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

Mr. Seward to Mr. Coggeshall.

No. 4.]

Department of State, Washington, August 20, 1866.

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of the despatch No. 21, of Mr. Prevost, of the 20th of last month, transmitting copy of a note from the minister for foreign affairs of Ecuador, in answer to a communication addressed to him by Mr. Prevost, by direction of this department, transmitting to him copy of the letter of this department to Señor Asta Buruaga of the 19th of last April.

I enclose, for your information, a copy of the reply of this department to a communication addressed to it by Señor Asta Buruaga on the 5th ultimo, in answer to the letter from this department above referred to; also a copy of that communication.^*

You are instructed to bring the substance of these documents to the early notice of the minister for foreign affairs.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

William T. Coggeshall, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

1. For enclosure see correspondence with the Chilian legation.