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uel Ruiz, of justice; Guillermo Prieto, of the treasury; and Leon Guzman, of fomento,^[1] on the American steamship John L. Stephens, and in seven days reached Panamá, whence, via Colon, Habana, and New Orleans, he went to Vera Cruz landing on the 4th of May, 1858, and forthwith installed his government.^[2]

1. Мех., Мem. Насіеnda, 1870, 1054-7.
2. Officially announced to governor and others by Minister Ocampo on the 8th of May. Dublan and Lozano, Leg. Mex., viii. 655-6; Diario de Avisos, Dec. 21, 1858.