List of papers.
i.—proclamations.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 1 | 1873. July 1 | That the necessary legislation has been passed to enable Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of the treaty of May 8,1871, with Great Britain to go into effect. | 27 |
| 2 | July 3 | That an international exhibition of arts, manufactures, and products of the soil and mines will be opened April 19, 1876, in Philadelphia, and will be closed October 19, 1876. | 28 |
| 3 | Sept. 27 | Abolition of discriminating tonnage dues on French vessels | 29 |
ii.—circulars.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 4 | 1873. Feb. 11 | Applications of foreign inventors for patents | 30 |
| 5 | Mar. 29 | Value of the pound sterling | 31 |
| 6 | May 3 | Laws of the several States in relation to births and marriages | 32 |
iii.—argentine republic.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 7 | Mr. Clapp to Mr. Hunter | 1873. Feb. 12 | Progress of the Argentine Confederation. Obstructions to trade with the United States. | 35 |
| 8 | do | April 15 | Success of General Mitre in Brazilian negotiations, and his dispatch to Paraguay. | 38 |
| 9 | Mr. White to Mr. Fish | May 14 | Revolt in Entre Rios | 38 |
| 10 | do | June 8 | Message of the President. The principle of arbitrating international differences recognized. Inclosure: Message of President Sarmiento. | 38 |
| 11 | do | June 13 | Revolt in Entre Rios. Inclosure: Message of the President concerning the same. | 44 |
| 12 | do | Aug. 12 | The relations between Paraguay and the allies | 47 |
iv.—austria-hungary.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 13 | Mr. Jay to Mr. Fish | 1872. Sent. 3 | Treaty between Austro-Hungary and Japan | 50 |
| 14 | Mr. Delaplaine to Mr. Fish | Oct. 11 | Inclosing correspondence from Red Book respecting rules in the Treaty of Washington. | 59 |
| 15 | Mr. Jay to Mr. Fish | 1873. Mar. 12 | Concerning the allotment-space in the Exposition. | 62 |
| 16 | do | Mar. 13 | Calling attention to error in the title of Austro-Hungary in the “Foreign Relations for 1872.” | 63 |
| 17 1 | do | April 11 | Concerning allotment of space in the Exposition | 64 |
| 18 | do | June 6 | Visits of various monarchs and princes to Vienna. | 72 |
| 19 | do | Aug. 15 | Patent Congress at Vienna | 73 |
| 20 | Baron Lederer to Mr. Fish | 1872. Nov. 21 | Nationality of François A. Heinrich | 77 |
| 21 | Mr. Fish to Baron Lederer | Dec. 24 | Same subject | 78 |
v.—belgium.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 222 | Mr. Jones to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 20 | Change of ministry. Cession of the Luxemburg railway. | 79 |
| 23 | Mr. Delfosse to Mr. Fish | July 24 | The refusal to grant the extradition of Carl Voght. | 80 |
| 24 | Mr. Davis to Mr. Delfosse | July 28 | Same subject | 81 |
| 25 | Mr. Delfosse to Mr. Fish | July 30 | Same subject. | 82 |
| 26 | do | Aug. 2 | Proposing an answer to the proposal | 83 |
| 27 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Delfosse | Aug. 11 | Favorable answer to the proposal | 84 |
vi.—brazil.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 28 | Mr. Shannon to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 23 | Relations between Brazil and the Argentine Republic. Inclosing correspondence between General Mitre and the minister for foreign affairs. | 85 |
| 29 | do | Nov. 25 | Brazilian politics. Changes in diplomatic corps. Relations between Brazil and Germany. | 90 |
| 30 | Mr. Partridge to Mr. Fish | Dec. 20 | Brazilian politics | 91 |
| 31 | do | 1873. Jan. 20 | Prosperity of Brazil during 1872 | 92 |
| 32 | do | Jan. 22 | Transmitting report of the department of foreign affairs. Negotiations between Brazil and Great Britain for a claims convention. | 93 |
| 33 | do | Feb. 3 | Change in the ministry. The President’s message favorably received. | 94 |
| 34 | do | Feb. 22 | Brazilian politics. The yellow fever | 94 |
| 35 | do | Mar. 24 | Brazilian finances. Trade and commerce with the United States. | 95 |
| 36 | do | April 23 | Yellow fever. Brazilian politics. Health of the Emperor. The crops. | 96 |
| 37 | do | April 24 | Transmitting copy of a note to the minister of foreign affairs on the subject of the trade between Brazil and the United States. | 97 |
| 38 | do | May 23 | Brazilian politics. The ecclesiastical question | 101 |
| 39 | do | June 21 | Transmitting the Brazilian reply to his note respecting the trade between Brazil and the United States. | 102 |
| 40 | do | June 23 | Ecclesiastical question. Assent of the government necessary before publication of a papal bull. | 103 |
| 41 | do | June 24 | Brazilian politics and budget | 104 |
vii.—chili.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 42 | Mr. Root to Mr. Fish | 1872. Dec. 6 | Transmitting correspondence with Chilian government respecting the establishment of steam tow-boats in the Straits of Magellan. | 104 |
| 43 | do | 1873. Jan. 7 | Has accepted an invitation to accompany the minister of foreign relations to Punta Arenas, Straits of Magellan. | 108 |
| 44 | do | Feb. 26 | Containing an account of his trip to the Straits of Magellan. | 109 |
viii.—china.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 45 | Mr. Low to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 17 | Celebration of the imperial marriage; discourtesy to the foreign legations. | 117 |
| 46 | do | Oct. 23 | Chinese opposition to missionaries. Treaty rights of the missionaries. Consular correspondence on the subject. | 118 |
| 47 | do | Oct. 26 | Official edict announcing the marriage of the Emperor. Abolition of the regency. Probable continuance of Prince Kung in power. Change in status of foreign legations to be desired. | 130 |
| 48 | do | Nov. 6 | Formal edict for the abolition of the regency | 134 |
| 49 | do | Nov. 23 | The missionary troubles quieted | 135 |
| 50 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Low | Dec. 21 | The audience question. The audience to be demanded. Concerted action recommended. | 135 |
| 51 | do | Dec. 30 | Approval of his course on the marriage of the Emperor. | 136 |
| 52 | do | Dec. 31 | Rights of missionaries. Course of Minister Low approved. | 137 |
| 53 | do | 1873. Jan. 4 | The kidnapping and the apprenticing Chinese children. | 138 |
