Letter

Gerolt to Hamilton Fish, June 26, 1871

Author

Gerolt

Recipient

Hamilton Fish

Date

June 26, 1871

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 193.

[Translation.]

Baron Gerolt to Mr. Fish

Legation of the North German Union, Washington, June 26, 1871. (Received June 27.)

The undersigned, envoy and minister plenipotentiary of the North German Union, has the honor, in accordance with instructions received, most respectfully to transmit to the Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States, a copy of a dispatch of the 19th ultimo, whereby his highness the chancellor of the German Empire informs the maritime powers of the conduct of the French war-navy toward the German corvette Augusta, in the Spanish port of Vigo, of the opinion entertained by the Imperial German government of this conduct, as well as of the reasons for which said government did not make said conduct the subject of a protest.

The undersigned gladly avails himself of this additional occasion to renew to the honorable Secretary of State the assurances of his most distinguished consideration.

FR. v. GEROLT.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the Pr.