Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-03

Anything and every thing "A merican hasa
strange attraction for him. He listens to
frihce Salm- Salm's "reminiscences of the
great war with rapt attention: ndrhearinu
the story of. Chickamauga Atlanta and
Vlcksburg, often expresses his longing to
visit the scenes of such memorable events.
Ihen,s the subject changing, German poll
tics Will come upon the carpet, and Maxi
milan, with grave deprecatory face. will
pemoan the heshort-sightednes and reaction
ary tendencies of his brother, the Austrian
emperor, advancing statements on his own
part broad and liberal enough for any
Fourth of July oration. "A strange picture,
Is it not? Macmillan, tall and erect still,
his blue eyes kihdling and his great blonde
beard quivering with excitement, while
Saim- m-Salm, from whose eye the Inevitable
eye-glass has fallen in the earnestness of
the moment, speaks of some of the leading
episodes OF the American war, and with
the modesty' of true bravery claims for
himself only spectators part in the ac-
tions he so yividly describes. a Mexican
dungeon. eneireles them the while and a
court martial composed, they say, of three
captains and a heutenant-colonel. only
waits the word of long cared Escobedo, the
ex-mule driver, to condemn them to death.
,s-,g HIS INDIFFERENCE To LIFE. 5000
With all,this it seems to me that Maxi
so far anxious for his life in that he knows,
with his fate, is wrapped up that of most of
bis foreign soldiers. For.some days before
the end of the siege those nearest the per-
son of the Emperor formed an idea that he
deliberately courted death. Once when he
stood in the plaza for full ten minutes,
while the shells were bursting so near him
that the concussion of the air nearly carried
him off his balance, this idea was regarded
as a fixed fact. sMy firm belief,n said
Prince Salm- Salm afterwards in his quaint
broken English, rs dhat he wanted to be
killed only wish ven he wants to do dat
again he will take somebody else nit him,
not me-" The Princes wish was reasonable
enough; for the danger to which the EN-
peror voluntarily and needlessly exposed
himself that day was not slight. But no
one can say that he is a coward, which
would have been said of him had he left
with the French. No one now can say that
he deserted his party, which would also have
been laid to his charge had he left Miramon
and Marquee to fight it out by themselves
after accepting their proffered assistance.
His honor is satisfied. and he is careless as
to the rest. Yet some thought of the future,
should he escape with his life, enters into his
. ---# anna.
HIS PLANS.
The present intentions of Macmillan are
to take up his residence in Havana for a
can affairs; then he will retire to one of
his Italian estates and live there in strict
for year or two before again
taking active part in public life. Not many
days since the question was asked me how
the Emperor would be received in the Uni
ted States, supposing he visited that coun-
try in his private capacity, and without
any hostile intentions towards Mexico
whether in such case he would be subject
TO insult or not. l replied that in any other
character but that of Emperor of Mexico
Prince MaXimilian would be received with
.he utmost courtesy and consideration
This inquiry may possibly betoken an in
jended visit to the States. Meanwhile the
eX- Emperor is endeavoring to make the
most liberal disposition for his German Off
GERS and those who haves suffered by adhe-
sion to his cause, and remains cheerful and
'elf-possessed. He has quite recovered
rom his dysentery. Indifferent as his
present quarters are they are not so bad as
hose he occupied at the Cruz for the last
six weeks of the siege, and his fare is de-
,idedly better.
-a.. THE IMPERIAL GENERALS.
Miramon, whose death has been more
han once reported, is likely TO head three
,r four more revolutions unless Juarez
happens to shoot him. When brought to
he Capuchina four days ago from the house
where he had been confined since his cap
ure, his first act was to order and eat an
excellent dinner. His next to open a doz-
IN of wine, and send for three lady friends
% help him drink it. Tolerably lively that
or dying man. Miramon's wound is in
ruth a very slight one, but singularly
enough will disfigure his face exactly as
lis coadjutor Marquez's is disfigured. To
Marquee this is no loss. Wounded or not
he was never other than an ugly,
ll-favored fellow. But Miramon, with his
egular features, clear complexion and
latty brown mustache and beard, was quite
rood looking, and is vain enough to feel
lis disagreement acutely, even though he /
hould be led out to execution Tomorrow.
Mejia, General-in- Chief of the imperial |
thief of the infantry, the only two, thus
ar placed on trial with the Emperor), re-
Mains stolidly indifferent to his fate. Moth
ng that the republican government can do
will shorten his life much. He is dying
lowly of an incurable disease; yet the lit
lie Indian manifests now and then bursts
VI his old energy. Had the confidence
which was reposed in him during the last
lays of the siege been placed there at first,
Macmillan would never have been caught
n Queretaro like a rat in trap. Even
low Mejia would be dangerous man to
ct loose, though his humanity to the lead
ng liberal generals. most of whom he has
strong claim on the leniency OF the gov
rs
Castillo, deaf and withered, takes little
notice of what is going on around him. and
,nly seems to miss the fourteen cups of
chocolate day with which, in happier
lines, he was accustomed to nourish him
elf. Castillo, like Mejia; is a confirmed in
1alid. ...-.-.- .----
--.., THE GERMANS. &
The other prisoners are distributed
among the various converts of the city,
md a Drawer, cleverer set of gentlemen
han are these German officers-soldiers of
ortune though they belt is not my ex-
to meet. Many of them have had
strange histories. That mild. intelligent
ooking man, with the high Shakspeariau
orehead and the bump of benevoence so
strongly developed, once killed seven men
N single combat, three of them after his
sword had been broken short off at the hilt,
md he had no other weapon to defend him
self with. He is Captain Panlowski, of the
hussars. The burly, well-buit
ustrian by his side is Lieutenant Colonel
Pitner, who fought at Magenta and Solfe-
rino, and has never ceased fighting since
He has more wounds than he has lived
years, and has been taken prisoner almost
as often as he has been wounded. On the
last occasion of his capture he was eX-
by Escebedo with the express un-
that he would leave the coun-
try. But the cacoethes for fighting was
strong upon him and instead of quitting
Mexico he rejoined Maximilian. Leuten-
ant Colonel Pitner's fate is therefore sealed,
and he knows it, but not one whit does that
diminish his appetite or his flow
Of spirits-both considerable. Such an up
roar as comes from that game of picguet in
the corner, could only be raised by Major
Mariburg. Twelve years. hard experience
Is soldier has not driven out of him the
ooisterousness of a lad of twelve. He
would steal deaths scythe and play prac-
.ical inkes ON the hanGman. The Mexican