GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of the Navy to William H. Seward, January 5, 1864

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Sir: On the 29th ultimo I had the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 23d ultimo, enclosing a despatch from Mr. Adams in reference to an alleged violation of the foreign enlistment act of Great Britain by the commander of the United States steamer Kearsarge, and to state that Captain Winslow had been called upon for a report on the subject, as nothing relative to it had been received from him. Since then a report from him, dated December 11, has reached the department, and I have the honor to transmit it and its enclosures, herewith, for your perusal, and for such use as you may think proper to make of their contents.

The return of the report, and the papers accompanying it, is requested.

Very respectfully,