Vernon Lushington to The Right Honorable E. Hammond, May 9, 1870

Mr. Lushington to Mr. Hammond.

Sir: In reply to your letter of this day requesting that copies of the recent instructions given to Vice-Admiral Wellesley for the protection of the Canadian fisheries may be sent to you for communication to the Government of the United States, I am commanded by my lords commissioners of the admiralty to transmit to you a copy of a letter addressed to the vice-admiral on the 9th of April, (of which you were informed by letter of the same date,) and of a letter addressed to him on the 5th instant, on a representation from the secretary of state for the colonies.

My lords request that you will lay the same before the Earl of Clarendon.

I am, &c.,