Letter
The most honorable the Marquis of Salisbury to John Welsh, January 29, 1879
[Inclosure 6 in No. 217.]
Marquis of Salisbury to Mr. Welsh.
Foreign Office, January 29, 1879.
Sir: With reference to my letter of yesterday’s date respecting the motion made in the admiralty division of the high court of justice for leave to arrest the United States frigate Constitution on a claim for salvage, I have the honor to inform you that it was thought proper that Her Majesty’s Government should be represented by counsel, on the motion being made, and that the judge of the admiralty division dismissed the motion this morning.
I have the honor to be, &c.,
SALISBURY.
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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.