The weekly union record., 1865-01-28
Revelation of French and Rebel Designs,

accredited agents OF DR.. Gwin and Nspoleoo
had arrived in San Francisco bearing official
intelligence that Maximllisn bad conveyed to
Napoleon, By trus, deed. the Mexican States
Of Sonora, Sioaloa, and others in payment of
the Indebtedness 10 France. These agents are
here to encourage American" alids Secession
emigration to the proposed new empire, over
which Gwin is to rule as Niceroy, Below We
give further revelations of these French and
rebel schemes, going 10 show that combinations
are being made which are likely TO ia, The
quiet of California. A correspondent of the
Bulletin, writing from Mazatlan. Mexico, Jan.
l4th, says;
On the 10Th Instant. Captain Beauregard Ia
brother Of General Beauregard Of the Southern
Confederacy). the private Secretary of Wm.
NJ. GwiD. aui two companions arrived ST this
point from the City of Mexico. They are IN
GerstoOd to report IS follows: That Wm. NJ
Gwiu has been created Duke By the Emperor
Macmillan. and decorated with the crosses of
several distinguished orders of France aud
Mexico; that The States Of Sonora. Sinaloa.
chihuahua and Durango. and the Territory of
Lower California, have been ceded to the En-
peror OF France by Macmillan. in payment for
the troops furnished by Napoleon for the sub
lugation Of this country; and that VIM. NJ
Gwin has been appointed Niceroy over those
several states for the purpose Of forming in
them Southern Republic, and as refuge and
harbOr for the slaves when the Southern Con.
federacy shall be compelled TO abandon frs,
the Southern and then the Southwestern States
Of he Union.
But several portions of this programme re
main to be fulfilled. Sonora and Sinaloa are
rot taken, and surely will not be without some
of the hardest fighting the French have vet had
90 Mexican soil. Within the past month, the
Imperial Government has met with some bad
reverses. Don Francisco Vega. who pronounced
in their favor has been defeated aud shot.
Governor Rosales aud General George Green
defeated a combined force of Mexicaus and
French under Cortez and Cormono. at Atata,
two weeks sinee; and last week Gen. Corona
defeated a detachment of French troops on the
way in here from Durango, capturing silver
train with 100000 They corraIed two bun
dred French soldiers in a church, and only
eleven OF them escaped to tell the tale. II the
MeXicans are cruel and barbarous to the
French, il cannot be wondered at. when YOU
read the procamai0us of Macmillan declaring
them outlaws aud bandits, and giving strict
orders to shoot all Mexicans taken prisoners
bearing arms or serving against has Imperial
Government" Monstrous that a man should
be declared robher for defending bis own
dreside and country Gwln is expected here
with bis suite, aids, body guard, etc, in few
weeks. 1t Is not yet known where he will
locate his Capital. Guavmas is the best point
il his domains, beca1se il can be easily made
lmpregnabe to everything but Monitors or
iron clads but be has got to take it first, aud
then to take Sonora. The United States made
a great political mistake when they allowed
the French to gain so formidable foothold in
Mexico. 1t is even now not too late TO remedy
the evil by energetic measures; But when
Uncle Sam does wake up, fear it will be only
TO find our army of from 100000 to 300 900
men, consisting of French, Prussian aud South
ern troops, holding the country, and alternately
threatening the States of Texas and California
aud the Territories of Arizona and New Mex.
leo. Napoleon is a far seeing, astute, unprin-
cipled politician, and has better knowledge
of the cottOn-growing agricultural and mineral
resources of the country than many men who
come down from California on every steamer.
| should not be at all aStOnished If Gwiu had
been the first mover of this Mexican French
expedition, and that the plan of Napoleon
Gwin & Co. is to form Southern Republic"
and perpetuate the slave trade.
Many Americans go back on this steamer
who came down to stop. but the many Difficult
ties and restrictions thrown in their way by the
authorities have disgusted them, and they
return to California TO await the retirement of
the French from the Republic. or some other
change for the better.
A correspondent of the Alta, writing at the
same time from Mazatlan, says:
You will remember that in treaty entered
into between Maximilian and Napoleon soon
after the accession of the former TO the sover-
eighty Of Mexico, it was stipulated that Mexico
should secure to France the payment of the
original French claims together with all the
expenses of the present war and the mlnten
ance of stipulated number of troops for a
certain length of time. 1t is now said that
Napoleon. 10 order to secure this has asked
AMI received from the Mexican Government
the entire right and ownership to the States of
Sonora, Siualoa. Durango and chihuahua
These States are to be consolidated into one
Province, and is to be exclusively French,
though uDder the protection of the Mexican
iuS hooe NuiiOuo puAi VI tuc SUI 10
that. after having expended this vast amount
of money, incurring the risk of a war with the
United States, Napoleon should turn the whole
thing over to the sole management and keeping
OF an American traitor. Ex Senator Gwin. it
is positively asserted here by his friends, has
the commission of Governor General or Vice
roy, and will leave Mexico for Arispe, Sonora
the intended Capital-in ten days. A code
of laws drawn up by him while in Mexico, last
year. was submitted to Napoleon and approved
by him. Five or six Americans Southernersjy
arrived here, last night, from Mexico, to pre-
pare the way for the new Niceroy; among
them notice sou of Major Henley. formerly
Indian Agent for California one Abbott, and
brother of General Beauregard; =; Judge
Shattuck, formerly of your city, and host Of
Secessionists are here in great glee They say
that their success in Mexican, under the
French, compeDsates for the recent great victo-
ries of Sherman. If all this should be true, it
will be the most glorious thing that has hap
pened for California since the days OF the Wig
lance Committee and like that great eytermi-