Letter

Bernal to Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, October 22, 1861

Author

Bernal

Recipient

Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons

Date

October 22, 1861

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Bernal to Lord Lyons.

British Consulate,
Baltimore, October 22, 1861.

My Lord: In pursuance of the instructions in your lordship’s despatch of the 19th (received this morning) having reference to the reported seizure of a bag of despatches, I proceeded to Fort McHenry, where I had an interview with General Dix. I asked him to be good enough to inform me if it was true that on or about the 16th instant a bag of despatches, addressed to her Majesty’s consul in New York by her Majesty’s acting consul at Richmond, was taken away from Mr. Thomas Crosse, a British subject, by the provost marshal in this city, and sent to him. General Dix replied very briefly that he must decline giving-me any information, and referred me to Mr. Seward. In order that there should be no mistake, I repeated my question, and received the same answer.

I have, &c.,

F. BERNAL.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session o View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Message of the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress, at the Commencement of the Second Session o.