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sentiment in Texas on annexation (f . 63) ; enclosing: 
Jones to Alleye de Cyprey, June 6 (f . 65) . 
July 26. Texan congress has voted for annex- 
ation; convention assembled on July 4; probable that it 
has declared for annexation; attitude of Mexico; financial 
and military condition of Mexico; danger to Mexico of war 
with U.S.; course for France to follow (f. 103); enclosing: 
copy of annexation ordinance of Texan convention (f . Ill) . 
Aug. 8. No. 330, special session of Mexican 
congress; preliminaries to war with U.S.; politics (f. 133). 
Aug. 25. No. 334, urges attack on California 
by French naval forces in Pacific (f . 154) . 
From Gueroult 
Aug. 13. State of affairs in provinces of Upper 
California and Sonora (f. 141). 
Dec. 10. American naval vessels on west coast; 
American immigration into California; American conquest of 
California is victory of energy over inertia (f. 270). 
From Castro 
Oct. 28. No. 5, Texas; Mexico consents to 
receive American plenipotentiary to negotiate arrangement 
with U.S. (f . 234) . 
Nov. 28. No. 6, question of Texas at a stand- 
still (f . 241) . 
Dec. 29. No. 8, arrival of Slidell: reasons 
why Mexican government refused to receive him (f . 322) . 
From Champ eaux 
Nov. 29. Political affairs in Mexico; fear of 
U.S. invasion of California; military movements (f . 243) . 
Dec. 29. Slidell mission (f. 324). 
From G-arro 
Sept. 23. Asks for audience to discuss grave 
question posed by U.S. annexation of Texas; sends trans- 
lation of last despatch from Mexican government (f. 199); 
enclosing: Cuevas to Garro, July 30, war with U.S.; 
military measures (f. 200). 
[Alleye de Cyprey demanded his passports and left 
Mexico City on Oct. 10, 1845-, having failed to obtain 
satisfaction for insults to him and secretary in May. 
Affairs of French legation were placed in hands of Spanish 
minister to Mexico, Salvador Bermudez de Castro, who sent 
regular, numbered despatches to Guizot. The consul- 
chancellor of the French legation, Franqois S. B. Champeaux, 
also sent reports on Mexican affairs, while Alleye de Cyprey 
began a new series of despatches from Havana.] 
Miscellaneous Documents 
Nov. 5. Clipping from Courrler Francais . con- 
cerning American vessels on California coast (f . 254) . 
Nov. 15. Translation of article from Dlario 
del Gobierno of this date, containing news of revolutionary 
movement of Nov. 6 in Oaxaca (f . 251). 
