Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward.
Sir: The receipt of despatches Nos. 161 and 162 is hereby acknowledged.
Despatch No. 161 was accompanied by memoranda explanatory of the proceedings of the government in reference to certain difficulties existing between Major General Butler and the foreign consuls at New Orleans.
It is only necessary to add that, believing it might be of importance to apprise this government at once of the conciliatory action initiated by the government of the United States, I forthwith submitted the memoranda in question to Mr. Thouvenel to be read. He returned it with his thanks, informing [Page 356] me, however, that the text had already been received from his Majesty’s minister at Washington.
I am, sir, your very obedient servant,
His Excellency William H. Seward, Secretary of State, &c., &c., &c.