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lamation. It is hoped that no vessels of the United States may become victims of this penalty. If the proclamation, instead of claiming a right to capture after the lapse of a certain time, had made vessels liable thereto which, after having been warned off the blockaded coast by an indorsement on their papers, afterward attempted to enter a blockaded port, it would have been more in accordance with the just rights of neutrals. The Secretary of the Navy has been requested to send a manof-war thither.

The right to capture within a time arbitrarily limited by a blockading government is not recognized by us.

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SIR: Your dispatch No. 31, of the 6th instant, has been received. It relates to the benevolent conduct of Messrs. H. L. Boulton & Co., toward immigrants from this country in distress in Venezuela. The course of those gentlemen in this instance does them honor, and you will offer them the thanks of this Government therefor.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX.

A.

Page.

Acheen:

proceedings in the States-General of the Netherlands respecting the war in. 778,780
Acosta, Mariano:

elected vice-president of the Argentine Republic.....

Almy, Rear-Admiral J. J.:

11

services rendered by his command in protecting the Panama Railroad.... 366,367
Anglo-American Telegraph Company. (See "Telegraph.")

Andrassy, Count:

"Anna Camp," the:

Apache Indians:

attention called to their depredations by the government of Mexico..........

his remarks at the sessions of the delegations at Buda Pest..

case of. (See "Great Britain.")

alleged depredations of, in Sonora

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27

726, 732
772

5

5, 11

.71, 84, 90

.73, 75, 81

141

179

Arms:

the minister of Guatemala requests that arms belonging to insurgents
against that republic at the custom-house at New York be given up....
the United States Government decline so doing....

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acceptance of his resignation as envoy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States to Germany; expression of approval of
his services ...

441

gratitude expressed for the language used in the acceptance of his resig-
nation....

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is designated as umpire of the United States and Spanish claims commis-
sion..

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his address as dean of the diplomatic corps to the President of Hayti on
New-Year's eve..

593

Belgium:

bill introduced by the government for the transportation of emigrauts....
extradition law.

report of Mr. Wouters respecting extradition.

treaty with the United States of July 17, 1858, declared by both parties
terminated...

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Belknap, Commander George E.:

receives permission from the Japanese government to search for a suitable
place for landing a submarine cable on the Japanese coast.....

682

Bingham, John A.:

presents his credentials as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to the Tenno of Japan.....

Bismarck, Prince:

attempt to assassinate him; letter from the United States chargé d'affaires
at Berlin congratulating him on his escape.

letter from the German Foreign Office acknowledging the congratulations
of the United States chargé d'affaires...

Bitto. (See "Hungary.")

Bizerta:

release of the murderers of the United States dragoman at..

their recapture; explanation of the Tunisian government

Blockade:

of the Gold Coast.

the same raised..

of the northern coast of Spain

regulations of the Peruvian blockade of 1864.

of part of the Venezuelan coast

Bonds:

of the Mexican government held by American citizens....

Bonin Islands:

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635

036

194

inquiries of Capt. B. Pease as to the government under whose protection
they are....

they have no claim to the protection of the United States

Bolivia:

boundary question with Chili..

Brazil:

American citizens dying in; administration of their estates; case of T.
Harris...

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conference at, for the amelioration of the condition of prisoners of war...
Buda Pest. (See "Hungary," "Andrassy.")

66

69

71,73

.71, 84,90

90

92

632

564

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regulations of, for the transportation of goods and passengers in American
Vessels. (See "Treaty of Washington.")

Cañedo, Estanislao:

563

his speech in the Mexican Congress on the railroad question

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refunding by the Government of the United States of money paid by Brazil

Central American States:

...94, 95, 96

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proposed exploration of the Usumacinta, Motagun, and Potochic Rivers.
sacking of Omoa by General Straeber's forces and bombardment by the
British man-of-war Niobe.

102

treaty concluded between Guatemala, Salvador, and Nicaragua, August 26,

1-73

112

Central American States-Continued.

circular of Costa Rica respecting the said treaty.

circular of the Nicaraguan government...

conference between the Presidents of Guatemala aud Salvador respecting
the presidency of Honduras; Leiva selected....

the United States minister invited to act as mediator for the pacification
of the Central American States....

interview of the United States minister with the President of Costa Rica
respecting a proposed conference of the Central American Presidents.
views of the United States Government respecting the said conference....
decree of the President of Guatemala respecting the construction of high-
roads

further correspondence respecting the proposed measures for the pacifica-
tion of the Central American States...

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113, 116

117, 123

124

124

126

133

133

137

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adjournment of the Honduras congress; measures adopted by it.

167

census and debt of the several States.

obstacles to a union of the republics.

invasion of Guatemala by an armed force from Mexico...

Central Asia:

Mr. Eugene Schuyler's report on.

Chambord, Count de:

his letter to Mr. Chesnelon.....

Changarnier, General :

his proposition to the National Assembly.......

Chili:

boundary question with Bolivia..........

dispute with the Argentine Republic respecting the Straits of Magellan..
China:

Peruvian mission to....

168

172

174

815

402

404

194

196

198, 219

difficulty between the Yamun and the Spanish chargé d'affaires in relation
to the emigration of coolies to the Spanish colonies....
capture of Suh-chan, and suppression of the Mohammedan rebellion..
attack at Chi-mi on Mr. Corbett, an American missionary.
navy of, compared with that of Japan.....

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of Costa Rica respecting the treaty concluded between Guatemala, Salva-
dor, and Nicaragua..

113

reply of the United States minister to the Costa Rican circular..

116

of the government of Nicaragua..

117

Citizens:

of the United States engaged in the Japanese expedition to Formosa.
(See "Formosa.")

instruction to the minister in China respecting recommendations of Amer-
ican citizens for foreign service....

Citizenship:

274

American passport refused to a woman claiming to be an American citizen,
divorced from a British subject, and intending to marry a Frenchman.. 408, 413
claimed by persons desirous of avoiding military duty; case of Mentheim
Cohu...

447, 448

inquiry of an American if citizens of the United States can surrender their
rights of extra-territoriality without forfeiting their privileges of Amer-
ican citizenship................

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act of Congress authorizing foreign coinage to be executed in the United
States mints.

395

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to be represented at the centennial exhibition to be held at Philadelphia.

Comayagua:

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appointed by the Mexican government to investigate alleged depredations
on the Rio Grande....

for the unification of tonnage, time and place of meeting
same subject, correspondence with the Department of State.

disappointment at the possibility that the United States will not be repre-
sented

intention of the Ottoman government to invite the United States Govern-
ment to participate....

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opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury on its conclusions.

Concha, General José de la:

is appointed captain-general of Cuba......

Concha, General Manuel de la:

his death..

his funeral..

Confessional laws. (See "Austria.")

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1153, 1163

1163

Congress, the United States ship:

her arrival at Monrovia, and reception of her officers by the President of
Liberia....

Consular convention:

proposed between Great Britain and the United States.....

Convents:

abolished in Guatemala......

Convicts:

returned to Denmark.

Rohrer, a criminal said to have been discharged in Germany on condition
of emigrating to the United States...

Coolies:

deportation of, from Great Britain to the United States....

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703

489,495

147

369

410.441

476,40

202

795

233

attack made upon him at Chi-mi

274

Costa Rica. (See "Central American States.”)

Courts:

suggestion of the government of the Netherlands respecting the expedi-
ency of an arrangement by which judgments rendered by courts in one
country may be carried into effect in another....

789,791

Cuba:

Chinese commission to....

856

general instructions respecting Cuban affairs...
instructions respecting the restoration of property of American citizens
seized in.....

decree declaring the island in a state of siege.

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