The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-24
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equally suffered. il would have wished TO see, deti
nitely established, that form Of government which
Offers In ts eyes, the greatest guarantees Of sta
bility. Far from having dore anything to change
the present institutions IL has imposed tsef in
order 10 maintain them, the most disnterested ano
The exceedingly sad state in which Mexico is
PLUNGED can IN no manner pc attributed 20 France
sudden determination taken BY the Emperor Maxim.
han to leave his capital Some Of them knew nothing
of it. except through the notice inserted in the official
newspaper. Nobody, however, is Ignorant that at a
few leagues distance from Mexico, Maximilian
wished to issue formal abdicatiOn.
During the month which has just passed he has
reverted several times to this idea, and has only
been preyenie ed from dong SO by the entreaties OF
been given and ships awaited him for some time at
Vera Cruz. The greater part of the very advisers
Lutte ignorance of the intentions of his Majesty.
The French officials have been neither consulted
or informed. However, the Emperor Maximiian
having impaired to th em his desire of Obtaining from
them lmpor ant concessions before his fixing upon
some final resolution, they hastened to grant such
His Majesty rendered his thanks to then. For the
prospec OF an even, uality which appeared TO them
imminent, but which they had not provoked, they
thought over the measures which they had to take
in order to guarantee the interests OF ALL both Mex
cans and foreigners, declaring that they would have
the Mexican nation arblter Of its own destiny and
would not CAIN 10 impose 1t any form of govern.
ment. To this France has limited ITS part. In the
presence oftne attitude taken by the Imperial Gov
eminent, such a part 10 much slmplltied They
do not wish TO take any shorj in selfish scheme,
which would have no other effect than to re-
they Rave cesired 10 extinGuish; they viii not
trouble themselves for the future except for the
vigorous execution of their instructions To dIs-
entange in the most thorough manner the respon-
siDility OF their Government without considering
anything except the interests which are incum-
bent upon them, aud to prepare as soon as possible
for the complete departure of the expedtionary
corps" .nvNG H.I- n WI =
The document has no signature, but, beyond
doubt proceeds from the sou CO already indicated.
Macmillan has not yet returned to the capital;
and his delay is at rbuted to the sad news which he
received by the Sonora steamer concerning his wife.
His manifesto has only servC to show people how
much he himself doubts having any longer the
national support. Or all descriptions OF abdica-
ton )" say peop e. this indirect declaration is the
saddest and least imperial" "
The Ministers and President of the Council re.
main with Maximilian, but the other councillors
have returned to Mexico General Blanco is to be
Minister at War. 1abera will have an important
military command. Five armies will be formed; the
eastern under Miram6n, the central under MARQUEE,
the northern under Mejia, the western under Men,
deZ, and the southern under yicario. The Com.
mander.in Chief will be Marquee. The AusIo-
Be!eio legion will serve under Mlramon. Dupln is
to command at Vera Cruz and Gaiffet will head the
contra eurrillas in the terTe cdtiente
The Imperjalists say that Juarez had iuteuded to
remove to Monterey, but had changed his mind on
account of the division caused by Ortega The
evacuation of Zacatecas by the lmperiaists is con-
firmed There has been some hard fighting at
Touca, the Republicans penetrating to the main
street where there was sharp encounter
Near Per0te there was O Liberal force OF 26OO men,
At Mazatlan good order had been maintained by
Corona, who was preparing an expedition against
Jalsco. MaXimilian had ordered tax to o levied
for the ems uing year, IN such proportion that two
millions of dollars would be paid by the merchants
and manufacturers Real estate will b. taxed six
per cent. on rents and incOmes.-N y WOrtd.