The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-16

Merchants afraid employ the ofsr OF French armed
inererence TO extract their goods rather wait events
Capitalists remit BY every convoy their funds Within
week past the house Of Martin Duran Co have sent
away $500 600 and Mier Teran $500 oo0 two amongst
many others who fear more tho exacions OF Marquee,
Miramon and Lsres than the Of the liberals
This Mr. Mier Terau assessed by the Finance Min.
an armed force to whom Mr. Teran observed, he could
not resist she bayone aud Herewith threw the key Of
Tue Sociedad, . Journal which has caught up the
echoes OF the sienccd Pdr0 closes long and search
ing article upon the .'anomaious behaviour OF the
French in this eThis 10 neither the place the
time to examine or estimate the new policy which
France has deemed proper TO adopt in the Mexican ques
that the imperial Mexican government in order to know
its own elements Of life in order to turn them to proper
account in order 70 ascertain 1t be in position
70 maintain itself power, and last Of an order 10
obva,e serious conflict in tho nrst city Of the country
saa r % 10 s oo~ns o. w
French army leave the places which y actually holds
leaving tho imperial government Of Mexico and its
agents TO exercise their functions In tbems
Second. should their determination be otherwise
what win be that determination and what are
snect' The decision OF these very important points
would settle the respective positions Of the Mexican gov
establish between the one and the other compese
harmony, to the avoidance Of repetition Of difficulties
or being adverse to The es..bshed order Of things
wonld doubtless obviate the evils that result from I'M
certainty on occasions 50 delicate and critical ss the
present We desire the decision Of these points In behalf
Of The country in general ana OF tho city OF Mexico in
particular"
sioner venture anticipate win trouble himself TO
reply 70 these most natural and home questions Polite
ness and courtesy longer profitable France
the Mexcans and those commodities reserved fer
some future intervention perhaps In japan, perhaps in
70 india the f.. Sour more s0ns Than ,o
something Of another Intervention different
and In different manner in the affairs Of Mexico This
menace, most graciously emphasized, appeared some
months ago. and yet attention has been given 10 the
supec. win the HrRaD ask Mr. seward 10 SETTLE that
point before closing his correspondence the French
interference in affairs OF this continentf
reply has boon received 10 the inquiry whether the
fused to aSdcaie From The Tueres the French agents
are instructed to leave tho Emperor Mayimilan 70 his
fate should he decline to accompany the army on rs
urement from Mexican territory.
State of Affairs In the valley and City nj
MeNice-NFejia's Resignation His Success
-crBad Eject of the Change-Mirnmsn's
French I.cvies Leave Iuins-Ortcga's Pres
she Empire-ReSIcs New Advises Max 70
0Lcave, &c.
Msxrco, Jan %, 1861.
The history Of the empire OF Mexico IL being daily
circumscribcd within the narrow limits Of the valley In
which Ne ospisai seated The imperial forces are all
concentrating at the city here TO make last stand in
cause which, though for moment II nigh, % sustained
b. the frenzy Of hate and despair, must shortly perish
from the lack o. every principle Of vitality duration
General Marqusz virtually ruler c. the destnes OF
the church party, has called in from every direction IN.
various commands Of the departments yet held BY the
imperalists Mendez arrives 90 day from Mchoscan.
leaving that State 70 the liberals Texcaco has becn
evacuated; Cuernavscs IN occupied by General Leiva
With the forces Of the south and General Perez
Pslscios has, on retiring with the garrison come
10 swell the numbers that arc 10 defend Mexico.
Minmon alone refuses 10 obey the summons 10
abandon his territorial division, he has jet full
hcd bis promise 70 Marshal BaxaIne Of capturing Jus
feat which the commanderIn-ohisf no said had
not been able 20 perform with forty thousand French
soldiers Rivs PaacIo Is in Toluca from which the
government troops had been Withdrawn. Marques,
with these several divisions and other fragments rcckons
that he viii unite al least ten thousasd In defence
OF 'ac capital and expresses his determination OF seeing
the Inhabitants die Of hunger rather than yield the city
we liberals The prospect Of being at the mercy Of
's assassin upon the departure OF the French has given
impulse 70 the migration Of rcsidents and foreign
especially confess that The time has arrived 10 look
"'''' sasw. nov that General Marauex II 10 hold IN