Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams.
Sir: Your despatch, No. 658, relative to the alleged violation of the British foreign enlistment act by Captain Winslow, of the Kearsarge, having been submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, this department is informed by him, in a letter of yesterday, that it would not comport with the interests of the service to order that vessel home at present, with a view to a further formal investigation of the charge, which the British government seems to expect. Upon her first return to the United States, however, the inquiry referred to will be directed, should such then be the wish of her Britannic Majesty’s government.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.