| 54 | do | Jan. 8 | Disapproval of Consul Jewell’s course in taking jurisdiction of a criminal charge against a citizen of New Granada. | 139 |
| 55 | Mr. Low to Mr. Fish | Jan. 15 | Chinese students in America. Their treatment gratifying to Prince Kung. | 140 |
| 56 | do | Jan. 18 | No indications of the probable decision on the audience question. | 143 |
| 57 | do | Feb. 20 | Transshipment of contraband of war in the treaty ports. | 144 |
| 58 | do | Feb. 22 | Attempt to forestall the audience question. Concert of the foreign legations. | 148 |
| 59 | do | Feb. 25 | Official communication of decree that the Emperor is invested with full powers. | 149 |
| 60 | do | Mar. 8 | Receipt of Mr. Fish’s instructions on the audience question. | 151 |
| 61 | do | Mar. 13 | The audience question. Detail of negotiations | 152 |
| 62 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Low | Mar. 15 | The audience question. Views of the French government. | 158 |
| 63 | Mr. Low to Mr. Fish | Mar. 15 | The audience question. Further details of negotiations. | 159 |
| 64 | Mr. Low to Mr. Fish | 1873. Mar. 20 | The audience question. Ceremonies observed by Russian embassadors in former times. | 162 |
| 65 | do | Mar. 22 | The Emperor to visit the tombs of his ancestors | 167 |
| 66 | do | Mar. 24 | The audience question. Further details of negotiations. | 167 |
| 67 | do | Mar. 29 | Same subject, further details | 172 |
| 68 | do | April 25 | Same subject | 174 |
| 69 | do | May 1 | Same subject | 176 |
| 70 | do | May 13 | Visit of the Japanese embassy to Peking | 177 |
| 71 | do | May 16 | The audience question. Transmitting protocols of conferences. | 179 |
| 72 | do | May 22 | Chinese military preparations at Tien-Tsin. | 182 |
| 73 | do | May 27 | Chinese students in America | 186 |
| 74 | do | June 7 | Military preparations at Tien-Tsin. | 186 |
| 75 | do | June 13 | Japanese embassy in Peking | 188 |
| 76 | do | June 15 | Imperial decree for an audience. It concedes all that has been asked. | 189 |
| 77 | do | June 27 | The audience question. Further discussions | 190 |
| 78 | do | June 30 | Reception of the foreign ministers by the Emperor | 194 |
| 79 | do | July 10 | Account of the reception of the foreign ministers by the Emperor, with general inclosures relating thereto. | 195 |
| 80 | do | July 22 | Inclosing letters expressing missionaries’ appreciation of Mr. Low’s services. | 201 |
| 81 | Mr. Bailey to Mr. Davis | Sept. 12 | Coolie-trade. Its expulsion from Hong-Kong. Suggestions as to the Portuguese possessions. | 203 |
| 82 | Mr. Davis to Mr. Low | Sept. 18 | Approval of his course in regard to the audience question. | 209 |
ix.—costa rica.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 83 | Mr. Blair to Mr. Fish. | 1873. May 12 | Message of the President of Costa Rica to Congress | 209 |
| 84 | do | June 23 | History of Costa Rica during his mission | 210 |
x.—denmark.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 85 | Mr. Cramer to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 23 | The proposed unification of the gold coinage of the Scandinavian kingdoms. | 213 |
| 86 | do | Dec. 28 | Same subject | 215 |
xi.—dominican republic.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 87 | Mr. Vickers to the President | 1873. Sept 29 | Relating to a protectorate over St. Domingo | 213 |
| 88 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Vickers | Oct. 25 | Regretting that these papers were not regularly transmitted to the Department of State. | 223 |
xii.—ecuador.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 89 | Mr. Wing to Mr. Fish | 1872. Dec. 6 | Increase of trade with Germany | 224 |
| 90 | Mr. Wing to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 29 | Dr. Reiss enters the crater of Cotopaxi: Extract from El National. | 224 |
| 91 | do | Feb. 28 | Exportation of Caucho | 234 |
| 92 | do | Feb. 28 | Reasons for the decline of Spanish-American trade with the United States, and the remedies. | 236 |
| 93 | do | Mar. 20 | Liability attitude of the Indians | 237 |
| 94 | do | May 14 | Hostile attitude of the Indians. | 238 |
xiii.—france.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 95 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne. | 1872. Oct. 19 | Imprisonment of Charles Holzer as a spy | 239 |
| 96 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Hoffman | Dec. 28 | Same subject | 240 |
| 97 | Mr. Hoffman to Mr. Fish | Dec. 19 | Debate in the Assembly on the right of petition | 241 |
| 98 | do | Dec. 30 | French duties on agricultural implements | 242 |
| 99 | Mr. Washburne to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 10 | Death of Napoleon III | 243 |
| 100 | do | Jan. 17 | General: The Commission of Thirty | 244 |
| 101 | do | Jan. 31 | The new military law. Its effect upon Frenchmen naturalized as American citizens. | 245 |
| 102 | do | Feb. 13 | Action of the French government respecting emigration. | 245 |
| 103 | Do | Feb. 21 | Political and general | 246 |
| 104 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne. | Mar. 1 | Action of the French government respecting emigration. | 247 |
| 105 | do | Mar. 14 | Testimonials for the Genava arbitrators | 248 |
| 106 | Mr. Washburne to Mr. Fish | Mar. 18 | Requests instructions respecting the operation of the new military law. | 249 |
| 107 | do | Mar. 21 | The Commission of Thirty | 250 |
| 108 | do | April 11 | Political condition of France | 250 |
| 109 | do | April 23 | Presentation of silver to Viscount d’Itajuba | 251 |
| 110 | do | May 2 | Result of the elections | 252 |
| 111 | do | May 15 | Same subject | 253 |
| 112 | do | May 23 | Report of Mr. Thiers and Mr. Dufaure on the fundamental law. | 254 |
| 113 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Washburne. | June 28 | The new military law of France. Rights of American citizens of French birth residing in France without intent to return. | 256 |
| 114 | Mr. Hoffman to Mr. Fish | July 24 | The Japanese question | 261 |
| 115 | Mr. Washburne to Mr. Fish. | July 31 | Adjournment of the Assembly. Repeal of the discriminating tax on shipping. | 262 |
| 116 | Marquis de Noailles to Mr. Fish. | Jan. 10 | The international metre commission | 263 |
