Mr. Tassara to Mr. Seward.
Adhering to his notes of the 21st and 24th instant on the affair of the Meteor? the undersigned must bring to the knowledge of the honorable Secretary of State that this morning he has received from New York the following telegram: “The collector has received from the Treasury Department the order to release the Meteor. The district attorney has not received any instructions, and consequently the vessel will go to sea.” The undersigned must expect that the Department of State will give the orders necessary to prevent so grave a violation of the laws of neutrality of the United States.
The undersigned avails of this fresh occasion to reiterate to the honorable Secretary of State the assurances of his highest consideration.
Hon. William H. Seward, &c., &c., &c.