Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward.
Sir: In my interview on Friday last with Mr. Rouher, minister of foreign affairs, ad interim, he said, in answer to a remark from me, that he did not think it at all probable that England would interfere with us. He asked some questions about our military condition and prospects, and I, in reply, submitted to him your views, as expressed in despatch No. 178.
Although I cannot but fear that your confident expectation of obtaining the three hundred thousand additional volunteers within sixty days may not be realized, yet the general views expressed by you in that despatch seem to me not only very pertinent, but remarkably well and clearly stated.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
His Excellency William H. Seward, Secretary of State, &c., &c., &c.