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

Mr. Seward to Sir F. Bruce

Department of State, Washington, June 14, 1866.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 2d instant, relative to the circumstances under which a shot was fired from her Majesty’s ship Fawn, near Robbinstown, on the St. Croix river, which struck on the United States side of the river, and in reply to inform you, by direction of the president, that the explanation and the very courteous expressions of regret contained in your note are entirely satisfactory to this government.

I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

The Hon. Sir Frederick W. A. Bruce, &c., &c., &c.