The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.

The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow-
ng documents from Mexico :

LETTER FROM GENERAL MEDIA TO GENERAL ALMONTE.
Guanajuato, Dec. 8, 1883.

Respected Sir,—l occupied San Miguel Allende on the
sth, and we met with as warm a reception there as at San
Juan del Rio, Queretaro, and Celeya. General Donay,
whose division encamped around the town, arrived here on
the 6th. Towards the evening, the French camp changed
itself into a pleasant promenade, on which the principal
families of San Miguel assembled. A large concourse of
the people came also to welcome the French with a military
band; they cheered the Emperor, his Highness the Grand
Duke, the Regency, and the Empire. General Donay dis-
played much satisfaction in consequence of these public
ovations.

To-day at Guanajuato there was great rejoicing on the
part of the inhabitants, although I expected coolness. is con-
sequence of the influence exercised by Doblado ; but it ap-
pears that the latter, in losing the capital, lost also his
former prestige, leaving nothing behind him but the re-
membrance of his crimes.

I shall duly report to you all subsequent events, and I
remain your affectionate friend and servant,

(Signed) TO➢IAS MEDIA.
NOTE ADDRESSED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE UNDER-SECRE-

TARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO HIS EXCELLENCY M.

GITTIEREZ DE ESTRADA.
Imperial Palace, Mexico, Dec. 17, 1863.

Sir,—As was to be expected, the campaign in the in-
terior has been a triumphal march for the Franco-Mexican
army. The kthabitants, bowed beneath the yoke of dema-
gogic tyranny, received our treops with indescribable en-
thusiasm. Tho enemy's bands, pursued with energy, re-
treat as our forces advance; so that, withour fear of
deceiving myself, I am enabled to assure your excellency
that at the end of this year the empire will be recognised
by the majority of the nation.
The Franco-Mexican troops have already occupied Quere-
taro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende. Guanajuato, Morelia,
and the intermediate points, proclaiming the empire, and
recognising his Imperial Highness the Archduke Maxi-
milian as Emperor of Mexico. Doblado has evacuated
Guanajuato, and taken the direction of Guadalajara, with a
small body of troops, who, as they go further from their
homes, desert him and come to join the imperial army.
On the Bth of this month Gen. Mejia, with his division,
occupied Guanajuato, which place Gen. Donay occupied the
following day with his own troops. These two generals
will probably march towards Zocatecas, while Gen. Baz line,
with the divisions under Castagny and Berthier, will march
upon Guadalajara, which is threatened by the imperial
forces under the command of Gen. Jovar, who have been
ordered tot to take the town, lest, after a three years' con-
test, it should be impossible for them to avoid the disorders
by which the taking of a town by storm is accompanied.
Gen. Marquez. with his division, ie now at Morelia, en-
trusted with the pacification of this important department.
We receive daily information of acts of adhesion to the
empire from the points occupied by our troops, which
proves that as soon as the inhabitants acquire the convic-
tion that under the authority of the Imperial Government
real liberty is guaranteed to them, they hasten to place
themselves under the protection of the only Government
which can save them from utter ruin.— I have, &c.,

The Honorary Secretary of State entrusted with the
Secretaryship of Foreign Affairs, J. M. ARROYO.
NOTE ADDRESSED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE UNDER-
SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO H. GIJTIEREZ DE
ESTRADA.

Imperial Palace of Mexico, Dec. 15, 1863.

Excellency,—l have just received your letter, dated from
Paris the sth November last, informing me of the speech
delivered on that day by his Majesty the Emperor of the
French at the opening of the legislative session.
Twenty four hours Wore the receipt of this note the
telegraph despatch upon the same subject arrived, which
your excellency had taken care to have transmitted from
Puebla, the efficaciousness of which has been duly appre-

ciated by the supreme Government.
The regency of the empire has profited with the most
lively satisfaction by the part of the speech relative to the
affairs of Mexico, because in addition to the propriety of the
terms in which it is conceived we remark therein the inte-

rest of his Majesty the Emperor in our cause. It is this, as
your excellency observes, which firmly guarantees that no
opposition shall be made to the conclusion of the work
which has been undertaken and already so far advanced for
the political and social regeneration of our country.
The regency has likewise seen with extreme pleasure the
just and merited appreciation shown by the Emperor in this
imposing and solemn act of the eminent merit and high
qualities of his Imperial Highness the Archduke Ferdinand
Maximilian, whom he fully recognises as Emperor of Mexico,
a circumstance of extreme and incalculable importance for
the development of the events transpiring at the present day,
and which so greatly affect our happiness. These facts and
those rapidly succeeding here by the occupation of the
principal groups of the population of the interior (as your
excellency will see from the annexed documents), lead us
to hope that in a short time Prince Maximilian will come
to a decision, and commence his voyage to the empire the
future destinies of which are confided to him by the ma-
jority of its inhabitants.
In making this reply to your excellency, I renew with
pleasure the assurance of my distinguished consideration.
The Under Secretary, &c., J. M. ARBOYO.
NOTE ADDRESSED BY THE UNDER SECRETARY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS TO HIS EXCELLENCY N. GUTIEREZ DE ESTRADA.
Imperial Palace, Mexico, Dec. 17, 1863,
Sir,—l have the honour to confirm the letter addressed
to you by me on the 10th inst., and forwarded by the
French packet, giving you an account of the state of the
campaign undertaken in the interior of the country by the
Franco-Mexioan army.
In this note I announced to your Excellency the early
occupation of Guanajuato, and in reality this occupation
was effected on the Bth inst., the date on which the town
was :evacuated by Don Manuel Doblado and the forces
under his orders, who took the road towards Leon in the
greatest disorder, leaving numerous deserters on the way.
A party of the Imperial troops have been despatched in
pursuit, and it is probable that the fugitives will in a short
time entirely disperse. In this manner one of the strongest
elements on which the dissidents reckoned to oppose to in-
, tervention will have disappeared. Your Excellency will
acknowledge, after this fact, how well founded has been
the opinion of those who maintained that no serious reist-
ance would bo offered. and that the campaign would
promptly and successfully be concluded.

The town of San Miguel el Grande has been likewise
occupied, as well as Trapuato and other towns and com-
munes of the depaitment of the Guanajuato.

It appears that San Juan de los Lagos has been captured
by Colonel Hermeno, of the Imperial army. Official notice
of this event has not yet been received, but it appears certain,
and if it be so your Eminence will perceive its full import-
ance in view of the approaching submission of Guadalajara,
since it is believed that San Juan de los Lagos is one of
the most considerable towns of the department.
The Hon. Secretary of State charged with the Secre..
tary ship of the Department, J. M. ARROYO.
The Moniteur thus refers to the above document
in its bulletin :—" We draw the attention of our
readers to the correspondence from Mexico which
we publish elsewhere. These documents show the
extreme eagerness with which the Franco-Mexican
troops are welcomed by the population in the towns
and the localities successively occupied, and augur
that in a short time the greater part of Mexico will
have spontaneously adhered to the empire. This
news shows with what satisfaction the words of the
Emperor Napoleon have been saluted which were
uttered in the speech at the opening of the legisla-
tive session, and which referred to the interests of
Mexico."

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