The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-09 00:00:00

" MINISTER TEJADA TO ADMIRAL TEGETIIOFF.

" ' Baron Lago, who acted as Austrian Charge
d'Affaires near the Archduke ; Baron Magnus,
who acted as Minister of Prussia, and Dr.
Basch, family physician of the Archduke, some time
ago asked permission to remove the mortal remains
of Maximilian. The Government replied to all
three that it had reasons for not acceding to their
request. This reply was given because Government
thought that its duty required that, previous to de-
termining whether permission b 3 allowed to remove
the Archduke's remains to Austria, either au official
document of the Austrian Government, or an ex-
press authority from the Archduke's family request-
ing the Republican Government to deliver the re-
mains, should be submitted to the consideration of
Government.

" Although Vice-Admiral Tegethoff, by reason
of his social position in Austria and his personal
merits, is deserving of consideration on the part of
the Mexican Government, the latter cannot decide
to grant him permission to remove the Archduke's
remains; seeing that he has brought with him no
credential fulfilling either of the above two requi-
sites deemed imperative in the case. The Presi-
dent of the Republic has authorised the Minister
for Foreign Affairs to inform Vice-Admiral
Tegethoff that when either of said requisites shall
be satisfied, whether by an official document from
the Austrian Government or by an express authority
from the family requesting the Archduke's remains,
the Government of the Republic will be disposed to
permit their removal to Austria out of a due regard
to the natural sentiments of piety that prompt such
a request. This Government, out of the same senti-
ments of piety, has in the interim ordered that the
remains be embalmed, entombed, and cared for with
all the decorum due to a departed being.

"'S. LERDO DE TEJADA.7

" The following are the instructions that were
forwarded to General Escobedo in regard to the
remains of Maximilian, Mirainon, and Mejia

" San Luis Potosi, June 18.

g‘ General Mariano Eseobedo, Queretaro,"

" Permission has been asked of the Government
to remove the remains of Maximilian to Europe
after the execution. This has not been granted ;
bat on account cf the said petition the President of
the Republic has ordered that you be governed by
the following instructions :
" 1. After the execution, should any of the re-
latives of Don Miguel Miramon or Don Tomas
Mejia request their remains, you shall at once allow
then to take possession of them.
" 2. You alone shall take the proper measures
regarding the remains of Maximilian, and not allow
any one else to take any measures in relation thereto.
" 3. You shall take the precaution to have
coffins of zinc and wood made to contain the re-
mains of Maximilian, and also of Don M. Miramon
and Don T. Mejia, in case the relatives of these last
do not claim them.

" 4. Should any one request permission to em-
balm or inject the remains of Maximilian, or do
anything else that you may deem proper, you shall
refuse them permission, but in such case you shall
take measures to have this done yourself in due
time, having care that it be done by Mexicans on
whom you can rely, and that all things be done in
a decorous manner for account of the Government.
You shall not refuse foreigners permission to be
present.

" 5. After the execution you shall take care of
the remains of Maximilfa:n, and of the others also,
if their relatives do not claim them, everything
being done with that decorum due after justice has
been satisfied.

" 6. You shall have the remains of Maximilian
deposited in a becoming and safe place, under guard
of the authorities.

"' 7. At the entombment of the remains of
Maximilian, and of the others, in case their rela-
tives do not claim them, you shall see that the cus-
tomary religious ceremonies be performed.

" S. LERDO DE TEJADA.' "

"The following is the correspondence that has
passed between Baron de Lago, Baron von Magnus,
Dr. Basch, and Minister Tejada in relation to
Maximilian's remains :

" Baru de Lago to Minister Tejada.
" Taeubaya, June 19.
" Citizen President,—l request that you will
have the goodness to allow me possession of Maxi-
milian's remains, so as to remove thorn to Europe.
"'BARON DE LAGO:
Minister Tejada to Baron de Lago.
'‘ San Luis Potosi, June 20, 10.15 p.m.
" Baron de Lago, Tacubaya,—The President of
the Republic has ordered me to say to you, in reply
to your telegram of yesterday, received to-night,
that for weighty reasons you cannot be allowed to
dispose of the remains of Maximilian.
" S. LEIMO DE TEJADA.'
" Baron von Magnus to Minister Tejada.

" San Luis Potosi, June 28.

" Excellency Senor Don Sebastian Lerdo de
'Tejada,--Senor,—The Prince, while a prisoner at
Queretaro, on the eve of his death, in a letter signed by
his own hand, and addressed to General Escobedo,
expressed his wish that his mortal remains might be
confided to us—Dr. Samuel Basch, family physician
of the deceased, and myself—to the end that Dr

Basch should accompany his body to Europe, and
that I should see to having it embalmed and to
all that regards its removal to Europe. In com-
pliance with the wish of the deceased Prince, which
he verbally made known to me, the removal of his
remains should take place without any demonstra-
tion and in such a manner as to avoid carefully any-
thing that may excite such or even arouse public
curiosity.

" ' Hence I reiterate the request which I have
had the honour to lay before your Excellency, to
the effect that you will have the goodness to give
the necessary order, so that the mortal remains may
be entrusted to me, and I will comply willingly with
all that may be required as to their removal to the
coast, and on board of one of the vessels of the
Austrian navy stationed at Vera Cruz.
" I avail myself of this occasion to renew the
protestations of my highest consideration.

" A. VON MAGNUS.'
" Minister Tejada to Baron von Magnus.

" ' San Luis Potosi, June 30.

" Baron A. von Magnus, &c. :—Senor,—l have
received the communications which you had the
goodness to address me yesterday on the subject of
the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, of Hapsburg,
having on the eve of his death expressed the wish
that his mortal remains might be intrusted to you
and Dr. Basch for their removal to Europe.
" <As 1 have already had the honour of stating
to you, the Government of the Republic believes
that, for several reasons, it cannot permit that the
mortal remains of the Archduke be removed to
Europe. Hence I regret that I must reply that this
Government cannot give the orders which you wish
to that effect.

," I take this occasion of repeating, Baron,
that I remain your most respectful and obedient
servant,

" S. LERDO DE TEJADA.'
" Dr. Samuel Basch to Minister Tejada.

" ' Mexico, July 27.

" Citizen Lerdo de Tejada, Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs,—The undersigned, with all due
respect, has the honour of setting forth to you,
Citizen Minister, that as family physician of the
late Archduke Maximilian, he has been intrusted by
him with the duty of removing his remains to Europe
for delivery to his family. That such was his wish
appears, both from the letter signed by himself and
addressed on June 16th last to Don Carlos Rubis, at
Queretaro, a copy of which I have the honour to
enclose, and from the one dated the 18th of the
same month, the original of which is in possession
of General Escobedo, as appears from the letter of
Colonel Ricardo Villanueva, which I also enclose.
" ' In fulfilment of this order I coasider it a sacred
duty (and I hasten to discharge it) to beg that you,
Citizen Minister, will deem it proper to order the
delivery of said remains to m:), grounding this my
request on the fact that by superior orders the re-
mains of his two companions in misfortune have
been delivered to their families, and that at no period
has the supreme Government refused to deliver the
mortal remains of any one to his relatives. Finally,
I request an answer to this my petition, whatever
may be its tenour,so that when I return to my country
I can justify myself before the family of the deceased
Archduke, and show that I did all I could to obtain
the delivery of the remains referred to.
" ' Thankful for whatever favour may be granted
by you, I remain your most respectful and obedient