[Extract.]
Mr. Hunter to Mr.
Adams
No. 1442.]
Department of State,
Washington,
June 5, 1865.
Sir: You will receive herewith, for your
information and guidance, two official copies of the order rescinding
the passport regulation of the 17th of December, 1864.******
Credible reports reach us through the press, from which it appears that
the capitulation of the insurgents under Smith took place on the 25th
ultimo.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
W. HUNTER, Acting
Secretary.
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.
Order modifying passport regulations.
Department of State,
Washington,
March 8, 1865.
Whereas, pursuant to the order of the President of the United States,
directions were issued from this department, under date of the 17th
of December; 1864, requiring passports from all travellers entering
the United States, except immigrant passengers directly entering an
American port from a foreign country; but whereas information has
recently been received which affords reasonable grounds to expect
that her Britannic Majesty’s government and the executive and
legislative branches of the government of Canada have taken, and
will continue to take, such steps as may be looked for from a
friendly neighbor, and will be effectual towards preventing hostile
incursions from Canadian territories into the United States, the
President directs that from and after this date the order above
referred to requiring passports shall be modified, and so much
thereof as relates to persons entering this country from Canada
shall be rescinded, saving and reserving the order in all other
respects in full force.
