No. 39.
General Schenck to Mr. Fish.
[Telegram.]
London, May 9,
1872.
Had interviews with Granville yesterday and last evening. Cabinet long in session. Instead of proposing new Article to Treaty, they prefer interchange of notes, and are willing to further modify their note. I shall tell Lord Granville this morning that in your telegram of April 27 you went as far as is possible to go without concurrence of Senate.
Just received your long telegram of yesterday, which is being deciphered. Will receive and forward no offer until I know what it contains.
SCHENCK.