, 1866-12-30

Departure of thc French Eroope-Ncsv
Military Division Ut the Emp1re-Ef-
danEH, mcI1a4 Htrau.nu, H1niquez-
The emperor Mt Pneoin-Seazurc Of
the Vera Cruz Custom klouso by the
French-Thc French Carrying OF the
silver-LlEeiJ mosemcnt. Of The LIB
ernlH.
lFrora tho New Orleans P,asune, December a i
The steamship Mexico, Captain Poindex-
arrived 1T thfe port last night. She brought
some forty or flfty passengers The Mexican
Upcra Company, bound to New Orleans,
tried to get passage on her, bat they were
lpnlly compelled 10 take passage oa sail
ing vessel. They were expected to sail about
Tho Emperor Macmillan has removed from
Orixaba to Pnebla, for the purpose Of more
deliberately taking et:pe for the pcrpetuity
uf the Empire. The Council, some time
siEce in session at Orizaba, bus returned 10
the City Of Mexico.
Tie Church party have pledged SIT. COX, 600
and 4o,000 men, for immediate use, tn sus-
tail. the Empire. The money will be raised
At cEcc by forced and voluntary 1oars.
Thc FIJI nch troops hare ALREADY begun to
shipboard the morning Of the 18th, when the
Mexico wns leaving. Their. arc several
other transports at Vera Cruz, and more arc
expected. All the French troops arc con-
ccntrating on the highways leading to Vera
Cruz, aud will be embarked as soon as posi-.
cerDcd, they Fetm to desire the early dcpar-
l..-.. Of the French. The talk among tic nj
.iyrs at the capital Is, :" We will inst get rid
OF the French and then o. Ma1!mitian." The
cnl5arkatiou U. the French was :he talk atl
though tue country. but there WAS nj cx-
titr ment, only quiet satIsfActton.
The French arc said to have monopolizcd
all the trade Of the country, by Introducing
French goods as 1ai,itar: goods, which were
not such, without paying duties, and thus
uuaerscll1ng the resident merchants. They
also, On the morning Of the 18th, seized the
Vera Cruz Custom House, with $a.00, 90 In
coin, WHICH they TRANSPORTED to the French
packet Eugcnic. A cnuduct7 OF S409, ,0o9
from above. went on board ths. SANG packrt,
making stU, eco fer Fralec. The Euscnic
sailed OF The 10th.
I llc breach bet ween the Emp.ror Maxi
milan and Aiars hal Bazaiue Is daity WIDEN
ing Max. no }u,,:,er corhtH % him for au;,-
pert, tnt r:ther desires hiI absence.
Tic EdtJd'e, Marshal Razainc's .nrean at
the capital, was suspended on the 10:4 lust,
by order from the Ministry.
The Empire has been divi.!ed into four
grand military divisions, With Tfdnu1ri, Me-
jla, Mlra1aon and AnrIuez in command Of
each. They ere I'LL Mextcaus ty birth, md,
| from the be ginning, adhc.cnts Of the Chusch
und Imperial r: rty. E!duus1i has command
| Of the uortherrmost division, Mc;la OF the
next, Mirninon Of the country In which thc
capital is located. aud Marqucz OF The south
crn or fourth division. They hare each and
MI promised to bring the whole country into
! unison with the Empire and under Its gov.
e1umcnt-
The Liberals row hold nearly all tho Pa.
citlc cast, and 1t WIS rumorcd at Vera Cruz
tL.t 1Ery Ind captured San Luis Potosi. 1t
was said that Afcjla. on eracuatipg, had re.
| tircd into tie Sic:rns. The Liberals are said
| to be we'll armed and c|nd. and the large or.
:nnizations ure said TO be credttablc. The
smaller suerilla bands are nothing but rob,
btrs.
The lower portion Of the upper section ol
| the Imperial railroad, which runs from the
City OF Mcxlcv to Arasaco, 81 miles, is held
| by the Liberal General Rodrigrtx, with :, 50I
| snen- They commanded the tsnsEf to The
! eApi,A1, Ar.G lie koods round ttitllr.
On the Sd ard 3,h Of December the Liber
| als made raid on San Junn. Teotiauscau
and Otumba, the pyramids, 50 miles from ths
! capital. and piflaEed tue country, and levicl
fore; d loans.
T;arel trun, Vera Cruz to the city of Mex
ico Is now pretty eata on account otthc apit
movements of the French, but everywhere
.1s.: it is taid to be unsafe.
The general opinion Is that Ata1iml!a,
| will ret, in the lons run, be able to srstair
himself, but Will finally be compelled to qui
| tic country.