Mensaje del Gobierno del Estado a la Asamblea General Legislativa. 1.o de Mayo de 1858
Government message to the Asamblea General Legislativa, including an urge for stronger external relations with foreign governments, details of diplomatic activities abroad, and news of the civil war in Uruguay and its alliance with Brazil. Followed by a financial report for the previous year, including details of, amongst others, import and export customs, port dues, income from stamped paper and patents, rents, public credit and debts, banks, customs ordinance, accounting, business statistics and the metric decimal system, and the government's account of the work of the Department of War and Navy, including recruitment, pensions, military school, national guard, the navy and navigation