[This decree by General López de Santa-Anna gives General Francisco de Garay exclusive rights for twenty-five years to operate steamboats on the Rio Grande River. Dated and signed:] Palacio del gobierno nacional en México á 15 de Octubre de 1842. -Antonio López de Santa-Anna. - José María de Bocanegra, Ministro de relaciones esteriores y gobernación. [This is the proclamation of the decree by General Valentín Canalizo, governor of the department of Mexico, issued seven months later. Dated and signed at end:] Dado en México á 1.o de Junio de 1843. Valentín Canalizo. Luis G. de Chávarri, Secretario. [translated from the original Spanish] [Broadside printed in two columns]