| 117 | Mr. Fish to Marquis de Noailles. | Feb. 15 | Return of Charles Hamilton to the United States | 264 |
| 118 | Marquis de Noailles to Mr. Fish. | Feb. 15 | Establishment of an international bureau of weights and measures. | 264 |
| 119 | M. de Remusat to Marquis de Noailles. | (*) | The Japanese exterritoriality questions | 266 |
| 120 | do | (*) | The Chinese audience question | 266 |
| 121 | Marquis de Noailles to Mr. Fish. | June 9 | The Japanese question | 269 |
| 122 | Due de Broglie to Marquis de Noailles. | 1873.*) | The election of Marshal McMahon as President | 271 |
| 123 | Marquis de Noailles to Mr. Fish. | July 12 | The Italian government does not ratify the Japanese convention. | 271 |
| 124 | Mr. Davis to Marquis de Noailles. | July 22 | Acknowledging receipt of same | 272 |
xiv.—germany.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 125 | Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 15 | Death of Mr. Seward | 273 |
| 126 | Mr. Bliss to Mr. Fish | Dec. 28 | Retirement of Prince Bismarck from the presidency of the Prussian ministry. | 274 |
| 127 | Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 21 | His visit to Constantinople and Egypt | 275 |
| 128 | do | Jan. 25 | Emigration from Germany to the United States | 276 |
| 129 | do | Feb. 10 | Transmitting an article from the Spener Gazette on the Sandwich Islands. | 277 |
| 130 | do | Mar. 17 | Opening of Parliament. Increase of military power. | 278 |
| 131 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Bancroft | Mar. 22 | Oppressive fines on American vessels in Cuba. Co-operative action invited from Germany. | 279 |
| 132 | do | April 14 | It is desirable to have but one convention to regulate the status of naturalized Germans in the United States. | 279 |
| 133 | Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish | April 14 | Incloses a copy of a note to the, German government on the subject of fines on vessels in Cuba. | 282 |
| 134 | do | April 28 | Visit of the Emperor of Germany to St. Petersburg | 283 |
| 135 | do | May 5 | Same subject. Don Carlos. General | 283 |
| 136 | do | May 8 | Revision of naturalization treaties | 284 |
| 137 | do | May 26 | Review of the doings of the Prussian Diet | 290 |
| 138 | do | June 2 | Visit of the Shah of Persia to Berlin. | 292 |
| 139 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Bancroft | June 4 | Unification of the naturalization treaties | 293 |
| 140 | Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish | June 16 | Visit of the Shah. The German Parliament | 293 |
| 141 | do | July 12 | Review of the doings of the Imperial Diet. Banks of issue to redeem in specie. | 294 |
| 142 | do | July 18 | Germany, not having recognized the existing government in Spain, cannot take part in remonstrances against Cuban fines. | 296 |
| 143 | do | July 19 | The German government agrees with the United States as to the Japanese proposals to Italy concerning exterritoriality. | 296 |
| 144 | do | Aug. 1 | Darmstadt is not sending pardoned convicts to the United States. | 296 |
| 145 | Mr. Bliss to Mr. Fish. | Aug. 4 | Want of agricultural laborers in Germany | 297 |
| 146 | Mr. Bancroft to Mr. Fish | Sept. 1 | No commission was appointed under the treaty of Utrecht to fix the boundary between French and British provinces in America. | 297 |
| 147 | Mr. Schlözer to Mr. Fish | 1872. Dec. 9 | Pardoned convicts in Germany are not sent to the United States. | 299 |
| 148 | do | Dec. 27 | Same subject | 299 |
| 149 | Mr. Davis to Mr. Stumm | 1873. July 25 | Reasons why Carl Voght, a fugitive from justice, cannot be surrendered. | 300 |
xv.—great britain.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 150 | General Schenck to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 7 | The three rules of the treaty of Washington. Opposition of Austria. Probable opposition of Germany. Conversation with Lord Granville. | 301 |
| 151 | Mr. Moran to Mr. Fish | Nov. 21 | Transmitting the British extradition act of 1870 | 302 |
| 152 | do | Nov. 23 | Inclosing letters to the President and Mr. Fish from General Kirkham, an Englishman, representing himself as special envoy of the Emperor of Abyssinia. | 310 |
| 153 | General Schenck to Mr. Fish | 1373. Jan. 23 | Laws in force in Great Britain respecting inspection of steamships. | 312 |
| 154 | do | Mar. 5 | Burmese embassy to London | 318 |
| 155 | do | Mar. 22 | Ministerial crisis. Debate on the three rules of the treaty of Washington. | 319 |
| 156 | Mr. Fish to General Schenck | Mar. 27 | Instructs him to inform Lord Granville of the enactment of laws in the United States necessary to carry into effect the treaty of Washington, and to suggest that authority be given Sir E. Thornton to sign a protocol. | 353 |
| 157 | General Schenck to Mr. Fish | April 5 | Medal of the Royal Geographical Society for Mr. H. M. Stanley. | 353 |
| 158 | do | April 26 | Spanish fines in Cuba | 354 |
| 159 | do | April 26 | The proposed protocol respecting time when Canadian articles of treaty of Washington shall go into effect. | 355 |
| 160 | do | April 29 | Same subject | 356 |
| 161 | do | May 1 | Concerning proposal to resume negotiations for a consular convention. | 356 |
| 162 | do | May 3 | Debate upon the Berlin arbitration | 357 |
| 163 | Mr. Davis to Gen’l Schenck. | May 20 | The proposed protocol respecting the Canadian articles of the Treaty of Washington. | 366 |
| 164 | General Schenck to Mr. Fish | May 22 | Consular convention | 367 |
| 165 | do | May 27 | Debate upon appropriation for payment of the Geneva award. | 367 |
| 166 | do | June 9 | Canadian articles to the Treaty of Washington. Earl Granville informed him that protocol had been signed at Washington. | 377 |
| 167 | Mr. Fish to General Schenck. | June 13 | Increase in tariff on rum and tobacco in British possessions on the gold coast of Africa. | 378 |
| 168 | do | June 21 | Japanese proposals to Italian government respecting exterritoriality and revision of treaty. | 382 |
| 169 | do | June 24 | Slave trade between Tripoli and the Levant ports via Malta. | 384 |
| 170 | General Schenck to Mr. Fish | July 3 | No present prospect of concluding a consular convention. Reasons for delay. | 39 |
