Tomas Mejia to Citizen, May 9, 1866

[Translation. ]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, OFFICE OF WAR AND MARINE—SECTION FIRST.

By your communications of the 21st and 23d of March of this year from the chief of the united brigades of Sinaloa and Jalisco, the citizen president of the republic is informed of the military operations on the 18th and 22d of this month, in which 400 French and 600 traitors, with six pieces of artillery, were driven out of Mazatlan and pursued as far as Presidio.

The persevering courage of our troops in pursuit of the enemy as far as Presidio, causing him great loss, has broken up his intended expedition into the interior, and been of signal service to the national cause. The enemy must now be convinced that it is impossible to subjugate us, as the patriotism of true Mexicans cannot be extinguished.

The success of the strategy of the general-in-chief of the united brigades of the Sinaloa and Jalisco, and the worthy conduct of his subalterns in the different engagements, shows that the expedition has been properly conducted, and the triumphant result gives great satisfaction to the citizen president, who instructs me to congratulate you, and give you his most cordial thanks.