The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17

approaching crisis which threatens 70 leave the empire
without emperor The French acknowledge that the
whole Mexican people arc up In arms against them
Conspiracies very common, and tho invaders II Is
thought viii have to leave inglorousiy and In haste
The Of the fall Of Tampico had revived the spirits
of tho Mexcans at Vera Cruz The Emperor had placed
the departments OF Miohoasan and rancitaro under
martial law, and General Mcndez had been placed in
mand. Tuxpam, Tulancngo and Zacatian were also
served the same way, with General Count do Thun
in command A complete account Of tho recently
disco erred conspiracy Vera Cruz is furnished BY
correspondent The intention seize oil the military
and civil officers belonging to the empire In the CITY, the
Custom House TO be seized forced loan levied ON
all French merchants and the principal leaders OF the
conspiracy then 70 make their escape About
hundred soldiers brbed, mostly Of the Egyptian
corps and the liberal parties outside the oy duty
informed of the intention and TO cooperate But
the whole thing discovered by Of captured
despatch, the principals arrested and the bribed
soldiers relieved Another Of the captured letters Of
Prieto has been published in which no pitches headong
into Santa Anna and President Juarez. General Vega,
with his American Legion, had assumed the command
Of Sonora Everything was usual In MAatan and
Sonora and the French werc about abandoning
Acapulco.
BY the steamship Crusader, at this port yesterday
have news from tho West Indies dated at Kingston,
jamaica the 9th Of August sirJ. P. Grant the
Governor Of Jamaica had arrived At extensive sale
Of roa estate several properties in Jamaica realized in
the aggregate only f2, TOO It Is said that two
Kingston firms specializing largely II in the
belief that that article will be subjected to high rate OF
duty as the new Colonial government Ia formed
There Is now ino OF steamers (German) about TO be
established between Hamburg and the West Indies Tho
head station ON this do will be st. Thomas
Counterfeit $50 compound interest notes OF July TO-
1864 counterfeit nves the Citizens National Bank OF
Fulton n r. and counleeit fvcs the First National
Bank of Cairo ILL. have made their appearance
The military authorities in New Orleans have pub
nshed statement placing the total number killed ia
the mt riot at thirty eght and the wounded
hundred and forysx. Judge Howell, the President Of
the Convention publishes address to the loyal poo
pie Of Louisiana showing the legality Of the body, but
saying nothing about It's reassembing
Tho cholera 10 prevailing In Cincinnati s. Louis and
New Orleans TO extent that exceeds Its ravagcs hero
At the height Of tho epidemic In Cincinnati seventy
eight In New Orleans fory.four and In st. Louis Hfy.
deaths occurred from the disease during the twenty
four hours ending yesterday at noon. In Philadelphia
six deaths reported up to noon, and
have appeared in Richmond
Queen Emma visited the Navy Yard at Washington
yesterday, and In the afternoon paid flying visit to
Mount Vernon. She returned 10 Washington lato In the
day.
The convention of Southern radical Unonists Is to be
hold In Philadelphia tho 50 OF September The Union
State Central Committee of Pennsylvania have issued an
address welcoming them to the State
The dedication OF Antetam Cemetery has been post.
poned until september, 1851.
The European Qaeseion-Napoleen's Dinaculty
and the Perils OF Austria.
We have report from Paris Of the 18th,
by the Atlantic cable. that the French
government had abandoned the idea Of ex-
tending the frontier Of France by the an
nexation Of certain German provinces on the
Rhine. Napoleon may have caused certsin
hints to be thrown out In this direction In
order to gain time or to sound the public
opinion Of France In reference to the back
down suggested but his detestation Of those
when he made that audacious little speech at
Auxerre. He there proclaimed himself the
champion Of the imperial programme Of his
uncle he intended France 20 to understand
him, and his speech was 30 understood and
accepted by the French people. They have
accordingly been expecting great things either
from the diplomacy Of the Emperor or his
campaign on the Rhine.
On the other hand, II may be said that when
Napoleon finds himself in an untenable or
dangerous position he does not hesitate to
withdraw from it; and his peace with Austria
in 1859 of Villa Franco, and his retirement
from Mexico, may be cited as examples Of his
prevailing prudence under the strongest tempt
f. M A. - -
the idea Of the extension Of France 70 the
Rhine, under the present situation Of things In
Europe, involves such loss Of prestige and
popularity 10 Napoleon and the empire as to
make his surrender quite as dangerous TO him
self as declaration Of war. II is question
which will probably take - much time for
settlement by negotiation as by the sword
We apprehend, indeed, that the sword will at
last be required 10 cut the gordian knot, what
ever adjustment may be attempted by diplo-
macy for In this matter the question Is
whether France shall maintain her ascen-
dancy on the Continent or quietly consent to
be neutralised, overshadowed and held at
bay by the new Germanic Confederation EN-
braced in the now truly powerful kingdom Of
Prussia
We can hardly believe, therefore, that the
French government upon twenty-four houn'
consideration Of the Prussian ultimatum, has
abandoned the idsa Of the Rhine frontier. On
the contrary, We are still inclined 70 the
opinion that this business win not be
settled short of continental war or another
French revolution. In view Of revelation
thcre is an active agitation going on among
the peoples Of The Austrian empire, which
may spread like the oontaglon OF the cholera
or the rindsrpsst Into France. Revolutions,
like epIdemics, whom once started, are apt to
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