Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-07-21
The French In EJsylco .

Minister Bgelow's dispatch to Secre'
tary Seward recites that he he'd delivered
Stewards dispatch TO The Minister of For.
eign Affairs, who said the Imperial Gov.
eminent had proclaimed its intention to re-
tire from Mexico because it suited its con.
venience to retire, and for no other reason.
When, therefore, IL announced formally
not only 10 the United States but to .nll
the world that the army would be with
drawn from Mexico within specified
time no thought 1t should be dceemed
sufficient 'f
The Government madeits declaration in
good faith aud means to keep it. II means
TO withdraw Its army within the 81 eeled
time, and it does not intend 10 take one OF
two hundred in The first detachment and
one or two hundred more ia the second 4,
leaving the great body Of them TO the last,
though it had not deemed it necessary to
specify with minuteness details Of this kiud
which depend upon hygicnie and climacterl
considerations of which 10 the best aud
only competent judge This his ExcelIency
said be would say TO our Government.
asked his Excel ency II / had ever
intimated 10 him, whether ia writing or
orally any suspicion of the Emporor's
intention to withdraw his army from Mex
leo in unequal portions. Tie replied that
had not. then asked hin if any other
person authorized TO speak 10 the name Of
government had done so. He said not.
but he had read impututions Of that kind
| 10 ono of our papers.
/ replied in substance that the press
was law unto itself. and that vc'hsd bet.
ter not accept Is as law uuto US, and ss
| he asked me 10 communicate 10 my govern
ment formal answer TO what sounded
like an accusation of insiuceritJ and bad
faith ON the part Of she Emperor, ! want,
cd bis authority for stating that no such
official character. He replied that be only
read il 10 asspewspaper. ! then went on
to say that the purpose OF your instruction
as understood it was simply to obtain an
explanation which was sure to be required
OF you OF the shipment in France Of large
bodies of troops to Mexico after the pur!
pose to withdraw her whole army had been
officially proclaimed.
10 this his Excelency replied, that since
seeing me be bad COTTON from bis colleagues
of Marine aud War Departments iuforml-
tiou to the purp0rt that no troops belong
ing 10 the corps expedisionare had been
sent 10 Mexico this year un'ess for the
sake OF partly replacing soldiers missing;
but al any rate without augmentation Of
the number OF standing troops; that the
! shipment Of troops referred TO in public
print and in your dispatch was most likely
that mode in the transport Rhone about
tho beginning of the year; that this Rhone
toachod ct Martinique, but not at St.
Thomas was stated; that shs carried
nine hundred and sixteen, end not twelve
huudred soldiers; that they belonged to the
Foreign Legion aud not to the expedition
airy corps; that the troops which had been
waiting transportation long TINA in
France for Algeri to join their regiments;
that no new troops had been enrolled in
Foreign Legion since the Emperor pro-
claimed his purpose to withdraw his flag
from Mexico, and that no uore meu wer'
Intended to be enrolled.
In regard to the shipment Of troops fron
Austra, he said that was an affair eDlrel.
between that Government and Mexico
VIII huICu SHCS b"ts. ~ w
that since had spoken to him upon the
subject he had verified his own convictions
by refereece to ministers of war and marine
aud had ascertained that no engagements
of any so;t had been entered uto either for
enrolment or transportation Of troops from
Austria to Mexico
He went oD further TO say it was the in
tention of the government to withdraw the
army from Mexico within the time specified
in his dispatch to you, at the very latest,
aud sooner If the climate and other control
ling considerations permitted, and it was
not lis intention to replace them with
troops from any quarter. AT The concln
sios Of the long coRversation Of which
have given you the important results, cX
pressed my satisfaction with bis Excelen
ey's explanation, and the pleasure I should
have in communicating them to LEY govern
ment This dispatch has been submitted
TO NJ. Drouyn de L'Huys, and the forego
ing version and results have been approved
BY him.