Mr. Adams to Mr. Seward.
Sir: I transmit herewith a copy of the London Times of the 10th instant, containing a report of the proceedings of the Court of Queen’s Bench on the application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of the pirates in the case of the Joseph L. Gerrity. It is not unlikely that you may receive another from a special reporter engaged by Mr. Dudley, as he intimated to me his intention to employ one.
The questions involved in this case are not without difficulty, and the decision upon them, whatever it may be, must have an important bearing on the efficacy of the provision of the extradition treaty hereafter.
I have the honor to be, sir, your, obedient servant,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.