, 1863-11-17
AMERICAN AND MEXICAN
AFFAIRS.
yinit Of Mercfcr TO Forcy-Thc Seizure
Of tho Rebel hams in France-A
French Fleet for Mexico.


The Embaseador ct France, II. Mesc1er, is,
am Ibid, about to leave Washington for New
Yclk, Tor The purpose Of pay Ing his respects
to Gen. Forty, your unexpected gdcst, His
arrival In Jour city has taken the French Le-
gaticn By surprise, for it vas not expected
that he Hcu1d visit the United States. 1t
eeen.s that the General himself mas unwilling
10 stop here, and that his presence among
you Is simply due TO the want Of coal for the
frgate Panama, which ca7les him back to
Fr3pce.
Although II. Mercler had repeatedly as
suted Mr. Seward that the French govern
mint would Lever permit or tolerate any In
rsction Of tie neutrality to which France wss
pledge d on the American question, neycrthe-
LEES, rEe official advice OF its intention to
stop the rams now building In French. ports
for Confederate account, las been received
here with q general feeling Ct satisfaction It
ia now pretty well settled fact, that no rebel
rayy-5ard IN Wh1ch It has been built.
The military authorities Of Cherbourg have
inst received the official order to 1T out thit-
1een vessels to sail shortly for the Gulf Of
Mexico. This order clearly indicates that the
French goyer9ment places NO reliance in the
ance seemed 10 g1ve to Its projects, but that
1t Intends 10 carry On the pacIdcation Of Mex
ico on it's own acccunt, and Without the par
Iteration OF any interested parties.
These vessels, understand, are not going
10 b3ire p1o,i itions TO the army {the supply
thon sufficient for that purposel but men,
arms, and Munitions Of war. The Intention
Of the Emperor il to bring about the
settlement Of the Mexican difficulties betoro
ne1l Spring. and to employ in the prosecu-
ity which is Characteristic Of all French mill
taTy expeditions. He evidently desires to get
rid Of this difficulty before the time for 3
war Tlih RuEEia arrives, 70 a. not to hare On
lis hands Two wars at once.
There Is smother reason for the Emperor to
do awag with tie military Obstacles to the
Mexican expedition as soon as POT slble. This
is the cifhcultJ In Starting the Mexican loan.
IL fact 80 lorK ae Juafez'c army and the bands
OF royi1 z gue1illas disturb the peace and se,
cu1i'y u Tie county, to the perpetual hin.
dracce Of agriculture, industry, and trade, IL
viii be extremely difficult II not Impossible
| the market, aud to recommend tito the con-
fidence Of the financial world. What makes
HIN Etfu more anxious to secure Its SUCCESS
Is the TACT that he looks upon 1t as a
means Of partially covering the 500. .000, 600
Of The de eaiipg debt Of France By retaining
the amount Of which has been fixed at $780,.
10000. This would sensibly diminfsh the
iLfne1ce Of bis opponents In the legislative
body, ~bo, with If. Theirs at their head, in
tend TO toinyestjgate closely the pres ent budget,
sid paes a censpre upon the extzaordin-
! Tits explains the motives Of the present ef
fort to cruth Juarez and restore order, the
wont Of which has rendered past succesA val
ue1ese, and derarged all dnancla1 p1ana. .
The last news f1tm Mexico reI4esen1s tnat
sonaty Is heng each gnndef the
ofr1e os .ef y leaders, having no relations one
| With the Other, but each working {or 1ts own
beLeht. French officers say these guerillas
ere fctmed out Of JaaIcz's army, which. be-
Ing 1egar6lets Of all diaeipline, has divided
itke1f into fragments and spread all over the
drnatfon t!om tho news recsived from Ha-
Tana, stating that Gen. Negrett's army,
formerly 5, 900 strong, has dwfndled down to
$50 meu. If this statement Is true, Juarez LIS
IN 70 pcsition to Iesist the french column
Low marching against him, and the proba-
billy is that he will be compelled to leaye
ssn Luis, and to fai back upon Durango.
It Is reported that $50 gueiilIas have recent
l. " attacked the railroad train now running
Between Vera Cruz and La Soledad. In the
cars Te1e several hundred passengers and
or}y fourteen French soldiers, commanded
lied on With the tsEocisy peculiar 10 gue,i}}as.
Several pafEepge1e, the commanding officer,
and three soldiers were killed. Bat notwlth-
tta1diDg the disparity Of forces, the guerilias
we're nn.lly put 10 flight, leaving In the hands
Of the French fourteen Of their men. Who
were hung on the spot
TIE depre dations Of the guerfllas are not
confined to Vera Cruz, but extend over all
the provinces Of Mexico. It would not be
surprising II their determination was to re-
4uite double the number Of soldiers now in
active service, and the French Government
may be compelled to send another army to
Mexico. am assured that 1t will do 10 ii
necessary. The thirteen vessels no v ordered
to be fitted out at Cher bourg are an indication
That It will make all the efforts required for
the pacihcation of the country.