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GREAT BRITAIN-Continued.

CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH LEGATION AT WASHINGTON-Continued.

1880.

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Mr. Hay to Sir E. Thornton. June 29

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Collisions at sea: revised international regula-
tions for prevention of; deemed advisable to
await action of Congress before taking further
steps.

The Egyptian commission of liquidation: reply
to the identic request of Great Britain, Austria,
France, Germany, and Italy, that the United
States should adhere to the scheme; the views of
the United States defined: not being a party to
the negotiation of the commission, and not being
concerned as a government in the scheme of
liquidation decided upon by it, the United States
had preferred at first to reserve possible rights
of American citizens for direct settlement with
the Khedival Government, and not accept in
advance as binding decisions in which neither
it nor American Interests were represented;
adhesion, however, finally given at the urgent
solicitation of the Khedive's Government.
Reform in Egypt; proposed revision of the tri-
bunals; changes called for in the constitution
of the tribunals of the reform; proposal of
Egyptian Government that an international com-
mission should be appointed to consider the
same; opinion of British Government as to com-
position of commission; views of this govern-
ment requested.

Aug. 24 Collisions at sea: Her Majesty's order in council
of August 14, 1879, in relation thereto transmit-
ted. (For the text of above, vide Mr. Hoppin's
dispatch No. 95, of November 4, 1879, page 468,
ante.)

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Mr. Hay to Mr. Drummond. Sept. 4

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Arctic discovery ship Resolute: writing-table
made from timbers of, to be presented by Her
Majesty the Queen to the President and people
of the United States.
Arctic discovery ship Resolute: acknowledging
receipt of Mr. Drummond's note of August 26,
1880.
Collisions at sea: revised regulations for preven-
tion of; general order No. 253, of the Navy De-
partment, transmitted; that department has no
power to formally authorize the adoption of the
new international regulations so long as the
provisions of section 4233 of the Revised Stat-
utes remain in force; a compliance by vessels
of the United States with the new regulations,
(For
while navigating foreign waters, will not, how-
ever, entail any penalties upon them.

text of revised international regulations vide
Mr. Hoppin's No. 95 of November 4, 1879, page
468, supra.)

Sept. 7 Collisions at sea: acknowledging receipt of fore-
going and expressing gratification at action of
Treasury Department.

Mr. Hay to Mr. Drummond. Oct. 26

Reform in Egypt; acceptance of the proposal of the Khedival Government for an international commission of delegates, who shall consider and report to the powers upon such modifications as may appear to be expedient in the constitu tion of the tribunals of the reform and in their administration of the law; two delegates to be appointed by this government; consideration of other essential and minor points bearing upon the subject.

Right of American vessels laden with American products to unlade at any ports within the Dominion of Canada; report of the privy council for Canada.

Nov. 20 Transportation of merchandise to, from, and through the Dominion of Canada: regulations governing the same; copy of a report of a com mittee of the privy council transmitted.

361 Mr. Evarts to Mr. Welsh ... Aug. 1

2 Mr. Welsh to Mr. Evarts.... Ang. 13 Mr. Seward to Mr. Hoppin.. Aug. 28 354 Mr. Hoppin to Mr. Evarts... Nov. 22

No. 347.-Fortune Bay claims: Alleged outrage
upon American fishermen at Fortune Bay, New-
foundland; report of Captain Sulivan, R. N.;
three breaches of the law alleged, and assumed by
Lord Salisbury as conclusively established, viz:
1. The use of seines, and their use at a time pro-
hibited by a colonial statute; 2. Fishing upon a
day (Sunday) forbidden by same; 3. Barring fish
in violation of same; and furthermore, illegally
interfering with rights of British fishermen
contrary to terms of treaty of Washington;
correspondence between the Department of
State and the United States legation at London,
and between the latter and the British foreign
office; evidence in support of alleged losses by
twenty American vessels; testimony of wit
nesses; detailed statements of claims.
No. 347.-Acknowledging receipt of above; copy
sent to foreign office.

No. 361.-Acknowledging receipt of above
No. 111.-Acknowledging telegram from depart
ment instructing him to ask the Marquis of Sal-
isbury when an answer may be expected as to
Fortune Bay claims; no reply yet received.
Nov. 25 No. 112.-Lord Salisbury expresses his regret at
being unable, as yet, to give a reply to the For-
tune Bay claims.

Nov. 28 No. 113.-Transmits Lord Salisbury's formal an-
swer to inquiry as to when a reply to Mr. Evarts
No. 347 to Mr. Welsh may be expected.

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No. 156.-Acknowledging receipt of above.......
No. 163.-Report of law officers of the Crown now
received.

