Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-07-11
Official Announcement of the Execution
of Maximiiian

Of Maximiiian.
New YORK, July 3.-Tho following is
an official announcement Of the execution
Of Macmillan:
"Saa Luis Potosi, June 10Th Citizen
Minister Of War On the 18th instant, at
eleven o'clock at night, council Of war
condemned Macmillan, of Hapsburg,
Mignel, Miramon and Tomas Mejia, to suf-
fer the extreme penalty Of the law. The
sentence having been confirmed at these
headquarters, it was ordered to be carried
into effect on the 10Th. The execution
was suspended by order Of the supreme
government until to day. It is now seven
o'clock In the morning, at which time Max
imilian has just been shot. Please COM
municate this to the citizen President of
the Republic. EscoBEDo."
Further Details Of Nanimtlian's Zee
cution.-Maximilian was shot faced to the
front. His last words were, 'sPoor Carlot-
ia" Miramon and Mejia were reduced
from their rank and shot in the back.
It is thought here that Juarez has start
ed for the capital. Mexicans are jubilant
and foreigners horror striker.
Both the Prussian and the British min
listers visited Juarez at San Luis Potosi, to
| endeavor to arrest the doom Of the unfor-
tunate Prince, but their efforts were in
vain. Both had returned to Queretaro to
take formal leave of Mexico when the
Prince was executed
The Baron Magnas, Prussian Minister,
arrived at Queretaro the day before the ex-
ecution, and Immediately transmitted by
telegraph formal protestto Juarez, which
was received at half-past nine o'clock On the
evening of the same day, and in reply to
which the following was transmitted
"SAN LUIS PorosI, June IS, 10: 10 ?.
Mo Baron A. N. Magnas, at Quere-
saro: | am sorry to say to you, in answer
to your telegram which you have been
pleased to send me this night, that, as I
had expressed to you day before yesterday,
tthe President of the Republic is not of the
opinion that it is possible to grant the par
don Of Macmillan, of !Iapsburg, consist
ent with the great considerations ofjustice
| and the necessity Of insuring the future
peace of the republic I ana, Baron, very
respectfully, your obedient servent,
S. LEIDo DE TEJADo."
The following is translation of the pro-
| test of Baron Magnes
10 his Excellency Senior Sebastian Ler-
60 &c Tejado Having arrived to-day at
Queretaro, became aware that the pris-
oner condemned on the l4th instant NOR
ally died on Sunday last It is thus that
all the world will consider it; for all their
preparations to die having been made on
that day, they waited during the whole
hour to be taken to the place whence they
were to receive their death before the order
suspending the execution of the sentence
was communicated to them by means Of the
telegraph. The humane customs Of our
age sill not permit them, after having suf-
fered this horrible agony, to be put to death
second time Tomorrow In the name of
humanity and of honor I conjure you to
order that their lives be not taken and [
again repeat that an certain that my SOW
efeign, his Majesty, the King of Prussia,
and all the crowned heads Of Europe, uni
ted by ties of blood and kindred to the
prince pfisoner-his brother, the Emperor
of Austria: his cousin, the Queen Of the
British dominions his brother-in law, the
King Of the Be]gians, and also his cousins,
the Queen Of Spain, and the Kings Of Italy
and Sweden-will readily agree to give his
Exceliency, Senior Don Benito Juarez, all
security that none of the prisoners shall
again tread on Mexican soil. A. V.
MAGNAs.