The New York herald., 1866-08-01
our SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.


IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS TO AID IIBERAIs
In my letter Of June 20 alluded the formation Of
an "Amercan Legion" then in contemplation by Gen
Vega aid of the liberal in northwest Mexico
Since that time the work has been going quietly and
Is almost complete. So quietly has the been
arranged that the first division already and not
word concerning has yet found its way into print
Yesterday Sunday the bark Keoka, Captain Emery,
which cleared for tho mouth OF the Colorado In ballast
dropped quietly out OF the Golden Gate with unusual
crowd visible deck She had board however,
am able to verify, two hundred and eighty five
picked men recently discharged from the Cali
fornia volunteers, who have been doing service
for the past four Ave years In Arizona, New
Mexico Utah and Nevada They are under the
command OF Colonel John h Urmy, late Major In the
California volunteers, who has served Hvo years. and
good soldier and is just the kind ofa rough dasng
for such service. He goes out with commission as
colonel, and will command the legion. which will st
OF one thousand choice Americans Ths force will be
the nucleus Of an army which win put the last
nant Of Imperialism in Sonora and Snaloa TO flight
destroy H. The remainder Of tho force Is ready
and will be shipped as quietly and rapidly possible
These unarmed and there is nothing on board
the vessel to load 10 suspicion at least convict them
of participation in hostile demonstration if thoy are
overlaued Tho French have yet clear idea OF
what going and mea urcs will be taken TO foil them
stop /. The men viii be dsemSarsed s al Lo~cp or
California and overland the Peninsuln then
embark and cross the gulf OF California in vessels already
engaged tn tho eastern sh0ro. Once there, In
abundance await them. II observed that nearly all
the California volunteers when mustered ont retained
their arms You may be able 20 where they ulti
maicy went TO. Other shipped by General Vega
sufficient TO cquip large Mexican force already In
Sonora out OF harms roach This anair has boon ed.
mrabiy managed thus far and there Is every reason .
hope for It's complete success
In my letter OF Juno % I also mentioned the de-
Of -fuwn Anur
Arizona for Chhushua TO take service under the liberal
government havc since heard Of their arrival n Fort
Yuma, on tho banks Of the Colorado, and before this
letter reaches you thoy will DO In tho city Of chihuahua
Nor 10 this all The organ zatnn OF the sAmerican
ward to completion by General Vega and his asso-
ciates quietly that not word hint has found It's
way into the press Of San FIancisco concerning In
this mornings Alta nnd the following under the head
of "Sailed "-"Juy s--Bark Keoka Emery. Colorado
river" The cargo Of the Keoka Is specified you
may but u Is nevertheless interesting Az
happened TO be on board just before shA saed and
saw her drop quietly out Of the harbor while the good
people san Francisco quietly attending church.
everybody goes to church here-I able inform you
that consisted Of hundred and eightynve
men from the recently discharged California volunteers
under the com. .nand Of Colonel John b. Urmy,
who has done tive years good service in
Nevada, Utah and Arizona, and held the rank
colonel In command OF the Legion, and s a capital
for tho pos ton He rcsonte. determined and brave
possible value tho liberals The full force OF one
thousand men Is ready TO embark and val DO In Mexico
be ore this reaches you The clearing Of the vessels for
carrying cmigrants TO the mines II Arizona and they
go without arms OF any kind on board II Is
OF course useless for tho French TO overhaul
them The force will land the peninsula
OF Lower California, avoiding Cepo 81 Lucas
and will cross to tho Gulf, thcn re-embark In small
vessels for port the eastern shoro which IL may
be well not TO name at present Their arms arc air ady
IN Sonora, safe from the reach OF the French. This
force OF one Thousand disciplined Americans with
for much larger auxiliary force OF Mexicans, will be-
come the nucleus OF large army in short time, and
WIN give johnny Iapcan any amount Of healthy cxer
The ncws OF the movement OF Coponas FORCES against
be relied upon as corrc The liberals hero are greatly
eated with their rcrenl In all parts OF Mexo
and are connden, tina, ninety days Of European war will
ADVANCE OF CORONA AGAINST TKPc.
The news Of the advance OF . portion OF Corona's
forces against Tcpic teegaphed from here last week II
reliable, and meantime Maxailan is closely beseged
than
AN Axuuxo INCIDENT
tempest IN a teapoS occurred here the Fourth.
The celebration o magnificent one and the process
sion the finest ever seen In fan Francisco tho
negro was excluded from the ranks by the committee Of
arrangements In the last division belonging
10 firm Of painters which not set down In the pro-
well gotten stage Yankee and the sides devoted
TO two carcaturcs One represented Uncle Sam present
baina and her consorts, with the politics. bow N The
world and the insinuaiinG remark, "rhs little BILL
Johnny~ as if he was going around on 'steamer day.
San Francisco merchants The other represent
I'd the same old Uncle Sam kicking across
q pond two frogs The largest frog had the face
and the crown OF Napoleon III and the face Of the other
was that OF haxmilan Uncie sam, ~ he gives The
last kick, Ia singing rhcre No Place like Home ]"
Absurd ~ ell this may secm the French Consul, who
was In the procession with the other foreign representa-
uves catching glimpse Of u a. tr.ied along N the
wake OF the procession in counermarching, nsw into
violent rage and loft the carriage In all haste, did
also the editor Of the imperial subsidized organ, Il
toyviev de San Fronciscon Tho Consul stormed and
ravcd the Courier calls France for redress and hints
war between the two countries - the very leaa o.
the consequences 70 grow OF this fearful insult 70
Napoleon white the people Of San Francisco laugh most
heartily ~ the farce One OF the dccs OF the city psr
tnentiy remarked II the French are thin skinned
~ 10 leave procession followed By such carcature,
why DO they not leave city In which Napoleon and
Masimlian are universally csricatured, dsspiscd and
contemnedtn
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