Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-13
MAxIMIEIIAN REpIyIyus.

uead Ihere are many persons IN
Mexico who will affirm that they
saw him shot at Queretaro, on the
18th of June, 1867, in company with
Gems. Miramon and Meiia; who
were present when his body was en-
balmed, and who recognized it when
after some months discreditable de
lay it was delivered to an Austrian
Admiral, by order of Juarez. The
remains were identified when they
reached Vienna, by Macmillan
mother, the Archduchess Sophia,
and by his brother, the Emperor of
Austria. But it is now stated, in a
Spanish newspaper, that Maximil
ian, though shot, was not killed,
aud that he is in Spain, and likely
to be a candidate for the vacant
throne of that kingdom
Let US make what Mrs. Malaprop
would call the soft confession, that
We have not actually seen the Span
ish paper which communicates this
news-worthy of being labeled I'M
portant, if true" We find it quoted
in the Weekly Times of the Goth of
February, a London paper of re-
spectacle character and immense
circulation. We give it in full
zone of our compatriots, says a
Spanish journal, "a long time resi-
dent in Mexico, has just arrived in
Spain, the bearer Of a secret message
TO one of the most distinguished
personages of our city, requesting
him TO interest himself on behalf of
a royal prince, who is none other
than Macmillan. According to our
informant, the unfortunate monarch,
although left for dead on the place
of his execution, was not MORALLY
wounded, and in the night was spir-
tied away by some priests Our
informant has furnished us with full
details Of Macmillan subsequent
escape, his arrival in Spain, and the
means by which the ex-deceased
monarch proposes to realize his
hope of becoming SPANS ruler.
We have, moreover, been shown a
letter Of credit, of recent date, from
the pen of Macmillan. Our in
formant is well known in the city of
Pau, but his name we are not at
liberty to publish"
There is particularly enough
about this, ut all events. The ex-
Emperor's escape is accounted for.
The Mexican clergy would probably
feel a friendly interest in the unfor
tunate prince, and, if his life had
been saved, it is as likely as not
that he would have seized the earh-
est safe opportunity of leaving
Mexico and returning to Europe.
1t is a pity that ''the Spanish jour
nal, having told so much, did not
make a full disclosure The name
of its informant might be necessary
TO create a belief in the truth of his
revelations and it is difficult to IN
derstand how any editor, even in
Spain, where journalism is rather
slow, could have resisted the tempt
alton oftelling the world, as a choice
bit of exclusive news hOt0 Maxi,
milan finally escaped from Mexico
in what manner aud at what time he
reached Spain, and on what grounds
could he-studi edly keeping out Of
sight--expect to become SPANS
ruler? The public, who are very
saquisitive, might also desire tC
learn where the letter Of credi
from the pen of Macmillan ha(
been written, in whose favor, fol
what amount The whereabouts
fthe Spanish journal informant
is said TO be in Pau--that old Frencl
town in the Pyrenees which CAV
an asylum to Queen Isabella o
Spain last October, when her lovin!
subjects overthrow her throne an,
drove her into exile. Pau is a SINAI
city, in which the advent Of Max
milian's coniidant would certainl
be noticed
OF course, there cannot be on
syllable of truth in the statemeI
above quoted from "a SPANS
journal" This revival of note
dead persons is an oft-repeated o.
currence in history. Roderick, IL
r. last King of the Visigoths in Spai
fought Il battle with a large numb
of Moslem invaders, in the ye,
7ll--the Moslem report was tn
he was SLAIN IN single combat wi
Tarik, one Of the invading leader
who cut of his head and had it en-
balmed; but one Spanish version
that he either died on the field
battle, at Here's dc Ia Frontera, {
the banks of the Guadalete, or sal
in that river while trying to swi
his horse across while the popul
legend is that he simply withdr,
from public life by descendi
into an enchanted cavern, fro
which he is to emerge O
day, rcsuming his crown a
making Spain the greatest {
pire in the world. To this day,
the rural districts, the Spanish pc
antry half believe that Don Rod
ick is not dead, but will certai