Mr. Hale to Mr. Seward.
Sir: I have the honor to report that after posting my despatch No. 51, yesterday, I was able to obtain an interview with his excellency Nubar Pacha, the new minister of foreign affairs, in which he evinced, with great cordiality, a most satisfactory feeling. He expects to be able, after taking the orders of the Pacha, to give me an official assurance in the name of his Highness that no more troops shall be sent hence to Mexico, unless a new application should be received from France insisting on the further fulfilment of the understanding of 1862 and 1863. He made no attempt to conceal the fact that he has always disliked the Mexican expedition.
I have the honor to be, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.