The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-06
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THU EMPIRE At An End.
MAXIMILIAN'S ABDICATION.
He Leaves the Capital to Avoid
General Castelneau.
MARSHAL BAZA1NE REGENT.
MARSHAL BAZAINE REGENT
MaIimilianS Ministry Resign, but Bazains
Declines to Accept Their Resignation.
GENERAL CASTELNEW IN TIVE CAPITAL.
Nc. DC. ~.
OR CITY oF MEXICO CORRESPONDENCE.
CTrr or MEXICO, Oct ~, 1865
uAs sArIxniLN AnpIcArEpY

UAs sAXIxniLs AnpIcArEDY
Tho capital is ia hubbub to-day. Yesterday Maxi
milnn took his departure, professedy for orizaba In
order 10 DO vcra Cruz upon the arrival OF tho
steamer Adons with later intelligence from the Emprcs
Instead Of taking the usual road to Puebla no went
roundabout way, apparently in order 70 avoid
meeting General cAstlsneau, who, As the Empcr" WAS
well aware would spend The night at Ayosia, twenty
miles from this city.
BazAsE APPOINTED RyGgsr
Before leaving the Emperor appointed Narshs Baxane
temporary Regent and gave orders 10 his ministers To
confer with him upon public matters Tho appoint
ment and orders informal and oral the Emperor
declining To issue proclamation or To make tho ap-
poinmcnt In writing, lost should Be construed into
abdicaton--an act which no rays he does no, con
template. The Emperor treated his ministers and the
Ayuntamienio, or City Council, very cayahcrly not
consulting with either body upon important sub
joct and merely sending his ministers verbal mesago
Of his intended departure.
MINISTRY
Upon learning the appointment os Marshal Bazain-
Regent tho Ministry retained their
folios, ~ they are personally hostile to him Tho
Marshal has yet accepted theft resignation hut holds
them in abeyaDce for tho present As succss-
bc decided upon prevent Ministry viii he At
once relieved and Tins tho domination of the
Church party. This MIn,stry has been mort DISASTROUS
the Emperor II failed 10 furnish Tho promised AID OF
money and men, and made hsnif and The government
opnoxous by the promuisnison OF fanat'cai dccrsss
and attempts to legislste tho Church over tho
temporal power Mexico Tia failnre IL an imTortant
success for the liberals who viii 10 the moro readily
able crush the Last spark vi phesiy power nov
posscssed In the country.
AmrAL cluSgsysr
Generui Castiencsu arrived about O'Clock 70 day
main on duty city for prsent II Ia said hs
ryeilos- relieved sssfman from all the Of
government allowing him rni The empty honors Of
Emperor and The night % preside at council moe,
ings bu, tho administration Of affairs TO
10 placed in other hands II haIimilian has
really abdicated, by cunninsy avoiding an ntssvsw
with CAsilencau he " saved the humiliation Of being
ordered 20 surrender his government into other hands
His personal frends however say that he intends TO
return early day and ths, hi journey % 0rizaha
solely be where be obtain the earliest Information
regarding the health % tho Empress Tho ndig nalion
Of the French a this singular frsk Of Naximian's =
undsguised aud tho Church party, a'e bw -au,eSt
aud almost only sdhercnis, bitterly dencuncs him.
Prom present Indications Napoleon will carry out ~
good faith bis promise Of Tho withdrawal u hia army
from Mexico Recently larss quantity or nssd smmu.
ni,ion va. destroyed At the citadel IN this city, being
unsafe transrof, shells &c % yrfa Cruz have
been Turned over tho Mexican auhorcs and several
large irsins With army stores hav. been despatched
Within the last week The coan Daily sales held
the Phza ~ hor@, mules. clothing aud eqapage,
which would b required n Tie army were 70 rcma
Well Informed officials that last French soldier
viii embark Tor home before Last ~ February This
morning ordrr. served upon the French
officers in The Foreign Legion to a. make
known tner cboce, whether 70 return their
positions IN the rrsnch army, u ih.p prgsred To
s-rvs under the mos government, " Arxico." rhis
vas . perfect sag,enshcrn md ID. Oncors desred -
b. Informed What wss meant W the new govern.
msnt. uu sliBied 70 the Msr'can empire hey Do
s.snsed To know vh4i security tsy would have per
mAsent service aud rtomg pay but is~ Of them 81
continue n the % Msco under tho present air
cams ADe.s.
tiEtrAi rf-oAs
Tho Hbcras " this city pn,rs 10 haze received ntri
ngeDce o. great haius BY tho lie.rAs over ,h.
Austrsns II Oaizos. few tays since. 1hey ~ thai
General Porfn0 Dsz sth for thousand men STACKED
the cry o. Oaiacs, winch hold ~ aoBsAnd
Austrlans The taiils and lors tni finally
tn Aos,rian- wsre driven from the Plaza and rom.
psetsly rouyd athossh nous Of The dstsls are flr
nishsd, sill The lb,ras assent positively st tsy hsy.
TAKEN osjaca substantially - stated v,r, doubtful.
O0rlaI Condemnation af VIA xBsntlgaos. All