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Mr. Comly to Mr. Evarts.... Nov. 24 No. 85.-Hawaiian tariff on American-made cotton

clothing; concluding correspondence with the
Hawaiian Government transmitted, showing
the acceptance of the Treasury Department's
interpretation: the duties ordered not to be
levied. (See Mr. Comly's dispatch of June 9,
1879, and Mr. Evarts instruction of September
23, 1879, Foreign Relations, 1879, pages 527 and
544.)
No. 86-American vessels changing their registry
to the Hawaiian flag.
No. 87.-Proceedings against the bark Kalakaua
for smuggling opium; confiscation of the ves-
sel; no conviction of any person for smuggling;
the bark alone adjudged guilty interesting re-
port of the case; ingenious method of conceal-
ing tins of opium in firewood.

Dec. 22 No. 88.-Immigration to Hawaii of cognate races
from Micronesia; newspaper extracts in rela- |
tion thereto, transmitted.

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Mr. Evarts to Mr. Comly..
Mr. Comly to Mr. Evarts... Mar. 15

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Mr. Evarts to Mr. Comly... May 12

No. 91.-Case of Patrick Quinn, an American cit-
izen, illegally taxed by the native authorities;
his appeal: the judgment of the lower court of
Hilo reversed by the Hawaiian cabinet; ques-
tion of the hospital tax.

No. 55.-Case of Patrick Quinn; Mr. Comly's
course approved.

No. 95.-Case of Patrick Quinn; further corres.
pondence with Hawaiian foreign office trans-
mitted.

No. 100.-Customs statistics of Hawaii; importa-
tions of rice, and sugar-producing machinery;
large importations of sugar machinery from
England; low invoice rates thereof, calculated i
to mislead; gratifying increase of American
trade; tables of imports.

No. 101-Customs statistics: supplementary re-
marks of Mr. Comly, to the foregoing dispatch;
falling off of imports of rice, and increase of ex-
ports thereof.

No. 111-Case of Patrick Quinn; promise of Ha-
waiian Government that all future cases analo-
gous to that of Quinn shall be similarly disposed
of, upon simple application to minister of finance.
No. 58-Case of Patrick Quinn; tax money and
costs having been returned, no further action
necessary in this case; other similar cases re-
ported as having been submitted to Hawaiian
foreign office will have consideration.
June 30 No. 64-Alleged illegal taxation by the Hawaiian
Government of American citizens; gratification
at promise of Hawaiian Government that, in
future, all such cases shall be disposed of upon
simple application to Hawaiian minister of
finance.

Mr. Comly to Mr. Evarts... July 30

No. 120. The rice question; reply to the Treas-
ury Department's inquiries as to alleged frauds
in exportations of rice to the United States; no
danger of any foreign rice being exported as
Hawaiian rice and as such duty free in the
United States; differences between the two
classes of rice; proposal of the government to
tax imported rice not successful in the Hawaiian
legislature: correspondence of Mr. Comly with
the Hawaiian foreign minister on the general
subject; report of Vice-Consul Hastings, with
annexed papers, transmitted.

Sept. 20 No. 124.-Danger of foreign-grown rice being
shipped to the United States under the name of
Hawaiian.

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No. 197.-General Salomon's inauguration as Pres-
ident of the Republic; the ceremonial described;
the President's address summarized; appear-
ance and character of President Solomon.
No. 198.-Historical sketch of the Haytian revo-
lutionary movement of June 30, 1879; the in-
trigues of Bazelais against Canal, and their
result in the choice of General Salomon: inci-
dents of the revolution; destruction of life and
property; the support of the revolutionary army
insured General Solomon's success.
No. 204.-Classification of inhabitants in respect
of color; only the descendants of Haytians, Af-
ricans, and Indians can become citizens: social
and political discrimination between the black
and the mulatto and mixed classes origin thereof
traced to status of latter class during existence
of slavery in French colonial times; aristocracy
of color created; brief history of the first strug
gle for freedom, resulting in the independence
of the people; existing prejudices as to color;
its effect upon polities: party feeling on this
point gradually dying out; majority of popula

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tion black; Haytians quick to thrust aside per-
sonal prejudice in moments of peril to the coun-
try; history of war against the French, English,
and Spaniards; efforts at annexation regarded
as the first step toward annihilation of Haytian
independence; pride of African origin; the fu-
ture of the race a common bond of social and
political amity; disunion impossible on that ac.
count.

No. 205.-Speech of General Salomon on the occa-
sion of an official reception, November 30, 1879;
his plans and views touching administrative re-
forms; proposed reorganization of the Haytian
army: the constitution of 1867 revised; the
President's prerogatives defined; text of the
speech in full.

No. 207.-Relations with other countries; pres-
ence of Spanish vessels of war in Haytian wa
ters; supposed presence of Cuban recruiting
agents the cause; Santo Dominica; considera-
ble traffic on the frontier.

