Via
England arrived tidings from Mexico extracted from letters dated New York until
7 May. The blockade by the French navy all ready started 16 April and the
harbour of Vera Cruz was completely empty. Here and in other harbours ship
flying a neutral flag were allowed to depart with 14 days. Neutral ships which
had no knowledge of the blockade were however not to be hold up or captured.
The French squadron was to be strengthened by ships coming from Havana and
Martinique. Master Viaud of the merchant ship Anaïs which arrived at
Bordeaux brought with him tidings from Vera Cruz dated until the evening of 12
April. Mr. Deffaudis on board of the 64-gun frigate l’Iphigénie captain Bazoche
continued the negotiations. The other 5 French brigs were also lying there.
