Papers relating to foreign affairs.
MEXICO.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Campbell. | May 21 | Notified of his appointment as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary. | 1 | |
| Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward. | May 23 | Acceptance of the appointment | 1 | |
| 1 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Camphell. | May 25 | Enclosing credentials and instructions | 2 |
| 2 | do | Oct. 2 | Forced loans at Monterey | 2 |
| 3 | do | Oct. 25 | Withdrawal of French expedition from Mexico. Instructions. | 4 |
| Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 2 | Delay in his departure; the causes. Appointment of a secretary. | 7 | |
| Do | Nov. 3 | (Telegram.) His departure | 7 | |
| Do | Nov. 5 | (Telegram.) Same subject. | 8 | |
| Do | Nov. 9 | (Telegram.) Same subject. | 8 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Campbell. | Nov. 9 | (Telegram.) Same subject. The Susquehanna at his disposal. | 8 | |
| Mr. Plumb to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 10 | Has received his commission and instructions and reported to Mr. Campbell, as secretary | 8 | |
| 1 | Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 19 | His departure from New York with General Sherman, in the Susquehanna, and arrival at Havana. | 9 |
| 2 | do | Nov. 21 | Interview with General Magruder | 9 |
| 3 | do | Nov. 23 | Measures adopted for obtaining accurate information on Mexico. | 11 |
| 4 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Campbell. | Nov. 23 | Withdrawal of the French expedition from Mexico. | 12 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 4 | Mr. Campbell to Mr. Seward. | Dec. 1 | His arrival at Havana. Mexican news. His intended movements with a view to reach President Juarez. | 12 |
| 5 | do | Dec. 1 | Maximilian decides to remain in Mexico. Proclamation of December 1, 1866. | 14 |
| 7 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Campbell. | Dec. 6 | Withdrawal of the French expedition from Mexico. | 14 |
| MEXICAN LEGATION. | 1865. | |||
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Dec. 7 | Summary of the situation in Mexico from the Franco-American Messager | 15 | |
| Do | Dec. 8 | The presidential question in Mexico | 17 | |
| Do | Dec. 18 | Condition of affairs in northern Mexico. The situation in that republic. | 29 | |
| Do | Dec. 28 | The order of General McDowell. Exportation of arms, &c., to Mexico. | 45 | |
| Letter from President Juarez. | Dec. 28 | His views of the situation. His hopes of ultimate triumph. | 45 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Dec. 29 | Return of the government to Chihuahua. The situation in Mexico. Treatment of Señor Escobar by the French. | 46 | |
| Do | Dec. 30 | The situation in eastern Mexico | 49 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Hunter. | Jan. 6 | Same subject | 53 | |
| Do | Jan. 14 | The situation in New Leon and Tamaulipas | 57 | |
| Do | Jan. 21 | Departure of the government from Chihuahua and its arrival at El Paso. | 59 | |
| Do | Jan. 29 | The order of General McDowell. Exportation of arms, &c., to Mexico. | 61 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Jan. 31 | The capture of Bagdad by United States troops. | 62 | |
| Do | Feb. 5 | Desertion of General Don Manuel Ruiz | 63 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Feb. 7 | Import duties levied twice upon United States citizens at Acapulco. | 66 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Feb. 10 | Siege of Matamoras and occupation and abandonment of Monterey. | 67 | |
| Do | Feb. 18 | United States troops passing over Mexican territory by permission of the government. | 76 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Feb. 18 | Term of the presidency of Don Benito Juarez. Approval of same by the various States of Mexico. | 78 | |
| Do | Feb. 23 | Reports on the present condition of Mexican affairs, &c. | 80 | |
| Do | Feb. 24 | The situation in southern Mexico | 91 | |
| Do | Feb. 24 | Import duties levied twice upon United States citizens at Acapulco. | 91 | |
| Do | Mar. 1 | The situation in Mexico | 92 | |
| Do | Mar. 2 | Term of office of President Juarez | 95 | |