| 171 | do | July 5 | Conversation with Lord Granville relative to the communication of the three rules of the treaty of Washington to the maritime powers. | 398 |
| 172 | do | July 16 | Excessive duties on the gold coast of Africa. | 399 |
| 173 | do | July 16 | Slave trade between Tripoli and the Levant | 399 |
| 174 | do | July 19 | Proposed treaty between Japan and Italy | 400 |
| 175 | do | Aug. 5 | Proposed legislation in England looking toward a consular convention. | 401 |
| 176 | Mr. Fish to General Schenck. | Aug. 12 | Negotiations respecting the form of the note to the maritime powers. | 402 |
| 177 | Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Fish. | 1872. Dec. 4 | Canadian legislation relating to the treaty of Washington. | 402 |
| 178 | Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Fish. | 1873. Jan. 24 | Imperial legislation on the same subject. | 403 |
| 179 | do | Jan. 30 | Legislation of Prince Edward Island on the same subject. | 407 |
| 180 | do | Feb. 10 | Inclosing memoranda of interviews between Lord Granville and the Japanese embassy. | 408 |
| 181 | do | Feb. 19 | Jurisdiction assumed by judicial officers of the United States in New Orleans and Galveston over British vessels and their crews. | 416 |
| 182 | do | Mar. 8 | The Privy Council of Canada recommend that American fishermen be allowed to fish within three miles of the Canadian shore before July 1. | 418 |
| 183 | Mr. Fish to Sir E. Thornton. | Mar. 14 | Acknowledging the last and conveying the President’s appreciation of the liberality of the Privy Council. | 418 |
| 184 | Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Fish. | Mar. 20 | Tonnage dues on steamships | 419 |
| 185 | Mr. Fish to Sir E. Thornton | April 7 | In reply to his note of February 19, (No. 180 supra.). | 420 |
| 186 | Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Fish. | April 9 | Tonnage dues on steamships | 421 |
| 187 | do | May 1 | Judicial reforms in Egypt. Views of the British government. | 421 |
| 188 | do | May 31 | Same subject. Correspondence between Lord Granville and Sir H. Elliot. | 424 |
| 189 | do | June 19 | Newfoundland proposes to admit United States fishermen to the seal fisheries on condition of a free market in the United States for the produce of the Newfoundland seal fisheries. | 426 |
| 190 | do | June 19 | Transmitting Newfoundland legislation respecting the fishery articles of the Treaty of Washington. | 426 |
| 191 | do | June 24 | Canadian legislation respecting deck-loads | 427 |
| 192 | Mr. Fish to Sir E. Thornton. | June 25 | In reply to 189 supra. Insufficiency of the legislation. | 429 |
| 193 | Sir E. Thornton to Mr. Davis. | July 9 | Conveying Lord Granville’s thanks for the aid rendered by the United States Consul at Zanzibar in negotiation of a treaty for the suppression of the slave trade. | 430 |
| 194 | do | July 18 | Transmitting a copy of the treaty between Great Britain and the Sultan of Zanzibar. Slaves. | 430 |
| 194a | Mr. Campbell to Mr. Fish | Sept. 22 | Progress made in determining and marking the northern boundary of the United States.* | 432 |
xvi.—greece.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 195 | Mr. Francis to Mr. Fish | 1873. Feb. 10 | Kidnapping of Caratacciolo, an Italian, at Corfu | 432 |
| 196 | do | Feb. 15 | General election in Greece. Cost of elections | 433 |
| 197 | do | Feb. 22 | Caratacciolo’s case | 434 |
| 198 | do | Mar. 1 | Opening of the Chamber of Deputies. The King’s speech. | 435 |
| 199 | do | Mar. 1 | Caratacciolo’s case. He is allowed his liberty | 437 |
| 200 | do | May 24 | An account of a journey into the Morea | 437 |
xvii.—guatemala.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 201 | Mr. Hudson to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 17 | Guatemala; its physical characteristics; its political institutions; the character of its inhabitants, &c. | 440 |
xviii.—hayti.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 202 | Mr. Bassett to Mr. Fish | 1872. Nov. 6 | The currency of Hayti; its depreciation, and the causes, and the attempted remedies. | 447 |
| 203 | do | Nov. 23 | The Cabral insurrection in Saint Domingo, and its relations to Hayti. | 452 |
| 204 | do | Nov. 28 | Haytien views regarding the re-election of President Grant. | 453 |
| 205 | do | Dec. 12 | The currency of Hayti | 454 |
| 206 | do | 1873. Jan. 30 | German squadron at Port au Prince | 455 |
| 207 | do | Jan. 30 | Arrival of the Wyoming at Port au Prince | 455 |
| 208 | do | Feb. 17 | Elections in Hayti | 456 |
| 209 | do | Feb. 17 | Relief of citizens abroad | 458 |
| 210 | do | Mar. 11 | Insurrection and dissatisfaction with the government. | 458 |
| 211 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Bassett | Mar. 26 | Diplomatic immunities | 459 |
| 212 | Mr. Bassett to Mr. Fish | Mar. 26 | Arrest of political offenders in the British vice-consulate at Puerto Plata. | 460 |
| 213 | do | April 7 | Same subject | 463 |
| 214 | do | April 16 | Same subject | 463 |
| 215 | do | May 6 | Outbreak at Gonaives, February 3 | 465 |
| 216 | do | May 6 | The elections, and comments upon Haitien politics | 466 |
| 217 | do | May 19 | Haitien politics | 469 |
| 218 | do | May 19 | Same subject | 470 |
| 219 | do | June 10 | Same subject | 473 |
| 220 | do | June 10 | Leave of absence of consular officers at Miragoave | 474 |
| 221 | do | Aug. 19 | Message of President Saget to the Corps Legislate | 475 |
xix.—hawaiian islands.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 222 | Mr. Peirce to Mr. Fish | 1872. May 6 | The King’s speech at the opening of the Legislative Assembly. | 480 |
| 223 | do | July 22 | Illness of the King | 483 |
| 224 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Peirce | Oct. 5 | Dr. McGraw’s hospital | 483 |
| 225 | Mr. Peirce to Mr. Fish | Dec. 11 | Death of the King | 485 |
| 226 | do | Dec. 18 | Candidates for the succession | 486 |
| 227 | do | 1873. Jan. 4 | Political. Informal vote of the people; selection of William C. Lunalilo as King. | 488 |
| 228 | do | Jan. 10 | Election of William Charles Lunalilo by the Legislative Assembly. | 501 |
| 229 | Mr. Peirce to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 13 | Funeral of the late King | 506 |
| 230 | do | Jan. 15 | Formation of the new ministry; extracts from newspapers. | 507 |
