Mr. Boutwell,
Secretary of the Treasury, to Mr. Fish, Secretary of State.
Treasury
Department,
Washington, May 14,
1869.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 13th instant, informing me that Mr.
Roberts the minister of Spain,
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had represented to your Department that the
steamer Atlanta, at Philadelphia, had been sold to Cubans, and that
the steamers Memphis and Santiago de, Cuba, at New York, and the
steamer Florida, at Chester, Pennsylvania, were being fitted out
under suspicious circumstances.
[55] The suggestion contained in your letter
in regard to the expediency of this Department issuing
instruct*tions to collectors of customs relative to the information
communicated has been promptly acted upon, and such instructions
have been this day issued to the collectors of the ports above
mentioned, a copy of which is herewith transmitted.
I am, very respectfully,
GEO. S. BOUTWELL,
Secretary of the
Treasury.
Hon. Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State.
[Inclosure.]
Mr. Boutwell,
Secretary of the Treasury, to Mr. Grinnell, collector.
Treasury
Department,
Washington, May 14,
1869.
Sir: I transmit herewith a copy of a
letter under date of the 13th instant, from the Secretary of
State, relative to representations made to him by the Spanish
minister, in regard to the alleged fitting out of certain
steamers at your port under suspicious circumstances. You will
please exercise special vigilance to prevent the sailing of any
vessel from your port in violation of law, and keep the
Department fully advised respecting the matter.
I am, very respectfully,
GEO. S. BOUTWELL,
Secretary of the
Treasury.
M. H. Grinnell, Esq.,
Collector of Customs.
[56]
*[Inclosure.]
Mr. Boutwell,
Secretary of the Treasury, to Mr. Moore, Collector.
Treasury
Department,
Washington, May 14,
1869.
Sir: I transmit herewith a copy of a
letter, under date of the 13th instant, from the Secretary of
State, relative to representations made to him by the Spanish
minister in regard to the alleged fitting out of certain
steamers, under suspicious circumstances, at the ports of
Philadelphia and Chester, in your district. You will please
exercise special vigilance to prevent the sailing of any vessel
from your port in violation of the neutrality act of April 20,
1818, and keep the Department fully advised respecting the
matter.
I am, very respectfully,
GEO. S. BOUTWELL,
Secretary of the
Treasury.
H. D. Moore, Esq.,
Collector of Customs,
Philadelphia,
