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Enclosure NO4l
Mr.. Black TO Mr.. Psiia Psia.
CONFIDENTLY
CONSULATE or THE UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
Mexico, November g. lSi5
The undersigned, consul Of the United States OF
America, has the honor TO acknowledge the receipt
| Of the confidential note OF his excellency Manuel
de la Pe1a Peha minister Of foreign relations and
government Of tho MEXICAN republic, dated the
3lst ulumo, in which the attention OF the under
signed is called to disagreeable occurrence which
has taken place at the port Of Manzanlllo, by the
entry Of a vessel in the bay Of said port said 10 be
| an armed vessel Of the United States, called the
"Palomlta;' thata captain and lieutenant colonel
had disc nbarked from whom 1t asCeTtalned that
the said vessel (corbeta) was commanded by Mast
Possets, and armed wnh twenty-guns and two hun
bred and thirteen men, and that the authorities OF
that place became alarmed and put themselves in
state Of defence IN consequence OF the appearance
Of said vessel and the conduct of its commander.
The undersigned regrets much that any such oc-
currence has happened To give uneasIness and alarm
TO the local authorities Of Manzano, and that the
attention of the Mexican government at this pecu-
cuiar juncture in the affairs of the two countries
should be occupied and disturbed by accounts OF
this nature. But the undersigned has reason to be-
leve that, far the United States and its author
! tiles are concerned the affair has been misrc-
ported. As in the first place. the United States
has vessel Of any description called the Palo-
mIta, nor the word corresponding to it in English,
neither there officer in the whole United States
navy, from mdshpman up TO a commodore, by
the name Of MAST Possets, nor vessel of the rate
Of twenty-five guns. All these corroborating cir
cumstances go 10 show that the said vessel cannot
be an armed vessel Of the United States as reported
in relation to which the Mexican government will
no doubt soon be undeceived by the same auth ORR
ties from whom it has received its information
His excelleEcy is further pleased to state that the
! Mexican government has given orders to suspend
all hostile acts against the United States for the
present. and that this requires that like preventive
orders be given by the other side TO the respective
commanders Of the United States navy, during the
present "siatu quo for United States vessels of war
not to present themselves in any Of the Mexican
ports, either Of the north or south, with hostile
show, do any other act which might inspire the
authorities and inhabitants Of the said coasts with
suspicion.
The undersigned would here observe that the
government and people of Mexico have reason to
believe that the government Of the United States is
far from entertaining any hostile intentions towards
Mexico as is fully demonstrated by the late conci-
iatory measures moved and adopted by it towards
the latter; and his excelency must be satisfied
from what has already TRANSFERRED, that the under
| signed is well disposed to do everything in his
power to accommodate things to the wishes of the
Mexican government, as far as ls consistent with
discharge of his duty to that of his own; and he
would be careful not to offend wound the
rights and honor of Mexico as he would be to de-
fend and sustain the rights and honor of his own
country.
With reference to his confidential note of the 29th
utimo the undersigned avails himself of the occa-
sion to renew to his excellency Manuel de la PefIa
Peha minister of foreign relations and govern
ment of the Mexican republic the assuI ance of his
Il ,hale iHerof nd al
In No. 5, Mr.. Black writes to Mr.. Buchanan that
he (Mr Black) had stated to the Mexican govern
ment that Mr.. Slidel's arrival at SACRIFICES had
been heard of, and that thereupon the government
stated that it was not prepared to receive him. In
the next despatch, No. 6, Mr.. Slide gives an ac-
count of the matter to Mr.. Buchanan as follows
No. 6.
Mr.. SLdeH TO Nh. Buchanan
Extracts
LEGATION OF THE u s. OF AMERICA,
Merico, December II, l845.
BY my letter of Goth utimo, had the honor to
inform you Of my safe arrival at Vera Cruz. !
| reached this city on Saturday the 9th instant, hav-
ing been detained two days by the stoppage Of the
mail coach at Jalapa. At Puebla, was met by our
CONSUL Mr.. Black, who in some measure prepared
me for the delays and difficulties which | should
have to contend with, in placing myself in relation
with this government, by informing me- that in u
private interview which he had had with the minis.
ter Of foreign affairs Mr. Manuel de Ia Peha Pef1a,
for the purpose Of announcing to him my arrival at
Vera Cruz, that functionary had manifested great
surprise that minister should have presented him
self so soon, and minated that the state of things
was such that he should have preferred less prompt
ness on the part of government. On Monday
the 9th instant addressed to the minister of for
eign affairs note, in the usual FORM announcing my
arrival in the capital, accompanying it with copy
| of my letter of credence and your official commun-
cation to the minister Of foreign affairs and asking
be informed when and where should be admitted
to present my credentials to the President. OF this
| note | annex a copy. II was handed by Mr.. Black
to the minister, who assured him that should have
an answer the following Wednesday; and re-
quesed him to call and receive it. On that day,
however, Mr.. Black received note from the secre-
tary ofthe minister, stating that it was necessary to
submit the matter to the council of government, and
that he would be advised when the answer would
be given. Mr.. Black has since had another inter-
view with Mr.. Pe6a, and has prepared, at my re-
quest statement Of what passed between them
which send you,
This council OF government is a permanent body
Of n very anomalous character, composed of per-
sons not removable by the Executive; its functions
30 far as | can understand them, are, with a few
EXCEPTIONS and these not applying TO foreign rea-
tons merely advisory, and no obligation exists
on the part Of the Executive but in the exceptional
ceses to consult the council. The council was not
consulted when the Executive determined to renew
diplomatic relations with the United States, and
recourse to at this moment was altogether gratui
ous II is notorious fact, that several Of the mem
bers Of this council are not only in open and violent
opposition to the present administration but arc
endeavoring to get up a revolutionary movement to
overthrow il, and il is generally understood that
majority of them are unfaVorsbly disposed towards
IT,
The impression here among the best informed
persons is that while the President and HE cabinet
ere really DESTROYS to enter frankly upon a negota-
lion which would terminate all their difficulties with
the United States, mfs =. =
This at least is certain, the administration, in re.
ferring a matter entirely within their own compe-