Letter

Pontifical Telegraph., 8th November, 1866

Author

Colonel ALLET

Date

November 8, 1866

Type

Letter

Language

English

Pontifical Telegraph.

[Presented at Velletri 8th November, 1866, at 8.35 a. m. Received at Rome 8th November, 1866, at 8.50 a. m.]

His Excellency the General, Minister of War, Rome:

I received the following telegram, dated ——, from Captain Lambilly:

At the moment of leaving the prison, surrounded by six men as guards, Watson plunged into the ravine, more than a hundred feet deep, which defends the prison. Fifty zouaves are in pursuit. I will send your excellency the news which I shall receive by telegraph.

Lieutenant Colonel ALLET.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session of the Thirty 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 Second Session of the Thirty.