The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-10
FROM WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH ]
WASHINGTON, April 10.
The Probable War In EurOpe.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO EVENING TELEGRAPH.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
The Probable War In Europe.
As regards the rumors of probable war
between France and Prussia, inquiry here seems
to lead to the conclusion that they are not
well founded. Baron Won Gerolt, the Prussian
Minister, is at present in New York, but 1t is
understood that he has received no advices
from his royal master indicating serious
complication with Napoleon. There Is an i'm
preston here, however. that the day is not far
distant when the jealous spirit that anlmates
those two powerful military rivals will develop
itself in grand clash of arms.
The Governments Interpolation I'm Be-
half of MRxLmLIian.
The publication of the substance of the cor
respondence respecting the treatment of Mexi-
can prisoners captured by the Liberal party
has set red tape aghast. There is an immense
amount of nonsensical mystery thrown about
all such matters, and the idea that such mys-
terry can be penetrated by newspaper men has
thrown the State Department into a pro-
found fit of diplomatic catalepsy. No
later than three or four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon Secretary Seward and Count
WYdenbruc6, the Austrian Ambassador, lad an
interview, and decided that it would not be the
correct thing to allow the vulgar public to know
Just yet that Macmillan and his supporters
were not to be shot at. Two hours later The
TELEGRAPH arrived, containing correct sketch
of the contents of all the dispatches on the
subject which caused the distinguished Pre-
mier and the benevolent Count to wonder
greatly. So much for diplomacy.
MaximiIIRn's Offer to Surrender Re-
jected.
A prominent foreign diplomat in this city is
in possession of information from Mexico this
evening to the effect that the Emperor Maxi
milan had made an offer to Escobedo to treat
for a conditional surrender, but that the over
lures were rejected by General Escobedo who
insisted upon an unconditional surrender
The term unconditional surrender" in
Mexico, it seems, does not bear the
same signifcation that it does in this
country; and it is said that,u the acceptation
of these terms the yielding force places itsel
wholly at the mercy of its captors. Inferma-
ton obtained from private and thoroughly re-
liable sources shows that the object of Maxi
lmilian III remaining in Mexico was simply to
secure for his adherents such terms in the
dissolution of the empire as would permit them
to live in tranquility henceforth, or, falling in
that TO share their fate. The Emperor could
not be prevailed upon to abandon these men
who stood by him throughout his brief and
turbulent reign. The opinion has been fire.
quently expressed here by gentlemen whose
experience in matters of diplomacy warrant
them in giving it, that since Macmillan and
his little army have scarcely hope of escaping
capture by the Liberals, the United States Gov
ernment should use its influence with the
Juarez Government to receive any overtures
OF Max towards a surrender; and if he agrees to
leave the country, on condition that his fol-
lowers are disbanded on reasonable terms, to
urge President Juarez to accept them, and thus
| set Mexico at rest.