Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-19
Sunday Nights Dispatches.
Mexican News.

New YORK. Feb. lS.-A city of Mexico
letter OF the ID. and Vera Cruz letter Of
the 9Th to the Herald contain items of in
terest. The great ogre which at present
stands the most threatening in the presence
of MaXimilian, is an empty treasury, and
the money question Is. just now one of life
or death to the Imperial establishment,
second in Importance only to the wrath OF
the American Government and people,
The Imperial eXchequer is almost exhaust
ed, and whence to replenish it is matter
which is puzzling all the wise men of the
Empire, but which none of them can solve.
The ministers are said to have confessed
that the very existence of the Government
depends on the procurement of loan OF
one hundred millions dollars, for which
negotiations are being prosecuted in Paris.
They are now living from hand to mouth,
and to such strait was Maximilian recent
ly reduced that by instructions from France
he was loaned three hundred thousand dol
lars by Marshal Bazaine out of French
funds on condition of its speedy replace
ment. The annual revenue of the Govern
ment from all sources is about twenty mil
lion dollars, while the expenditures during
the past year were fully two million dol
lars, much OF it going for unnecessary I'm
perial shows and ceremOnials, which latter
fact does not escape the notice of the pro-
pie. 1t is limited that if the Paris negotia-
tions fail, general forced loan will be re-
sorted to, and this, it is apprehended, vii
lead TO an uprising of the inhabitants; all
this in country the richest in the world
in mineral wealth, and the Imperial organs
recently gave accounts OF additional dis
cOveries of ineXhaustible gold deposits in
the State of Michoccan.
II NJ. Langlais, Nap0eon's agent, has ac-
cepted the position of Finance Minister in
Maximilian's Cabinet. The present effec-
tive strength OF the Imperial army is set
down at 10000 men.
Macmillan, in recent speech is said to
have dwelt on the probability of the with
drawal of the French troops, owing to
opposition of the United States to their
continuance in the country. Between 10000
and 1900 MeXicans, 1t Is stated, had been
executed in accordance with the findings OF
the Imperial courts-martial up to the end OF
| December last.
Further particulars are received of recent
reported Imperial successes at TehuantepeC
and in the capture of Papantla and of the
progress of the Republicans in The Pacific
States. In the first named affair the Amer
lean Consul was wounded, and at Tehuan-
tepec the Republican Gen. Figureo is re-
ported to have been killed.
An American officer has lately recruited a
large number of men for the Republican
army in Vera Cruz. French soldiers there
are said to manifest less desi re now than
formerly tor war with the United States
| The latest rumors in that city were that the
Republicans had recaptured Monterey and
that General Grant, with large army, was
on the Rio Grande in person.
The affairs of the Rebel Colonists from
this country are represented to be in very
dropping condi ion, as one of them wrote
in a letter some time ago to an editor in
this city, they wanted somebody to send
them some money.