The Duke of Newcastle to Major General Doyle (and Lieutenant Governor Gordon.)
Sir: With reference to the correspondence which has passed on the case of the Chesapeake, I have the honor to inform you that, on the subject of the violation of British territorial jurisdiction by the officers of the United States steamer Ella and Annie in their pursuit of the persons who had seized the Chesapeake, the United States government have made a full and unqualified apology, which her Majesty’s government have accepted in the same friendly spirit in which it has been offered, and with a feeling of satisfaction that the matter has been settled in a manner honorable to both parties, and calculated to improve the good relations between the two governments.
I have, &c.,