Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-03
VI EXICO.
MEXICO.
Sanguinary Conflict and Liberal <uccess-
Precarious Situation Of the Emperor

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Am Imperial Mex
lean decree OF December IS orders a n ~ en-
rolment of all estates, real anu personal, - be
taxed for the support Of The Government The
tax established by the decr~e of Decem Der 3,
IN pursuance whereof these eurolments are or
dsrsa, must he paid within the Let aad 10 Of
every month. MaximilIan's Government as
fully established at Puebla. The city c0uhctl
presented him an address welcoming h,rn 70
The city. The Cabinet is stiii engaged upon
the subject Cf 4 W national congress, but no
account of their Deliberations has Yet been
published. The French Minister and General
Castelnau are also at Pueola- sanguiaary
small force Of Imrerialists, conducting 4 con-
voy, and 500 Liberals, wherein the former suf
tered severely, their colonel oeiug made pre-
oner and the whole company missing. The
lmperIalisis bad captured and shot one Col
Bravo and three other Liberal chiefs.
HAVANA, Dec. 2e.-from Mexico we are
having more decided news than for some time.
The large steamer Florida left Vera Cruz on
the Isth with I,lU0 French troops. and what -
OF more importance, with a full cargo OF arms
and ammunition. A French war vessel ar
ieans, with cable dispatches from Napoleon
saying that AL the transports would arrive
there in January, ana that he expected all the
French troops TO be on board within three
weeks after their arrival. Everything Indi-
cafes that the French are Fastening the evacu-
a.ion. Maximillan was al Puebla, on has way
10 the City of Mexico, and will doubtless re-
main uItll alter the departure of the French
troops, when he will probably attempt 20
leave. This will prove hazardous step, as
even his present friends, accomplics-s, as the
Esiafette calls them, will :urn upon HIM
Vera Cruz, and in fact the whole country is
tull of rumors, and AZ is dific ult TO get al the
truth. The Liberals are ready, the moment
that Marshal BaZaine leaves the Clty of Mex
ico TO throw In 5000 or 10000 troops, and il
- even reported that great is Bazaine's
anger al Maximllian and his wife. that be
viii connIye with Juarez TO prevent the
lmperialists from succeeding. Ii is also re-
ported that quantity of muskets have been
condemned and secretly sold to the LiberalIsts
ss being useless on account OF the difficulties of
transportation over the mountain TO Vera
Cruz This seems probable, As Bazsine wishes
to revenge himself on Carlotta for traauciag
him al the court Of France, and will do what
he can 10 annoy Macmillan and prosirate his
plans. Marquee and Miramon are trying 10
ralse men and money, but without success:
nor is IL believed that they will accomplish
anything. The Liberals are almost IN posses-
sion of the road from Mexico 10 Vera Cruz the
nails are captured and the horses taken from
The stages, and IL is supposed the march Of the
French troops TO the coast will be much
harassed, though no visible enemy will make
any opposition A detachment OF French
troops were attacked al Arrozey an, and twenty
10 twenty five men were killed and wounded,
according to the French accounts. which saw
that the enemy's loss was greater. Another
detachment, under Heekeven was attacked
at Cerantillan, and Heekeyen wounded in the
thigh.