The New York herald., 1862-06-17

another In rs place. unless called 70 do BY the
presssd will Of the majority of the nation.
have thus briefly stated the csoses that have nduced
General Prim 70 re-smbsrk the whole of the Spanish
trcops, and led 20 withdraw the moral support VI
Grsa. Britain from policy which feel esrtais hsr Ma
Jsstys government can never approve or
Enclosure in No. 1i9.l
Rnocxs vERRAL coNEIREsu HELD At oKrzABA,
APRIL Q, 1882, BETWEEN The COMMISSIONERS on rHs
Their excslsncies the Penipotsntaris and Command
srs Chief q the forces q the allied Powers being as
Rsus the sitting commenced at one O'Clock in the after
nom.
Having regard the gravity Of the affairs 70 be con-
Gidorsd their excelencs decided that the secretaries
Of tho missions OF England and France should together
with the secretary the mission Sa be present a
this CONFIDENCE TO draw up the pTres peTaJ Ia
His Excsllency the Count de Reus begins by inyn
his Escslsncy sue Admiral Juren TO set forth tho object
cf the conference and the latter that the prn
cipai end OF the conference s agreement
on the answer 70 be made TO communication OF tbs
Mexican government. demanding ths re eembarkation OF
Gsnera Anohte anu OF lne persons accompanying HIM
HIS Excelency Sir Charles Wyke says that II 10
sary 20 come 20 frank and decisive explanation, and
this opinion u shared BY his colleagues.
The Count dc Eeus adds that il is expedsnt 70 know
whether IL s possible TO continue to act in concert
has been hitherto done tor that he and his English
leagues consider the attitude recently BY ths pen
potentiaries Of his Majesty the Epsror contrary
the stipuations ofhs London OF which the
object according 70 them was In the place. to pro-
reparaion for tho grievances which each Of the
hgn Powers had against the Mexican government and
TO exact respect for saties; then arrive, by
Of the moral influence Of the three aions establish
ing strong and durable government, Offering suibSion
guarantees both regards their fellow countrysn
the subjects OF foreign Powers.
bis Excellency reminds the conference that in the
in on The occsa,oo h.n ss
nation " the Mexcans published, anu The sent
to President Juarez was that the Commissioners did
not consider themselves author lied TO decide whether
not there was unity amongst them regards their
spectivs ultimatums, and that In consequence they
had thought right 10 ask for fresh instructions IN that
FosUAct.
His Excssncy desires that should bs well
that the line OF conduct which had been considered by
certain people pr0udicia loss Of time, only
absolute necessity, imposed by the total of means
Of transport. For although the tn allied Powers had
foreseen that under certain circumstances IL woald be
necessary TO advance into the interior Of the country yet
their o1s aT1Scsd at Vera Cruz sO1ao,u adSoiis koa
horses ~thot mules whou any Of the resources tnis
snsdote TO the LGaspcG y provisions, TIE si daG Of
artillery under conditions, Short such as might have
led the belief that they had determined only occupy
the port OF Vera Cruz Howeuer, they hod hardly dsera-
bored sphen the absolute necessity Of peaeratig ir,io The
tnsc'tor Of ne couss'y began te L 6oa acco Of ne
plies, which the gx0ias did not 0lo0 to arrive a. for az
the t0sVn.
In consequence the chiefs OF the allied forces were
kcomstion possible, which obtained with diid.
Guilty and ~ heavy price, extending also, by degrees,
the circle Of ther operations in the environs OF Vera Cruz
Admiral Jurien approves what his Spanish colleague
has just sad and desires that it may be recorded that
hss artillery and the camping materials OF his two
battaons were only able " bs dscmbarlcd On hc 9th
Tho Count do Reus thinks, therefore, that il was net
possible 10 act otherwise, and that entering into
psrsy and amicabe negotiations with the Mexican 70
vernent, tho allies only gained the time which alb
soutey necessary 70 them for preparing 70 march for
gle instant by the government, ~ might have been
thought. War vas mot feared, bat was wished 70
spare Mexico the misortunes which result from IT, and
attain the object Of the alliance without the elusion
Of blood also the Commissioners notified 70 the govern
ment their intention 70 50 forward without asking s
permiss desiring to remain Rt peace but decided
10 modify their resolution.
