No. 722.
Baron de Fava to Mr. Bayard.

[Translation.]

Mr. Secretary of State: The Royal ministry of foreign affairs has just informed me that an amicable arrangement has been reached in the case of a claim of one of my countrymen named Sagrine against the Government of Salvador, and that the negotiations which ended in this happy result were greatly facilitated by the good offices of Mr. Henry C. Hall, minister of the United States in Central America, specially authorized by your excellency to proceed to San Salvador for this purpose.

By direction of my Government, I hasten to transmit to your excellency its most cordial thanks for your kindness in authorizing the representative of the United States to aid in the equitable and prompt adjustment of this matter.

Accept, etc.,

Fava.