Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the First Session Thirty-ninth Congress

Mr. Hunter to Mr. Bigelow

No. 189.]

Department of State, Washington, July 3, 1865.

Sir: I enclose for your information a copy of a letter of the 22d ultimo,^* addressed by the Secretary of the Navy to Rear-Admiral Groldsborough, upon the subject of the withdrawal from the insurgents of the character of belligerents, and the proceedings of the Navy Department in view thereof.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

W. HUNTER, Acting Secretary.

John Bigelow, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

1. See enclosure to instructions No. 1473 to Mr. Adams.