, 1866-05-21
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
Dentb of Gov. A5len-The Canfcderntes
Dlspee&tnE- NHury and n1a-fudet
&apxne to t:rlef-Candt&iou or xhe kxtx.

LIT OF ME11co, sunday, April -. 1915.
Henry ". Allen, brigadier General In tn
aua, mud since the abandonment OF the caus
Of rebellion IN The Trans Mississippi Dep..,
! mcut, editor Of the 4ezsed1 Tines,
clly--died here 4 few days s,nce. .1ts
yon in MY letter, intended for / .-fate<
Steamer Vera Cruz, and dcapatch.4 in cart
Of Capt. Bowen. Of 1ha: steamer, that nt
| hopes were entertained Of his recovery. HI
died at 1fta. m. on the ed inst, at No. 3 Cal!*
de CordobAncB, near the great catheral, and
| was buried in the American Cemetery, In
full confederate uniform, on the following
day. at u N. Some objections we're made
he Cursed in bis life BY our Consui, Mr. o.
terbusg. He At first Objected to their burg.
! Ing him In uniform In this burying ground
| by the side Of all the Americans WHO have
died for the last eight yeafa. The cemetery
is tie property Of the United States Govern
! ton and sigred the license when he saw that
ecaeraI row Wonld be the result II be did
Three days before tie death OF Mr. Allen
Maxi1nilian notified General Aacrudcr, Sur.
scyor General Of the Empire Of Mexico, aud
Colonel Maury, who was then nt the head Of
the Foreign Emigration Bureau, on account
oi his tather's absence In Europe, that they
should retu1n their portfolios on the first Of
May. and.that On account OF the lack Of sui.
ficicnt revenue, those Offices would be discon-
tinued: The Sun Of the defunct Contedesacy
hns gone down at Inst. jubal EARLY ie1t for
Havana Is soon as he learned OF the discharge
Of the CDh1ederates from ottlce-Gcncral vii
cox is The last to linger, aud he goes to the
uniled States by the steamer Manhattan.
Tue A<xioan Times, by will Of the late owner.
has passed Into the hands of john N. Ed.
wards. one OF Joe Shciby's soldiers. &c is
also the recipient Of 81, 600 money in bank,
and third Interest In tho Conklin Brothers,
Erca: American Circus, now showing here.
Mir. Edwards is good writor, and has had
considerable newspaper experience. He will
support the Empire, but discard political
questions.
During the past week the press has busted
Itself in IN cndcayor to cnlightcn its readers
| as TO the status Of the Empire. The ball WAS
opened BY the evcr notorious Idea Liberal, Of
Iucbla, whose editor remains a prisoner Of
Maximilian, for violating the Enper IRIS lib
erty OF the press dccrrcs. Ming months ago
he WAS imprisoned mud Ills paper suspended.
Lie was soon after pardoued BY the Emperor,
and ordered to be released from prison. he
refused the pardon, declaring that though he
wns Obliged to acknowledge the brute 1orco
which imprisoned him, he would not ac-
knowledge an usuEper's right to pardon litn.
| Since then hr has written In prison. On the
91st i1st., the idea -iberaf published its first
article on Fl Otjtfo de Ia Interxueion-the
ohjcc. OF the Intervention. 1t begins by de-
c'a1ing that the object Of the Intervention is
too apparent for discussion, and SAYS thai,
primarily, the French aud other European
and Egyptian hirelings were sent here to put
stop 10 thc expansion Of The United States,
nnd 10 break down the national ideas of the
Western republics none but republican
forms Of Government should hold sway On
the Western continent.
1t makes little difference on which side tue
correspondent in Mexico leans-~hether be
be eager to tell Of Imperial victories or RE-
publican SUCCESS be wiitpLIy peryerts
Us tcErittty and order arc concerned, that the
Empire is steadily passing from Government
Of distayor to an object Of pity. With but
lew safe tootholds in the Northern Military
Departments, no safe retreat In Sau Luis Po-
.oss, besciged at Mazaalan, Guymus and San
tue capital By Liberal armies. whose mountain
side camp-fres are nocturnal signs OF the e.
istcuce Of & Government, patient yet watchfu1,
lest the usurper gain some advantage he
should not have; the great Spanish high
road from his castle In tie suburbs, aud Ills
seaport city on the Euif, the scene Of
daily manifestations Of disorder and brigand-
age; the occupants Of the oi1lce OF his pa.
1ronaEe 80 often changed that q watchIul
historian is hardly able to tell who arc cab-
met members from day to day imperial de-
cTecs OF one week which invite the poor Of
all lands to come md partake Of his posses->
sions; Imperial orders the following week
d1schare.fnC from Office al1 officers occupying
Offices intended for the improvement oil the
country taxes which, nnder Mexican Repub.
licanism were Onerous, quAdTupled uutit each
pane Of glass in your doors and windows, and
every le4f IN every blank-book used In the
country is taxed 6t< cents at the beginning OF
caca. yc4r the palace " hich was good enough
and ample 1a.o4s<ll for ttpoor Mcxico.s' re-
JUICES converted 1Ato re-.a stables mid f,r%-
rate theatres-thesc, all these, are the sirns
OF the - Sailor Emperor's" Empire
La Soestdad OF To-day publishes letter
from alore1ia, dated ed inst, which says that
Cen Mcndcz has recognized the French and
native troops Of his command, and are pre-
partng Tor campaign nguiust Alvarez und
Ortega.
The French transport Amphion foundercd
at sea within five lcagues Of SACRIFICES, Tie
military and naval port Of the empire, one
nor1hcr on the I'D INST, $50 men, rrinlorce-
mcpts ior the French, were On board. It Is
supposed all we're lost.
HEetnte, Of Friday Inst, says that the
United States maui steamer John L. Stephens,
one OF the vessels Of the San Francisco anu
Pacific Coast steamers, was captured By the
Liberals OF Cape st. Lucas twelve days stncc,
and taken to Paz, q small port on The coast
OF Sonora, Where They He1t lssaccpcrtng asr lor
4 cruiser.
La Soe;edad says, in References to the above,
that It has the latest news from MAzatlan,
and that no Euch occurrence could harn takcn
place. The loo men composing the Sixth
battalion of the line Of the French army,
xhich arrived ut Vera Cruz on the Rhone.
:ew days since, arc on their way To this city,
having passed 0rizaba dactos Friday, the
'-:h instant. -