Letter

Hall to George D. Bayard, September 11, 1885

Author

Hall

Recipient

George D. Bayard

Date

September 11, 1885

Type

Letter

Language

English

No. 96.

Mr. Hall to Mr. Bayard.

[Extract.]

Legation of the United States in Central America, Guatemala, September 11, 1885. (Received October 6.)

No. 410.]

Sir: I have the honor to inclose a translation of a communication from the acting minister for foreign affairs of Honduras, received today, in which I am requested to inform the Department in regard to the designs of ex-President Soto against the peace of that state. He refers to and incloses a copy of a letter from Mr. Jacob Baiz, consul-general of Honduras in New York, giving the information that A. D. Straus & Co., of that city, have purchased the steamer City of Mexico, with the object of sending her to the north coast of Central America in response to a revolutionary movement. The Spanish minister here has information that it is suspected that the steamer may be engaged to carry an expedition to Cuba. President Bogran, however, believes that her destination is against Honduras.

It would be strange that Baiz, who appears to have positive information on the subject, should not, in the absence of the Hondurian minister, have informed the Department of these movements.

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I have, &c.,

HENRY C. HALL.

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 P 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 P.