| Do | Mar. 3 | The situation in central Mexico | 97 | |
| Do | Mar. 9 | Policy of France towards Mexico | 98 | |
| Do | Mar. 9 | The situation in eastern Mexico | 99 | |
| Do | Mar. 10 | Term of office of President Juarez | 104 | |
| Do | Mar. 13 | Policy of France towards Mexico. Debate in the French Chambers. | 106 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Mar. 13 | United States troops passing over Mexican territory by permission of the government. | 109 | |
| Do | Mar. 14 | Capture of Bagdad by United States troops. | 110 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Mar. 14 | The situation in eastern Mexico. Letters from General Diaz. | 110 | |
| Do | Mar. 16 | Term of office of President Juarez | 111 | |
| Do | Mar. 18 | Affairs in Mexico during October, November, and December, 1865. | 117 | |
| Do | Mar. 20 | Debate in French Chambers on the Mexican question. | 125 | |
| Do | Mar. 24 | Shipment of arms to Maximilian | 130 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Mar. 24 | Same subject | 130 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Mar. 25 | Same subject | 131 | |
| Do | Mar. 30 | Capture and occupation of Bagdad | 133 | |
| Do | Mar. 30 | Same subject | 133 | |
| Do | Mar. 31 | Same subject | 135 | |
| Do | April 2 | Re-enforcements sent to Mexico | 138 | |
| Do | April 8 | Affairs in the State of Sonora | 139 | |
| Do | April 8 | Affairs in Coahuila and Durango | 141 | |
| Do | April 14 | The resistance of the liberals to the rule of Maximilian. The Yturbide compromise with Maximilian. | 143 | |
| Do | April 15 | Arbitrary conduct of the French at Vera Cruz | 146 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | April 18 | Shipment of arms to Maximilian | 147 | |
| Do | April 22 | Capture and occupation of Bagdad, and also of merchandise. | 147 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | April 24 | The situation in central Mexico | 148 | |
| Do | April 25 | Battle and victory of Santa Isabel | 149 | |
| Do | April 26 | Occupation of Chihuahua | 151 | |
| Do | May 3 | Duties twice levied at Acapulco | 153 | |
| Gen. Santa Anna to Mr. Seward. | May 21 | Requesting an interview. Tenders his services in behalf of Mexico, and asks the aid of the United States. | 153 | |
| Mr. Mazuera to Mr. F. W. Seward. | May 26 | Request to present a letter from General Santa Anna to the Secretary of State. | 154 | |
| Memorandum | May 26 | The Secretary declines the interview. Mr. Chew, chief clerk, delivers the message of Mr. Seward to Mr. Mazuera. | 154 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | May 26 | Communicates a letter to him from General Santa Anna. | 155 | |
| Do | May 28 | Conduct of the French forces in eastern and northern Mexico. | 155 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | June 2 | Seizure of goods at Bagdad. Report of General Weitzel. | 158 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | June 4 | Same subject | 159 | |
| Do | June 10 | Military operations of the eastern army | 160 | |
| Do | June 13 | The presidential question in Mexico | 163 | |
| Do | June 14 | Intentions of the French government relative to Mexico. | 170 | |
| Do | June 14 | Military operations in Sinaloa, Sonora, and Jalisco. | 170 | |
| Do | June 19 | Pay of Maximilian’s troops. Proclamation | 175 | |
| Gen. Santa Anna to Mr. Seward. | June 26 | Requesting the reception of Captain Eyting as his envoy, charged with important business. | 176 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | July 4 | Re-enforcements to Mexico from France | 176 | |
| Do | July 6 | Military operations in Sonora | 176 | |
| Do | July 8 | Debate in the French Chambers on the indemnity due France by Mexico. | 177 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | July 10 | The intervention in Mexico. Opinions of French and Belgian soldiers thereon. | 178 | |
| Do | July 13 | Military operations of the eastern army | 182 | |
| Do | July 21 | The evacuation of Mexico by the French | 186 | |
| Do | July 21 | Convention between France and Mexico | 188 | |
| Do | July 24 | Enlistment of French soldiers in the army of Maximilian. | 189 | |
| Do | July 31 | Re-enforcements to Mexico from France | 192 | |
