Laird Brothers to Her Majesty’s Foreign Office. Birkenhead, September 5, 1863. Sir: We have received your letter of the 4th instant, stating that Lord Russell has instructed you to request…
Her Majesty’s Foreign Office to Laird Brothers. Foreign Office, September 4, 1863. Gentlemen: Earl Russell has been led to understand that you have intimated that, while you were not in…
S. Price Edwards, esq., collector of H. M. customs, Liverpool, to Laird Brothers. Custom-House, Liverpool, September 5, 1863. Gentlemen: I beg to thank you for your note of yesterday’s date,…
Laird Brothers to S. Price Edwards, esq., collector of H. M. customs, Liverpool. Birkenhead Iron-Works, Birkenhead, September 4, 1863. Sir: As the many rumors afloat in respect to the two…
No. 5. Consul Archibald to Earl Russell.—(Received January 9.). New York, December 23, 1863. My Lord: I have the honor to transmit, herewith enclosed, for your lordship’s information, a copy…
No. 2. Mr. Elliot to Mr. Hammond.—(Received December 24.) Downing Street, December 24, 1863. Sir: I am directed by the Duke of Newcastle to transmit to you, for the consideration…
No. 1. The Secretary to the Admiralty to Mr. Hammond.—(Received December 23.) Admiralty, December 22, 1863. Sir: I am commanded by my lords commissioners of the admiralty to send you…
Washington, D. C., February 20, 1863. Respectfully referred to Col. B. F. Tracy for report. The instructions from this office directing that invalids who were well enough to bear the…
New Orleans, La., January 29, 1863. GENERAL: By direction of the major-general commanding you will please forward a copy of the following communication by flag of truce to an outpost…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams. No. 807.] Department of State, Washington, January 11, 1863. Sir: The investigation which has been made in the case of the Chesapeake has yielded indisputably…