Letter
Right Hon. Lord Lyons to William H. Seward, January 13, 1864
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward.
Washington, January 13, 1864.
Sir: Her Majesty’s government have been informed that the British brigs Volante, of Jersey, and Dashing Wave, of Liverpool, have been captured by United States cruisers at Matamoras; and her Majesty’s government have directed me to inquire of you on what grounds these vessels, which are stated to have been engaged in a legitimate trade between the United Kingdom and the Mexican port of Matamoras have been thus captured.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
LYONS.
Hon. William H. Seward, &c., &c., &c.
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FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth
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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 Thirty-eighth.