1t in this spirit that the Count de Rsus authorized
by his colleagues went to La Solcdad on the 10th Febru
ary to have interview there with NJ Dobiado, Minis
ter for Foreign Affairs, and then signed the promina
ies destined 10 determine the respective and
70 basis for the line Of nduct TO be pursued
On the 2Sh the SPANISH army commenced is march.
The Adiral at the hela of Etch troops had already
serious obstacles Hostility, and yet e too aymis Ls
the road sad traces Of aac passage. hrGlids tdyge,
Smdr erv s.a, along fearful roads. rsrci,ssd in The
rear and bore wsss 10 al the d6sc'tss Of the ander
His Excelsncy ADDS that Ii tho expedition had found
itself surrounded by war, disafter might have hap
pened and the European governments would, withou.
doubt have taken their generals severely 70 task for
But at last the spaniards and the French arrived
pssceably their sncampmspts Cordova Orzaba and
Tehuacsn where they bound, says his Excellency
10 await the 18th oil April the day fixed opening
Of tho conferences between the allied Plenpotsntares
and the tiexican Commissioners.
Tho Count dc Reus rocaptulates all the arguments,
perhaps but hfounded which he thought it right 20
~
this lar dist ant date .x -
de salgny observes that it was he who urged this
delay in the opening Of the conference, order
have the time TO receive from his governments the
structions which he expected.
The Count de Reus thon says that, In short neither
tho time passed at Vera Cruz, the time before the
18th OF APRIL could be considered ns wasted and tnst
this is sufficiently proved by what las Just been
forth.
Lastly, all was going on favoraby, and thsre was
hops that every satisfaction intended by the
convention Of l. 'ndon would be obtained by pacific
he, ,a,t-o fn~s OF EnA..
rived, bringing General Anonts and Some other exlss
casting apple OF discord before the conference
In a visit made 10 his Excecncy b. General Airnone,
the latter mad declared TO him frankly thai he had count.
cd the influence OF the three Pow change the
tablished government of Mexico into monarchy and to
place the crown on the head of the Arcfks Maxlisn
OF AUSTRIA that he thought This project would be well
received in Moxico, and perhaps realized before two
months wsfe over.
r Commodore Dunlop observes thai few days after.
wards NJ. Almon;e made the declaration ~ him.
His Excellency the count do Reus had answered Gen.
Amonte that he was Of IN opinion diamsrically oppo
site AM that ne must not count on the support OF SPAIN
that Mexico constituted as republic for forty years.
must necessarily be anti.monarchca and would never
accept institutions with which II unscqaainted,
and which contrary to those which II had adopted
and under which it had existed SO loog,
On the observation Of Gen. Almonte that he felt
Of the support OF the French arms, his Exceency
swered that he would regret u the French government
were TO follow in Mexico . policy which would bs in
opposition the policy always great just and generous
Of the Emperor that in the event, far from probable
but sti possible, Of check sustained BY the French
would feel much pain a. " great misfortune TO
fall on bis own country or on himself; that, lastly he
conured General Amonts not 70 90 forward, for II he
went alone, eKiled ss be WAS by decree, just
just, going 10 destruction, and he escorted
by the troops Of one OF the allied Powers, this fact
would produce alarn which would compromise the
results o the good policy followed up N this day by THO
Commissioners.
soon however. the arrival Of French troops was
known at Orizaba and al Tehuscan; DuS NJ The
time known that, at the order u Gsnsrs Do Lo
rsnccz, battalion Of Chasssuru was ssoortng Gensral
Amonte and his companions on the road from vsra
Cruz TO Tshuacan. Admiral Jurisn thought right
consequence et the Mexican government know ef hts
resolution commence tho ls Of April the rstrograds
movement forssesn in the prslimnariss OF Soledad II
conferences did not come 70 satisfactory result
Admiral Jurion explains that first Of all he confined
himself TO causing indirect ntrnaton Of his resolu
luton be gwen 70 the hsxcan government and that
he only addressed ocial note this subject, after
havnb rs,syod himself from General Zaragoxa letter
which 10 him longer any hope Of obtaining from the
Confsrcrccs or C,kaba result confcrinable 70 the In
tsrosts and dignity Of FRANCE
Ths Count c a.ssus remarks that ~ this time only him
SELF ana his English colleague wore a. 0zaba ana snas on