Mr. Burnley to Mr. Seward
Washington,
April 3, 1865.
Sir: I communicated to the governor general of
Canada copies of your note of the 20th ultimo, and of its enclosure,
relative to the information conveyed by
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Mr. ——,with respect to raids which are alleged to
be projected from Canada into the United States, and I have now the
honor to transmit a copy of his excellency’s reply, stating that that
information had been already communicated to the Canadian
government.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most
obedient, humble servant,
Hon. William H. Seward,
&c., &c., &c.
Viscount Monck to Mr. Burnley
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your despatch of the 22d instant, and its enclosures,
containing information given by Mr. ——, of ——, Canada West, relative
to alleged projected raids from Canada into the United States.
In reply, I have the honor to state that the information contained in
Mr. ——‘s letters had already been communicated to the Canadian
government, and that a special agent had been sent to Ampréor to
investigate the truth of his statements.
I have not yet received his report, but I shall not fail to
communicate it to you should any grounds appear to exist for
attaching credit to Mr. ——‘s allegations.
I have, &c.,
J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
