THE DEATH OF MAXIMILIAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 824, 13 September 1867, Page 2

THE DEATH OF MAXIMILIAN.

' (From the New York Tribune.) i Matamobas, June 28, j wtNBW Orlbaks, July 2. — Official information of the death of Maximilian, Miramon, and Mejia, was received here yesterday. The report of Escobedo says they "were condemned on the night of the 14th, the sentence confirmed at head-quarters on the 15th, and the 16th designated as the day of execution. Their execution was, however, suspended by order o£ Juarez until the 19th, on which day, at 7 a.m. the three were shot. On the morning of the 18th the Prussian Minister made another attempt to save them, but failed. Maximilian was shot faced to the front. His last words were, "Poor Carlotta !" Miramon and Mejia were reduced from their rank and shot in the back.

General Berriozobel immediately communicated the news to General Reynolds, in Brownsville. There is great rejoicing in Mexico over the event.

Official information of the surrender of the capital to Diaz has also reached here. Marquez was deposed, and the city was surrendered by Ramon Tabera.

It is thought here that Juarez has starred for the capital. Mexi&wft t> ,a&\ jubilant, and foreigners" are horrorstricken. ," ' ■ ' (Letters from Juarez received at headquarters here, and which your commissioner has had, the privilege of perusing,, state that" Maximilian, Mejia and Miramon were sentenced to be shot on. liher morning of 16th June. The sentence being promulgated on the morning of 14ch June. Subsequently th« execution was postponed for three days t<»- ' gire Maximilian time to arrange his. affairs, and jit wa3 announced tliat theexecution would positively take place oh the morning of June 19, at 11 • o'clock. The Prussian and P»riti3h ministers visited Juarez at San Luis Potosi to endeavor t» arrest the doom of the unfortunate Prince ; but their efforts were vain. Both had returned to Queretaro to tai» formal leave of Mexico, when the Prince was executed. Among Maximilian's papers found ia Queretaro was a will, by which, in case of his death, he appoints Theodosia Lanes, Jose Maria Lacunsea, and Marquez. regents of the empire. Portions of Maximilian's service of plate are on exhibitioui as trophies at Matamoras. The following is the telegram of Esoo— bedo to the Minister of War announcing the execution of Maximilian :—: — San Luis Potosi, 19th. June, 1867. Citizen Minister of War— On the 14fek instant, at 11 o'clock at nighfc, the Coun«il of War condemned Maximilian of Hapaburg, Miguel Miramon, and Tomaa Mejia to suffer the extreme penalty of the law. The sentence having been confirmed at these head- ■ quarters, it was ordered to be carried int» effect on the 16th. The execution wa3 suspended by order of tha Supreme Government until to-day. It is now 7 o'clock in th» morning, at which time Maximilian has jußt been snot. Please communicate to the Citizen President of the Republic. Esoobedo. Immediately upon receipt of the news, Gen. Berriozobel sent official information of it to Gen. Reynolds commanding tha sub-district of the Rio Grande. The ovent i 3 now being- celebrated with great rejoicing, manifested by ringing of bells, music, and other demonstrations. The Baron Magnas, Prussian Minister, arrived at Queretaro the day before the execution, and immediately transmitted 1 by telegraph a formal protest to Juarez,, which was received at 9| on the evening of the same day, and in reply to Wvakk r the following was transmitted :—: — San Luis Potosi, 18th June. 10.10 p.m. To Baron A. V. Magna3, at Queretaro :—: — I am sorry to say to you, in answer to yoartelegram, which you have been pleased t»send me this night, that, as I had expressed to you day before yesterday, the President of the Republic is not of the opinion that it is possible to grant the parden of Maximilian of Hapsburg, consistent with the great considerations of justice and the necessity of insuring the future peace of the Republio. I am, Baron, very respectfully, your* obedient servant, S. Lebdo De Tejada. The following is a translation of, theprotest of Baron Magnas :—: — To his Excellency Senor Sebastian. Lerdfrde Tejada. — Having arrived to-day at Queretaro, I became aware that the prisoner condemned on the 14th mat. died on Sunday last. It 13 thus that all the world will consider it; for all their preparations to d» having been made on that day, they waited during a whole hour to be taken to the plao* whence they were to receive their death before the order suspending the execution of the sentence was communicated to them by means of the telegraph. The humane customs of our age will not permit them, after having suffered thi3 horrible agony, to b« put to death, a second time to-morrow.. In the name of humanity and of h«no» I conjure you to order that their live* bo not taken ; and I again repeat that I ant > certain that my sovereign, his Majesty ,IjK* King of Prussia, and all the crowned heads- j of Europe, united by the ties of blood ah^L kindred to the prince prisoner — Ins brothel," tho Emperor of Austria ; his cousin, th»Queen of the British dominions ; his brother-in-law, the King of the Belgians ; and al»' his cousins, the Queen of Spain and ih*Kings of Italy and Sweden — will readily agree to give his Excellency, Senor Do* Benito Juarez, all security that none of th« prisoners shall again tread on Mexican aoil. A. V. Magnas.

No authentic news has yet arrived as i»the disposition of the body of Maximilian.

There is a report that Maximilian wasshot in the face, and the Mexican Generala were shot in the back as traitors. Both the Liberal and Imperial papers of. Brownsville condemn the execution, aoct the Banchero (newspaper) is in full mourning. Berriozobel, the Governor o£ Matamoras, had all the bells rung, and rockets • were fired on th© receipt of the news of the execution.

The Nelson papers state that the news from the Buller is by no means encouraging* People are still "waiting" and hoping for "something to turn up" at the Pakihij. Meanwhile, at Westport, there is very littlebusiness, very little money, and the gold is not yet coming in.