The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12

version OF tho affair given In the text Is as fol-
lows: "On the night OF May IA, 1857, Lopez stole
ava to the headquarters OF Escobedo. and in
4 private interview disclosed tho condition and
plans OF tho besieged, and arranged to betray
them to the enemy. To accomplish his object
was not very dificilt. for he commanded
the reserve brigade which occupied the
Convento della Cruz and adjoining forti-
flcations. and hold therefore tho key to the
town. He had already removed certain troops.
replacing them with men under control OF q
fellow conspirator, and, on returning from Es-
cobedo's camp. he introduced the republican
soldiers under Gen. velez, and. favored by
darkness. led them from ono post to another.
explaining that they wsre relief troops. His
presence as commander OF the post. and n
recognized ~fnvorite OF tho Emperor, and the
mixture OF uniforms among the 1mperialists,
prevented suspicion, many assuming that the
movements were part Of an evacuation PLAN
Even after tho capture Of Macmillan. he
might, We are told. have escaped to Vora Cruz
on the night OF Juno 2. but q telegram an
nouncing the approach ofthe lawyers who had
been requested to defend him before the court
martial caused an unfortunate postponsmsnt
Of tho plan.
A review Of the war Of Intervention from
April. 1858. to June 1867. shows that there took
place within that period 1000 battles and Skin
mishes, in which nearly $4,000 Republican and
more than $4,000 Impertallst Mexicans were
placed hors dl combat. To these victims must
be added those Of the French and other nation
alities for whose death Nnpoleon's ATTEMPT to
foist a monarchical government on Mexico Is
responsible. Mr.. Bancroft thinks tho execu-
ton Of Macmillan, and some OF his chief fol-
lowers. was but a small matter weighed against
tho other consequences Of a most UBIQUITOUS
and calamitous invasion.
Th. account 81 the French occupation OF
Me.ico. and the attempt TO establish an I'm
nsrialist regime with which American readers
are most familiar. ia that given by Mr.. E.
Masseras In I'm Essai d'Empire au Msxioue."
To TINT book. which was at the time of its
publication reviewed. in these columns, Mr..
bancroft refers with respect as an impurtiAl
SUMMARY of the facts. Az he himself, never
tbeless. often follows other authorities, We
have thought It we'll to indicate the trend of
his conclusions. which, in this country Mt least,
ars likely TO bs generally accented. We pass
now to the reconstruction period, the mate
rails for whose delineation have been mainly
drawn from Mexican neriodicals.
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