The Portland daily press., 1867-06-15
MEXICO.
Rejection Of Maximillan's Offer to Abdicate.
The Emperor and his Generals
Tried by Court Martial.
Protest against the Legality Of the
Proceedings.
Probabili' y that the Emperor and his Ohiei
Generals will bs Shot.

SAN LUIS PoTosI, May 90
Tomorrow Macmillan and his principal
generals, Miramon, Mejia and Costello, may
very possibly be sentenced to be shot, On
tuesday the Emperor and Prince Salm Salm
had an interview with EscobedO at his head
quarters at Queretaro. The meeting was
brought about by the Princess Salm Salm, who
has just returned from her mission to the Pres
ldent at San Luis. 1t was characterized by an
Incident which, were it related would cause
thrill OF disgust in every civilized community
IN the world, but at present my lips are sealed
for weighty reasons. Macmillan offered to
abdicate and to use his influence to bring about
the immediate surrender of Mexico and Vera
Cruz; the former to be accomplished in the
most remarkable manner
In return he asked the lives and safe conduct
out of the country for himself, his German
officers and troops and generals, Mejia and
Costello (Mlramon, for reasons which will ap-
pear hereafter, was left QUIT and for his private
Secretary.
A special messenger was DESPATCHED to the
President with these conditions. He returned
TO Queretaro on the 18th inst, with an I'M
quallhed rejection of the proposals. On the
same day the Emperor, Miramon and Mejia
were placed in separate cells, under double
guard, and court martial was organized to
try them.
since The days of the Spanish inquisition no
such tribunal has ever been framed. Who the
President is no one knows Where the court
sits, and who are the witnesses is equally o
matter buried in obscurity.
The Judge Advocate has fourteen points of
accusation. With these he passes from one to
to the other of the prisoners, and asks them on
each point what they have to say in reply. In
vain the Emperorirequested time to consult his
counsel, naming as such the Liberal Generals
klvas, Pallaeio and Senior Martinez de Ia Lore
of Mexico city.
In vain he protested against the legality OF
the court These proceedings have been going
ON for three days. and Tomorrow the sentence
1s expected to be given. If that sentence is
passed it will undoubtedly be death, and the
tate of the Emperor will be shared by his chief
officers
The Princess Salm Salm arrived in San Luis
to-day by special express The President had
promised her that ii her husband and the EN-
psror were sentenced to be shot, she should
have another interview with him.
This courageous lady is the bearer of pri-
vate letter from the Emperor to the President
She has been refused admittance to-day, but is
promised an interview tomorrow, but a sudden
case OF perplexity has arisen tonight, and af-
lords almost the only faint hope of the Empe-
rors lie being spared.
Notice has been served upon the President
that Macmillan desires the jurisdiction of the
court on the grounds of international law 81
am government, he says, recognized by
States, ana l can only be tried by legal Com
gress of the nation"
Wheaton's work on the international law
was at once IN requisition, but there was only
one copy in the whole of San Luis Potosi, ana
that belonged to a shrewd notary, who got his
own price for it before he would give it up.
The Wheaton being obtained, the ministry
have been in deliberation the whole night, and
the council has not even now (midnight) brok-
en- up. What the result will be no one ven
lures TO predict.
WASHINGTON, June IA.
Senor Romero has received a letter from
Gen. Diaz, dated TOcobaya, May 26th detail
ing the additions to the Liberal forces before
the city Of Mexico. He says the forces en-
pleyed for the reduction of the capital now
number $4,000 men, and in a few days it should
be taken. could have taken it with the forces
OF the Eastern army alone, but had not suffi-
Gent cavalry to cover all the outlets through
which the principal guilty parties would have
escaped us, but now, with 800 cavalry, all ave-
nues will be guarded.