The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-20 00:00:00

TIIE DEFEAT OF MAXIMILIAN.

....
Misfortune and disaster to the Imperial cause in
Mexico are following each other in rapid succession,
and the overthrow of the empire and the speedy
capture and possible death of Maximilian seem
almost certain. Queretaro, his stronghold, has
fallen into the hands of its liberal besiegers. Mira-
mon, the ablest of the Imperial generals, is dead,
and Maximilian is already a fugitive, seeking if he
may find any available escape from the country.
Secretary Seward's special messenger to intercede
for the life of the Emperor has not yet found
President Juarez, and it is said that his mission
would be of no avail, as Minister Campbell,
through whom the note was sent, as Mexi-
can Minister, has never occupied and does
not now occupy that position. Juarez has ordered
his generals to capture Maximilian alive, and they
will doubtless be content if they secure possession of
his Majesty. Miguel Miramon, whose death, ac-
companied by the fall of Queretaro, was the most
damaging blo Iv the empire has yet received, was
about thirty-six years old, and for the last ten
years has played a prominent part in the Mexican
drama. lie was commander of the army during
Zuloaga's presidency, and succeeded him in that
position. The claims of England, France, and
Spain against Mexico which finally resulted in the
French expedition thither, and the establishment
of Maximilian's empire were all based on treaties
effected by Miramon.—Springfield Republican.

The Great Eastern certainly moves in a sea of
troubles, and her career of misfortune seems to have
been brightened only, by one grandact. On Friday
evening last week Mr. J. W. Carr, of Liverpool,
solicitor, acting on behalf of 300 of the late crew,
forwarded affidavits to the Court of Admiralty in
support of their claims for wages for three months,
amounting to £4,500. On Saturday morning
citation was issued, and the Receiver of Wrecks
at Liverpool, acting on behalf of the Marshal
of the Court of Admiralty, seized the great
ship, and is now in possession. Instructions
were sent to institute another suite on behalf
of 30 more seamen. .Another suit has been insti-
tuted against her for towage services, and yet an-
other for necessaries ~to the amount of £BOO. A
meeting of the seal-mut has been held. It is under-
stood that the owners decline to pay until it is de-
cided I,v some compot,mt court what is the amount
really due to the men., so that they may be in a
position to institute a. ;suit against the French com-
pany. At the Liverpt +ol Police-court Captain Sir
James Anderson appeared in answer to two sum-
monses by the purser and a seaman for the reco-
very of wages due to tl.em for the voyage last made
from and to Liverpool and New York, via Brest.
The company did not dispute the liability for the
voyage, and judgment lor the amounts claimed in
each case was given, . _

The FrencliGovernmen t is said to have issued
orders for the cessation of the armaments which
have recently been carried.

YACHTING IN AMERICA.

Already preparations are being made for the coming
season, and in a few weeks the results will appear
of the present activity. The eclat attending Mr.
Bennett's performance last year has stimulated the
ambition of builders and owners, and a greater dis-
play than ever is anticipated. Among the boats
most prominent in former seasons, we notice the
schooners Magic, Ex-Commodore M'Vickar, owner,
and .L' Hirondelle, belonging to Mr. Bennett, at
Newport ; the Foam, the property of Mr. Maitland,
at Stonington ; Mr. Laper's Palmer and the schooner
Josephine, belonging to the late Daniel Devlin, and
now offered for sale by his executors ; also Captain
Palmer's sloop Sallie B. Day. At New London are
the schooners Widgeon, one of George. Steer's last
models, and a very favourite boat, Mr. Frank Os-
good owner; Haze, an old favourite, at present the
property of Messrs..,Van Schaick and Devlin
the Ca/ypso, built for and owned by Mr.
Bache; Phantom, Commodore Stebbins ;
bier, Messrs. Fearing, Skiddy, and Gandy;
and Sylvie, also one of George Steer's boats,
now owned by Mr. Dodge. The latter has been
entirely refitted and supplied with new masts,
sails, and rigging. The well-known schooner Maria
is laid up at Hoboken, and will not be used this
summer, as her owner, Mr. E. A. Stevens, is pre-
paring to visit Europe. Among the new yachts
building or built, Mr. P. Lorillard's new schooner,
nearly ready at Westervelt's yard, is one of the
largest ever built in America. Her length over all
is 142 feet; breadth of beam, 28 feet ; hold, 10 feet.
She has very hollow floor and ends, is a keel boat,
but so framed that, if desirable, the keel may here-
after be removed, and a centre board substituted•
She will have a heavy iron shoe attached under her
keel to serve as ballast, and as a protection should
she at any time take the ground. She is intended
to take part in the regatta at Paris. .

