The New York herald., 1865-03-14

TO have gone all one way In military mattcn Generals
Echeagaray and Gutierrez have been sgnaiIy defeated
have ntimated thor intention yield and come nte
the imperial fold In fact Echeagaray has already made
application to that effect but the Pfect refused TO
ceive any terms whatever from him. and he has renewed
the application 10 the head OF another department
Marshal bazaiGe has Just given publicity to his repor.
French corps are OF course handsomely mentioned
tnere y any amount OF judicous gorifcson really
e ana reflects great credit upon the skin and especially
the rapid achievements OF the French engineers who
made clean job Of it, Considering the difficulties OF
reaching such distant place. and then scientifically
sesting II, aud keeping up their supplies through
mountainous and inaccessible q country the French
have vastly improved in the last years Mexican
| campaigners There is little since my last in rea-
tion to tho war-nothing frou sonora and snaoa now
the principal remaining field OF operations Here and
there guerilla pounce upon villages strip hacendas
or commit ravages small scale; but the imperial
rule Is fast becoming fixed fact and In the
treme NORTH whore Juarez still holds court, at Chihua
hua there scarcely any respectable force Of liberals
EUROPEAN NATIONS ADVENT THE xnpiRE
The official journal has lately published number Of
countries response tho Official announcement OF his
advent In Mexico Among them arc those Of the EN-
the Grand Dukes Of Brunswick, schwerin
and OF Meckenburg Streltz, the Swiss Council, the
G9rmsn Confederation the free city Of Hamburs and
portion of the speech Of the King Of Portugal at the
opening Of the Court in which he recognises the empire
and accreds its envoy extraordinary and minister pen
the Ssssaad, ssasss that ssnor Grpp, Who had been
Count Latour, the former having been unable make
the journey The last letters from Spain Announce
the arrival Al Paris of the Marou;s IA Rivera Ervov
Extraordinary Sc INC OF Ensn n the Corrt
Of MaximIian This Diplomat was formerly snsnsh
Minister AT the Court Tha arrival and
ton or the British Minister 1Mr scsrietts v.s AZ
scribsd in former letter NJ Scarett said n have
formerly been English minister at Constantinople. NJ
lust arrived He ia the BELGIAN Minister the same vho
on nsa sn lion ns
Islands TO be represented here say the papers,
and publish the fact that Kamehameha III wishes to be
ernment Al Oonstantinople the sultan has given :
grand reception TO the envoy Of MaxmilianDon Pablo
envoy with the Order of Meidie who tben nrocaeded
to Athens and received equally prayina honors from
George of Greece In fact every government in En-
rope autocratic despoc or democratic cmperors kinrs
sultans and ALL have not hestated 10 pat the infant en-
patbIe with the circumstances 49,
cEIEBRArIoN or wAsuIyGroSs RRrupAy
Meantime the loyal Americans Of Mexico or at least
at the United States Consulate at the invitation OF MI
Oticrbourg United States Consul at Mexico, and cele
Washngton,s birthdau with dinner that woud h.v 20
done honor to the most recherche hotel in New York The
occasion brought out deal Of patriotism in the shane
Of speech song and sentiment such as Is rarely heard
in Mexico in those days Of doubtful dpomatc reations
na oa
the snbsanals had heen div attendat ,n tha .t;",
m wnch r evayoody had been Sons up for two Or
rae, onJ nnt, ,1yo n,cocr re ~ , nu .ss. mali
anceasing ars q toas,s and speeches. expressing
could evoke and
.p'' -1''s ~ now apsirs,a,si sns THING WAS DONE.
% sOass navns 6een disposed o. with due
py an Is h @ von
decorssS % WAS Dran,y lighted and
of em,nent Americans among which ,hat - W. ;.
a % ana occupied me most prominent place
Observation-Disclosures cor and ali The whole thipr ,vss
grand success Il was noised about .Aas Msrico Tco
tha d.v hefors that Ia. Insss.csns ,rsnndoJ
10 have celebration and rnanw wsra ths
speculations as to its cause Ahont' m;cnISh, 'ns
nrobabv attrsctaS nv The annvpe f; wh o o, ,h
spread eagle speech or perhaps sent thher by the au
thoriiies 70 take notes and soo ~ anv 49, ~
tered Int u vas agrceJ ard s ahs w -.
ac that the inited states we're not
ia Mexico the subject matter Of speeches should be con-
and that being rntber exiensve ed cave the w;acs
latitude to The spoung talents Of the asscmbase among
whom wcre two or threo recdv and aioc,ors
The American eagle Mapped hs wings and crowcd long
loud and frequently on that night and Washingtons
birthday even in these distant cmes Aid not na
precistsd = 1''''D' o''' u'u NOV pAs' unAp'
STRIKING uux,, IN xrxYoo
The in discoveries Of petroleum continue.
e Hus.esa and At savers. points in the Department q
several places in the valley OF Mexico and even on the
Pacific Side on the coast Of Jaisoo the unctious ud s
said TO abound Where n will next turn up is vet TO be
known, but sprospectng parties the alert for
every shadow OF Indication. Messn Covert McCune
and Poole American residents Of Mexico have come into
Arnoux representing number or New York capitalists
has recently left for the United States with
| important title papers relative to petroleum
under the very walls Of the Halls OF the Monte
zumas" Mr. Covert leaves Vera Cruz by the English
steamer for Havana and New York. with equally interest
ing information and representing Of the most valu
able discoveries yet made in Mexico Tho oil is clear
and OF good quality, and s accessible by navigabe
streams. Boring II soon to be commenced largo
scale, FOR which amount OF capital - In readiness
The exclusive right 70 refine this OIL which, stated
former correspondence has been granted TO Of the
above named parties, makes their monopoly Of almost
nconoeivabe value particularly when IL Is considered
that they have not only the outside world market
but millions OF Mexican population TO sup
py-a local trade which Ii every day increasing and
which can defy importation from abroad.
MOVEMENTS PIERRE soUII
Pierre Soue, who arrived two weeks ago from Havana
reported in the newspapers having hand ggan-
tic secesh immigration scheme but Of what particular
nature is not generally understood perhaps II Ia on
shoot Of tho exploded Gwin affair A than usual
number Of Americans loyal and disloyal in Mexico
just now. Major Calhoun Bcnham, Of the rebel army,
and formerly United States District Attorney In CALIFORNIA;
been here for several weeks confined TO his room by