The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-13

C.VlllZeC" IudJ was 10 90 50 tuICu
for 'barbarous" Mexico. The annual estimate
of expend itures passed by the last Congress, in
] s62 or 1868, was, for the entire expenses of the
National Government a little over eight million
dollars. The expenses of this Austrian-French
Government are over fifty million dollars per
annum. The salary OF Macmillan is one million
dollars. That OF BenitO Juarez thirty thousand
dollars. And yet 1t is urged Mexico ls to be
benefited by all this. Is there more security
now than beforel Is there more legitimate
commerce, more prosperity, more tranquility,
after this four years of war and bloodshedy
! have been reliably informed that latterly
more than eight thousand packages of ordnance
stores have been transported from thls place 10
the city of Mexico. The French have worked at
this with such activity that there are now six
great depots OF such supplies In the city OF Mex
leo, without counting those at Puebla, and the
immense supplies OF such material which already
existed at Mexico and in the interior. For what
are these preparations, Inc Oni'e9 STATES Gov
on here and there cannot be too close q watch
kept upon all preparations of this nature.
The guerillas are again upon the railroad, an
Yesterday the train coming in from Paso del
Macho was attacked by them, with loss of seVe-
raj lives.
The road is principally guarded by the Egyp-
tian negroes. Among so many classes of foreign
soldiers as are here great confusion and Clash1ng
exists. The Austrians and Begans may be said
to amount 70 nothing; the only force that is at
all to be dreaded is the French; their troops are
always kept well IN hand and are efficient.
TAMP1Co, January 14.-Since my las. the city
of Victoria, the capital of this State, has been
reoCcuped by the Liberal forces under General
Mendez, who, as we are told by the French,
has augmented his force with two or three hun
dred negroes from Texas; which is however,
quite doubtful.
Stirling events are now of frequent occur
renee in this State, and the Liberals are moving
with much energy. The forces under Mendez
have recently captured two hundred and fifty
freight mules near Tancasnequi, with large
nnfNft IN of trSnDg no ttCn
This is another severe check upon the COM
merce between this port and San Luis Potosi,
and fully exposes the impotency of the so-called
imEeral power to control this country or to
secure any real or stable hold upon it. But the
end of this imperial farce is fast approaching,
and little Macmillan will return to his great
and good friend with his brutal decree Of the Sd
of October last as testimonial OF his disgrace
and to follow him with the memory of the assas-
sinations that have taken place under it OF thou
sands of deienseless MeXicans whose only crime
was that they loved their native land.
Rumors reached here yesterday, on the arrival
of the French steamer, TO the effect thal Senor
Hidalgo has Just arrived at Vera Cruz from
Paris, with scheme for the abdcation of the
throne by Maximilian, in order to present a
mode of departure for the French. This an
nouncement it is said, isIin conformity with an
amicabe understanding that has been arrived
at between the Emperor OF France and Maxi
milan, as both now admit that in consequence
of the termination of the war in the United
States their projects in Mexico have to be aban-
doned.
Dupin has returned to Vera Cruz, with the
brevet of Brgadier-General, and has taken COM
mand of the contra-guerlllas in that State. 1t is
impossible to know what will be the result of
his operations; but if the Liberals are now as
determined near Vera Cruz and Tabasco as they
have been elsewhere, he may, from their num-
bers, meet with that retrlbutive justice at their
hands which his infamous crimes and assassina-
tons and the ravages he has committed IN this
State demand. Yesterday one hundred and City
French troops arrived 1ere from Vera Cruz.
They are to be sent to Tancasnequi. The at
tempt to open communication with security
to the interior is, however, failure,-M Y.
Herald