Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 3, 1888, Part II

No. 998.
Mr. Bayard to Mr. de Muruaga.

Department of State,
Washington, May 5, 1888.

Sir: In further response to your note, received on the 1st instant, in relation to the reported preparation of a filibustering expedition against Cuba at Key West, Florida, I have the honor to inform you that a letter from my colleague, the Secretary of the Treasury, apprises me that telegraphic instructions have been sent to the collector of customs at Key West to take prompt action in the premises and to consult with the United States attorney for the district touching the application of the pertinent sections of the statutes as regards the seizure of the arms mentioned by you and the arrest of the persons implicated.

I am also advised by the Attorney-General that the officers of his Department in Key West have been instructed to co-operate with the officers of the Treasury when occasion may require.

Accept, etc.,

T. F. Bayard.