No. 657.
General Sickles to Mr. Fish.
[Telegram.]
Madrid, November 28,
1873.
Your plain instruction London of yesterday is just received, as also your cipher telegram of same date.
In conformity to your instruction of the 25th, I have awaited your orders in reply to the propositions cabled you at 5 in the afternoon of the 26th. Assuming that you regard them as inadmissible, I propose, unless meanwhile I receive other instructions from you, to renew my request for my passoorts at 3 o’clock this day.
SICKLES.