Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-21

The following IL a translation OF letter re.
eeived here:
"ykRA CRgz, Nov. 1, ,IssS.-maximiliau has
not sailed ysi, nor is it. likely he will sail soon,
as the French would not allow him 10 leave
nntii he signs formal abdicatlon. A little IN :
discretion OF The commander OF the Austrian
When Max. Ieft Mexico Gen Ba1aine thought
that he came 10 Orizaba merely on a little ex-
cnrsion, as he bad gone 70 Cuernaysca and
otser places Day before yesterday the COM
mander OF the Dandalo received At midnight q
dispatch from Ms1imIiian ordering him TO
have his frigate ready for yesterday at live
O'CLOCK p. m. a. which time Macmillan ex-
pecfd TO be hsre, and wanteo TO sail AT once
As soon as the Austrian commander received
this dispatch he called on M. Peyron, the
French commander, TO take leave of him, COM
munioafing 70 him the dispatch he had re-
ceived, and asking him orders for Trieste nj
Peyron sent at once this in formation 20 Gen
Bazaine, who sent instructions by telegraph 10
the French commanders at OriZaba, Cordoya
and Vera Cruz, not 10 allow MaN imilian 10 es-
cape, and addressed himself the archduke
stating that he knew his plan to f1y from Mex
Ico, but that he could not be permitted 10 do so
unless he should formally abdicate The raa-
son OF this conduct Is, should Macmillan leave
without a formal abdication, the position of the
French will be- very fficult and ridiculous.
while, II he abdicatss in their favor they will
be released Of their engagements toward him
1t is thought that Macmillan Will BE- Obliged
70 return TO the City Of Mexico, and submit TO
BazaiDe's terms"
OFFICIAL NEWS TO THE NAVY DEPARTMENT
Tampico is at present in command OF Colonel
Gomez with force OF SOC men, controlling the
customs and enforcing the payment of loans
Ihe authorities at Victoria, the capital of the
State, do not recognize those OF Tampico and
their gnerrillas seize all goods found en- route
Tor the interior markets, despatched from the
Iamplco custom house. BY letters from San
I.hls Potosi, IL is ascertainPd thai Meia ana
Dupire are 10 leave the place IN the early part
Oh November With an expeditionary force for
the recapture OF Tampico. General Pavor.
who has force OF ] 500 or 2,OO0 men in the
Hausteca, and is now holding Tampico, has
issued a proclamation declaring Pnebla Tieiio
open to Foreign commerce, which. II is feared
Will lead 10 open hostilities between the forces
under his command and those under Colonel
GomeZ Under this state Of affairs the iHhabi-
tants OF Iamplc0 are in constant dread OF the
most serious disorders, an 4 probability of the
indlscrlminate plnndpr of the town
MEETING OF MAXIAILIAHs CABINET
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19.-Vera Cruz dates to
the 18th instant have been received At an
extra meeting 10 discuss the situation Maxi
miiian ministers unanimously determined to
continue IN Office without alteration The
Emperors health has been very much i'm
proved oy recent sea voyage, which caused
the report that he had attempted 10 abandon
Mexico. On the 18th Maximilian was stII al
OriZaba.
THE FRENCH TO EvACUATE MAzATLAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 28-On the l6th of
Octeber General Corona passed the outer
French lines, in the rear OF MaZatlan, with suD
men, and held his ground for SIX DAYS, when
the French sent in a flag of truce, REQ Nesting
cessation of hostilities, promising 70 evacuate
on the cath Of October Corona agreed and
sent the remainder of his force 1000 men. mn
and down the coast. He has given orders TO
capture General ' ega and send him 10 Mazat.
Ian for trial. He is now making for Chihuahua
and Arizona.