(Signed) R.SEMMES.
To his Excellency The Military Governor of the Port of Cadiz, Spain.
At 11.30, a boat with the Spanish flag anchored a short distance from me, evidently a guard upon my movements.

The Yankees have been at work, no doubt, to bring all this about.

The military governor is telegraphing my reply back, and we shall see what the answer will be.
I was mistaken in the above.

The order to proceed to sea was begotten in the wise brains of the local authorities.

My reply to it having been telegraphed to Madrid, the authorities were overruled; and the Queen despatched an order to permit me to land my prisoners, and to make such repairs as I needed.