Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-04-11
THE wAR IN MEXICO.

.fHPote0li 4EefsHea 90 s7Fgsfiafe.
Paris Correspondence Of the London Times. slsrsb D
There have besa rumors for some days psst
that u IS contemplated to resume negotiations
/ with the Mexican governmeat after the capture
/ OF Puebls. II is undenisbs that the results of
the campaign have sadly disappointed the EN-
peror snd caused much diseontsnt, which is prt
confined to eivilisns TIE worst of It q tbaf
there Is no Certainty Of doing much better
within e reasonable time. The evacuation Of
Iempico as Of Jslapa, snd particularly tba
former, was q measure imposed By neeessitv
Every one, not excepting the French. is heartily
sick OF the whole affair. Some military sueesSq
IS indispensable for the honor of the French
arms, either before PUeba, OF, better still before
Mexico Itself; and, this once obtained. the F1-
peTor would have fair sxeuse for wifh7ravyino
the troops, and leaving the Mexicaas ana tbs
Latin races" to eiVilizs themselves IN their
own way
A ffenehman who was in the military ssrvics
OF AeG'eo Tor many years, and who gained the
Ieuk OF general in 1896 had an audisnes IF sbo
Emperor three or four times bstween The lat If
JsnuaTy and the l5Jh Of February. and cave
hlm good deal Of useful information on tbs
country and It's capabilities ia q military Doiut
OF Vlew. Ten months before be had a eonvsr.
sation with one Of the French mrssbsls AZ I'm
Ion, and told him. but without effect. vvbst h.
Tspested 10 January and February LASS 10 he
emperor. u appears that the officer in aues-
aon who has had great experiences in MeTiean
"aIiare' assured his majesty that he would re-
fulto AZ army OF 3ofty tGousand men az least,
70 make bis way 20 and take Mexico
Ihe Emperor must have sat some vsIus on
the opinions Of this Off er, if it be true a. it is
salai thst ne left by the Florida on the l5h Of
iass month, tor Mexico, on a special mission.
From the London Post, March II
In speaking of Mexican affairs, we stated
last week that, according to recent iuforsiation
nom Ptrs, much disquietuda ngSs prevalent an
the subj ct. The sds.ess to-dsy conf N tbis
sud 81 me ssme time lead to the belief that
Vis,0ry once obtained By General Forev, so as
20 MAINTAIN the well known reputation Of the
gallant French troops, tho Emperor viii let tha
Mexican people settle their own affairs AS best
they think proper.
Paris Correspondence Of the London Times March Ion
extract the following passage from the 10
port OF The legislative commission on iho q" recti
ned budget regarding the expenditure for the
Mexican expedition After sDeaking0f me eight
millions demanded By ths Minister IF war. and !
tae seventeen millions by the Minister Of Ma |
rIoe it concludes; It appears that thess ex-
penses apply Almost exclusively to the II -xican /
expedition; that when the flesn millions
were granted by the Chamber on the 23d Of I
June, 1867. in addition 20 the SUES si. 4
ready included in the Ie3li6sd budget. The 4
expenses Of the Minister of War Tor tbs (
Mexican expedition had been ealenlated on 1
an e1.eriYe turos Of II 900 men. $500 horses
that me total credits allotted to the department.
OF marine and colonies by shs laws Of the 2sth I
OF June, 1851, end July, 1852, had been caleu. I
lated so az 10 keep at sea, for all the require-
ments OF the service, an average force of ~ S3I
men and go ships but, as subsequently,. and i
toward the months Of August and September. !
the necessity CT greater Development Of our /
naval and military forces became evident, the I
effective strength Of the eXp4dit0nary force was 7
successfully carried to g 600 men and 5000
horsesi while on the other hand, and from
the same eircumstances instead of 90 ships.
as estimated Tor By the minister of marine. 4
there were in reality three hundred ships ken, as
sea Cor thirty ships over and above the uunlI.sr
foT) employed in the Mexican exc
iihon, and at the same time, the crews sqi-
orseed in 1862 were increased by 4746 men be-
7ond the number originally intended
Paris Cor. Of the London Telegraph March 81
Speaking Of the Mexican question, a version
more OF less authentic is in circulation here TO-
lay to account for the delays or General Forey.
1e Is metamorphOsed into a kind of General
Hannibal retained at Orizaba, as in 2 new Ca.
'ua, by the Jteass given ia bis honor by AImonts.
md by the charms Of 8 young Mexican lsdv
7ho has found the way 30 his heart