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organization, 524 ; decree, 524 ; collision with 

 the Church party, 625 ; letter from the Pope, 

 526 ; arrival of a nuncio in Mexico, 527 ; let- 

 ter of Maximilian to the Minister of Justice, 

 527 ; decree of religious toleration, 527 ; reso- 

 lution in the United States House of Represent- 

 atives, 527; inquiry of the French Govern- 

 ment, 528 ; letter of Secretary Seward to Mr. 

 Dayton, 528 ; replies of Mr. Dayton, 528 ; 

 state of the empire at the close of the year, 

 529. 



V. Diplomatic correspondence, 319-322; 

 explorations, 379 ; position of affairs at the 

 beginning of the year, 554; devastations of 

 guerrillas, 555 ; action of Maximilian with re- 

 gard to Church^ property, 555 ; negotiations 

 with the Holy See, 556 ; campaign in Oajaca, 

 556; body of Belgian troops cut to pieces, 

 556 ; republican successes at Saltillo and Mon- 

 terey, 556 ; repulse at Matamoras, 556 ; mili- 

 tary divisions, 556 ; estimated strength of the 

 imperial army, 556 ; expeditionary force, 557 ; 

 Juarez at El Paso, 557, 559 ; Acapulco taken 

 by the French, 557; proclamation of Maxi- 

 milian in. relation to Juarez, 557 ; imperial 

 decree against guerrillas, 557 ; defeat of Artea- 

 ga, 557 ; execution of Generals Arteaga and Sa- 

 lazar, 557 ; continued successes of the Imperial- 

 ists, 558 ; barbarous outrages of guerrillas, 558; 

 movements of General Escobedo, 558; com- 

 plaints of both parties to General Weitzel, 558 ; 

 action of General "Weitzel, 558 ; Crawford's re- 

 cruiting operations stopped, 559 ; extension by 

 Juarez of his presidential term, 559 ; protest of 

 General Ortega, 559 ; inconsiderable gains of 

 the Imperialists during the year, 560 ; cost to 

 France in money and men during the war, 560 ; 

 status of the Government defined by Maximil- 

 ian, 560 ; ministry, 560 ; salaries of the diplo- 

 matic corps, 560 ; orders created, 560 ; impe- 

 rial succession, 561 ; descendants of Iturbide, 

 561 ; attempt to recruit the republican armies 

 with disbanded United States soldiers, 561 ; 

 measures of Maximilian to promote Amer- 

 ican immigration, 561 ; Dr. Gwin, 562 ; im- 

 migration of Confederates, 562; privileges 

 granted by Maximilian, 562 ; Romero on the 

 proposed labor system, 562 ; Magruder ap- 

 pointed chief of the land-office of coloniza- 

 tion, 562 ; Maury on the advantages of immi- 

 gration, 562, 563; inducements to European 

 immigrants, 563; slavery not tolerated, 563; 

 financial condition of the empire, 563 ; meas- 



ures of M. Langlais, 564 ; attempted imperial 

 and republican loans, 564 ; imperial improve- 

 ments, 564; United States charge^ 564; ques- 

 tion of recognition, 564; Don Luis Arroyo 

 allowed to act as commercial agent in New 

 York, 565 ; remonstrances of Mr. Seward 

 against the French occupation, 565 ; reply of 

 M. Drouyn de Lhuys in relation to the execu- 

 tion of General Arteaga, 566. 



VI. Condition of affairs at the opening of 

 the year, 496 ; military situation at the com- 

 mencement of 1866, 497 ; Imperialists in 

 Northern Mexico, 497; military operations 

 there, 497; do. in Chihuahua, 498; war in 

 the south, 498 ; Matamoras, 498 ; Pacific 

 coast, 498 ; decline of Imperialists in the 

 north, 499 ; civil affairs at the commence- 

 ment of the year, 499 ; decision for removal 

 of the French, 500 ; change of ministry, 500 ; 

 perplexing questions, 501 ; speech of Maxi- 

 milian, 501 ; leaves for Vera Cruz, 501 ; offers 

 of the Church party, 502; proclamation of 

 Maximilian, 502 ; diplomatic correspondence, 

 502 ; special commission from the United 

 States, 503 ; letter of General Sheridan, 503 ; 

 arrest of Ortega, 503 ; dispatch of Sheridan 

 to the War Department, 503; military situa- 

 tion, 504 ; Sheridan at Brownsville, 504 ; Sedg- 

 wick's occupation of Matamoras, 505 ; success 

 of Republicans, 505 ; reorganization of Imperial 

 army, 506 ; advance of the country in prosper- 

 ity, 506 ; mission of Mr. Campbell, 506. 



VII. Condition of affairs at the beginning 

 of the year, 497 ; withdrawal of French troops, 

 497; farewell proclamation of Marshal Ba- 

 zaine, 497; movements of Maximilian, 497; 

 concentration of Imperialists, 497 ; decree pro- 

 claiming martial law in the city of Mexico, 

 497 ; capture of Puebla by Diaz, 498 ; Maxi- 

 milian besieged at Queretaro, 498 ; capture of 

 the entire imperial force at Queretaro, 498 ; 

 decree of Escobedo, 498; Maximilian's re- 

 quests of General Escobedo, 498 ; proclamation 

 to the people, 498 ; prisoners shot near Zacate- 

 cas, 498 ; fears for Maximilian, 498 ; appeal of 

 the Emperor of Austria to the Government at 

 "Washington, 498 ; Minister Campbell directed 

 to communicate the desire of the Government 

 to Juarez, 499 ; reply of the Mexican authori- 

 ties, 499; trial of Maximilian, 499; interces- 

 sion in his behalf, 499 ; accusation against him, 

 499 ; conviction and execution of Maximilian, 

 500 ; capitulation of the city of Mexico, 500 ; 



