Mr. Taylor to Mr. Gresham.
Madrid, October 6, 1893.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your No. 36, of the 22d ultimo, containing instructions as to the course to be pursued by me in the Mora case.
On the 5th day of August last your No. 16 was delivered to the minister of state. On the 21st of August he replied acknowledging the receipt of the same in a note in which he expressed a desire to speak with me on the subject. On the 12th day of September, immediately after my return from San Sebastian, I responded, stating that I would be happy to call upon him, for the purpose of the interview, upon any day that he might be pleased to designate. Since then I have had no further communication from him upon the subject. The delay may have been occasioned by the fact that the minister of state has of late been burdened with two portfolios, and by the continued illness of the prime minister, who is still in bed. If however, I have no reply to my last note, during the present week, I shall renew my request for the promised interview.
I am, etc.,