The Van Buren press., 1867-07-12
The Van Buren, Press.
VAN BURnN, ARKANSAS.
EXCITING MEXICAN NEWS.
MAMMALIAN AND SANTA ANNA
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Special Dipdich 10 Tie 50. Louis RepuJlcaa
,. WASHINGTON, June 80,
You were informed last night that the
Austrian Minister had received adispatcl
stating simply that Maximllian had been
shot on the morning of the 10Th of June
No other details are given, but the Aus
trian legation have fully credited the in
telligehcc. 1t has been communicated
by the latter over the Atlantic cable tc
the Emperor Joseph of Austria, the
brother of Maximilian
The following official dispatches have
been furnished to your correspondent for
publication '......
SOUTHWEST Pass, La, June 80.
To Count Wydenbruck, Austrian Min
lister. Washington, d. c.: came here
from Vera Cruz to telegraph you of the
condemnation and death of the Emperor
Maximillian, at 7 o'clock on the morning
of June 10, President Juarez refused to
deliver UP his body. .. g. s.trg,g,,
b., (Slgned) a1 GRoILER TIEnAFF, na1
Commander Austrian Sloop.
The following was received at the
Navy Department tonight l,f aI
A., Y. 5. STEAMER TACoNY, VERA CRUz.
Hon. Gideon Wclles, Secretary of the
Navy: MaXimilliant was shot on the 10Th
inst. Hood begged for his corpse for
the Austrian Captain, and was refused
The City Of Mexico surrendered on the
10th 20 the Liberals. Vera Cruz holds
out on account of the foreign LEGION
Diaz orders no acceptance Of its surren-
der. t.......... .............,
mi moored between Nclya and the
North Bastian. Jason is in company. /
wrote by mail. l.. .1i'f ...., 'e,'.
(SignedD +. A. Roe, Commander
The steamship Virginia arrived at Vera
Cruz on Sunday, having left Ssal OH the
18th inst. From II passenger who came
on board at Vera Cruz on tho 9Th, we
learn the following facts concerning the
capture of Gen. Santa Anna at Sisal:
The Virginia, from New York IMay
%, with Gen. Santa Anna on board,
reached Vera Cruz on the Sd inst. He
was visited by the authorities and many
Of the prominent residents Of the city,
who welcomed him warmly, and urged
him to land and take immediate COM
mand, This the General declined doing,
. but at the invitation Of Don Perez Go
mez General Commanding, visited the
Castle ofSt. Juan D'Ulloo, returning to
the Virginia on the next day. During
this time the greatest enthusiasm prevail
ed in Vera Cruz, and preparations on q
grand scale were being made to receive
the distinguished Mexican. Shortly af-
ter reaching the vessel, Gen. Santa Anna
gave an audience to the Imperial Com
missary General, Domingo Bureau, and
other officials who had come with the in
tention of drawing up an act appointing
him Commander-in- chief. Gen. Benavir
dcs, commanding the Liberal forces then
beseieing the city, was informed Of this
fact by Mr.. Saulnier, the American Con
sui, as was also Capt f. A. Roe Of the
Talcony, a United States man .of-war ly-
ing in the roadstead the latter soon af-
ter boarding the Virginia in company
with Capt. A. Murray, commander of, the
English man of-war Jason, and demand
ING the surrender of Santa Anna. These
officers brought with them boats crew
of 13 English sailors, who remained in
readiness to obey any orders given them.
Onbeing requested TO accompany Capt,
Roe to the Tacony, Santa Anna protested
against the rudehess Of his visitors, but
was at once informed that if he did not
accept the invitation he would be taken
off by force. Deeming it more prudent
to obey, the General stepped into the
boat with the interpreter, Mr.. Gottlieb
and was placed on board the United
States man ofwar, where Capt Roe treat
ed him with consideration, informing
him that he was not a prisoner, but was
prevented from going ashore in order to
save blood shed, Another reason given
for detaining him was that the General
had been announced rs an envoy for the
United States Government, to which
Santa Anna replied that his mission was
to bring about peace, and that he was
acting simply as a Mexican citizen and
property holder. " But" said Capt. Roe
""yonr presence here has interfered with
the surrender Of Vera Cruz to Bcnayides,
for which arrangements had been made
and this fact alone, after consultation
with others, deemed sufficient reason
for your detention"
On the following morning Santa Anna
was informed officially that he had per.
mission 70 take passage on the Virginia
for Havana, or any port in the United
States, but that he could not land at Vera
Cruz. He was then transferred from the
Tacony TO the Virginia, and at once set
sail for Sisal, Youcatan, where he arrived
on the l1th. A very short time after
coming to ar.chor the Virginia was board
ed BY, Captain Mariana Robledo Romero
n Mexican officer, who took General San.
Ia Anna by force, and conveyed him to
the shore. Capt. Deaken, master Of the
Virginia, first, refused to deliver up his
passenger, but was Obliged to yield wber