Letter

WELLES, Secretary of the Navy to Rear-Admiral L. M. Goldsborough, June 22, 1865

Author

WELLES, Secretary of the Navy

Recipient

Rear-Admiral L. M. Goldsborough

Date

June 22, 1865

Type

Letter

Language

English

Mr. Welles to Rear-Admiral Goldsborough

Navy Department, June 22, 1865.

Sir: Information has been communicated to this department by the Secretary of State that the imperial government of France has moved all restrictions heretofore imposed by it upon naval intercourse with the United States, and has withdrawn from the insurgents the character of belligerents.

The government of Great Britain also withdraws her concession heretofore made of a belligerent character from the insurgents, but the withdrawal of the twenty-four-hours rule has not been made absolute; reciprocal measures will be extended to the vessels of that country.

The blockade of the ports and coast of the United States will soon cease, and with the cessation of hostilities the belligerent right of search will also cease.

Very respectfully,

G. WELLES, Secretary of the Navy.

Rear-Admiral L. M. Goldsborough, Commanding European Squadron.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth C 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 First Session Thirty-ninth C.