Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-02-19
Associated Press Report.
Mexican News.
Latest From Vera Cruz.


NEw YoRK, February 1s.-The City Of
Mexico letter, of the I'd, and Vera Cruz
letter, of the 9th, to the Herald contain
items of interest.
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 to the wrath of the American
Government and people. The Imperial
exchequer is almost exhausted and whence
to replenisk is matter which is puzsling
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 Of dollars, for which
negotiations are being prosecuted in Paris.
They are now living from hand to mouth,
aud to such a straight was Macmillan re-
Gently reduced that by instructions nom
France he was loaned 100000 by Marshal
Bazine, out Of the French funds, on condi-
ton Of its speedy re payment. The annual
revenue of the government from all sources
j. about twenty million dollars, while the
expenditures during the past year were
forty-two million dollars, much of it going
for unnecessary imperial shows and cere-
monials, which latter fact does not escape
the notice OF the people. 1t is limited that
if the Paris negotiation fails general forced
loan will be resorted to, and this, it is ap-
pretended, will lead to an uprising of the
inhabitants. All this in a country the
richest in the world in mineral wealth. The
imperial organs recently gave accounts Of
additional discoveries of some inexhaustible
gold deposits in the State Micholican.
Mr.. Danglas, Napoleon's agent, has ac-
cepted the position of Finance Minister in
Maximilian's Cabinet
The present effective strength of the Inn
perial army is set down at tweny thousand
men.
Macmillan in a recent speech is said to
have dwelt on the probability of the with
drawal of the French troops, owing to the
opposition of the United States to their con-
tinuance in the country.
Between 10000 and IL 900 Mexicans, it is
stated, had been executed in accordance
with the findings of Imperial court martials
up to the end of December last.
Further particulars are received of the
recent reported Imperial successes at Te-
hauntepec and the capture of Papantls, and
of the progress of the Republicans in the
Pacific States. In the first named affair
the American Consul was wounded, and at
Tehauntepec the Republican Gen. Figueron
is reported to have been killed.
An American officer has lately recruited
a large number of men for the Republican
army in Vera Cruz. The French soldiers
there are said to manifest less desire now
than formerly for war with the United
States.
The latest rumors in that city were that
the republicans had reeaptured 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 q very
dropping condition, as one Of them wrote in
letter sometime ago to an sditer in this