Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth Congress, Part IV

Mr. Seward to Mr. Wood.

No. 80.]

Department of State, Washington, March 14, 1864.

Sir:Your despatch of the 22d ultimo, No. 147, has been received, and I thank you for the interesting information you have communicated touching the war between Denmark and Germany.

The notice which you enclose of the blockade of certain ports on the east coast of the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein has been made public here.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Bradford R. Wood, Esq., &c., &c., &c., Copenhagen.