New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-14
THE vRnNUn INVASION OF MEXICO
The Reported Sending Of 10000 moro
French Troops 70 Mexico Unfounded-
The French I'm Washington Credit the
Reported Taking Of PUebln--Tho Re
ported Removal Of Cesns Mclean un-
founded.
From An Occasional Correspondent.

From An OccAsionai Correspondent
WAsHIseTos Jan. ID, 1889
Private letters received from Paris contradict the
news given through English channels Of the send
ing Of an additional force of 10000 French soldiers
to Mexico. They state positively that not single
man above the contingent now in that country will
be sent from France, at least for the present. THIS
report, they say as Veil az most Of those given by
the English correspondents of London newspapers,
was manufactured with the purpose of discrediting
the French expedition which the English and Span
ish Governments regret failing to take part in.
The French Legation at Washington, regularly
informed Of all the movements Of the French army
in Mexico, and knowing its numerical strength to
man. state that the troops do not at the present time
exceed $4,000 effective men, and will not DO In
creased, for the reason that this force 10 than
sufficient for the successful occupation of the coun-
try. It seems, according to last accounts, that the
Mexicsns show go great Partially for the French,
and are 50 willing 10 submit to their rule that the
latter DO not deem it necessary to garrison the cities
they take-s fact which enables them to concen-
trate their whole strength upon the resisting points,
such as Puebla and Mexico. Thus the cities Of
Matamoras, Vera Cruz Jalapa Puente National,
PeTote, &C., now in the power Of the French, are
kept by one or two companies Of soldiers, number
hardly sufficient to act as police, and which have
been left more for the purpose Of defending the city
against the guerrillas than for anything else.
The majority of the French. in this city are In
cned TO believe in the accuracy of the telegrapRie
dispatch which came by way Of Monterey and San
Antonio, announcing the taking Of Puebla by the
French, for the reason that Gen. Douay had been
for some days encamped upon the nights Of Amo.
zoe, which face Puebla with column Of $4,000
men, and that bis presence might have induced Gen.
Ortega to attack him before the forces of Gen. Forey
had arrived. In their estimation Ortega must have
been defeated, and the city. abandoned BY its de-
tenders, have surrendered. What still more con.
tributes TO enforce that belief ID the fact that the off,
GERS of the Turoc the last vessel which left Vera
Cruz, reported, on their arrival in Havana that the
rumor was current when they left Mexico that Pu-
ebla had fallen into the hands Of the French.
The report you published some time ago Of the
removal of Count Mclean, the French Consul ct
New-Oreans, by NJ. MERCER, is at least premature.
For, in the first place, French Minister has no
right to remove Consul the most lie can do is to
suspend him il he has failed to do his duty,
and to call for an investigation by bis Gov
eminent Of bis acts. In the second place, Mr..
Mclean comes to Washington where be has been
summoned as a witness In the Gauthrin transaction
He will not 90 to France but return to New-Orieans
where lie still holds the position Of Consul.