-
sitions in which the commissioners declar_ that fresh out-
rages have been committed moon their countrymen since the
preliminaries of Soledad. The subaltern authorities have
not brought under the notice of the government any
notable fact of this nature ; and if even one have occurred,
it must have been of such trifling importance that it has poi
been considered requisite to report it to the supreme autho-
rities.
The French commissioners have bad the liberty and the
opportunity of demanding reparation for fault of any kind,
and their silence causes the presumption that nothing has
arisen which could afford reason for a demand for reparation
being preferred.
The Mexican government has been, and still is dimmed
to exhaust the means of conciliation to arrive at atilocZe
arraisponmit based upon the preliminaries of
For its part it bas fulfilled, and will continue to fulfil in
future, the obligations which it contracted in those prelimi-
naries, for it understands bow greatly a disloyal act com-
promises the honour of the nation. It will not be the
aggressor, for it follows faithfully the principle of re-
meting ationalities so long as recourse is not had
to other means than to those of conventions. Bat
the constitutional government, as the depository of the sove-
reignty and guardian of the independence of the Republic,
will repel force by force, and willcarry on the war until it
succumbs, for it 111/ the consciousness of the justice of its
canes and reckons that, in this conflict, it will be ppoowerfally
aided by that valour and love of country which ahatnota ads
the Mexican people.
The undersigned presents to the commission= of the
Emperor of the French the assurance of his high. con-
sideration. (Signed) tissum, DOBLADO.
The following decree, detailing some of the de-
fensive measures to be adopted by the Mexicans
against the advance of the Frensh troops, has been
issued by the Mexican government :

liaistry of Foreie Affairs and cf Goleresoloa.
Mono, April 12, 1862.
The Citbesu Preidclent of the Republic hes be pod
moo& to mod roe the following decree :
" Natiooel Rhos of Mexico, Apsfil 12, 1862.
" 1, Blotto Juarez, Cometitutioeel Presideut of the United
Maim adds, mike known to the ioltabiteate

" That, is Thins of the powers with which Ism invested,
1 hue thought it sty duty to decrees follows :
1. Wein the de when tibe Nisch troops shall commence
hortilities, all the which these troops shall occupy
are &eland la a state al tap, and the Merlons who shall
remain in such pieces aria( their occupation shall be
punished u traitors, their goods being confiscated for the
benefit of the pram treasury, unless some moth e equally
juatifyin; trek eenduct can be alleged.
2. No Mexican between the ages of 21 and 60 can be ex-
cused from bearing arms, whatever may be his elms, his
rank, or his unditios, under penalty of being treated u •
traitor.
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3. The governors of states are authorised to issue
licenses for the levy of guerillas at their distvetioe and ac-
cording to circumstsoosa, but such gumlike ms shall be
found at a distance of more than 101 s frees lie posi-
tion of the enemy shall be punished and regarded as bends
of robbers.

" 4. The sovemors of states are equally authorised to dis-
pros, whessorrer it may be requisite, of all the public re-
venues, and to procure in the lent onerous amass possible
mush reammes is they may regains.
• "b. All venoms 1010 shall tarnish the fordo enemy with
provisiousonteMpeaos, or armii, or shall in any other
=sneer realm him mostame, shall miler death as traitors.
" Wherefore I order that this present decree shall be
printed, published, circulated, and executed.

MOTTO JCAREZ.

"To Citizen Manuel Doblodo, Minictor of Forsign
Affairs sod Goberoocion."
Mel" Aud I emituturicato the moo to you, ice, ix. Liberty
Mtiarsa. "Dosx.ADo."

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NAVAL AND MILITARY.

ADMIRALTY. JUNE 2. —A FrollsTMlarfa.
meadow F. D. Bich, to be additional to the Victory, for
service to the Black Priam.
Sorra K WSorLI, to the Cormoraat.
AssutantSargeon J. Thomson, to be additional to the
Firigters G. B. Beer, coafirmed as second class ardatant-
eagineer in the Hawke, for service in the Advice ; and W.
Hair, cornbread se weed clau aseistant-engineer in the
Hawke, for service in the Magpie.
Mr. W. H. C. Pocks barn been nominated to a naval
cadetship.

PORTSMOUTH, Jars 2.
The Japanese Ambassadors paid a flying visit to
Portsmouth totlay, taking up their quarter' at Dent's
George Hotel. They were visited by Major General Lord
W. Pullet and star. lambed at the hotel, and inspected
the dockyard, the Excellent gunnery ship, the 'von screw
frigate Bladt Priam, and the Royal Sovereign, now under-
The the pram of OISIMMIOII into a cupola ship.
Mapes this aftennoso eisharked the second division
of the 18th Regiment, and a detachment of Royal Artillery
from the eastward, for conveyance to the Channel Wands.
She will probably sail this even*.
The 60th Rides, retly returned from Chios, were
oMmally inspected on Soese-manam this morning by
Major-Osemal Lard W. Haslet. His lordship compli-
mented
good them the edisiemy el theiripeiap notacirmaa, sod on
their not the_prrison, e
that they returned hese China with " plenty of waxy
their packed," sad were exposed to " vile temptations."

ROYAL NAVAL ItalliVZ. 734 claims have
been received, sad 12,173 volunteers suroned up to the
31st alt. Of these, 39 hold certificates of competency as
mashers, sad $43 osetificatite of cm:meteor? as mates ; 19
hold certificates of service es ammeeve, cud 44 eertificedes of
service as meter—total heading certificates, 345. And the
force embraces 1,821 petty allows In the merchant service.