Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-23

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/ Tho steamship Coflts arrived nj
. This port yesterday afternoon. from
. Yorn Cruz Saturday tho ri inst
She entered Tho mouth or the
river and passed up lhis side Of
Fort Jackson, Tuesday evening,
but was compelled TO como TO an
chor ON account ol the donso fog
She brings n largo number of
| passengers, and letters aud papers
~ late rs due, except the Vcrdad,
Of Vera Cruz, which did not issue
on the morning Of the ID, on nc.
count Of its press breaking down.
The waters of Vera Cruz and the
adjoining harbors of Sacrifcious
were lively with French shipping,
taking on troops, provisions and
ammunition Of the cXpeditionary
crops, The work of ombarlation
goes on rapidly. There were but
few troops at the grand rendezvous
Of Paso del Macho, the upper trent
nus Of the railroad, when our inior-
mants came down, They were in
nearly the last convoy. The army
moved down, all the way from the
city of Mexico, in perfect order, and
made u splendid appearance. Their
discipline was remarked and admir-.
cd by all. Tho Xouavcs carried
iorty-two pounds weight on their
shoulders besides their muskets.
Two stragglcrs are reported to
have been caught and beaten by |
the Liberals, but afterwards rclcas-
ed. Nor was there much disorder !
among the retiring Impcrialist
families. Everything was conduct
cd with perfect military discipline.
Marshal Bazainc arrived at Vera |
Cruz on the 2Sth. General Castag-
ny commanded the rear guard, and |
passed through Orizaba on the Goth.
lie had arrived at Paso del Ma
cho, and was expected down at
Vera Cruz soon after the Cortes
sailed.
So fast as the Impcrialists left
the country, the Liberals occupied
it. They were in possession of Pu-
ebla, Orizaba, Cordova and all the
table lands. They stood ready to
occupy Paso del Macho and the
railroad, when the French shall
have left. They were, also, sur
rounding the valley and swarming
over the whole country. The
movements of Macmillan and of the
belligerents in the field are summed
up in our letter from Orizaba.
On the 9th was published, at
Vera Cruz, the following, by order
of the French Commander:
ART. 1. The execution of the
convention, signed at Mexico, the
3Oth Of July last, will be suspended
until the French and Mexican Gov
crnments are in accord. Each of
these two Governments to itself,
absolutely, whatever it considers its
rights relative to the aforesaid con-
vention.
ART. 2. The French agents all
remit the administration of the
Maritime Custom House, at Vera
Cruz, to the Mexican agents, the
first of March next, after the cX-
change of process verbal and ac-
counts rendered.
ART. 3. The Mexican administra-
ton Of the Custom House at Vera
Cruz shall pay, at the end of each
mouth, counting from the first of
March next, the sum of $4,000 in
specie, into the hands Of an agent
of France, specially designated, or
in default of him, into the hands Of
the French Consul at Vera Cruz
which sum shall be taken into CON
sideration in the defnitivc settle
ment Of the accounts between the
two Governments.
ART. 4. This arrangement shall
be Immediately executed, and shall
remain in force until the two Gov
ernments are in accord relative to
the convention of Both OF July con-
formally to what is said in article
LIST, without prejudice Of the custo-
mary exchange of ratification to
which the present arrangement
shall be submitted.
This manifesto is dated at tho
city of Mexico, February 22d, and
signed by the French Minister,
Dano, and by M Murphy, the
Imperial Minister of Finances.
Mr.. Beverly Tucker still re-
NAMED at Vera Cruz, hesitating
whether to come home to the Uni
ted States or not. He was waiting
to hear again from his family and
The letters he had adj
dressed to the Government at
Washington remained unanswered,
and he did not know what to do.
1t was probable he would 60 to
Havana, and thence to Canada.
Mr.. Crawley, the contractor on
the Mexican Railroad, was also at
Vera Cruz. The city was very full
liyaIv and lnoinos ond livinu yarv