Letters to P. S.—Will the President authorize me to act under the 8th section, in order to seize and detain munitions of war intended to be used in aid of the Cuban expedition?

PRESCOTT HALL, United States Attorney to P. S.—Will the President authorize me to act under the 8th section, in order to seize and detain munitions of war intended to be used in aid of the Cuban expedition?, May 25, 1850

Mr. Hall, district attorney, to Mr. Clayton Secretary of State. Southern District of New York, United States District Attorney’s Office,May 25, 1850—half-past 3 p.m. [666] Sir: The Spanish consul is…