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Alleye de Cyprey to Camacho, May 27, concerning orders 
for exclusion of foreigners from two Californias (f . 166) . 
June 11. No. 61, mission of Webb, Texan envoy 
who was not allowed to land at Vera Cruz, but sent his 
communications to Mexico; government refuses to come to 
terms with Texas except on condition that Texas remain 
under Mexican sovereignty; departure of Saligny from Texas 
(ff . 180-181) . 
June 28. No. 62, departure of 500 colonists 
from Missouri for California; Americans will shortly occupy 
California unless English forestall them; reports of plan 
of Hudson Bay Co. to establish settlement on Columbia; 
failure of Russian settlement there (ff. 182-187). 
July 5. No. 65, Texan affairs are constant 
preoccupation of Mexican government, which is determined 
to reconquer Texas (ff. 207-213). 
Miscellaneous Documents 
Jan. 1. Discurso que pronuncio el exmo . Sr . 
General Don Anastasio Bustamente J _ lmlm a_l abrir el congreso 
nacional _ 1 _ 1>i (ff . 4-5) . 
Jan. 24. Clipping from Diarlo del Gobierno de 
la Republica Me.jlcana . containing memoir read to congress 
by minister of Foreign relations on Jan. 19, 20; mention 
of U.S. (f . 18) . 
21 (1841-1842. Sept. -Apr.) 
Alleye de Cyprey 
From Guizot 
Oct. 5. No. 13, mission of Duflot in California; 
mission of Webb for Texas to Mexico; charges against Saligny 
in Texas, and demand for his recall; French refusal and 
demand upon Texas for reparation (ff . 43-44) . 
To Guizot 
Apr. 5. No. 99, efforts of Santa Anna to in- 
crease Mexican military force; American war vessels off 
Vera Cruz; expected arrival of U.S. minister to replace 
Ellis; expedition of Santa Fe; Mexican treatment of prison- 
ers; unofficial representations by diplomatic corps in 
favor of prisoners; demands of Ellis for release of Kandel; 
resolutions of Ky. and La. legislatures; representations 
in favor of those French accompanying Santa Fe' expedition; 
Mexican rejection of proposal to recognize Texas for payment 
of 5,000,000 piastres; Santa Anna appears disposed to under- 
take a new campaign against Texas; dissipation of illusions 
concerning Texas; true character of that colony; possibility 
of its union with U.S.; this would be distasteful to England, 
and French interests would seem to be opposed to it; better 
for Texas to return to Mexico than to fall under U.S. domi- 
nation (ff . 295-300) . 
From Duflot 
1841, July 27. His mission i3 progressing satisfacto- 
rily, and he leaves Monterey shortly for Columbia Rivor; 
