The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-17
which the road is to traverse, and as New. 'ofA
city and State VIII get their full share OF sA0
profits, let the bill be passed.
The Secrets or the Mexican Expedition
Revealed.

European coalition, by the withdrawal of two Of
its members, and of the motives which impe.led
them thereto, is told in the highly interesting
British Minister to Mexico, Sir G. Wyke, which
will be found in our columns this morning.
From these dispatches it appears that the de-
sign of Napoleon in tho expedition was totally
distinct from that of Spain and England. and
utterly at variance with the convention of Lon
don, agreed upon by the three Powers. 1t is
placed beyond all doubt that Almonte, under
the encouragement of Napoleon, offered the
throne Of Mexico to an Austrian archdnke,
who, by secret understanding with Napoleon,
accepted the offer, and that, under the protec
ton of the French army, Almonte proceeded to
Mexico on that mission. Gould the force of
imperial audacity further go9
As in the case of the Crimean war, Napoleon
thus drags England after his tail; and were it
not for the wholesome dread inspired by the
sudden and rapid development Of our vast naval
and military resources, and the we'll known
traditional policy of this country to prevent
the Intervention of European Powers in the af-
Spain would have continued to play second fid-
die to him to the end of his grand Mexican march.
Napoleon calculated that if these Powers
would follow in his wake he would make a
good thing out Of it, and even war with the
United States, in which England and Spain
would have everything to lose and France no
thing, could be only slightly injurious to him,
"a Isn a.. ~ la.
hand, if they abandoned the enterprise he was
sure to make political capital out of it.
He would represent to the Pope and the ultra
montana party in France that he was ready to
do everything for the Catholic religion in Mexi
co, but that he was defeated in his pur-
poses by England and Spain. He would
thus rouse against those Powers the influence of
the Church, and he would enlist it in his cause
in the event of his picking quarrel with them
for deserving him.
1t is confessed by Earl Russell that it was
the fear Of "a collision with France that induced
England to enter into the coalition. "Had they
cher Majesty's ministers) pursued their own
course separately, and refused to act with
France and Spain. they would have produced
irritation and unsatisfactory relations, perhaps
collisions, between the military and naval
forces of the three great European Powers"
But when the young giant republic Of America
awoke from his sleep and shook himself, the
stronger than the apprehension of French hos
tilities. That England will soon have to brave
the latter there can be very little doubt.
The French Commissioners in Mexico have
treated England and Spain with contempt;
and in this not only are they endorsed by Ma
poleon, but he has sgniied his opinion that
they were not sufficiently violent in their
course He repudiates the treaty made with
the Mexican government after the arrival Of
the expedition by the representatives of the
three European Powers. The purport of that
treaty was, that the allied forces, on the ground
Of the suffering health Of the troops, should be
permitted temporarily to proceed beyond the
fortified passes Of the Chiquihuite, but that
they should be withdrawn to their former posi-
ton in the event Of the French government not
acceding to the proposed conference to be held
between the representatives of the three Powers
and of Mexico at Orizabs on the 18th Of
April, to settle the questions in dispute in an
amicabls manner; or, in the event of not agree
ing to the demand Of Mexico, to send out of the
country General Almonte and other obnoxious
exiled Mexican rebels of the reactionary party
whom the French Admiral had brought with
him to aid in overthrowing the very govern
ment with which he had apparently been sent
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tive of the French government at Soledsd, was
rejected by Napoleon. who would not consent
to the sending away Of Almonte, nor agree to
take any part in the proposed conferences, nor
yet carry out the stipulation that the army
should retire to the position it occupied before
the treaty. "On to the city Of Msxico!' was
the imperial order The consequence was that
the English and Spanish forces withdrew, and
. collision took place between the Mexican and
French troops, in which the latter were over
whelmed with defeat and greater disasters
still await them If they do not make q speedy
retreat to the coast, to encounter there the
vomito or embark for France.
How dismal the prospect before the remnant
Of that little army of six thousand men may be
imagined from the official statement of the
representatives Of the three allied Powers re-
corded in the proces-verbal Of the conference
held between them on the 9th Of April at ORR
zaba. They say that their troops, compelled
70 move from the seacoast to the interior to e.
cape the terrible mortality from disease, and to
pffocrre f-avtlons, which had been completely
cut of from them by the fuerillas, left on their
line Of march sad traces Of their passage-in-
valids, baggage, horses or mules, which, not
being able to follow the column. under fiery
sun, along fearful roads, remained m the rear,
and bore witness to oil the difficulties Of tho
undertaking." And what says Sir G. wyke to
Earl Russell! "As soon ~ the French army
begins It's hostile advance swarms Of Mexican
cavalry will be down here to cut OF their COM