Mr. Prevost to Mr. Seward.
No. 16.]
Legation of the United States of
America,
Guayaquil,
June 10, 1866.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your excellency’s despatch, dated May 4th, directing me to
make a peremptory demand for the immediate payment of the instalment now
over-due by the government of Ecuador, under the convention of November,
1862.
I enclose herewith copy of my note directed to Mr. Bustamente, the
minister for foreign affairs, making the demand, marked A.
I remain, sir, your most obedient servant,
L. V. PREVOST, Acting Secretary of
Legation.
Hon. William H. Seward,
Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.
A.
Mr. Prevost to Mr.
Bustamente
Legation of the United States of
America,
Guayaquil,
June 3, 1866.
The undersigned, consul and acting chargé d’affaires of the United
States, has the honor to inform your excellency Don Manuel
Bustamante, the minister of exterior relations of the
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republic of Ecuador, that
the undersigned has been instructed by his government at Washington
to make a peremptory demand for the immediate payment of the amount
of the first instalment of the awards of the mixed commission under
the convention of the 25th November, 1862, due by the government of
your excellency on the 17th of February last, with interest due
thereon.
The undersigned takes the liberty to enclose herein a copy of the
awards taken from the official records of the proceedings of the
mixed commission, marked U. S. and E., which amounts in the
aggregate to $94,799 56. The ninth part thereof being $10,533 28, is
the sum which the government of your excellency is at once expected
to forward, with interest, to the undersigned, as the representative
of the government of the United States.
With distinguished consideration, I have the honor to subscribe
myself, your excellency’s most obedient servant,
Don Manuel Bustamente,
Minister of Exterior Relations, &c., &c., Quito.
