Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-14
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
MEXICO.
Military MOVemenGs-The French Not
I.eaVInE-COIOnfzaliO scheme

Leaving Colonization scheme.
NEW YORK, Dec l2.-Havana dates to
the Sth had been received by the steamer
Eagle The steamer Elder had arrived
with Vera Cruz dates of the I'd inst, and
City of Mexico of the 28th ult
The inhabitants of Vera Cruz made great
demonstrations of JOY on the LIST inst, in
honor of the announcement that Maxi
milan had determined to stay in Mexico
The Project had issued proclamation
stating that Macmillan, in a great spirit of
abnegation as husband, had determined
to adhere to Mexico, fin defense Of which
he proposes TO shed the last drop of his
blood.
The French General Denay had reached
the city of Mexico from Potosi on the 23d,
and continued on the march to Puebla. Z
General Aimands and a section of the
French troops had reached Perate, enroute
TO the coast.
The French garrison were to leave Sea-
catalo on the 9th. .,rGa
Juarez asserted that Saltillo and the
greater portion of Schuccan are in the
the hands of the Liberals. Pulancingo
would soon fall to the Liberals Pepic was
threatened by Corona.
Juarez withdrew his offers TO foreigners
in Mexico to join him. ....r.r.
Durango was occupied by the Liberals on
the 18th. ..., .s IA
Mejia is about returning from San Luis
Potosi and retreat to Sierra. rs5.a
The French are being rapidly driven
from Sonora.
Puebla has been declared open to the
commerce of the world, so long as Vera
Cruz is occupied by the French. ta
New Orleans papers will contain to-Rior-
row additional Mexican news furnished by
Col. John Fisher. b. .sl ..s.sl#
Gen. Castelnau arrived at Vera Cruz Just
as Gen. Denay with his troops, the latter
part of October were embarking. The
troops Immediately returned to the City Of
Mexico, and left for Oxaca on the goth Of
November, to reeapture that place from P.
Diaz, who had taken it from the Austrian
troops, About thirty-fiye hundred are in
the brigade on the march to 0xaca.
Muximilian has about two thousand Bel
gians; fifteen thousand Austrians; thirty
thousand Mexican Imperials French,
twenty-five thousand troops, armed, clothed,
fed and paid every morning, officers fifteen
days in advance.
On the Sd of December, Macmillan is
sued proclamation declaring his inten-
10 remain in MEXICO A great inducement
for Macmillan to remain was the arrival
Of Miramon and Marques from Europe.
They pledge themselves to carry on the
war with Meiia against the Liberals. Mar
ques' headquarters is at Puebla Mira
mons at Guauajuads; Meiia's at San Luis
Potosi, where he now is.
Gan Vidourri has baan apnoiptaJ t.,
perial Commissary of the Department Of
Monterey, as there is known no longer
Estates" inMexico, the Imperial rule hay
ing converted them into departments, sew
eral States to compose department.
The statement that Gen. Sherman was
denied admission in Vera Cruz is untrue
1t was supposed he wished to hold a
conference with Castlenau, and orders were
given to the Project to put an extra train
at his disposal, and afterwards gnard the
coach from the railroad terminus with one
hundred French soldiers, and thus conduct
him to the city of Mexico. The Susque-
hannah, anchored about six miles from
Vera Cruz, did not go into the harbor.
Instead Of troops going away, there is
good reason for believing that more are on
their way.
Macmillan Is improving the city.
Zulcaga is in the capital, President of
the military court-martial.
The Emperor went TO Orizaba to get
cured of the chills and fever
A London paper says that the basis of
agreement between the United States and
France relative to Mexico is that certain
tracts Of land shall be left open to French
colonization, and arrangements for pay
ments by France TO Mexican bondholders
shall remain intact.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l2.-Mazatlan pa
pers have an account Of the evacuation Of
that city by the French and the entry Of
Gen. Corona. Some Liberals tried TO
seize an American steamer but were pre-
vented.