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[lined out] to seize on Mexico as they had on Algeria and to make it as they had that country a dependency of the french Empire He warmly disclaimed for his country and government any such policy!

Since coming here I have received from Mr. Seward some notes from Paris showing for what purpose it was understood there Dr. Gwyne was sent to Mexico. The war in the east has forced, and is forcing, numbers of persons inimical to us into my Department, And the fortunate result of the last election, and the little hope the disunionists have of a future here is making them turn their attention to Mexico as a place of refuge. I beleive this is also the case with those from the extreme southwestern states and Texas, as I hear of persons coming over from Texas into Chihuahua and thence to Senora.

[lined out] Sinora and some of the other Northern Mexican states seem to be the favored I heard of bands of persons inimical to us in having assembled in Senora

It was not long since [lined out - it was published in] the [lined out - papers] democratic pens of this city stated that two ?