14 JANUARY 1843, Page 9
Last night's Gazette notifies the receipt of a communication from
the Mexican Government, " announcing the intention of the President to cause a strict blockade of the ports of Sisal and Campeche, and also of such parts of the coasts of Yucatan as may be occupied by the force in revolt against the legitimate Government of the Republic. It is further stated by her Majesty's Minister at Mexico, that the port of Laguna de Terminos is not included in the said intended blockade."
The Gazette also makes known, that "the Queen has been pleased to appoint Henry F. Seagram, Esq., Commander in the Royal Navy, to be Lieutenant-Governor of her Majesty's Settlements on the Gambia."