Office of the Historian

Mr. Powell to Mr. Hay.

Legation of the United States,
Santo Domingo City, November 3, 1903.
No. 639, Santo Domingo Series.]

Sir: I have the honor to state to the Department that the steamship Cherokee, of the Clyde Line, returned from Macoris, hoping to meet the Baltimore here to convoy her to Samana and Puerto Plata.

The Baltimore not being here, she left for Samana at 5.30 p.m. I instructed the captain if he met the Baltimore to signal her, and gave to him a letter for the commander, requesting him to see her safely to those ports.

I am unable to give a copy of the same, as it was written on board, the captain having signaled me to come on board.

I have, etc.,

W. F. Powell.