Mr. Seward to Mr. Burnley.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 9th instant, which is accompanied by a copy of a despatch of the 30th of September, addressed to you by the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, relative to the steamer Mary, and her supposed connexion with the insurgents, which formed the subject of my communication of the 13th ultimo. In reply I have the honor to state that the action of his excellency in the premises is highly creditable to himself, and is justly appreciated by this government.
I have the honor to be, with high consideration, sir, your obedient servant,
J. Hume Burnley, Esq., &c., &c., &c.