Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the President, December 5, 1870

No. 161.

Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish.

No. 135.]

American Legation, Berlin, September 16, 1870. (Received October 3.)

Sir: Having received a telegram from Commander Luce, of the Juniata, that the French blockade of the Elbe and Weser had been raised on the 11th, I telegraphed the news to you yesterday.

To-day I have to inform you that the French steamer Pereire, which on its voyage from New York touched at Brest, had on board for Havre a considerable number of Remington guns. This fact is also known to the government here. * * * * *

GEO. BANCROFT.