Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty-ninth Congress

Mr. F. W. Seward to Sir F. Bruce

Department Of State, Washington, February 21, 1866.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 16th instant, in regard to co-operative measures for securing the suppression of piracy in chinese waters, and, in reply, to inform you that the diplomatic representative of the United States in China, and their chief naval officer, will be instructed to co-operate, so far as they properly can, with those of other western powers, towards the ends indicated in your note.

I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant,

FREDERICK W. SEWARD, Acting Secretary.

Hon. Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, &c., &c., &c.