| Do | Aug. 1 | Military operations of the army of the north | 192 | |
| Do | Aug. 3 | Southern plan of colonization in Mexico, instigated by French agents. | 202 | |
| Do | Aug. 6 | Seat of government of President Juarez is removed from El Paso to Chihuahua. | 216 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Aug. 8 | The capture of Bagdad and pillage of that town. Disposition of the arms captured there. | 217 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Aug. 9 | Withdrawal of the French expedition from Mexico. Policy of France. | 218 | |
| Gen. Santa Anna to Mr. Seward. | Aug. 10 | Tenders his services in behalf of Mexico, and requests the aid of the United States. | 221 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Aug. 12 | Same subject | 222 | |
| Do | Aug. 15 | Condition of affairs in the city of Mexico. The government of Maximilian. | 235 | |
| Mr. Seward to Gen. Santa Anna. | Aug. 16 | Declines to grant an interview to the general. | 247 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Aug. 22 | Operations of the divisions of the centre and south. | 247 | |
| Do | Aug. 26 | The situation at Parral, Chihuahua. Conduct of the French. | 248 | |
| Do | Aug. 27 | The situation of affairs in the city of Mexico. Circular of Maximilian to French agents in Mexico. | 251 | |
| Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Sept. 20 | Relative to the reported capture and shooting of a son of the Marquis de Montholon. | 255 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. F. W. Seward. | Sept. 20 | Same subject | 255 | |
| Mr. F. W. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Sept. 21 | Relative to the reported capture and shooting of a son of the Marquis de Montholon. | 256 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. F. W. Seward. | Sept. 21 | Same subject | 256 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. Romero to Mr. F. W. Seward. | Sept. 21 | The condition of affairs in central Mexico | 265 | |
| Do | Sept. 23 | Re-enforcements sent to the French army in Mexico. | 257 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Sept. 24 | Treatment of prisoners of war; their exchange by the liberal government. | 257 | |
| Do | Sept. 29 | General Santa Anna tenders his services to the liberal government and they are declined. | 262 | |
| Do | Sept. 30 | Convention concluded July 30. 1866, between Napoleon and Maximilian relative to financial matters. | 276 | |
| Do | Oct. 5 | Operations of the army of the centre | 292 | |
| Do | Oct. 6 | Operations of the army of the east. Occupation of Tlaeotalpam. | 294 | |
| Do | Oct. 8 | Duties twice levied at Acapulco | 297 | |
| Do | Oct. 10 | Documents intercepted showing the relations between Napoleon and Maximilian, Comments. | 298 | |
| Do | Oct. 12 | The situation in Mexico | 302 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Romero. | Oct. 12 | Duties twice levied at Acapulco | 307 | |
| Do | Oct. 20 | Forced loans levied at Matamoras upon Mr. J. B. Gauche. | 308 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Oct. 21 | Operations of the army of the east | 309 | |
| Do | Oct. 22 | Forced loans levied at Matamoras upon Mr. J. B. Gauche. | 312 | |
| Do | Oct. 31 | Departure of General Ortega for Mexico; his claim to the presidency. Juarez the constitutional president. | 312 | |
| Do | Nov. 1 | Extension of the presidential term. Approval of the decrees of November 8, 1865. | 376 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Hunter. | Nov. 5 | Opinion in France on the Mexican question. The press of Paris. | 379 | |
| Mr. Seward to Mr. Courtney. | Nov. 8 | Making inquiries as to Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, jr. | 384 | |
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 9 | The infirmity of the Princess Carlotta. Letter from Señor Leon to Maximilian. | 385 | |
| Mr. Courtney to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 14 | Replies to the inquiries made respecting Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, jr. | 388 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Mr. Romero to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 16 | No truth in the reported shooting of the son of the Marquis de Montholon. | 388 | |
