Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress with the Annual Message of the President, December 2, 1872, Part II, Volume I

Mr. Sewell to Mr. Clayton, Secretary of State.

[Extract]

Santiago be Cuba, October 25, 1849.

Although it may not be strictly within my prescribed sphere of duty, allow me to say that the expected invasion of Cuba has made a profound impression here, and that the authorities and people are loud in their grateful applause of the Government at Washington for arresting it; and though there is much less revolutionary feeling here than in other sections of the island, and if not an attachment, at least an almost universal subordination to the existing government, yet they give evidence of serious apprehension in regard to its security or ability to resist a well-organized expedition. [658]

I have the honor, &c.,

THOMAS SEWELL.

Hon. John M. Clayton,
Secretary of State.