Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Blaine.

Sir: With reference to my notes of the 5th and 8th instant respectively, relative to the case of Charles Gibbons, I have the honor to inform you that Her Majesty’s consul-general in New York reports that Gibbons and his family are still detained in New York, and I should be [Page 269] very much obliged if you would let me know whether the Treasury authorities have come to any decision in regard to this case.

I have, etc.,

Julian Pauncefote.