Letter

Charles Francis Adams to William H. Seward, April 17, 1863

Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward.

No. 379.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit copies of several notes, which have passed between Lord Russell and myself, touching the departure of a vessel called the Japan, alias the Virginia, equipped for the same general purposes as the Oreto and the gunboat No. 290. This vessel did not stop at Alderney, but received her armament from the Allar on the high sea, not far from the French coast. The depositions of two of the seamen, copies of which have been sent to you by Mr. Dudley, tell the whole story.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, &c.

Sources
FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth View original source ↗
U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-eighth .