| Do | Nov. 16 | Refusal of the liberal government to accept the services of General Santa Anna. | 389 | |
| Do | Nov. 20 | Operations of the army of the east | 390 | |
| Do | Nov. 20 | The causes which prevented Maximilian from embarking at Vera Cruz. | 392 | |
| Do | Nov. 21 | Extension of the presidential term of Don Benito Juarez. | 393 | |
| Do | Nov. 22 | Public opinion in Europe on the necessity of the empire in Mexico, given by Don Martin de Castillo. | 399 | |
| Do | Nov. 25 | Operations of the army of the west | 400 | |
| Do | Nov. 27 | Operations of the army of the north | 410 | |
| Gen. Sheridan to General Grant. | Nov. 27 | (Telegram.) Occupation of Matamoras by General Sedgwick. | 422 | |
| Do | Nov. 30 | (Telegram.) Same subject | 423 | |
| Mr. Stanton to Gen. Sheridan. | Nov. 30 | (Telegram ) Same subject | 423 | |
| Gen. Sheridan to Gen. Grant. | Dec. 1 | (Telegram.) Same subject | 423 | |
| VENEZUELA. | ||||
| 1865. | ||||
| 123 | Mr. Culver to Mr. Seward. | July 14 | Convention for the settlement of claims of United States citizens. | 424 |
| 124 | do | July 22 | Same subject | 425 |
| 110 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Culver. | Oct. 2 | Same subject | 427 |
| 136 | Mr. Culver to Mr. Seward. | Oct. 27 | Same subject | 428 |
| 137 | do | Nov. 13 | Same subject | 430 |
| 113 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Culver. | Nov. 30 | Same subject | 430 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 143 | Mr. Culver to Mr. Seward. | Jan. 25 | Attack on the steamer Apure by an armed body of insurgents. Several citizens of the United States killed. Action of Mr. Culver, | 431 |
| 145 | do | Feb. 27 | Convention for the settlement of claims of United States citizens. | 436 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 115 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Culver. | March 2 | Attack on the steamer Apure by an armed body of insurgents. Several citizens of the United States killed. Instructions. | 437 |
| 146 | Mr. Culver to Mr. Seward. | March 10 | Convention for the settlement of claims of United States citizens. Message of President Guzman. | 438 |
| 118 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Culver. | April 16 | Same subject. Instructions thereon | 439 |
| 151 | Mr. Culver to Mr. Seward. | April 25 | Same subject. The convention concluded and signed. Meeting of the Venezuelan Congress. | 439 |
| 152 | do | May 3 | General Falcon enters upon the presidency. General Guzman retires therefrom. Anew cabinet appointed. | 440 |
| Mr. Wilson to Mr. Seward. | Oct. 8 | His arrival at Caracas. Communicates with the minister for foreign affairs and informs him of his appointment as minister of the United States. | 441 | |
| do | Oct. 11 | His reception by the President of Venezuela as United States minister. Remarks on the occasion. His visit to the diplomatic corps, &c. | 441 | |
| 4 | do | Oct. 23 | Relative to the exchange of ratifications of the convention for settlement of claims of United States citizens. | 443 |
| 6 | do | Nov. 3 | Celebration of the anniversary of the birth of “the liberator,” Simon Bolivar. Mr. Wilson’s address. | 445 |
| 7 | do | Nov. 7 | Arrival of the Venezuelan war steamer Bolivar at Laguayra from London. Her subsequent departure for parts unknown. | 447 |
| 8 | do | Nov. 8 | Revolutionary movement in Venezuela, headed by General Pulgar. The city of Maracaibo threatened. Action of the government. | 449 |
| 4 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Wilson. | Nov. 19 | The exchange of the ratifications of the convention for the settlement of claims of United States citizens. Instructions. | 450 |
| 1865. | ||||
| 190 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | Aug. 11 | Apprehended invasion of the State of Panama. | 451 |
| 192 | do | Aug. 13 | The free transit of the isthmus of Panama. Visit of General Sickles to Bogota. | 452 |
| 194 | do | Oct. 13 | Condolences on the death of President Abraham Lincoln. | 453 |
| 196 | do | Nov. 2 | Attack upon the steamer Antioquia. Proceedings of Mr. Burton thereon. | 454 |
| 197 | do | Nov. 3 | Revolutionary condition of Colombia | 456 |
