The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-23

French troops Fnsnch conveys French mule train
and baggage wagons line the whole road from Pueba Il
Mexico city. For hoIr together there is sometime
no cessation of the tide or efeating Frenchmen sweep
ing past the digences French troops still garrison b
most salient parts OF the road For ten miles beyont
Rio FRO the position naturally strong has been so fort
ned by earthworks rife pits and trenches that ten hou
sand good troops might defend the road against the world
In arms II Is vicksburg an extended scale Jus,
beyond the last of these lines stages come to sudden
halt and close carriage escorted by two hundred
French chasseurs drives past us and the car.
riase curtains drawn aside by a delicate lady,
hand disclose the pleasing features OF Marshal
young Mexican wife, who Is hurryng to Vera Cruz to
embark with her husband for Ia belle France Then we
come upon the ambulance tran-another long drawn
out convoy Of specie-half dozen field pieces and
twenty wagon loads OF French citizens taking their
nousohod Ldres and plces back to the land OF their
strong escort that cry OF los hbdles would almost
sumce to convert their retreat into flight II In a
strange scene indeed May day in Now York s hardly
circumstance 10 the extraordinary collection OF furn
enre and miscellaneous effects piled mp on these cur
crous baggage wagons jolly chapalns and jaunty
A1re (who don't side saddles lend piquancy the
dusty mouotony of the march. Az TO reQmental pets,
Aese - ragged poodle or 'boue dog' TO evefy
company. and enough monkeys. parrots and macaws
The natives look usual with stod
ind6srence and to every attempt extor from them
their Views interposc vacant Quien sd,epn Small
dseachments Of liberals appear suddenly from among
the mountain passes here and there but they merely
ocoufa Strict injsnctions have been given by the
liberal chief that the French shall be harrasscd in
their retreat.
Mexico city is reached just the dusk OF evening be-
gins 70 fall French troops still hold the CITADEL and all
che approaches. There Is unusual conmoton in the
streets and but for the fact thai many French are
closed and many painters work replacing French
Uy Spanisn signs one would not mDgiue that any hing
unusual WAS expected TO happen. military band is
playing on the plaza The music IL listened 10 in chilling
dlence ill pretty little Mexican tune the Pigeon
rapidly growing into national air, is struck up and
thsn there breaks ont burst or applause which Tor I'M
aemonstrative Mexicans, Is really prodigious
Programme of the Observation-Disclosures
Surveys the Scene and Drives Out TO All:
Himself after the French Dernr,-Rush for
tho United States eousuIate-B nznine Rifles
tho Emreror-NTrx Defines His Position--A
Very Pertinent Questionable Military Sirna-
dion, &c.
MEXICO Feb. s, 1867.
The evacuation Of the Mexican capital BY the French
army Of occupation is virtually an accomplished fac
French troops still garrison tho CITADEL and will
thsrs tor foar and twenty hours longer the main
army with Marshal Bazanc and General Castelnan at
IT. head, left the city this morning, route for Vera
Cruz At nine O'Clock this morning the last remaining
regiments OF the expeditonary corps in all i've
thousand strong, assembled the plaza in front OF
Aaximiian's palace and marched past by companies;
and then, with a "Vips tEmpereur!" Napoleon, not
xAximanl formed and started for Vera Cruz At their
head rode porily, rubicund Bazane not q muscle
moving In his stern well preserved features After the
Aasshas star came the First regiment Of cavalry six
hundred stcnng; its magnificent band playing with
cot sone latent meaning perhaps, sFarowell to the
Salr" Grey headed General Castelnau, spenddly
1neunesd, and with solitary decoration on
- breast, about the size Of faI moon,
eans next with stan only second in brIlliancy to
sAst q Marshal Bazane. Then came tho Eighteenth
shasssusapeds 800 strong the Seventh infantry, ESQ
song and the Nincyhfth infantry, not hss than 1880
Ill tcad They are splendid regiments both Of them,
with theg coors shot to pieces at Inkermann Sebasto
POI, Aaeenta Solferno and Algiers Then came tho
Ninth artillery, with ten or dozen brass hovitzers al
che g gups have been broken up by Bazaine for old
nealh and the Sixth artillery with nine nine FOUNDER
Geld pieces Eight hundred Of the THIRD zouavee-.
