The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-12-13
SHERMAN'S MISSION.
Preparations to RcCciuc Gen.
Sherman in .Me1iCo. csc.
Correspondence N. Y, Herald.

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four hours at Vera Cruz have solved all
doubts as to the reception Lieutenant.
General Sherman, Minister Campbell
and their suite, will meet with in this
city. They will be welcomed with open
arms. Yesterday happened to meet
the French Consul, NJ. Courthial. He
was courteous and even communicative,
He informed me that the French au.
thoritics would with pleasure place an
escort at the disposal Of General Shcr.
man, to conduct him to the city of
Mexico, where he would be compelled
to go, for the purpose of seeing Marshal
Bazaine and General Castlenau, who
were the only persons that he could con.
suit.
This is not all that might be said of
the disposition Of the French authori-
ties. On learning from the newspapers
that an expedition to Mexico had bee n
fitted out iu the United States and was
expected to arrive at Vera Cruz, Admi-
raj CLIQUE, commanding the French feet
here, telegraphed to Marshal Bazaine to
know what he was to DO. The reply
was that the Susquehanna was to be
received with all the honors usually ac-
corded to the ships. .of.war of friendly
power. The French, indeed, are heart.
lily tired of their bctc 6lanc-their white
clephant-and not an officer | have
spoken to but exults in the prospect of
Soon transferring the Mcxicans to other
guardianship. One of them even ex-
pressed a hope that Sherman would shoot
eveIy--rascal in Mexico.
The Susquehanua was to have sailed
from Havana on Saturday last for Tam
pico. wEich port she will probably reach
tomorrow. Il is possible that ENJOYS
from President Juarez may be iu wait
ing for them there. Up to Fridly last
it would seem no definite information of
the friendly disposition of the French
authorities at Vera Cruz had reached
General Sherman or Minister Campbell,
and it was therefore, deemed prudent to
try Tampico first ; that port, though on
ly seven or eight hours sail from Vera
Cruz, being in the hands of the Liber-
ais. Mr.. Saulnier, who, in the absence
OF Mr.. Lane, the excellent United Sta.
ties Consul here (now back at lis post,
has looked after American interest in
this port, started yesterday for Tampico
in the British mail steamer Elder to
await the arrival of the Susquehanna,
and it is presumed to communicate to
the Mexican mission that favorable
reception awaits them in Vera Cruz.
For nation so inert and apathetic in
all that regards their interests as the
Mexicans notoriously are, quite a re-
spectacle amount OF enthusiasm seems
to have been aroused by this interposi.
ton Of the United States on their be
half. Nor does the presence Of the
French troops here entirely restrain the
outward manifestions of their feelings.
Sherman's name is mixed up with the J
harmless little decoctions they imbibe at
the street corners. They get off quaint
little jokes about the brave man who
was going to stand by his guns never so
long, but who has run away at the first
shake of Shermau's sword.
Diplomacy, however, will have more
to do with the settlement of this ques.
ton than the sword. The brunt of the
business will probably have to be born
by Minister Campbell and his expert
enced Secret airy of Legation, Mr..
Plumb.
Liberal er1issaries abound even in
Vera Cruz, and any one whose dress or
appearance savors Of the American is
sure to encounter them. Truth to say
they are hard looking crowd, and any
one who would entrust himself among
them with more than twenty reals in his
possession aud without a pistol would
carry valor to the verge OF rashness.-
Outside the city walls, lying in the glar.
ing sun, his head bound round and sew.
nTal putrescentsores exposed obtrusiyely
to view, | saw yesterday most misera.
bic looking object. Instead of the ex.
pected " For the love of God, a peso.
Signor," he drew from under his gaber