Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-06-21
Important Cabinet Meeting-FOrthc0mIng
Order to Restore Southern Civil officers.

Order to Restore Southern civil OMcefS.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-There was a
Cabinet meeting to-day on the subject, it is
understood, of the removal of civil officers by
the commanders of the Southern military dis
tricts AS the result Of the consultation an
executive order is in course of preparation,
and may be issued early this week, restrain
ing, it is said, such commanders in accordance
with the recently published opinion of Attor-
ney General Stanbery, and as consequence
restoring the civil officers heretofore removed
by them.
MEXICAN TREACnERY AND MEXICAN VICTORY.
WASHINGTON, June H. The following
is an extract Of letter written by an officer
of the liberal army to his brother in Monterey,
dated Queretaro, May 20, 1867 giving an
account of that treachery which resulted in
the surrender of that place and the capture
of Macmillan He says:
"Col Lopez, commanding the regiment of
the Empress, probably for the purpose of saw
ing his life in case of defeat, delivered to us
the fort of the Convent de la Cruz, the key
to all the Notifications.
This took place on the 18th instant, at
a o'clock A. NJ, and Immediately our reg
iment, with that OF Lapremes Padres, reoccu-
pied this post, finding all the troops of the en-
envy fast asleep, except the sentries. When
we reached the fort we jumped over the en-
trelrchments, surprised the guards, and at
once occupied all points Of the Notifications.
''The surprise was SO complete that when
we challenged them they found the points Of
our bayonets at their breasts, and the soldiers,
officers and chiefs surrendered their arms
without firing single shot during the whole
affair. All this was effected by the two reg
iments above named. and during the whole
time the lines Of the besiegers and the besieg-
ed remained in their positions.
'sAfter we found ourselves masters Of the
most important point, we marched with the
two companies Of our regiment into the midst
of the enemy to the principal square and as.
cended to the steeple Of the Franciscan
church, Of course without tie knowledge Of
the enemy.
eat day break we commenced ringing the
bells of the church, and sbegan firing on all
points The enemy not knowing what had
happened, awoke, frightened and in the
greatest confusion Disor Ter was the result,
the enemy running in all directions without
the hope of escape, as whenever they struck
our lines they were fired at from the front,
and by us from the rear. This was death
blow, no one escaping"
A letter has been received here from Que
retaro, in which it is said the General-in-
Chief, on the Oath ultimo, issued the neces-
sary orders for the trial of Macmillan, Mir
anon and Mejia, in accordance with the law
of January "a, 1862.
The attorney for the government at once
adopted the proper proceedings. Maximil-
ian has requested Of the general in-chicf per-
mission to send telegram to the Prussan
Minister in Mexico, the purport Of which is
to request him, and also Don Mariana Rva
Palacio, the father of Gen. Riya Palacio,
and the licentiate Martinez Du La Tore to
act as his defenders The telegram was
transmitted to Gen. Dias, to be by him for
warded to the parties addressed.
Twelve officers, captains and lieutenants,
on the 10th of May addressed a letter to
Gen. Escobedo, stating the enlistments
which Marshal Bazaine had them to enter
into having terminated, and the army hav-
ing been entirely dissolved, they desire to
serve with their respective ranks under the
banner of liberty, and swear fealty and honor
to their new flag. The General refused
them, saying that the nation did not require
the aid of foreigners.