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

General Sherman, Acting Secretary of War, to commanding officer.

Washington, October 4, 1869.

To Commanding Officer,
Fort Johnson, via Wilmington, North Carolina:

Use your entire force to detain the steamer Lady Sterling, alias Hornet, till she is furnished a regular clearance by the collector of the port.

W. T. SHERMAN,
General, and Acting Secretary of War.