Señor Benitez to Mr. Washburn.
Again called upon by the judicial authorities, I beg your excellency will excuse me for molesting you once more, to request you to dismiss from your hotel the North American citizen Porter Cornelius Bliss, and the British subject George Masterman, accused of crimes not less grave than the others whose dismissal I have already had the honor to request.
I embrace this occasion to renew to your excellency the assurances of my distinguished consideration and esteem.
His Excellency Charles A. Washburn, Minister Resident of the United States of America.