300 Mexico: Guerra y Marina 
1853-1855. Legajo no. 16. ‘“ Expediciones filibusteras sobre las costas de 
Mexico. Walker. Zerman. Conde de Rouset Boulbon.” About 
500 ff. (See pp. 298, 299, 301.) 
“1853. New rumors of a French expedition to Sonora with the object 
of taking possession of the mines of Arizona. Organization of a 
force of Jalisco under orders of Col. Fracones. The coming of el 
Conde Rouset y Boulbon.” Apr.-May. 
(About 1000 pp. of correspondence of the minister of war with the authori- 
ties of Sonora, Jalisco, and Californias. ) 
‘1854. Arrest of the Mexican Consul in Alta California for having hired 
various Foreigners for the defense of Mexico.” 5 ff. 
(Out of order in the legajo.) 
“7853. Fears of Invasion of Sonora by American pirates resident in San 
Francisco, and measures taken for punishing them.” Sept.-Nov. 
About 100 ff. 
(Correspondence with G. E. Barron, military authorities of the west, and 
others.) 
“1853. Sonora. Expedition of American Adventurers, prepared in 
Alta California, against the State of Sonora.” Aug. 20 ff. 
“Engagement in Hermosillo between the forces of General Miguel 
Blanco and the pirates led by the Conde de Raouset (Oct., 1852). 
Capitulation of the said pirates; decorations for the . . . . action 
of Hermosillo.” Correspondence and reports. Nov., 1852—-July, 
1853. About 4o ff. 
“1853. Notices concerning the gathering of North American Pirates in 
Alta California, and projects of invasion by them into Sonora, 
Sinaloa, and Guaymas. Measures taken to drive them back.” 
40 pp. 
(Correspondence of the minister of war with officials at Ures, Altar, 
Mazatlan, Guaymas, Guadalajara, San Antonio [Sinaloa], Nov.-Dec., 
1853; declaration of Dr. D. F. Duclaud, passenger to Guaymas in the 
Dos Hermanos, setting forth in detail the voyage of the Carolina from 
San Francisco with 50 “ pirates” to La Paz.) 
“1853. Occupation of the Port of La Paz by the pirates of Alta Cali- 
fornia. Measures taken to drive them out.” Oct.-Dec., 1853. 
About 20 pp. 
Continuation of the same subject to Apr., 1854. Several hundred ff. 
Orders to General Pedro Diaz Miron and to Ochoa for the defense ; 
correspondence with the same. 
Rumors of invasion through Chihuahua. Nov.-Dec., 1853. 
Delivery of the command of Sinaloa by Yafiez to Miron. 
Correspondence with various frontier authorities. 
1854. Legajo no. 3. (Covering most of the year.) 
“Invasion of Adventurers into Zacatecas.” 
Td. into Coahuila. 
Indian relations on the frontier. 
“ Fortifications (fortalezas) which the United States ought to establish 
on our frontier.” 1854. 
(Correspondence with the Mexican legation in Washington concerning 
defense against the Indians of the frontier. ) 
Correspondence with the consul in New Orleans. 
