New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-19
THE AMERICAN AND MEXICAN
QUESTION IN EUROPE.
The FSrss Division Of Rrcnch ISoa.CIads
In Metien-Wiil Probably Winter in
the Golf 81 Mcxics Another Piet In
Preparasisn-Inseu Of the French
Government - Acceptance or Prince
Maxi@iiian-u Preparations for De-
parsure-A Mexican Fleet Ordered In
France.

France. -
prom a oceasion.i Corr, ,ponsen,. % =. zee,
The first division OF the French iron-eiad nect'
under command OF Admiral Pinaud has just started
rom Cherbourg on trial trip. That division consists
olive ,,eel.cad frigaes La Goire La Couronns LIN
sipcble La Magenta la Solierno and an iron tender
the size Of our monitors and like them submerged
called La Tslismsn.
The object Of this trip understand to try the sea
going qualities Of the newly constructed heet To that
end the Minister of the Navy has selected the Equinoc
ta season with Its attendant rough seas and bos!erous
weather ~ the time best suited for experiment Of
ths kind.
II announced that this little trip once over the same
division viii extend It's experiment on larger scale,
and will in all probability follow tine track Of the Russian
fleet and make its Winter quarters in the Gulf OF
Mexico.
Another division composed Of vessels Of the same
character will be ready in IL few months, making tie
total number Of French irouclad ships twelve These
naval prcpa atoms are the subject Of oil sorts of com
ment- among diplomats and politicians. They see In
them sure Indication OF with Russia ana per
hans with the United States These speeulations now
ever have no foundation in fact at least as yet am
assured that all that the French Government now pro
poses is 10 place tho naval power OF France on Pa
with that Of England II not in the number OF ships then
In superiority Of their construction. which 80 Tar rs
iron clads are concerned. have no rival in Europe
Prince Macmillan has decidedly might say unre'
,eryedly accepted the crown Of the Mexican empire
| Tie condition put by him TO the Mexican delegation
that he wanted the offer made TO BIN to be the free
and spontaneous viii Of the people, is in reality no con
dition at ALL for the simple reason that the Mexican
tum,ra,e has already taken oil necessary measures 70
satl,f, the Prince ON that point The Prince himself
knows perfectly well what to think OF the state oil pupc
opuion In Mexico and is fully satisfied that his election
ia In accordance with the wishes VI the immense ma
joriiy Of TIC peogle,
He enterains so little doubt on that subject thar
during the last two months he has been engaged III
making tho requisite preparations for his departure lie
has already selected most of his advisers as well as he
persons who are to compose his reinue As Great Az
miral of the Austrian Navy he will also be accompanied
IN this countr, by several naval officers whose Intention
il IL 10 devote themselves TO the creation ana Organic"
tion Of Mexican Navy. large enough 10 compete w"
any navy of the New World.
Isa starting point It is said that tho Mexican Gov
rn,.n, has ordered, in France. three ironei"d mig
o,e. and two soopsofwar The money to be apphed IL
A., ,u,nose will come out of the Mexican loan now
non IN Paris. Vienna, aud London under the auspices
| ~ tho French Government.