| 231 | do | Mar. 8 | Census of the Hawaiian kingdom | 512 |
| 232 | do | Mar. 10 | Trip of the Benicia with His Majesty the King on board. | 513 |
| 233 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Peirce | June 14 | Has learned, with regret, that the Hawaiian government is disposed to favor the coolie trade. | 515 |
xx.—italy.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 234 | Mr. Marsh to Mr. Fish | 1872. June 24 | Prosperity of Italy; disadvantages of Rome as a capital; efforts to remove them. | 516 |
| 235 | do | Dec. 9 | Regulation of religious corporations at Rome | 517 |
| 236 | do | Dec. 19 | Reasons for closing American charity-schools in Rome. | 517 |
| 237 | do | 1873. Jan. 22 | Emigration of destitute Italians to America; action of the Italian government. | 519 |
| 238 | do | June 25 | Defeat of the ministry | 522 |
| 239 | do | June 26 | Regulation of religious corporations at Rome | 522 |
| 240 | do | July 10 | Formation of a new ministry by Mr. Minghetti. | 523 |
xxi.—japan.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 241 | Mr. Fish to Mr. De Long | 1872. Aug. 29 | Mr. Shephard’s proceedings as to the Peruvian bark Maria Luz, engaged in the coolie trade, approved. | 524 |
| 242 | Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish | Sept. 3 | The case of the Maria Luz | 524 |
| 243 | do | Sept. 27 | Case of the Maria Luz. Mr. De Long’s course as acting minister of Peru; inclosures. | 525 |
| 244 | do | Nov. 6 | Annexation of Lew-Chew to Japan; expedition against Formosa; consultations with General Le Gendre. | 553 |
| 245 | do | Nov. 21 | Case of the Maria Luz; action of Mr. De Long respecting the same. | 555 |
| 246 | Mr. Fish to Mr. De Long | Dec. 5 | Regrets that he has interfered in the case of the Maria Luz. | 563 |
| 247 | do | Dec. 18 | Approves of his action as to Lew-Chew; awaits further advices as to Formosa. | 564 |
| 248 | Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish | Dec. 21 | The Japanese adopt the European calendar | 565 |
| 249 | do | Dec. 24 | Conveyances or pledges of lands to foreigners by Japanese forbidden; Japanese do not guarantee certainty or expedition in dispatch of telegrams. | 565 |
| 250 | Mr. Fish to Mr. De Long. | Dec. 28 | His proceedings as to the Maria Luz approved | 567 |
| 251 | do | Dec. 30 | Relations between Japan and China: General Le Gendre. | 567 |
| 252 | Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 22 | Relations between Peru and Japan | 568 |
| 253 | Mr. Fish to Mr. De Long | Feb. 26 | Extent of the power to make regulations | 570 |
| 254 | Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish. | 1873. Mar. 9 | Relations between Peru and Japan; a Peruvian mission at Yokohama; good offices of the minister. | 572 |
| 255 | Mr. Fish to Mr. De Long | Mar. 10 | Approving his course respecting the relations between Peru and Japan. | 582 |
| 256 | do | Mar. 21 | Good offices of the United States authorized for the settlement of the Maria Luz affair. | 583 |
| 257 | Mr. De Long to Mr. Fish | April 21 1 | Relations between Japan and Peru. | 584 |
| 258 | do | May 8 | Same subject | 585 |
| 259 | do | June 2 | Transmitting a copy of the Peruvian note to the Japanese government respecting the Maria Luz. | 586 |
| 260 | do | June 6 | Transmitting copy of the treaty of peace and amity between China and Japan. | 602 |
| 261 | do | June 17 | Transmitting correspondence with the Peruvian legation respecting the American legation in China. | 605 |
| 262 | do | June 19 | Japanese reply in the case of the Maria Luz | 607 |
| 263 | do | June 21 | Agreement to arbitrate the Maria Luz case | 616 |
| 264 | do | July 5 | Protocol for arbitration of Maria Luz case | 617 |
| 265 | do | Aug. 20 | The Maraia Luz | 619 |
| 266 | do | Sept. 2 | Transmitting copy of treaty between Japan and Peru. | 629 |
xxii.—mexico.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 267 | Mr. Nelson to Mr. Fish | 1872. Sept. 20 | Transmitting speeches of the President of the republic and the president of Congress on the opening of Congress. | 631 |
| 268 | do | Sept. 23 | Transmitting Mexican note respecting conduct of Mexican officers on the frontier. | 633 |
| 269 | do | Sept. 30 | Cattle-stealing on the frontier | 634 |
| 270 | do | Sept. 30 | Revolts in Sinaloa and Chihuahua | 634 |
| 271 | Mr. Bliss to Mr. Fish | Oct. 31 | Election of President | 635 |
| 272 | do | Dec. 3 | Inauguration of the President | 635 |
| 273 | do | Dec. 7 | Transmitting message of the President of the Republic at the opening of Congress, and reply of the president of Congress. | 636 |
| 274 | do | Dec. 7 | Congratulations of the diplomatic corps on the inauguration of the President. | 638 |
| 275 | do | Dec. 14 | Regulations of the Mexican commissioners to investigate outrages on the frontier. | 639 |
| 276 | do | Dec. 17 | Speech of the President at the close of Congress and reply. | 641 |
| 277 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Nelson | 1873. Jan. 16 | Predatory incursions of Indians from Mexico into the United States. | 643 |
| 278 | do | Jan. 22 | Export duty on silver intended for the Government of the United States. | 644 |
| 279 | do | Jan. 22 | Raids of cattle thieves into Texas from Mexico | 645 |
| 280 | Mr. Nelson to Mr. Fish | Jan. 31 | Opening of the railway from Vera Cruz to Mexico. Disturbances on the west coast. | 647 |
| 281 | Mr. Nelson to Mr. Fish | 1873. Feb. 10 | Transmitting copy of his letter to president of New Orleans Chamber of Commerce respecting trade and commerce. | 643 |
| 282 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Nelson | Feb. 11 | Instructions to use his good offices on behalf of certain British subjects. | 654 |
| 283 | Mr. Nelson to Mr. Fish | Feb. 15 | End of the insurrection | 655 |
| 284 | do | Mar. 1 | Election of chief justice. Current political news | 655 |
| 285 | do | Mar. 4 | Correspondence between Lord Granville and the Mexican minister for Foreign Affairs concerning British Honduras. | 656 |
| 286 | do | Mar. 15 | Depredations from Mexico upon Texas | 661 |
| 287 | do | Mar. 31 | Political and general news | 662 |
| 288 | do | April 5 | Opening of the National Congress. | 662 |
