CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE BRITISH LEGATION AT WASHINGTON-Continued.
Mr. Hay to Sir E. Thornton. June 29
351 Mr. Evarts to Mr. Drum- July 30 mond.
Mr. Drummond to Mr. Hay. Aug. 20
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.)
Mr. Hay to Mr. Drummond. Sept. 4
356 Mr. Evarts to Mr. Drum- Sept. 6 mond.
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.
Mr. Hoppin to Mr. Evarts..
No. 156.-Acknowledging receipt of above....... No. 163.-Report of law officers of the Crown now received.
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.
Mr. Comly to Mr. Evarts.... Feb.
Mr. Evarts to Mr. Comly.. Mr. Comly to Mr. Evarts... Mar. 15
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.
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
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.
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 agents of such vessels being prohibited access
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.
Mr. Wurts to Mr. Evarts... Oct. 4
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-
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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