| 198 | do | Nov. 4 | Funeral obsequies of the late A. R. McKee, United States consul at Panama. Alleged violation of the sovereignty of Colombia. | 458 |
| 199 | do | Nov. 5 | Protection of the neutrality of the isthmus of Panama by the United States claimed by Colombia. Disturbances on the isthmus. | 461 |
| 207 | do | Dec. 24 | Relations of Chili, Colombia, and Venezuela. The missions from Chili and Venezuela, and their objects. | 468 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 211 | do | Jan. 2 | The killing of George Holmes at Aspinwall, by a sentry on board the United States steamer James Adger. | 468 |
| 212 | do | Jan. 11 | Conduct of United States soldiers while crossing the isthmus of Panama. | 474 |
| 213 | do | Jan. 18 | Attack upon the steamer Antioquia | 478 |
| 214 | do | Jan. 20 | Same subject. Confiscation of the Antioquia. | 480 |
| 217 | do | Feb. 6 | Meeting of the Colombian Congress. Election of General Mosquera as President. Message of President Murillo; its points reviewed. Rights of foreigners in Colombia. The protection of the isthmus of Panama. The rights of the United States under the treaty of 1846. Mission of General Sickles to Bogota. Canal across the isthmus of Darien. British influence in Colombia. The projected separation of the State of Panama from the republic. | 507 |
| 218 | do | Feb. 7 | Proceedings consequent upon the death of the late A. R. McKee, United States consul at Panama. Alleged violation of the sovereignty of Colombia, on the isthmus. | 514 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 219 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | Feb. 14 | Results of the census of the United States of Colombia. | 515 |
| 221 | do | Feb. 23 | Celebration of the birth-day of Washington at Bogota. Proceedings of Congress thereon. | 519 |
| 222 | do | Feb. 28 | Communicates circular of Department of State of December 18, 1865, to the Colombian government, relative to the abolishing of slavery in the United States. How received. | 520 |
| 223 | do | Mar. 2 | Alleged violation of the sovereignty of Colombia, on the isthmus of Panama. Transit of United States troops. Treaty of 1846. Action of Colombian Congress. | 521 |
| 137 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton. | April 27 | The seizure of the steamer Antioquia on the river Magdalena. The case considered at at length. | 522 |
| 138 | do | April 30 | Alleged violation of the sovereignty of Colombia, on the isthmus of Panama. | 525 |
| 139 | do | April 30 | Proceedings consequent upon the death of the late A. R. McKee, United States consul at Panama. Alleged violation of the sovereignty of Colombia, on the isthmus. Construction of the treaty of 1846. | 526 |
| 232 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | May 4 | Messages of Presidents Murillo and Garrido. Financial situation. Canal across the isthmus of Darien, under the auspices of a British company. The treaty of 1846 and the Panama Railroad Company. Relations of Colombia towards Spain. | 532 |
| 235 | do | May 30 | Inauguration of J. M. Rojas Garrido as President, General Mosquera being absent, and the term of President Murillo having expired. The situation of Colombia, political and financial. The Mosquera loans. Alleged sale of the Panama railroad to a British company. Relations of Colombia with Spain. | 534 |
| 241 | do | June 5 | Mission of Señor Freyre as minister from Peru to Colombia. His reception. Mission of Señor Mata, the minister of Chili in Colombia, to Venezuela. Relations of Venezuela and Spain. | 534 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 242 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | June 6 | Effect of the solution of the Mexican question in Colombia. | 536 |
| 243 | do | June 7 | The administration of Mosquera. Civil war anticipated in Colombia. | 536 |
| 244 | do | June 8 | The views of Mosquera respecting Great Britain. Proposed sale of the Panama railroad. Canal across the isthmus of Darien. | 537 |
| 245 | do | June 9 | Discovery of coal mines on the Rio Hacha, Colombia. | 537 |
| 247 | do | June 28 | Regulations for the transportation of United States troops across the isthmus. | 539 |
