New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-09
FRANCE, MENICO AND THE UNITED
STATES.

We find in our French papers coplous extracts
from the so-called Blue and Yellow Books, pub
lished soon after the meeting Of the French
Chambers The one contains the report OF tns
Department OF Foreign Affairs on the External
Relations of France. the other the DplCmsho
Correspondence. Both, Ne need no, add. aro
deeply interesting.
We published, few days ago. those portions
of The Blue Book which review the Polish sDt
Mexican questions, and the relation Of France
~ the United States. Among the most interest
ing documents in the Yellow Book" which
refer to Mexico and the United States, are
dispatch of Mr.. Drouyn de Lhuys to Gen.
3aaaine. on the French policy in Mexico. and
another which we publish Mis- morning to Count
MERCER, giving an account of conversation
between him (SIr. Drouyn dc Lhuys) and Mr..
Dayton.
The dispatch tn Gen. Bizaine, after brief de-
Tense OF the Mexican expedition, throws out
some interesting intimati0ns as to the future.
The election of Macmillan by the Notabcs, says
the dispatch, can be regarded only as :" first
indication OF the disposition Of the country"
and il now belongs TO the Provisional Govern.
ment to collect the suiTrages Of the people in
such manner rs TO leave 10 doubt or the will
%. tho county The Emperor recommends tina
essential point 10 Cen Bazane's 'partcularst-
tcniion."
We are again assured, and this time moro
explicitly than ever. that il is the desire Of tho
Government OF the Emperor " to restrict, -
promptly as circumstances viii permit, the ex-
tent and the duration" of the French occupation
Of Mexico. In order to facilitate tie withdraw
al of the French. the reorganization of the Mex
lean army is declared TO be an urgent necessity.
Gen. Bazaine i u recommend 10 the Provision
! al Goyernmen. 80 push this matter with tho
creates, possible activity, 10 multiply the ways
of communication and to provide 10. the security
of transports and the rapid Interchange OF cor.
rcspondencc.
An important announcement is male with
regard TO the administration of the finances Oh
| Mexico They are not to be included IN ths
national reorganization Of the country, but must
remain for the present under French control IN
order 70 secure the payment Of the French
claims. The latter are two-iold; those anterior
"a the war and those originating in the war.
III, former will be- examined by a committees
to be appointed BY Mr.. Drouyn do lhuys' ana
luresentcd 10 the Provisional Government; tha
second class will be based on the report OF tas
Ministers OF War and Of the Navy on the ex-
penseS of the expedition. Mr. Drouyn do
Lbuys hopes that he will soon be able 10
transmit TO GEN Bazainc an account OF the totA
claims of France.
Mr.. Drouyn de ihuys in his interview VIII"
Mr. Dayton. officially denied that France III
tended a; present torccognize the Southern 10"
fcdeucy. or that She had concluded t"'' "
which Texa, and Louisiana were TO 10 ''"'
her. With regard to the latter POM ~
cllres tina, he treasured Mr.. Dayton 'n,' ''"''
did not seek. either for herself or ''' o'"'''' my
territorial acquisition in America s,oa,. ,.o,,,.
Taken altogether, these documents pTOddcs
Tia i,nnre..ion than thst the Government ~
w., f IA. entirely abandoned all idea-if Il
ar~r entertained any--of extending her TERRITORY
.o,, -, American continent, and that it III
now marshahns ''' '''N's'" ''' WV
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