The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-02 00:00:00

THE COILEESPONDWCZ WITH OENERILL ICEJIL

The following is the correspondence between
Generals Weitzel and Mejia :

He idquarters, District of the Rio Grande,
Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 2, 1866.
Major-General Tomas Mejia, Commanding Line of the Rio

Cimado :

General —I understand that you have taken seventeen
prisoners from the liberal forces, and that you intend to
execute them. In the name of the entire civilised
world I protest against such a horrible act of bar-
barity. I believe it will btamp the power which
you represent with infamy for ever. To execute
Mexicans fighting in their own country, and for the
freedom of their country, against foreign power,
is en act which, at this age, will meet with universal exe-
(nation. I cannot permit this to be done under the eye of
my government without, on its behalf, entering this solemn
protest.—l SW, sir, very respectfully, your obedient serven►
G. lirarzim, Major-General Commanding.
IMPLY OF GIUMBAL MIJLL

Imperial Army Mexico. Division Mejia, Headquar.
ten, Matamoros, Jan. 2, 1866.

General,-1 acknowledge receipt of your communication
dated this day. I find myself under the necessity of repel-
ling energetically the participation which you pretend to
take in the internal concerns of this country. The
business to which the protest in your note refers
has now been brought before competent tribunals, and
no ono has a right to suspend the proceedings.
For your individual cognition I will add that the persons in
question are accused of having taken by force of arms thir-
teen wagons, twenty-six mules and horses, and robbed thir-
teen persons. It would be very strange, General, if io the
middle of this nineteenth century the bandits and fighting
robbers were to receive help and protection from the civilised
world. By the same occasion I see myself obligated to re-
mind you of the contents of the letter which I had the
honour to address you on the 21st of last December. I shall
return without mayor all communications of the cba•
meter acid couched in the language of the one now before
me. —Accept, General, my esteem and consideration.
Tosus Mans,
General-Commanding Line of the Rio Grande.
To Major•Genersl Weitzel, Commanding Western Dis-
trict of Texas, Brownsville.

The following is the letter of the 21s; December,
referred to in the foregoing communication :

Imperial Army, Mexico, Division Mejia,
Head Quarters, Matamoros, Dec. 21, 186.5,

General,—l have recrivf d your letter dated 19th inst.,
transmitting me the instroctions which you have ree
ceived from New Orleans, soil informing me that 1 ,must
consider as belligerents the Juarist bands of Mexico,
without applying to them the name of bandits, seeing
thatithegovernment of the United States recognises that
of Juarez, for whom these forces are fighting. Hereafter,
General, I will not ■newer letters of the character and
couched in the language of the one which now occupies me.
The Mexican authorities do not receive other commands
nor do they submit to any other will than that of the go-
vernment of Mexico. The conduct of the forces to whom
you allude and the decree of October 3 last have de-
fined uniformly the position of said forces in the country,
and in that pcs'Xion will they now be considered in
Mexico.

Accept, Genera), the ssituance of my highest consider.
_ _

TOMAS MLTIA,
Gonamaediag Line of Rio Greeds.
To Major-Genonl Weitzel, Commending District
Rio Grande.

(EXITTIM'S TELEGRAMS.)
FRANCE.

PARIS, Fn. 1

The Moniteur of this morning points out the
prescriptions of the law in reference to the publica-
tion of the debates in the Senate and Corps Legis-
latif, and says :—" If the press should fall into the
excesses which formerly aimed at the liberty of the
public powers and the respect due to them, the ad-
ministration would be compelled to exercise the
rights conferred upon it by law."

SPAIN.
MADRID, FEB. 1, Ecinnzia.

It is stated that theOatalaa deputies to Congress
will hold a meeting to-morrow in order to request
the government to issue letters of marque against
Chilian vessels.

CADIZ, Ina 1.
The mail packet for the Havana has left this
port under the escort of the frigate 3elona.

PORTUGAL.
LISBON, Fin. L
The King, attended by his suite, has gone by rail
to Oporto, to close the Exhibition in that city.
Two American war steamers have arrived here.

ARRIVAL OF THE RORUSSLL
SOUTHAMPTON, Fn. 2.
_ _ _

The Hamburg and American Company's steam-
ship Borussia, from New York, on the 20th ult.,
has arrived here. She brings 66 passengers for
this port, Havre, and Bremen, 154,135 dole, for
England, and 137,500 dolls for France.
On the evening of the 20th tilt. the Borussia
spoke the steamer City of New York and the Hansa.
Her news has been fully anticipated.

The following melancholy note has been sent by
the editor of the Courtier de Veneen t, his subsctibere
"Death hag this mortice oersted off from me a °Slid of
Beres years, become my e'dezt a few dayi door. It is
tie (earth of my children tisthave died within a az, nth ;
I do tot feel strong *noel* to omelets tbo edition cf the
number which ought to swear to day. The sex% ember
shall be published es Friday asst."