Mr. Fish has modelled a small yacht
(36 feet on
deck) for Mr. Livingston, formerly owner of the
sloop Annie, which is now building at the establish-
ment of Albertson Brothers, Philadelphia. Also a
yacht of about the same size, intended to enter in
the French regatta for smaller boats, to be built in
England.
Messrs. C. and H. Poillon have a first-class yacht
on the stocks in their yard in Brooklyn. Her keel,
113 ; deck, 125 feet ; beam, 26 feet 8 inches ;
hold, 11 feet; mainmast, 90 feet; foremast, 89 feet;
about 310 tons. She will have all the latest improve-
ments, and her rigging is being made in England, she
is constructed with a view to great speed, and is 3
keel boat. Lennox of Gowanus Bay is building 3
sloop yacht, 43 feet on deck, for Mr. Edward liar"
vey, of the Atlantic Club. A. M. Whitman, builder
of the sloops Nautilus, Jennie Cable, and Glance will
shortly launch a schooner yacht, the Alice, built for
Mr. G. W. Kidd, and intended to cross the Atlantic
this summer. She is a keel boat of about 100 tons;
keel, 65 feet; deck, 75 feet ; beam, 20 feet ; hold, 7
feet, and will draw about 5 feet of water without
her board. Messrs. Pine and Davis have ready 3
schooner for Mr. Stevens of the Hoboken Club,
called the Lucille ; length, 51 feet ; breadth, 17 feet;
and 5i feet deep ; built for comfort and acconnne;
dation more than for speed. Also a sloop,
.70 feet
on deck, very sharp, and expected to be very fast.
Messrs. Herreshoff and Stone, whose boats have
attracted much attention, have recently launched 3
schooner yacht, called the Sadie, for Mr. Bates
,(,f
,)
Boston, of the following proportions :—On deck, vt
feet; beam, 16 feet; depth, 51 feet. Her centre board
extends unusually far aft, and is straddled by her
mainmast—a decided novelty in yacht building'
They have also a sloop for sale, 36 feet on deck/
which is pronounced to be a marvel of accom-
modation and elaborate finish for so small a
boat. At South Boston Captain Bearse has
launched a schooner, intended for the Paris Regatta.
Length of keel, 80 feet ; deck, 105 feet ; beam, 26
feet 6 inches ; depth, 10 feet. She is finished with
the view of carrying 50 passengers, and will b°
rigged as a topsail and top-gallant-sail schooner.
Ihe following are the dimensions of her principal
spars :—Mainmast, 82 feet ; foremast, 70 feet ;
main-boom, 56 feet; fore-boom, 26 feet; bowsprit
(out-board), 20 feet ; main-gaff, 27 feet ; fore-gaff,
26 feet ; a squaresail-yard, 55 feet; topsail-Yard'
27 feet; and topgallant-sail yard, 16 feet. Canvas,
about 1,600 yards.
Mr. Townsend, of Portsmouth (New Hampshire),
builder of the sloop Alice, is commencing the
schooner Storm King for Messrs. Gibson, England'
Mr. Fish is modelling a schooner of 170 tons for
Mr. George Lorrilard, formerly owner of the sloop
Eva.
Many of our English readers may be surprised at
the above list, learning perhaps for the first dime
the encouragement given in America, to the de-
signers and builders of the best yacht models.--
Anglo-American Times.