James Magee to Charles Walsh, November 14, 1862

(E.)—Mr. Magee to Mr. Walsh.

Sir: Your favor of the 11th current duly received, and referring to its contents I beg leave to inform you that I sent yesterday by an opportunity to New Orleans a despatch to her Britannic Majesty’s consul there, stating the gist of your desire, and asked if her Majesty’s ship Rinaldo, Captain Hewett, now at New Orleans, could not be sent to this place in order to receive from you the specie, take it hence to Havana, and allow the consul general of Great Britain to forward it per steamer to London.

If I fail here, I will invoke the aid of Lord Lyons at Washington.

I am, &c.,