The New York herald., 1866-02-09
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THE lfEx1oAN QUESTION.

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THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
Our Paris correspondence and the extracts from ths
leading journals OF Paris London Manchester and Liver
pool which we publIsh this morning show the eect IL
each of those cities OF the French Emperors
ment on the Mexican question The estimates thus giver
differ many minor points, but in the main agree thai
Naximilian has been given up by his imperial patron
and that his is hopeless On this point the French
papers speak out even moro strongly than the English
press
Particulars Of the given by Napoleon to Baron
Saiar the special envoy he has despatched to arrange
with Maximan for the Withdrawal Of the French troops
ars strongly connrmsive of the favorable construction
which has been placed the Emperor's speech Nspo
leon II represented have told Baron Saard to hurry
Onto Mexico By the frst steamer and inform Macmillan
that al the French Emperor's obligations TO him had
been DISCHARGED and thai be must now rely on his own
resources, whout the aid Of the French troops The
envoy asked for credentials; but Napoleon replied that
none were necessary; that moro verbal message was
all that was required This In itself is commented upon
- not the least significant feature in the present crisis
EUROPE.
The steamship Peruvian, from Liverpool on the 2sth
and Londonderry the 2oth ut, arrived At Portland
Yesterday bringing one day later from Europe.
The retreat Of General Prim chief Of the Spanish
insurscton, into Portugal, appears TO be an accom-
plshcd fact though Il had not been confirmed from
Madrid. Prm and his associates had been ordered To
lay down their arms before sntsg Portuguese terri.
tory.
Rsinforcsments were 70 be Immediately despatched 70
the Spanish squadron IN the Pacific telegram from
London announces the seizure here Of about 70
sail for Peru, and which doubtless was suspected Of
bang Chilean privateer. A
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oek In the London money marks'. American cotton
haA declined one-haK penny per pound IN Liverpool
TE1 RIVED rIA1z WEE.
Esssslnsty intsssssng dsssils regarding tho wz BE-
twssn Paraguay and tho allies arc con.ained IN our
Busnos Ayres correspondence The latest reports
10 the eject that the work Of concentrating the allied
land and naval forces had 70 M progressed that on the
3ssh Of January they would mako . grand combined
attack, with fory-nve thouAnd troops and thirS
stsamsss on the Psrasuayan stronghold Of Humaita,
on the Paraguay river. This Is place
Of Immense strength, mounting over one hundred
heavy guns, rendered dioult Of approach BY chains
extended the channel and II II also supposed
BY submerged torpcdoss, and having TO back It Para
guayan army Of fifteen or twenty thousand and con-
sdsab nsst The march Of the allies In pursuit Of the
rsrsasng Pssuayans the province Of Corentes
10 the Paraguay river for three hundred miles through
almost uninhabi,ed country, described Of tho
greatest difculty and suffering, and hundreds Of the
troops perished Cd the and many others deserted
CONGRESS.
n the Senate yesterday the credentials Of Mr. John
rSoe. as Senator from North Carolina were presented
and laid the table The gentlemen elected ssna-
tors by Colorado admitted 10 seats the noor
Bills were introduced 70 amend the national judicial
system and 70 repeal the authorzng tho settlement
IT.
In the rsbsllious sases during the war Tho Judiciary
Committee were instructed 10 report II further
legislation necessary for the protection Of the civil
rights Of '0entile" citizens In the Mormon Territory
OF Utah The bill ipdemnfyng naval Paymaser RI,ten
house for the public funds stolen from him at Panama
passed The Consideration Of the House representa-
tion basis con~titutif nal amendment was resumed,
and Mr. Lane Of Indiana made speech the subject
AFTER which it laid until to-day. The House
amendments 70 the Fresdmen's Bureau bill, excepting
the restricting the Bureaus operations 70 the stats
In which the habsas corpus suspended on the LIST
ips were agreed 10 AFTER considerable debate whom the
Senate adjourned
In the House Of Representatives the bill setting aside
the government lands In Alabama Mississippi Louisiana
Florida and Arksnsas exclusively for homesssads cf
eighty acres each 70 actual sssss without distinction
On account % oolos, was passed BY vote Of hun
drsd and twelve 70 twenty nina Over tsn millions
Of acres are BY this bin appropriated V the pur
pose named. Tho Naval Appropriation bill was again
taksa up IN Committee Of me whole, and . con-
siderable portion Il che day was spent In discus
sion Of proportions V strike out oprations for the
Psnsaoola and Norfolk Navy Yarda One Of twenty.
eight thousand dolan for the former stricken out
and without taxing anai action on the others further
consideration Of the bill was postponed Tho bill TO
sssablish uniform bankruptcy system discussed for
some time but not disposed Of During the course Of
the day proceedings the personal controversy Of Tues
dsy between General Rousseau and Mr. ernnell
rssswed and w. conducted with considerable scrmony.
No nshs session Of ths HouAs W. held yesterday.
THE LxarsLATu1x
IN the Senate yesterday, among the bills receiving
fvcrae pcus that regulating taxes on lands taken
f Cro'on water purposes Bills introduced 70 vsss
in thc Metropolitan POLICE Commissioners the exclusive
power Of granting licenses for the is Of quo, and 10
prevent nroad companies engaging In the manufhctur
Ing cs wsrshousins business. The bills sppsoprialing
twenty thousand dollars for she ec, sSurr soldlers,
Cemetery, end requiring slcrs boarding ,use kesve n
and unnsn 70 b Besnscd were passed
In the Assembly the annual Appropriated Nh, vwas
ordered 10 in third reading. ~ wx also asssr soms
dsbsAs, that smpo~erne the Five Points House Of In
dusy so bind out children resolution introduced
end referred requesting Congressional representa-.
uves 70 sndsavor 70 effect speedy contraction Of The
euuvncy and resumption Of specie paymsnsa
- al THI uTY.
me fsakssA esaAhsr suSdsay a~sumsd another shape
In IN city and vicinity yesterday. The slight fall
suow q The pssvous night succeeded In she mon
by dnsuss, which fross Ass u touched the pave
msuss covvvins ne srssts with surface Of Ice and req