The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-22
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WAsmxGros, Nov. 8, 1866.
The following letter wgs received
here o.day, aud,condrms the intelfi-
genee contained in the one to Minister
Romero published this morning
CoNsuAIE UNITED 5r1EEs or AMERICA,
VERA CRUz, Oct. 25f 1850. !
SIR IL have the honor to Inform
you that Macmillan left the city Of
Mexico on the 22d inst, en- route for
Orizaba.
This day coHdacfo, containing p
100000 hard silver dollars arrived
here from the city of Mexico.
There are now some 1000 troops Of
the French expedition in this city, and
am informed that some 1000 more
are located on the road between Oriza-
ba and this city. With much respect
your most obedient servant,
T.. II. SAULINER,
Acting United States Consul
To Hon. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, See
rotary Of State.
whereupon the New York Herald OF
the 9TH thus discourseth:
And now the farce is over Alta
hint from the United States Napoleon
has rung down the curtain. When il
rises once more we shall have eery
different sort of performance, sTith
Sherman and Bazaine, Campbell va
Castclneau, Juarez and Ortega as the
leading actors. Meanwhile IL il i'm
possible not to pity poor little Maxi
milan, who packs his portmanteau in
q hurry and steals away to Vera Cruz
by cross roads and roundabout route,
his heart almost broken at his own dis
grace, the loss of his empire and the
illness of his wife lie did his best in
the imperial role, but the audi
ence Kissed him instead of APP /,
plauding and the management
stopped the supplies Until rRe
very last moment he kept up the pre-
tence ofprosperous royalty. His last
circular announced that his empire was
peaceful and his subjects happy aud
contented. How grimly Napoleon
must have smiled as he read those
words and compared them with Car
lotta's fearful story But at length
even Macmillan saw that the farce
was played out and had ceased to be
either interesting or amusing. He
learned from reliable source that
Castelneau was on his way to the cap
ital with orders that The government
should be handed over to Marshal Ba-
zainc. Rallying the poor remains ~,
his former dignity, Macmillan refused -
TO await Castelneau's arrival, refused
to meet him on the road and declared
that whatever was TO be done he would
do without orders from anybody.
Thereupon he appointed Razaine as
regent, announced that he was going
TO Orizaba, so as to be nearer to Vera
Cruz and the European news, and then
he and his personal retinue stole 81
lently away, leaving the crown, the
sceptre, the sombrcro, the royal robes,
the ponchon and all the paraphernalia
or liz empire pcnlnd, Ike a trouna oe
Thespans sncaking. ous or tbuntIy
town whore their efforts had been un-
appreciated and their wardrobe seized
by the landlord In history, in poetry
In romance and in the drane tlg II.
tempt to establish foreign empity in
Mexico may become a favorite and
picturesque theme; but Maximilian's
inglorious exit has greatly injured the
effectiveness of the subject. Had he
abdicated months ago, like n statesman
or had he insisted upon being assassi.
mated, like hero, it would have been
much better for future authors and his
own reputation.