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The Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia
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General James Watson Webb recounted Napoleon admitting his Mexican expedition was his life's mistake. Current fears in Mexico suggest Maximilian could be murdered by soldiers or populace if captured, beyond authorities' protection.
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General James Watson Webb, when in Washington, related to Senator Johnson that upon an occasion of his breakfasting with the Emperor Napoleon, that sovereign confessed to him that his Mexican expedition and empire had been the mistake of his life, and that he was but too glad to get the matter off his hands. It is feared here that in case Maximilian is captured it will be impossible for the Mexican authorities, civil or military, to protect his life, and that he will be murdered by the soldiery or populace.—Herald.
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fear that maximilian will be murdered by soldiery or populace if captured, impossible for authorities to protect him
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General James Watson Webb related to Senator Johnson that Napoleon confessed during breakfast that his Mexican expedition and empire was the mistake of his life and he was glad to abandon it. Fears exist that if Maximilian is captured, Mexican authorities cannot protect him from murder by soldiers or populace.