Sir C. Wyke to Earl Russell. - (Received March 31) Vera Cruz, March 1, 1862 My Lord, I have the honour to inform your Lordship that I have named Mr. Eneas Griffard, our Vice-Consul here, to act as British Interventor in the Vera Cruz Custom-house, M. de Saligny having nominated his Consul as French Interventor. These appointments are of course only temporary, and must depend in a great measure upon the arrangements which we may subsequently make with the Mexican Government for the future administration of the revenue. (Signed) C. LENNOX WYKE Sir C. Wyke to Earl Russell. - (Received March 31) Vera Cruz, March 1, 1862 (Extract) In the despatch dated the 27th of January last, your Lordship instructs me not to make any objection to the withdrawal of the Marines from Vera Cruz when the unhealthy season shall arrive. Far from objecting to such a measure, I must gladly avail myself of the permission thus granted to carry it out, as both the Commodore and myself had assumed a great responsibility in allowing them to advance as far as Orizaba, from a desire to save the men from the fatal effects sure to be produced on them by the climate of the coast during the sickly season. As the Commodore's instructions with reference to this matter tally with my own, we have determined at once to remove the Battalion from Vera Cruz, where they have already suffered much from sickness, and ship them off to Bermuda as soon as the necessary means for transporting them there can be provided. (Signed) C. LENNOX WYKE Sir C. Wyke to Earl Russell. - (Received March 31) Vera Cruz, March 1, 1862 (Extract) In your despatch of the 27th of January your Lordship informs me that the Emperor of the French has decided to send 3,000 more troops to Vera Cruz, and that it is probable these troops, together with the Spaniards already here, will march to the city of Mexico. Your Lordship also mentions the rumour apparently current in Europe that the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian will be invited by a large body of Mexicans to place himself on the throne of Mexico, and that this people will gladly hail such a change. There never was a greater fallacy than this! (Signed) C. LENNOX WYKE 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