Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 22d instant, relative to the steamer Adela.
As you were so good as to say in a previous note (dated the 8th instant) that you would take measures to ascertain the grounds and circumstances of the alleged order for the sale of this vessel, and that you would, when sufficiently informed, recur to the subject, I await the further communication thus promised, and do not, on the present occasion, venture to importune you with any observations on the state of the case.
I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most obedient, humble servant,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.