No. 220.-Anniversary of Haytian independence;
entered into with zest by all classes; reception
by the President; diplomatic corps attend;
brief summary of Hayti's seventy six years of
independence; programme of the festivities,
civil and religious; President Salomon's address
to the people.

No. 247. The national bank question; the intro-
duction of foreign capital essential to the devel-
opment of the resources of the country; provis
ions of the ordinance in respect to the same.
No. 258. Right to expel foreigners; announce-
ment of this doctrine in the official section of Le
Moniteur; is this indicative of a new policy on
the part of the Haytian Government?"
No. 266.-Erection of light-houses in the gulf and
harbor of Port-au-Prince.

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No. 277.-Conduct of consular officers in Hayti;
complaint of that government that unseemly
haste is exercised in the boarding of vessels.
No. 279.-Arrest in Port-au-Prince of alleged con-
spirators; supposed discovery of a revolution-
ary movement; arrests of twenty persons on
suspicion; names and public records of some of
the alleged conspirators; tranquillity of the city
not disturbed; probable delay in investigating
the conspiracy.

Mr. Hay to Mr. Langston... June 22 No. 114.-Erection of light-houses in the harbor of

Port-au-Prince; alleged unjust discrimination
in the levying of light-dues; co-operation of the
British Government in endeavoring to secure
equal treatment to vessels of all nationalities.

Mr. Langston to Mr. Evarts July 2 No. 283.-Report on gold and silver money in Hay

ti; difficulty of obtaining statistics; no banks
in Hayti; no mines of precious metals and no
coinage; imports and exports of gold small; of
silver considerable; American silver the circu-
lating medium; estimated amount, $5,000,000;
no laws governing the coin standard; United
States silver dollars preferred to Mexican dollars.
No. 284.-Amenability of foreign consuls to local
jurisdiction: Haytian claim of right to expel
turbulent foreigners and to control consuls en-
gaged in business; the precedent of General
Salomon's expulsion from Jamaica by the Brit-
ish authorities in 1865.
No. 290.-The political situation; no further ar-
rests of alleged conspirators; vigilance of the
government; wisdom of President Salom n's
course; increase of the military and pooice
forces; public confidence strengthened.
No. 118.-Complaint of Haytian Government con-
cerning the unlawful boarding of incoming ves
+ sels; answer to the representations made to Mr.
Langston; no objection to Haytian rule as to the
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to them until customs formalities are complied
with, but cases may arise requiring immediate
presence of consuls; rights under treaties ex-
amined; our consuls should have the same
treatment in this respect as those of the most
favored nation.

No. 124.-Pretended right of Haytian Government
to expel obnoxious foreigners; revocation of
exequatur the extreme to which this govern-
ment would probably proceed in like cases.
No. 297.-Discriminating light-dues; correspond-
ence with Haytian foreign office transmitted.
No. 301.-Extract from the message of President
Salomon; foreign relations of Hayti.

ITALY.

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Mr. Wurts to Mr. Evarts... Oct. 4

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No. 851.-Mormon proselytism in Europe; trans-
mits report from Mr. Bayley, consul at Palermo;
failure of proselytism in Sicily.

Mr. Marsh to Mr. Evarts... Jan. 26 No. 865.-The political situation; New Year's re

ception at Rome; the Queen's illness; meeting
of Parliament; defeat of the ministry in the
Senate: disasters of the year 1879; increase of
crime throughout Italy; its cause.

No. 867.-New session of Parliament; senatorial
vacancies filled; anti-ministerial majority;
opening of the session; firm declarations of the
King and the cabinet; probability that minis-
terial measures may be adopted.
No. 874-Political debates; diplomatic appropri
ations and foreign relations of Italy; vote of
confidence in the ministry; relations between
Italy and Austria.

No. 881.-Italy and the Mediterranean countries;
jealousies and commercial rivalries; how North-
ern Africa is affected by the fall of the Napo-
leonic dynasty; room for agricultural improve-
ment of the region; France and Tunis; Eng.
land and Cyrene; the projected trans-Sahara
railway conflicting interests of the powers
with respect to Mediterranean and African com-

merce.

No. 890.-Election of a new Chamber of Depu
ties; large opposition gains reported.
No. 897.-Parliamentary proceedings; postpone.
ment of question of electoral reform until next
session; passage of bill for abolition of grist
tax; predicted embarrassment by the opposi
tion party of the national exchequer by so con-
siderable a reduction; hope expressed that this
measure is the first step toward ameliorating
the condition of the poor.

No. 731-Alleged intended monopoly by the Ital
ian National Museum of Pompeiian curiosities
by destruction of duplicate specimens for which
that institution has no room; proposed recep.
tion of them by the United States National
Museum in exchange for "a series of speci-
mens of pueblo pottery and other aboriginal
objects."

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