The New York herald., 1866-09-20
CUR VERA CRUZ CORRESPONDENCE.

NEhA 1RUz sept %, 1000
cARLorTA AWAITS HER HUSBAND AT BRUSSELS
II will be remembered that The French steamer sonora
was Chartered by order OF Maxlmihan, the rate OF
$500 per day for every day employed 10 carry bearer
OF dispatches hc bo tecgraphed from New Or
leans TO Carloa) to the quarantine station the Msss
sppi river Before the Sonora started there quite
time Of II = between the imperial agents and tho con-
sgnees OF the steamer The latter did not permit the
vessel to leave until $4,000 paid down in advance
and good security given for the payment OF least as
much more. The Sonora her mission. on the
4th inst she returned and put into quarantine The
captain Of the steamer protested against this ac, alleging
that no had sick board and that tho
did go up the Mississippi further tho ouaran
tine station, II therefore was free from ANYTHING
like cholera poison. But tho imperial Mexican health
officer refused to listen the captains protests and 70
monstranccs and told him "You must stay here = and
the imperial Mexican captain OF the port refused In
torfere, and thus tho affair stood for the Tho
captain OF the steamer, finding that II fixed fact
that he must go into quarantine refused lot anything
ncluding the Emperor's dispatches, the vessel
to give OF any kind.
IoDo rSuru-n
People say that soon after tho arrival or the Tap
pahannock tccgraphic despatch sent to Maximl.
ian IN these words" Toio e saufG tan is useless)
BY whom u was signed s s, q matter kept secret One
another that It came from an agent in France
WAS cARloTTA's AsswERY
All kinds OF exciting spread abou. upon the
arrival Of the steamer Whatever she did bring
ainly had depressing effect upon the mperas,s. The
French officers said that todo uta represented tho
situation at this time perfectly.
FREScu OFFICERS GET THE NEWS mar.
In the interim the French officers had stolen inter-
with vosaa me steamer and got the
news that Carotta would not return; that she had
failed get any aid from Napoleon, and that she would
await the coming of her husband AZ Brussels This IN.
telilgence French officials olegraphed to Marshal
Bazainc, who saw Maximan and told him Of IT.
.'what," said tho Emperor, have you got such news
before me- by tho Sonora aud after tho government
pay ylnq 80 much money IL nrst ~ Tho sequel
proved the Emperor highly dsplcased at the
French receiving the news before he did la twenty
four hours the arrival OF lhe Sonora the Emperor
turned captain OF the port Of Vera Cruz Schor Jaan
Inez Of Office, and appointed scnor Bias Godinox
to fll the vacancy thus occagoned Yesterday the
sonora permitted enter the harbor and 70 anchor
EXCITING RusoRs ABOUT MACMILLAN
In consequence Of the late unfayorable Gor tho i'm
pcrisss) received, there are many Wild runors
aaoal one is that aaximIisn Is actually prisoner IN
the city OF Mexico; that ho has been watched by ija'
I.ayiug the country II Il still said that Macmillan
asked Bazane TO place strong force o. guards The
roads from the capital TO Vera Craz and that Bazanss
led the Emperor plainly 70 see that hc could not
leave un,il the Marshal saw ht 10 let him 90 40.
sAx AND LoGCERurlDs.
There Is doubt OF the fact that the breach between
the French and tho imperial Mexsans tMaximIlans
paryl s wide one and that they arc and have been
Tor long time past loggerheads but they both
in dnculty here they seeming TO be iricnds, aud
nothing more.
There II nothing lust at this moment 70 show that the
French not going away Operations have been com
meneed in earnest % the Jalspa route The garri
I.f.s Ika~A fIt akTfAF n01
Ctxens living the city OF Vera Cruz remo--
ing inside OF the walls for protection. The work cf con
structlng new lortincatons still progresses
The Cvaero says that the the liberal small bands
thrashed the boldor they 20. and lne more dam
age they do
The Indians Of Yuea,an giving the Imporiasis
great trouble.
some victories In the ne ghborhood Of Taluca and in
Mchoscan reported for the mporalzts, bat they
.ot confirmed Hence omit the called details.
20 have been many timce deceived by similar a.
pois have tako "a long consideration
~ obfohcm credit
That the law ievyng a tax of fifteen per cent al
lratiyo.
i 4 mo ruISG on ParER
On the 27ih ult Naxmllian Issued a decree for tho
| - bllshing of company 70 explore routes for aud
tqgas Calicntes, san Luis Poiost Zscaeoas Maya.
~, choacan and haahuala. Tie capital % sad
ssa,PPs u nxed al 1000, 600 divided Into 800
~ the company a to use horse power and steam
| ~ INES.
vERA CRuz, Sept 4, 1sGG
siruAros.
= seens /" ~ TACT that the liberals are trying 20
maA' 'he f'chon uaio tho city of Mexico by opc.
muhs y .he' ii" " particularly against al The weak
po'nis On 'no foaua IVY tho capital and Pgsba, ami
DcsNesh INC sAine anu \ city " Vera Cruz The
french seeing hs nave - srces 10 open the Jalapa
route VII ch Is closed, ~ Al ~ .,,,. ,.. 49,.
have heavily reinforced their arnsons ans IN, ,o., ~
the Onzaba route. Notwithsta ug thotr bold 80 ,ho
French evidently not tina, they can get ~.
all thor artillery and unsns fhe French should be
driven back--ahd 4 l. possible thy viii bc-they win
hold the highly defcnsblo points thc ght a Or near
Peroto and Al JaIapa and the left AZ and near
| onzaba. The common road bc,wea Onzaba and Paso
| del xacho Is being put compile state of repair
under military supervision II prcabe tia, The same
/ thing Will be done 70 the Jalapa foutt
| Evidently the French and the imJcralss are now
i operating entirely upon tbo defensive.
| IL seems 10 b. confirmed n0s that TO order for tho
evacuation Of Guaymas and Nazstlan las been gwen
i There u very considerable comm0i0n in fucatan.
Tho liberals seem 10 bo and dong ard preparing 70
4 great oommouon. There has been sona sErmlshing
1 thcre
In tho Department OF paebia the liberals sre ratidiy
Increasing the numbers Of ther armed 'orrpa Where
DO The arns come from These are said 70 be- new oos.
The reports OF military operations given In the Official
paper OF the governments and other Espapers
10 the CITY Of heioo are % remarkably Incorrect that
| ~ just neri 70 useless 70 read them.
In EBr, Nov~~1s of the 30th nnd tho following In
The Appearance of RsgnIss The Valley of Toluca ~
a Terrible Calamity ~
II seems that kegulea' command 10 between nnsen
hundred and two thovsand strvns They have stirred
10 the vhole valley sod have been pressing al the
males into the liberal On one occasion they
Sasd 10 church bsA,as sssA 10 sss, ~tich "