| 289 | do | April 24 | Correspondence respecting removal of the Kickapoo Indians. | 665 |
| 290 | do | April 25 | Concerning cattle-thieves | 666 |
| 291 | do | April 26 | Protestant missionaries satisfied with the statements of President Lerdo. | 667 |
| 292 | do | May 1 | General political and military intelligence | 668 |
| 293 | do | May 17 | Same subjects | 669 |
| 294 | do | June 7 | Speeches at the close of the session of Congress | 670 |
| 295 | Mr. Foster to Mr. Fish | June 28 | Contract between the Mexican government and Edward L. Plumb for the construction of the International Railroad. | 673 |
| 296 | do | July 19 | General political news | 690 |
| 297 | do | Aug. 27 | Depredations of the Apache Indians | 690 |
| 298 | do | Sept. 20 | Observance of the Mexican national anniversary. Opening of Congress. Speech of President Lerdo. Reply of the President of Congress. | 693 |
| 299 | Mr. Schuchardt to Mr. Hunter. | 1872. Jan. 3 | Condition of affairs in Piedras Negras. Insurrection. | 697 |
| 300 | do | Jan. 10 | Continuance of the insurrection. Destruction of property. Robberies. Injuries to American citizens. | 699 |
| 301 | do | July 15 | Report upon the condition of affairs at Piedras Negras. The Indians in Mexico. | 701 |
| 302 | do | Aug. 29 | The Indians in Mexico and on the border | 706 |
| 303 | do | Sept. 1 | Same subject | 706 |
| 304 | do | 1873. Jan. 30 | Cattle-stealing from Texas | 707 |
| 305 | do | Mar. 29 | Indian raid into Texas. | 708 |
| 306 | do | May 17 | White captives from Texas in the Indian camps in Mexico. | 709 |
xxiii.—morocco.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 307 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Mathews | 1872. Oct 23 | Case of Harned Ducaly | 711 |
| 308 | Mr. Mathews to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 22 | Marriage of a lineal descendant of Mahomet to an English lady. Ceremony performed by the British minister. | 711 |
xxiv.—netherlands.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 309 | Mr. Gorham to Mr. Fish | 1873. Mar. 7 | Arrival of Japanese ambassadors at the Hague | 712 |
| 310 | do | April 4 | Ministerial statements in the second chamber respecting the Achanese war. | 713 |
| 311 | do | July 29 | The Dutch government informed of the views of the United States respecting the Japanese proposition to the Italian government concerning exterritoriality. | 714 |
| 312 | Mr. Westenberg to Mr. Fish | Jan. 29 | Asking to have Dutch steamers exempted from tonnage dues, on the ground that Belgian vessels are exempt by treaty, and Holland is entitled, under the treaty of 1782, to the privileges of the most favored nation. | 714 |
| 313 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Westenberg. | Feb. 19 | Denying that the treaty of 1782 is still in force | 715 |
| 314 | Mr. Westenberg to Mr. Fish. | Mar. 8 | Contending that the treaty of 1782 is still in force, and renewing the request. | 716 |
| 315 | do | Mar. 17 | The same subject | 718 |
| 316 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Westenberg. | April 9 | Showing from historical documents that the treaty of 1782 is not in force. | 720 |
| 317 | Mar. 4 | Report of a conference between the Dutch minister for Foreign Affairs and the Japanese ambassadors, received by Mr. Fish from Mr. Westenberg April 10, 1872. | 727 | |
| 318 | Mr. Westenberg to Mr. Fish. | May 31 | Official information of a state of war between the Netherlands and Acheen. | 730 |
xxv.—nicaragua.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 319 | Mr. Riotte to Mr. Fish | 1872. May 27 | Relations with Costa Rica. Interoceanic communications. The San Juan River and the Colorado. | 732 |
| 320 | do | June 20 | Same sujects | 735 |
| 321 | do | Oct 20 | Treaty between Nicaragua and Italy. Reasons why it may not be best for the United States to insist upon enjoying the same privileges under the favored-nation clause. | 743 |
xxvi.—peru.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 322 | Mr. Thomas to Mr. Fish | 1872. Sept. 26 | The friendly sentiments of the government of Peru toward the United States. | 744 |
| 323 | do | Oct. 21 | Financial condition and prospects of Peru. The congress of Panama. | 745 |
| 324 | do | Oct. 21 | Transmitting copies of President Pardo’s inaugural address, and of his special message to Congress respecting the financial condition of Peru. | 746 |
| 325 | do | Nov. 21 | Importance of the diplomatic relations between the United States and powers bordering upon the Pacific, and of railroads and steamship lines connecting with the South American republics. | 754 |
| 326 | do | Dec. 13 | Special session of Congress. President Pardo’s speech at the opening. | 755 |
| 327 | do | Dec. 27 | Unsuccessful conspiracy to assassinate the President and overthrow the government. | 758 |
| 328 | do | 1873 Feb. 27 | Inclosing protocol of conference between the minister for foreign affairs and the Colombian Minister Resident respecting an interoceanic canal. The United States desired to lead in the measure. | 760 |
| 329 | do | April 4 | 14,269 Chinese coolies shipped for Peru during previous years, of whom 12,876 arrived, and 1,393 died on the voyage. | 761 |
| 330 | do | April 29 | Inclosing translation of speech of President Pardo at the close of the extra session of Congress. | 762 |
xxvii.—russia.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 331 | Mr. Schuyler to Mr. Fish | 1872. Dec. 21 | Difference between Russia and England in Central Asia. | 765 |
| 332 | do | 1873. Jan. 8 | Same subject | 768 |
| 333 | do | Jan. 29 | Same subject | 770 |
| 334 | do | Feb. 4 | Same subject | 771 |
| 335 | do | Feb. 17 | Same subject | 772 |
| 336 | do | Mar. 18 | Mr. Orr arrives and enters on his duties | 781 |
| 337 | Mr. Orr to Mr. Fish | Mar. 18 | Same subject | 782 |
| 338 | do | Mar. 18 | Mr. Schuyler’s conduct as chargé d’affaires satisfactory to Russian government. | 783 |
| 339 | do | May 2 | Arrival of Japanese embassy at St. Petersburg | 783 |
xxviii.—salvador.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 340 | Mr. Biddle to Mr. Fish | 1872. Nov. 11 | The measures taken by the government in the late war sanctioned by the National Constituent Congress. Proposed bank for loans on hypothecation of real estate. | 784 |
