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Root to Mes, July 25, 1872
[Inclosure O] Santiago, July 25, 1872. Gentlemen: Your very complimentary letter of yesterday, asking my views touching the treatment of small-pox, I shall answer with much pleasure, and though unable…
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BENCE, Chief Officer Steamship Ardiatic to Mes, March 18, 1875
Liverpool, March 18, 1875. Gentlemen: Having been shown a proposed code of signals for fog to be used by steam and sailing vessels, when under way and at anchor, I…
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HAMILTON PERRY, Commander Steamship Adriatic to Mes, March 19, 1875
Liverpool, March 19, 1875. Gentlemen: Referring to your favor of the 18th instant, regarding fog-signals, I am of opinion that three minutes is too long an interval; two minutes is…
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James Weir to Mes, March 21, 1875
Liverpool, March 21, 1875. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter on fog-signals, &c., I am of opinion that the interval between, each signal, ought only to be two instead of…
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WILLIAM HENRY THOMPSON, Commander Steamship Britannic to Mes, March 22, 1875
[Inclosure.] reports of captains and officers of white star line on sound-signals proposed by board of trade. Liverpool, March 22, 1875. Fog-signals. Dear Sirs: Referring to above as per your…
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KIDDLE, Commander Steamship Celtic to Mes, March 22, 1875
Liverpool, March 22, 1875. Gentlemen: 1. Steamships, when under way during a fog, should blow the whistle twice in quick succession every three minutes; the first blast to call attention,…
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WHITEWAY, Chief Officer Steamship Celtic to Mes, March 23, 1875
Liverpool, March 23, 1875. Gentlemen: In compliance with your request, I forward you what my opinion is with respect to the additional fog-signals proposed by the board of trade. My…
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JOHN KELLY, Chief Officer Steamship Gaelic to Mes, March 23, 1875
Liverpool, March 23, 1875. Gentlemen: I have carefully read, with great pleasure, the letter containing new suggestions upon the matter of fog-signals. As regards the signals for indicating the steamer’s…
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WADE, Second Officer Steamship Celtic to Mes, March 23, 1875
Liverpool, March 23, 1875. Gentlemen: In compliance with the wish expressed in your letter of the 23d instant, I beg to give the following as my opinion of the code…
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DUCKWORTH, Second Officer Steamship Gaelic to Mes, March 23, 1875
Liverpool, March 23, 1875. Gentlemen: I have carefully perused your memorandum as to the new regulations suggested by the board of trade regarding fog-signals, and I must humbly beg to…
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PURCELL, Commander Steamship Gaelic to Mes, March 27, 1875
Liverpool, March 27, 1875. Gentlemen: In reply to yours of the 19th ult., with regard to fog-signals, I have the honor to inclose the opinions of my senior officers, and…
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IRVING, Second Officer Steamship Britannic to Mes, March 31, 1875
Liverpool, March 31, 1875. Gentlemen: In compliance with your instructions, I have examined the fog-signals submitted to me for perusal, and think that the new signals will answer the purpose…
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MASON, Second Officer Steamship Republic to Mes, April 1, 1875
Liverpool, April 1, 1875. Gentlemen: In reference to the signals proposed by the board of trade in foggy misty, or snowy weather, I understand the signals A, B, and C…
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KENNEDY, Commander Steamship Baltic to Mes, April 2, 1875
Liverpool, April 2, 1875. Gentlemen: In reply to your letter of the 18th March, asking for my opinion of the additional fog-signals proposed by the board of trade for the…
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BURLEIGH, Chief Officer Steamship Republic to Mes, April 2, 1875
Liverpool, April 2, 1875. Gentlemen: In accordance with your request, I herewith give my opinion on the fog-signals proposed to be used on board of steamers. I think that steamers…
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GLENDELL, Commander Steamship Republic to Mes, April 3, 1875
Liverpool, April 3, 1875. Gentlemen: In reply to your note of the 1st instant, inclosing copy of signals proposed by board of trade to be used by steamers and sailing-vessels…
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METCALFE, Commander Steamship Belgic to Mes, April 7, 1875
Liverpool, April 7, 1875. Gentlemen: I am in receipt of your note, inclosing a copy of fog-signals proposed by the board of trade, and herewith beg to hand you my…
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MEYER, Chief Officer Steamship Belgic to Mes, April 8, 1875
Liverpool, April 8, 1875. Gentlemen: Having carefully read and examined the articles respecting fog-signals, compulsory, as well as those desired to be made by every vessel, steam or sail, and…
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AUGUSTUS ADEE, United States Chargé d’Affaires to Mes, July 24, 1877
[Inclosure.] Mr. Adee to Messrs. W. C. Bevan & Co. Legation of the United States. Madrid, July 24, 1877. Sir: Referring to my letter to you of the 1st ultimo,…
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Augustus Adee to Mes, July 26, 1877
No. 303. Mr. Adee to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Madrid, July 26, 1877. (Received August 9.) No. 625.] Sir: Your instruction No. 559, in relation to the…
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Byron to Mes, July 1, 1879
[Inclosure 1 in No. 183.—Translation.] July 1, 1879. My Dear Colleagues: I pray you to come into the city immediately in order that we may go to the palace to…
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John Mercer Langston to Mes, July 24, 1879
[Inclosure No. 2 in No. 187.] Legation of the United States, Port au Prince, Hayti, July 24, 1879. Sirs: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch…
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John Mercer Langston to Mes, July 25, 1879
No. 256. Mr. Langston to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Port au Prince, Hayti, July 25, 1879. (Received August 7.) No. 183.] Sir: On the 1st instant at,…
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John Mercer Langston to Mes, July 26, 1879
No. 258. Mr. Langston to Mr. Evarts. Legation of the United States, Port au Prince, Hayti, July 26, 1879. (Received August 7.) No. 187.] Sir: As you have been already…