The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-19

the continued suspension OF the Habaa. for,,,S
act
Osr siexfcnn OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, of the
QneretarO Siege.
: Through our special correspondence we
have given most graphic account of the last
: days OF The Macmillan empire. The treachery
OF Lopez is fully confirmed, and the convent
OF La Cruz, the imperial stronghold, was given
up wi bout shot This, too, on the very
night previous to the time that 1t was contem-
plated by the imperialists to cut their way
through the liberal lines, gain the city of
Mexico, and then make final and bold stand
Tor the empire The more than m SCRABBLE
geNeralship OF Escotedo gave every chance of
success in this last desperate hope of Maxi
milan to preserve his crown little longer; for,
as our correspondence proves. the Kbe1als
were badly posted, their gen erals discontentei
with their commander, and their army Of
splendid fighting material, through the lack o.
generalship, frequent y driven from its trenches
by inferior numbers, with the boss Of many
guns and prisoners. It is q curious fact, too,
rs evidenced in many OF the Mexican struggles,
that the prisoners taken on both sides were
Immediately incorporated into the ranks. and
apparently fought as we'll on one siie. as on
the other. ~ anet
The tenacity with which Mnximitfsn held to
his empire can but cxcits admiration, even
from his opponents, and the sinyle pnrp,sa O.
saving those around him from The fate that
tire ,!ened them has caused the world tslorrot
the Sad blot, that stained his career and the
French Intervention up to tae daks Of tho sies.r
Of Quere arc. That he is q Enropsan pry =
does not weigh feather in the scaloa w.
look at tho chivalric ac.s al a brave y - ona
whatever may have been Ills formv do ,ds wa
conoede to him one chapter of praise for III,
qualities he displayed in his fD4l defence Of I,
lost cause. The whole history Of IT,, a,eye
proves that no had a''ound HIM IT,, most dcsoe-
J rate characters that Me-, ever nroducad.
Miramon bs could GOT trust Marouez sent to
Tue cry OF %sxico to uphold the empire ond
orlne felaforca~,ents to raise the siege Of
vaeso'.', ), virtually sot up 9 government for
: ...mself and insugurated thu most horrible
system of plumber and rapine that Mexico
has yet witnessed. All around Maxi
| mlslM WeT0 tuc tuSs u0u pVA0
their country to q foreign power, and who
were ready Immediately it suited their inter-
es's to sell the Prince who was so foolish as
to trust in their professions Of faith. 1t was
not q question with Maximilan who would
betray him. but rather who would hesitate fine
longest in the act until finally came the treason
of the double traitor Lopez, and then the starv-
to-. Gall Int ko IS fhn :hor
thus saving the country two or three months
more Of war are. If anything were wanted to
teach Europe a lesson with reference to inter-
ference in Mexican politics this alone should
suffice. We doubt If any other romantic scion
Of royalty slips his head into our Mexican laso,
that he may afterwards beg the United States
to take of the moose.
The few Americans in the liberal service
appear to have played prominent p 1T In the
overthrow of the empire, and many hot dash
and bold stroke Fave been given by the forty
brave fellows who marched from California to
chihuahua They were the last to be driven
out Of Zacatecas by Miramon, where they
drove three hundred Frenchmen down noun
tain, and, covering the liberal retreat, did much
to save the army from total rout True, they
are undisciplined, and each man, forming as he
does full regiment, field officers and privates,
ell in himself, fights as he pleases, but always
with terrible execution. California should give
them public reception when they return
home, which will be when the city of Mexico
is taken; for their contract to whip out the en-
pire expires at that time.
By the cable dispatches it is rumored in
Paris that Juarez has exacted an enormous
ransom for Macmillan. We hope 1t Is 90; for
Mexico will require fifteen or twenty million
dollars to pay of the original English, French
AMI Spanish debts. The amount demanded
would leave them small surplus with which
to start the machinery Of the republican gov
eminent, and pay . small proportion Of the
damages effected by the Wholesale pillage Of
the country by Marshal Bazaine, the French,
and the ex-Emperor. Let us have ransom,
by all means; we cannot afford to educate a
royal filibuster unless his family will pay for
his schooling after he graduates.
Mr.. Campbell md tho Mexican Mission.
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