New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-22

srr,v into whether Macmillan can sustain himself hero
without extraneOus aid; whether the Mexican people are
Wiling now they TO be rid of the French, 70 accept
the situation and avail themselves Of their last chance TO
build up re- pectabe power among the nations ana de-
velop tire Of their splendid country OF become
what they almost are now-the Arabs OF Amerca. My
own impression is that Macmillan will long continue to
hold power in Mexico, He will have to bgnt ana nam
tam military Government, as every other ruler o. wlat
ever denomination has had TO do before mm put ne Is
consolidating strong and stanch clements OF success
and holding he does the greater par. OF al tnat Is val
liable Of Mexico lie cannot be easily displaced She ms
policy is continually winning fol- him friends and
THB SANTA ANNA FIASCo.
The late Santa Anna eneEte here was thoroughly con-
tenptibe. The leaders men Of no Importance, ana
the MINOR that the Enperors friend, MI Lacunza was
engaged in IT, turns out 90 be unfounded. The Emperor
indeed dismissed him from lis position IN the Ministry
in fact he has done the with most OF his Mexcan
and has replaced them with Europeansn some instances
with members of Marshal Bazaines staff thus creating, to
all iptents All PURPOSES military cabinet. Santa Anna
would scarcely be recognized in any capacity now In Mex
leo. Ilo hos certainly made history for his country during
the Ast thirty years. bnt has probably contributed more
toward mining II than any other public man. HIS MEM
DRY is exec0td wherever his IS remembered 1t 10
stated in Mexico by some old politicians OF his day that
Of the eight millions paid by the United States 10
the Mexican Government in 1853 for the Mesa Valley
Santa Anna appropriated more than onehaf and invested
it in Europe and Cuba No doubt ne disposed OF great
for his private benefit The sequestraion OF his
ates IN the department of Vera Cruz Will deprive
him of the power 20 do much mischief for some time.
MILITARY OPERATIONS
The military news is entirely devoid Of interest Since
the withdrawal If the troops from the thinly peoped
States 10 tho norhward the Liberals have been prnc-
pay occupied in wraBgng among themselves for political
prominence The point selected by Marshal Basaine as
the outpost Of the Empire for the present is San Luis Po
tosi tho department of that nnme This city is one Of
the most PROSPEROUS in Mexico II s in elcgraphic COM
municaton with the capital from which II is about 200
miles distant 10 the norhward. You may be certain that
You will hear of concentration southwark from
that place. Bazaine there yesterday and telegaphed
that tho French forces enjoying Their new location
hugely. OF course Escobedo who entered Monterey as
soon as tho French quilted it, will never think of rskng
an attack on San Luis.
HOW TAMPIcO WAS CAPTURED.
The capture Of Tampieo was after veritabe siege 10
was no policy of concentration in that instance, but nil
itay necessity decidedly pressing in its nature The little
French garrison hung To their town and forhcatons with
true Zouave tenacy until their provisions and ammuni
ton exhausted The sinking of vessel in the chan
mel a the mouth Of the harbor prevented the French nav
vessels at Vera Cruz from supplying them Finally, at
the last gasp surrounded by enemies the little handful OF
brsyes yielded but instead # accepting, they dictated the
terms their surrender which embraced the usual amount
" flying coors aud beating drums. The French eizeus
Of 1anpico TO remain uamoested, and tho French
Consul is expressly stipulated is to continue to ex-
eIeise the functions Of his Office.
THE MATAMoROs BLOCKADE,
blockade has be1n directed by Maxmillan Of the port
Of Maiamoras, which town captured by tho Liberals
some weeks ago. Old diplomats here assert that thereby
will hang correspondence between the United States
and France the American Government not recognizing
the Empire may object that state Of affairs. Smaller
subjects have produced grayo International difficulties