Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 1, 1873, Part I, General Correspondence; and Papers Relating to Naturalization and Expatriation, Volume I

No. 82.
Mr. Davis to Mr. Low.

Department of State,
Washington, September 18, 1873.

No. 150.]

Sir: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatch of the 10th of July last, No. 271, in which you give an account of the reception by the Emperor of China of the foreign diplomatic representatives at Peking, and in reply to inform you that it is deemed to be a very satisfactory termination and arrangement of a long-standing difficulty.

At the same time I have to state that your action in connection therewith has been discreet and firm, and is deserving of commendation.

I am, &c.,

J. C. B. DAVIS,
Acting Secretary.