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Ihe missiag .Herieaa HaStalments-Mr. Shannon, since his arrival at Washington City, has addressed a letter to the Secretary of State in relation to the two insialments of the Mexican indemnity which have been re- eeipted for, but which have no. come 10 thsi treasury. He says:

 The fourth inslalment fell due on the Both of April, 1911, and the fifth on the Both of the following July, and did not arrive in Mexico until tie evening of the 26th of the following August. On my arrival in Mexico Inc fourth instalment had been due nearly four months, and the ifth nearly one month"; and the date of Mr. Voss's receipt, closing the matter with the Mexican Government, understand, is the 27ttl of August. l. will be perceived from those daiss that | co..iL have had no agency in advising the arrange ment that was made with the Mexican Go-, yernment by Mir. Yoss. Soon after my arrival in Mexico, on inquiry of Mr. Vess, our agent,i who had been appointed to receive the mo- ney, as to the payment of the two instalments in question, he informed me he had in vain sought 10 obtain lhe money from the nation-' al treasury in Mexico; that he had failed in all his efforts to do SO, for the reason, that as lasl as llc noney eaiie lnlo elie iauohai treasury il was absorbed for the purposes of the army and by Mexican claimants, whose influence with she Government was such as to enable them to obtain the preference over the American claimants that finding all eI- 1 forts to obtain payment in Mexico had failed, he prevailed on the Government to give him drafts on the local tressuries for an amount sufficiently large to cover the principal and interest due on the two nstalmenls, and the cost of collecting the same and transmitting the money to Vera Cruz. He also advised me that the English house of Tayleur, Jami- son & Go, in Mexico, had claims on the l Mexican Government, and that they had taken drafts of similar character, and were about 10 collect them, and that he hnd handed over the drafts which he had received to that house, l for collection at the same lime.

 Mir. Shannon states that the house of 'Tay- leur, Janson & Co s one of undoubted cre- dit, and adds it es his opinion that but for the revolution that overthrow Santa Anna and his party, the money would have been re- ceived He thinks MT. Voss acted for the best, and that the money will be yet faid as soon as the Mexican Government is ia funds, as it has set up no pretention ol release on account Of the receipt of Mfr. Voss.

 f.G 9. Pieagtne.