Mr. Dayton to Mr. Seward
Sir: I yesterday transferred to M. Drouyn de l’Huys the answer of Mr. Bigelow, our consul at Paris, to the comments which his excellency had some time since addressed to me on the report of Mr. Bigelow, dated 6th of June last, on the movements of commerce between France and the United States. I do not append to this despatch a copy of this last communication of Mr. Bigelow, for the reason that you have, without doubt, received a copy of it from the consulate.
M. Drouyn de l’Huys, on receiving it, said he would examine it with great care. This is all I could expect of him, as there is nothing practical expected to grow out of this correspondence.
M. Drouyn de l’Huys took occasion, in the course of the interview of yesterday, to say he had received from Washington very satisfactory explanations in reference to the action of our government in regard. to the Mexican, troops under Cortinas which recently crossed the Rio Grande into Texas. That these explanations were confirmatory, as he said, of what I have already told him.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, &c., &c., &c.