The New York herald., 1867-03-13
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INC uattefS
The mail steamship Willie de Paris, belong
ing to the French General Transatlantic Com.
pany, which sailed from Havre on the 2sth Of
February and Brest on Saturday, the I'd Of
March, arrived OF Sandy Hook last Monday
night and made her dock at this port early yes
serday morning, under command of Captain
6urmont, having run over in nine days and
about ten hours. The Vile dc Paris landed
p very valuable cargo and ffty-fve first
plass passengers What il Of more i'm
portance to the public at large and the COM
mercial community she brought our news
paper files and special correspondence, with
heavy mail dated the same day as the letters
and papers now on board the Cunard steam
ship Africa, which left Liverpool on the I'd
inst, the day the French vessel started from
Brest, and which will be delivered here from
Boston. perhaps, on Friday evening.
This valuable service of the French com.
pany enables us to place before our readers
to-dAy very interesting details of our cable
depatches, and places all parties engaged in
tbe Franco-American trade, or having busi-
cess relations generally with the continent of
Europe, in position to act on their written
advices and reply to their correspondents by
the steamers which will sail from New York on
Saturday. Indeed, active business men may
pave forwarded their answers to France by the
steamer which leaves Boston to-day, as they
had to FIVE o'clock yesterday evening to do
business and write and post their letters
When the French steamship Pereire anticipated
the Cunard ship in the same manner couple
of weeks since we asked, What's the matter
We repeat the question to-day.
The Remains of the French Corps Expedi.
tionnaire to Mexico.
The Courier du Havre, February 25, states
that the strength Of the French Corps Expedi-
tionnaire to Mexico remaining to be brought
home is about twenty thousand men, of which
only eight thousand will be taken to France by
the vessels from Cherbourg, Brest and Toulon,
tho remainder going to Algeria.
The original strength OF The corps landed in
Mexico was, we believe, about thirty-iive thou
sand men. Marshal Bazaine said at La Teja
that the French troops under his orders num-
bered forty thousand. Consequently the occu-
patton of Mexico has cost the French fifteen
thousand veteran troops, to say nothing Of the
pecuniary cost which has been heavy, and to
get back part of which they are holding on
to the Vera Cruz Custom House until the last.
We must also take into account the drafts
Of men sent out from France to I'LL up the
regiments of the corps. These could not have
been less than three thousand to FIVE thousand
men, 20 that the total loss to France cannot be
less than eighteen thousand to twenty thou
sand men in the four and half years Of war
. high price to pay for little of ia gloire."
The Captured Geld Of tho Richmond Banks.
An investigation has been ordered by,Con-
xress into the facts of the order given by the
President to Treasurer Spinner to deliver
up to the Richmond banks the $25O0OO in gold
captured with JEFF Davis party at the close Of
the war. The order exacted bonds for the
return OF the money in the event Of a legal
suit or the action Of Congress necessitating II.
We know not ON what grounds the President
assumed the right to deliver the gold, but the
order was clearly illegal. The security
required was no security according to the prir-
ciples regulating government seizures. 1t
could be evaded without difficulty, and once
the money passed from the vaults Of the
Treasury there was very little chance Of Its
finding Its way back there. General Spinner
refused to comply with the order, and the mat
ter now comes up for inquiry before the
Retrenchment Committee. The Treasurer
deserves credit for the irmness which he dis
played in this matter. It will probably have
saved the amount to the government, or at all
events will prevent It from being subjected to
GROSS suits for its recovery.
The Relations Between Spain and Britain.
According to the London and Paris Inter-
national the relations between Spain and
Britain have grown very critical. Lord STAN
ley recently sent note to the British Minister
at Madrid which may, according to that jour
nal, be considered the ultimatum Of the Cabi-
net Of st. James In the vexed affair Of the
Tornado. II Is added that the British Minister
will be recalled II the demands Of his govern
ment be not granted, which demands are:-An
apology and the payment of an indemnity, be-
side the liberation Of the crew Of the Tornado,
who are now at liberty.
From this II would seem that the question Of
arbitration has not been acted upon. 1t is not
likely that Spain will hazard war with
Britain about this small matter. II would be
supreme folly II she did; for she has already
enough war ON her hands with Chile and
Peru, and II Britain became the ally Of these
two the result would be the sudden dsstruc-
tion Of the proud and obstinate old monarchy.
Spain will, therefore, yield the point under
some diplomatic pretext sufficient to save her
pride.
MILES O'RRnLY AND PRESIDENT JoHNsoN.-
II Is rumored, we know not with how much