| 341 | do | Nov. 30 | Inclosing constitution framed by National Constituent Congress. | 788 |
| 342 | do | Dec. 12 | Death of the minister of foreign relations | 794 |
| 343 | Mr. Biddle to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 29 | Receipts and expenditures of Salvador for the fiscal year. Political condition of Central America. | 795 |
| 344 | do | Mar. 10 | Repeated shocks of earthquakes in Salvador, and reported volcanic eruptions. | 796 |
| 345 | do | Mar. 18 | Transmitting copy of a treaty of amity and commerce between Germany and Salvador. | 796 |
| 346 | do | Mar. 22 | Account of the earthquake which overwhelmed the city of San Salvador and its vicinity, March 19. | 808 |
| 347 | do | Mar. 24 | Kindness and courtesy of Commander Kennedy, of Her Majesty’s ship Reindeer, in offering shelter to Mr. Biddle and his family. | 810 |
| 348 | do | April 4 | Laws enacted by the National Constituent Congress respecting liberty of the press and martial law. | 811 |
| 349 | do | April 10 | The late earthquakes; attempts to remove the capital. Political condition of the country. | 814 |
| 350 | do | April 15 | New laws regulating trials by jury | 814 |
| 351 | do | April 29 | Military organizations of Salvador | 821 |
| 352 | do | May 1 | Foreign relations of Salvador | 821 |
| 353 | do | May 24 | Political and commercial condition of country | 822 |
| 354 | do | June 9 | Agricultural capability of the valley of the volcano of Santa Yeda; its yield in sugar and grasses. | 822 |
| 355 | do | June 30 | Mr. Biddle takes leaves of the government | 823 |
xxix.—spain.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 356 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish. | 1872. Nov. 24 | Relations between Spain and the United States; conversation with Mr. Martos. Reforms in Porto Rico. | 825 |
| 357 | do | Nov. 24 | Resistance to military conscription | 828 |
| 358 | do | Dec. 3 | Emancipation in Porto Rico | 829 |
| 359 | do | Dec. 3 | Same subject | 830 |
| 360 | do | Dec. 11 | Interpellation in the Chambers respecting sale of government slaves in Cuba. | 830 |
| 361 | do | Dec. 14 | Same subject | 832 |
| 362 | do | Dec. 15 | Debate respecting Cuban grievances and the conduct of the war in Cuba. | 832 |
| 363 | do | Dec. 16 | Debate respecting colonial reforms | 833 |
| 364 | do | Dec. 16 | Naval force of Spain | 834 |
| 365 | do | Dec. 16 | Measures adopted by the reactionists to defeat colonial reform. | 835 |
| 366 | do | Dec. 17 | The decree establishing municipal institutions in Porto Rico. | 839 |
| 367 | do | Dec. 22 | Colonial policy accepted by both houses | 841 |
| 368 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles. | Dec. 23 | Embargoed estates in Cuba | 842 |
| 369 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish. (Telegram.) | Dec. 24 | Bill presented in Chamber of Deputies for immediate emancipation in Porto Rico. | 842 |
| 370 | do (Telegram.) | Dec. 29 | Pending cases in Cuba affecting citizens of the United States. | 842 |
| 371 | do (Telegram.) | 1873. Jan. 3 | Proposed bases of pacification in Cuba | 842 |
| 372 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish | 1873. Jan. 3 | Embargoed estates in Cuba | 843 |
| 373 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles (Telegram.) | Jan. 7 | The proposed basis for the pacification of Cuba | 843 |
| 374 | do | Jan. 8 | Sale of government slaves in Cuba | 844 |
| 375 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish (Telegram.) | Jan. 18 | Embargoed estates in Cuba | 844 |
| 376 | do (Telegram.) | Jan. 18 | No fines to be imposed on captains or supercargoes in Cuba without approval of Intendente. | 844 |
| 377 | do | Jan. 19 | Ministerial crisis in Spain. Debate on the abolition of slavery. Colonial reforms. | 845 |
| 378 | do | Jan. 27 | Fines on vessels and supercargoes in Cuba | 886 |
| 379 | do (Telegram.) | Jan. 30 | Asks instructions in view of possible change in form of government. | 887 |
| 380 | do (Telegram.) | Feb. 10 | King has announced his desire to abdicate | 887 |
| 381 | do (Telegram.) | Feb. 11 | Permanent session of chamber | 887 |
| 382 | do (Telegram.) | Feb. 11 | Union of the two houses | 888 |
| 383 | do (Telegram.) | Feb. 11 | Republican form of government adopted | 888 |
| 384 | do (Telegram.) | Feb. 11 | Abdication of the King | 888 |
| 385 | do (Telegram.) | Feb. 11 | Formation of an executive government | 888 |
| 386 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles (Telegram.) | Feb. 12 | Recognize republican government as soon as fully established. | 889 |
| 387 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish (Telegram.) | Feb. 12 | The Spanish Republic looks to United States for sympathy and support. | 889 |
| 388 | do | Feb. 12 | Official notification of new government | 889 |
| 389 | do | Feb. 13 | Acknowledges Mr. Fish’s telegram of 12th | 890 |
| 390 | do | Feb. 15 | Official reception by the new government | 890 |
| 391 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles (Telegram.) | Feb. 14 | The good wishes of the people and Government of the United States for the republic of Spain. | 890 |
| 392 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish (Telegram.) | Feb. 16 | Communicates Mr. Fish’s telegrams of the 12th and 14th. Received with satisfaction. | 891 |
| 393 | do | Feb. 18 | Detailed account of events connected with establishment of the republic. Debate and action in the Cortes. | 891 |
| 394 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles (Telegram.) | Mar. 6 | Joint resolution of Congress congratulating people of Spain. | 926 |
| 395 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish | Mar. 11 | Proceedings in communicating instructions to recognize the Republic. | 926 |
| 396 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles | Mar. 12 | Inclosing certified copy of the joint resolution of Congress. | 930 |
| 397 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish | Mar. 14 | He communicates the action of Congress to the Spanish government. | 930 |
| 398 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles | Mar. 21 | Instructions respecting the imposition of fines in Cuba. | 932 |
| 399 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish | Mar. 27 | Emancipation of slavery in Porto Rico. Copy of the act and of the speech of Mr. Castellar, &c. | 950 |
