Mr. Bayard to Mr. Becerra.
Washington, May 9, 1885.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you, having reference to the suspected employment of the steamer Claribel, or some other vessel at New York, for a hostile expedition against the peace of Colombia, of the recent receipt of a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, saying that the necessary instructions have been sent to the collector of customs there, both by telegraph and by mail, to cause a close watch to be kept on the movements of the vessel named, as well as others at the port of New York, with a view of preventing any violation of our neutrality laws.
Accept, &c.,