Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-07-10
Gorfign Nfms.

THE EXECUTION OF THE MEXICAN IMPERIAL
LEADERs.-Co news Of the execution
Of Macmillan OF Mexico, and of his Generals
Miramon and MeIa, was received Yesterday in
official shape-the sources Of information being
letters OF Juarez and Escobedo of the Liberal par
ty. The three were condemned on the l4th OF
June. the sentence confirmed at headquarters
on the 10Th, and the 10th designated as the
day of execution. Three days Of grace were final
" granted, after the first hour fixed had nassed TO
permit Macmillan TO settle up his worldly affairs,
and on the 18th the triple execution took place.
The Prussian Minister arrived at QueTetaro the
day before the execution, and Immediately trans
mtted by telegraph formal protest to Juarez,
which was received at 9. 80 O'Clock on the evening
OF the same day, and in reply to which Juarex,
through the proper officer replied that "tbe Pres
dent of the Republic is not of the opinion that ii
is possible to grant the pardon of Macmillan of
Hapsburg, consistent with the great considera-
tions of justice and the necessity of nsuring the
future peace OF the Republic" To this reply the
frussian Minister made protest as follows:
Having arrived to-day at Queretaro, become
aware that the prisoners condemned on the l4th
inst, morally died on Sunday last 1t is thus that
all the world will consider it, for all their prepar
atoms to die having been made On that day, they
waited during whole hour TO be taken to the
place whence they to receive their death, be-
fore the order suspendng the execution of the
sentence was communicated TO them by means of
the telegraph. The humane customs Of our age
will not permit them, after having suffered this
horrible agony to be put TO death a second time
tomorrow. In the name of humanity and Of hon
or, conjuie you to order that their lives be- not
TAKEN
pledge was also given that all the crowned
heads in Europe Of the blood and kindred of Max
imilian, would give Juarez all security that none Of
the Prisoners should ever again tread Mexican
soil but the proceeding was of no avail, and the
prisoners were shot. The Emperor was shot with
his face to the 'front.' the two Mexicans in the back
Maximilians last words were "Poor Carottan
When the execution had taken place the Prussian
and British Ministers both made preparations for
leaving the country.
NEw ORLEANS July s.
The French corvette rhlegthon, eight guns,
four days from Vera Cruz with dispatches to the
Consul-General OF France. arrived at the South
west Pass this morning She has on board Gene
raj Herrera and other Mexican refugees She
brings the news of the fall of Vera Cruz on the
9th ult The city surrendered without bloodshed
and is quiet. The captured soldiers were sent 90
Mobile by the French sloop-of-war Tobasco.--
The foreign men-of-war in port were the United
States steamer JASON and the Spanish steamer
Delore.
Santa Anna was shot on the morning of the
25th ult. at Sisal
WASHINGTON, July 6.
A letter has been received here dated Sisal one
day later than the date on which il is reported
that Santa Anna was shot. Ii says that he was
then prisoner one hundred and fifty miles from
that place.