Garmondia to Mes, January 7, 1868

No. 7.

Department of Treasury and Public Credit.–Section 2.

The citizen President having been informed of the farther petition addressed by you to the supreme government, under date of the 2d instant, asking the revocation of the order of the 21st of December last, which directed you to deliver into the general treasury of the nation the existing funds pertaining to the extinguished Spanish convention, basing said petition upon various reasons, has directed that it be stated to you, in reply, that, it having been determined to proceed with the resolution taken in this affair by the council of ministers, what you solicit in your said petition cannot be admitted.

I have the honor to communicate the same to you for your information.