288 Mexico: Guerra y Marina 
“ Californias, 1844.” About 25 ff. 
“Explanations relative to the subjects of the United States in the 
Department of Alta California.” 
(This consists mainly of copies of the correspondence of Waddy Thomp- 
son with the minister of relations upon the subject of the order of July 
4 (14). Cf. p. 287. These copies were transmitted for the information 
of the minister of war.) 
Correspondence concerning claims of the captain of the U. S. war 
vessel Cyane. 1843. Cf. p. 295. 
Correspondence with different authorities concerning the necessity 
of keeping Americans out of California, in order to avoid a repeti- 
tion of the history of Texas. 1844. 
1842-1843. Legajo no. 8. “ Sobre la Ocupacion de Californias por el Como- 
doro [Jones] con sus fuerzas navales de los E. Unidos, sus atenta- 
dos en el puerto de Monterrey. Donativos y noticias referentes a 
las fronteras de la Republica.” 
cae ad part of the contents of the preceding legajo belongs in this 
one. 
“Texas.” A summary of Texas affairs since 1841, by Manuel Maria de 
Sandoval, chief of the Seccién de Operaciones of the Department 
of War. Mexico, Dec., 1843. 10 pp. 
“Sonora.” <A similar paper, concerning Sonora, by the same official. 
Dec. 28, 1843. 
(With these are similar summaries of the affairs of other departments by 
the same authority. They should be valuable for the military history 
of the period just preceding. ) 
“Expediente de Californias.” 1842-1844. About 100 ff. 
“Occupation of Monterrey in Alta California by forces of the United 
States of the North.” 1842. “ Documentos justificativos.” Cf. 
pp. 286-287. 
Report by Micheltorena to the minister of war, Tornel. Nov., 1842. 
Correspondence of Alvarado, Micheltorena, Jones, Argtiello, Va- 
lejo, Carrillo, and Silva; Jones’s proclamation. In all 27 “ docu- 
mentos justificativos ”’. Oct.-Nov., 1842. 
Correspondence of the commandant-general of the Department of 
Coahuila and Texas. 
1843(4). Legajo no. 4. “ Campafia de Tejas. Armisticio con los Texanos. 
Agregacion de Texas a los E. Unidos. Temores de Guerra con 
Yneglaterra ”, etc. 
“ Annexation of Tejas to the United States.” About 100 ff., mainly of 
correspondence between the ministers of war and relations, with 
transmitted correspondence. 
Correspondence of the Mexican legation (Almonte, envoy extra- 
ordinary) in Washington with the minister of relations, concern- 
ing this matter. 1843-1844. 
Reports by the Mexican consul in New Orleans, concerning the 
movement of American vessels. 1844. 
(One report states that ten vessels have been ordered from Pensacola to 
Texas. ) 
Correspondence with the governor of Tamaulipas and the comman- 
der at Vera Cruz. 
Id. with the commanders of the northern frontier concerning an 
increase of forces, “in view of the perfidious conduct which the 
