Earl Cowley to Earl Russell (Received November 6) Paris, November 5, 1861 My Lord, M. Thouvenel had already received from M. de Flahault before I could communicate them to his Excellency, the observations of the Board of Admiralty respecting the manner in which the junction of the allied squadrons on their way to the coast of Mexico should be effected, to which your Lordship's despatch of the 1st instant relates. His Excellency said that he had already spoken with the Minister of Marine, and had found that arrangements had been made for the French squadron to take its final departure for Mexico from Havana, whence it could put to sea in company with the Spanish squadron. There was no objection to Cape St. Antonio as the rendezvous of the allied squadrons. The French squadron will leave Toulon on Monday next, but will call at Algiers to embark 500 Zouaves. The French Admiral will then be enabled to land about 2,500 men. (signed) COWLEY Back to Table of Contents: Booklet No. 8, Mexico 1861-67 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by The South and Central Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com