Mr. Dayton to Mr.
Seward
No. 437.]
Paris,
March 19, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor herewith to enclose to
you a translation of a communication just received from Mr. Drouyn de
l’Huys, in reference to the case of Mr. Mansfield, United States consul
at Tabasco, Mexico.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Hon. William H. Seward
Secretary of State, &c., &c.,
&c.
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[Translation.]
Mr. Drouyn de l’Huys to Mr. Dayton
Sir: The correspondence of the French
diplomatic and consular agents in Mexico not having informed me of
the vigorous measures, of which Mr. Mansfield, consul of the United
States at Tobasco, was the object, according to information received
by the cabinet at Washington, I have requested my colleagues of the
department of war and of the marine to make known to me if they had,
on their part, any knowledge of the facts to which you have called
my attention. M. le Marechal Randon and M. le C’te de
Chasseloup-Laubat have just answered me that the reports of the
commandant-in-chief of our naval division and of the superior
commandant of Vera Cruz make no mention of an incident which, it
seems, could not have escaped their attention. Although I have, on
this account, no good reason to doubt the correctness of the
information sent to Washington, I have, nevertheless, written to our
consul at Vera Cruz, in order to obtain some more positive
information in regard to this matter.
Accept the assurances of the high consideration with which I have the
honor to be, sir, your very humble and very obedient servant,
Mr. Dayton,
Minister of the United States at
Paris.
