Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams.
No. 672.]
Department of State,
Washington,
August 7, 1863.
Sir: I enclose a copy of a despatch, of the 25th ultimo, from W. C. J. Hyland, esquire, the United States vice-consul at Bermuda. Inasmuch as the captured silver referred to therein has not, so far as this government is informed, been adjudicated upon in any court of competent jurisdiction, the expediency of an effort to recover it, or to obtain it for the benefit of the American citizens who were its legal owners, or for the benefit of the insurers, is suggested.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.