| 248 | do | June 29 | Civil rights of foreigners in Colombia. Repeal of the law of April 19, 1865. | 539 |
| 249 | do | June 30 | Contract of the Chiriqui Improvement Company for an isthmian route with Colombia, approved. | 541 |
| 250 | do | July 1 | The Mosquera loan in England. Proposed sale of the Panama railroad to British capitalists. | 543 |
| 251 | do | July 2 | Purchase of three, steamers in London by General Mosquera for Colombia. | 550 |
| 252 | do | July 3 | The proposed interoceanic canal across the isthmus of Darien. The law relative to the same. | 551 |
| 253 | do | July 4 | Adjournment of the Colombian Congress. Rejection of the contract for the sale of the Panama railroad. | 555 |
| 254 | do | July 5 | Celebration of the Fourth of July at Bogota. Action of Congress. | 556 |
| 255 | do | July 6 | Funeral obsequies of A. R. McKee, late United States consul at Panama. Alleged violation of the sovereignty of Colombia. Relations of President Mosquera with Great Britain and the United States. | 558 |
| 256 | do | July 7 | Financial condition of Colombia. The executive authorized to issue treasury notes. | 565 |
| 260 | do | Aug. 26 | Honors to the memory of General Cass in Colombia. | 566 |
| 154 | Mr. Hunter to Mr. Burton. | Aug. 31 | The right of transit of the United States over the isthmus of Darien. | 567 |
| 1866. | ||||
| 270 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | Sept.. 10 | Relations of the States to the general government in Colombia. Troops ordered to Panama by President Mosquera. His proposed objects. | 567 |
| 271 | do | Sept. 11 | The landing of United States marines at Panama, and its results. | 568 |
| 273 | do | Sept. 13 | The guarantee of the isthmus. Transit of British mail. | 570 |
| 275 | do | Sept. 15 | Apprehended revolution on the isthmus | 572 |
| 155 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton. | Sept. 27 | Rights of foreigners in Colombia. The treaty of 1846 and its obligations. | 573 |
| 277 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | Oct. 3 | Apprehended revolution on the isthmus of Panama, and its object. | 574 |
| 156 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton. | Oct. 9 | Same subject | 574 |
| 280 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 2 | Political condition of Colombia. Administration of General Mosquera. | 282 |
| 158 | Mr. Seward to Mr. Burton. | Nov. 8 | The landing of United States marines at Panama. | 282 |
| 159 | do | Nov. 9 | Apprehended involution on the isthmus of Panama, and its objects. | 583 |
| 163 | do | Nov. 12 | Tonnage dues in Colombian ports. Construction of the treaty of 1846. | 584 |
| 164 | do | Nov. 13 | Apprehended revolution on the isthmus of Panama. | 584 |
| 281 | Mr. Burton to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 16 | Submarine cable from the isthmus to the island of Cuba. | 584 |
| 283 | do | Nov. 18 | Position of Colombia relative to the war of the allied powers against Paraguay. | 585 |
| 284 | do | Nov. 19 | Decree of Mosquera relative to prizes of the allied republics; they are admitted to the ports of Colombia. | 587 |
| COLOMBIAN LEGATION. | ||||
| 1865. | ||||
| General Salgar to Mr. Seward. | Dec. 22 | The presentation of his credentials as minister from Colombia. | 592 | |
| Mr. Seward to General Salgar. | Dec. 26 | Same subject | 593 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| Do | Dec. 26 | Same subject | 593 | |
| 1866. | ||||
| General Salgar to Mr. Seward. | Mar. 16 | (Memorandum.) Proposals submitted for an interoceanic ship canal across the isthmus of Darien. | 594 | |
| Mr. Seward to General Salgar. | Mar. 19 | Same subject | 595 | |
| Señor Pinzon to Mr. Seward. | April 5 | Informing him that Señor Garrido is acting as president of Colombia. | 595 | |
| General Salgar to Mr. Seward. | Oct. 16 | The killing of George Holmes by a seaman belonging to the United States steamer James Adger, at Aspinwall. The delivery of the seaman demanded. | 596 | |
| Mr. Seward to General Salgar. | Oct. 27 | Same subject | 597 | |
| Do | Nov. 23 | The proposed interoceanic ship canal across the isthmus of Darien. | 597 | |
| General Salgar to Mr. Seward. | Nov. 26 | Same subject | 598 |