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 II

No. 413.
General Sickles to Mr. Fish.

United States Legation in Spain,
Madrid, July 24, 1873. (Received August 16.)

No. 664.]

Sir: The following is a transcript of a cable message I had the honor to send you at 2 o’clock to-day:

Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, Washington:

Minister of finance of new cabinet announced yesterday in Cortes that no reforms would be granted Cuba until insurgents laid down arms. Announcement received with great applause.

SICKLES.

July 24.

I am, &c.,

D. E. SICKLES.