hshs acsive fellows, carrying many Of them hundss
and MY pounds on their backs without apparent
foss-ead an ambulance train brought up the reaIa man
xheeo hvo or six thousand troops were the prsou en
u The rrsnch expeditionary crops It was 70
seps admiration for their sodiery beari. ana perfect
iooss -, proud sSouak q tSs those
veterans were marching out u thu conquerea Ioxv r
SrsS o. : bower oI three thousand miles away.
Not ths least interested snong the spectators ~
ssss Hs fairly ran alongside the troops as they
marched through the streets, and did not conceal his
sauaon Tho Emperor made no gn ana
oa which Napoleon solemnly declared would be looked
upon ths brightest event in The history OF ms re!sn
Neither by look nor sign did the Nexicans betfsy
sasiefnotiou Five minutes after the French had gone
the resumed their usual aspect except tnst IN
psoo Or tho SNOWY French uniforms which have been
g oouspcuous for last few years in all the public
places Maxhnians relocated anky.legged Austnans,
and hh swarthy, miscellaneousiy cian Mexcahs nvv
che cafes and the restaurants Maximiian nimseii
ieht have been driving out very shortly afterwards
in sn unassamng little coupe, his face shaded from the
sun BY . naonstrous Mexican somDreros ana nopooy
taking much notice OF him.
The ouesto as $40 what will follow the departure OF
he Trcuchn Is an anxious for the foreign residents
as also the Mexcans themselves Serious trouble Of
come sort there is bound to be- Last evening even pe-
Gore the French left tho sound OF cannonadng was
tho capital Of this unhappy country IS IN paa way.
There foes within the lues as much TO be ieaIea as
those without The moment the French evacuate the
citadel the whole city fails into the hands OF Marquee
who openly threatens that be will do that 10 iour nons
<vhich shst be remembered for forty years That he
iii, not fstsr in any scheme OF revenge however blood
thirsty his share In the massacre OF Tecubaya abnn
danty proves. His vengesu designs are SO well known
that for the days he has never slept twice In we
eamo place lest tho French should arrest him. -
The number OF Fsenchmen who have suddenly DIS
covered themselves to be American citizens Is rcay as
tonishing. Every day scenes Of the most amusing
character take place the Consulate Among other APP
pcants came. Italian unable 10 speak word O Eng.
fish He had lived three months In Chicago, ana ne
Drought swo witnesses prove that he would have taken
out naturalization papers ne had RENAMED ass'o
him 70 do SO. "what business was 7
brought you out here ~ asked the Consul
nssd Has 20 add Sa S did
aet his certificate OF citizenship Tho American resi-
dsnts preparing for oil emergencies The consus,e
Is turned into armory anticipation oil possiois
attack from the adherents OF Marqnez several Ameri
can families from outside the city have come IN TO taks
refuge thsre and after the building viii bS
70 gsSr.soned that any attack upon II will be attended
web considerable danger to the persons making y
hzshnl Bazaine has all along been anxious TO nant
over M capital 70 the liberals He may oven yet DO 20
As already mentioned, the French garrison remain In ~
citadel TILL ssmorrow. The main body OF the French
forces will rerrAn within shot of The Guy for thirty
six hours logger, and the belief In tho best informe
quarters Is that Bnxane Is only watching for haro.ar-
commit himself 10 s>me way to come BACK poody and
quez and turn the Maxiuian governments between the
bo0ts Thorc IL nothing in the reieanst this suppo-
Marshal and the Emperor to mill already vide enough,
sition. Tho breach between TIA day or two when
was very considerably wi6 letter conchcd IN such
Bazaine scot 70 Maxip& sent it back to him with 0
message, which, 10
pistols and se interesting might havcbeens 70 specu
s would have been the upsnot u TWO % snre'
hund-u -. hs Marshal with his late proclamation II
ws r hrnds and have ad Here you state tnai france