New-York daily tribune., 1866-01-05
MEXICO.
Diplomatic Correspondence on Mexico
Letters from mr.. Houero, MIR. Seward
and mr.. Bigelow-Hmporsnnt Deciara.
tien OF VI. Drouyn dc Ehuys.

Letters from mr.. Romero, MIR. Seward
}, and Mr.. Bigciow-Hnporsnn Deciara'
RI tien OF VI. Drouyn dc Lhuys.
There has just been issued from the Public
Printing Bureau the message Of the President hereto
fore transmitted 70 the Senate in response to resou
tion asking for information the subject Of decree
OF the socalled Emperor Of Mexico Of the Sd Of Oco'
Der last copy of this decree has already been pub
lsLed, and Mr.. Romero, the Mexican Minister, in
calling the attention OF Secretary Seward to 1t aud
other papers in October last says;
In the Usnrpers proclamation OF the "a INST. tne
Duke supposes contrary TO the fact that the Conitu-
tiOnal President OF the Mexican Republic had aban-
doned the rational territory, and from this false hy'
po,hess lie concludes that the defenders OF indepenl
ence whom he calls bandits" in obedience TO orders
received from the French have no leader 1t s nothing
new for the Usurper to call those patriots who sustain
the of independence and the institutions Of Mex
leo bandits nor Is IL new to him 10 treat them as
such with severity that would he called excessive, II
applied to criminals of the lowest order.
lie showed the same determination in lfs proclama'
| ton OF the Sd Of November last. Now MaXDilian
wishes TO regulate this established system OF assassna
tion by decree issued the Sd instant creating tue
informal military tribunals extending their Juris,
dicton to every person in the country found arhea
without license from his so-called Government, regard
less Of the numbers and character OF the party he De-
longs to-
In this decree. exclusively tyrannical he condemns
10 death every armed man who iS lot French soldier
traitor and even those who will proier inforlna,
ton which may aid the defenders OF their country ana
ing patriot circulating alarming news ana II has
been carried out by bis French directors. who have
been by toe system of cOrrtmara sending to the seal
fold the captive PATRIOTS called guerrillss and even
military officers of the National Army who ccuid no'
b. called so This extraordinary severity is in open
contraycntion to the studied, mid promises. made IN
the first proclamation on landing at Vera Cruz dated
May ~, ls6l. &c. &c.
| MIR Romero IN another letter to Secretary Seward.
dated Noyeuber2Q 20 seys; This barbarou, and bloody
decree the most cruel ever yet has already begun
70 be executed. IL Is now my painful duty to INFORM
YOU That the 18th Of October last the Gems. Artega
and Ssizar and Cols. Diaz Paracho. villa. Gomez
Perez Miecua and N,aDOs, five LiogenantC Colonels,
eight Commandants and number OF subordinate ON
GERS surprised and taken prisoners by the trench
forces in tie town Of Santa Anna, Amatan, state oil
Nichoacan. appears from tue olcel dispatch sent
10 the Usurpcr Of wuch enclose COPY in French.
Those Generals and Colones belonged 70 the Regular
Army Of the Repnhlc. officers OF education and
profession and have fought for the Independence OF
their country from the time the French fret landed IN
Mexico. These distinguished Mexicans were executed
of the usurper of Mexico | have Information OF the
truth OF Ufch there unhcppy Is no doubt, that the
two Generals and four Co0nes were barbarousy sscr'
feed IN hagrlut violation Ol the laws oi war ana ever!
principle Of justice.
IL further appears from the docrments that on the
25h OF October Charge dAtaires Corwn informed Slr
Seward that II bad been reported AZ the Cay 81 Mexeo
for the three preceding days and generally believed
that on the DIST Of that month Gems. 0regs and sasar
and the four Coonels shot Ut Uruguay, but that
no official report of the execution he'd been published
Mr. Corwin also refers the first article OF the de-
cree showing that oil those belonging TO the armies
lighting for the Republican Geyernmont will be sdot
taken prisoners by the Imperial troops.
Mr. Seward. on the Sd of November, addressed let
ter TO Our Minister Mt Paris saying: - am directed
by the President TO request you to ask the serious az
tcntion of the French Government to the military pro-
ceedings in Mexico bv which native AeHcans taken
captives while sdhering in war TO their own Republ
can Government denied rights which The law OF n1
tons inyariahly eccords TO prisoners of wer."
And on the 5sh OF the same month Mr.. Seward ad-
dressed another letter to Mr. Bigelow saving; with
vofar. . lruv. al
plr fol duy % acqugint you that Information has been
received from the Minister oi the Republican Govern
ment Of Mexico accredited TO this o0lernueM o. we
effect that the sanguinary policy referred to
In the above nahed dnYatch has actually been
nauguraicd by the execution OF several ds''neuished
officers Of the beiel forces who had beeI surprised
bv the Inperas is in the town Of Santa Anna Amatlan
Gems Ortcga ard Salnzar. aud Colonos Dia2 BOrrcho
Nilla Gomez Perez Milcauia and Villanos. five Lieu
tenant Colonies. eight commanders and u number Of
subordinate officers. IL dcsolYos upon nc TO in
struo you again 20 call the serious attention ofthe
lrperin Gov"rumcnt g. tbis subject and TO inform NJ
Drown de huys that these reports have beei s,Yc ca
with The most by the GOyeFnuen OF the united
Slnte. IT, upon Investigation. they should prove as
there IA TOO strong ground for believing that they are
wen founded We cannot suffer ourselves 20 doubt that
80 far rs the Government of France IL concerned IL can
never cOnutenGnce proceedings which are so Tepg1e
10 the sentiments Of modem CIVILIZATION ana TIC IL
stlrcts of humanity. .
''iS Mr. BgeIow Under date OF Paris, Nov 30, 1865
writes 10 Mr.. Seward as follOws;
sIR: Io on Drouyn de LhOyGl hero refers 10 the rep
rcsentation had made In regard TO the shooting otthe
McKee, prisoners taken In and also To The case OF
Madam De lturbldc. Why, lie said. DO you not go t.
AieNc and YOU do u too much honor 10 trust as
such We Lad TO 70 TO Mexico with IN aroy 70 secure
.oF Macmillan or his GoycrnneIt lie II accountable
20 you any other government II he violate. ats
right and yon have the same remedies thi, We mao;
Romero that the laiter's dispatch aud its accompani
ments for which he tenders his thanks, have received
the consideration to which they re justly entitled D!