| 400 | do | Mar. 30 | Interview with the Ministers of State and Colonies respecting pending questions. | 959 |
| 401 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish. | 1873. Mar. 30 | Address of the executive to the Spanish nation | 962 |
| 402 | do | April 5 | Liberation of a number of slaves in Cuba by the government. | 964 |
| 403 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles | April 30 | Acknowledging the last. The President receives the intelligence with great satisfaction. | 966 |
| 404 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish | May 10 | Reception by President Figueras. Speeches. Comments of the Madrid press. | 966 |
| 405 | do | May 17 | Result of the elections favorable to the republicans. Hostile demonstration of militia suppressed without firing. Dissolution of assembly. | 973 |
| 406 | do | May 26 | Wrongs to American citizens in Cuba. Speedy redress promised. | 987 |
| 407 | do | June 1 | Fines imposed in Cuba. Action of General Sickles. | 989 |
| 408 | do | June 12 | The Royal order of 1825 conferring extraordinary powers on the Captain-General of Cuba still in force. | 999 |
| 409 | do | June 12 | Decree abolishing hereditary office of Grand Chancellor of the Indies. | 1001 |
| 410 | do | July 5 | Transmitting a copy of a petition of the Spanish Emancipation Society to the Cortes. | 1003 |
| 411 | do | July 11 | Embargoed estates in Cuba. Probable favorable action of the government. | 1006 |
| 412 | do | July 14 | Decree raising embargoes and ordering restoration of property. | 1008 |
| 413 | do (Telegram.) | July 24 | No reforms to be granted in Cuba till insurgents lay down arms. | 1010 |
| 414 | do | July 27 | Naval insurrection at Carthagena | 1010 |
| 415 | do | July 31 | Modified views of ministers respecting the colonial question. | 1015 |
| 416 | do | Aug. 8 | Bill for the separation of Church and State in Spain. | 1023 |
| 417 | do | Aug. 8 | Insurrection in Valencia. Action of the Consuls | 1024 |
| 418 | do | Aug. 8 | Bill of Rights granted to Porto Rico | 1026 |
| 419 | do | Aug. 23 | Inclosing Vice-Consul Eders’s account of the progress of the insurrection in Seville. | 1029 |
| 420 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles | Aug. 27 | Hopes the views of the Ministers respecting granting reforms in Cuba may be modified. | 1032 |
| 421 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish | Aug. 27 | The government declines to make changes in the laws respecting fines in Cuba. | 1033 |
| 422 | do | Aug. 28 | Transmitting a report from the United States consular agent at Almeria of the bombardment of that place. | 1034 |
| 423 | Mr. Fish to General Sickles. (Telegram.) | Sept. 9 | Embargoed estates in Cuba | 1035 |
| 424 | General Sickles to Mr. Fish. (Telegram.) | Sept. 19 | Orders sent for immediate release of embargoed estates. Captain-General answers that all claims have been decided favorably. | 1036 |
| 425 | do | Oct. 17 1872. | Customs fines imposed in Cuba. Action of General Sickles. | 1036 |
| 426 | do | Oct. 23 | Same subject. Action of British and Swedish governments. | 1045 |
| 427 | Mr. Fish to Admiral Polo de Bernabe. | Dec. 17. | The case of Augustin Santa Rosa | 1047 |
| 428 | do | 1873 Jan. 30 | The renting of the embargoed estates by the Colonial government. | 1050 |
| 429 | Mr. Castelar to Admiral Polo de Bernabe. | 1873. Feb. 12 | [Left with Mr. Fish by Admiral Polo March 6, 1873.] Announcing the change to a republican form of government. | 1052 |
| 430 | Mr. Castelar to Admiral Polo de Bernabe. | Feb. 25 | Left with to Mr. Fish by Admiral Polo March 20, 1873.] The causes which have induced the change of government. | 1054 |
| 431 | Mr. Duffie to Mr. Davis | July27 | Insurrection at Cadiz. Action of the consular corps | 1059 |
| 432 | do | Aug. 5 | Same subject | 1062 |
| 433 | Mr. Hancock to Mr. Davis | Aug. 2 | Insurrection in Malaga | 1064 |
xxx.—sweden and norway.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 434 | Mr. Andrews to Mr. Fish | 1873. April 15 | The oppressive fines upon vessels, their masters and cargoes, in Cuba. | 1065 |
| 435 | do | May 21 | Coronation of Oscar II as King of Sweden | 1066 |
| 436 | do | Sept. 4 | Coronation as King of Norway. Traveling in Norway. | 1067 |
xxxi.—switzerland.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 437 | Mr. Rublee to Mr. Fish | 1872. Nov. 30 | The Catholic question in Switzerland | 1071 |
| 438 | do | 1873. Feb. 4 | Same subject | 1075 |
| 439 | do | Feb. 18 | Same subject. Expulsion of Mgr. de Mermillod from Geneva. | 1079 |
| 440 | do | Feb. 20 | Same subject. Transmits a semi-official article from the “Bund” upon it. | 1081 |
| 441 | do | Feb. 26 | Same subject | 1083 |
| 442 | do | Mar. 26 | Same subject. Amendment of the constitution of the Canton of Geneva. | 1084 |
| 443 | Mr. Fish to Mr. Rublee | Mar. 28 | Testimonial to Mr. Stämpfli | 1086 |
| 444 | Mr. Upton to Mr. Fish | April 28 | Presentation of the testimonial to Mr. Stämpfli | 1087 |
| 445 | Mr. Rublee to Mr. Fish | June 30 | Re-imbursement to the Swiss government of one moiety of Mr. Stampfli’s expenses. | 1087 |
| 446 | do | July 10 | Revision of Swiss Constitution; reports of Heads of Departments; extradition, &c. | 1088 |
| 447 | do | July 26 | Proposed revision of the Swiss Constitution | 1089 |
| 448 | do | Aug. 4 | The Catholic question; expulsion of Mgr. Mermillod; action of the Federal Chambers. | 1090 |
| 449 | do | Sept. 18 | The Catholic question. Judicial proceedings in the Canton of Berne. | 1096 |
| 450 | do | Sept. 26 | Concessions for railways in Switzerland | 1097 |
xxxii.—turkish empire.
1. Ottoman Porte.
| No. | From whom and to whom. | Date. | Subject. | Page. |
| 451 | Mr. Boker to Mr. Fish | 1872. Oct. 1 | Judicial reforms in Egypt | 1100 |
| 452 | do | Oct. 20 | Ministerial changes; general politics | 1104 |
| 453 | do | Nov. 30 | Necessity of a national vessel at Beirut | 1105 |
| 454 | do | 1873. Mar. 18 | Slave-trade between the Barbary States and Constantinople. | 1106 |
| 455 | do | Mar. 20 | Changes in the Turkish cabinet | 1107 |
| 456 | do | April 4 | Judicial reforms in Egypt | 1108 |
| 457 | do | April 14 | Exportation of Arab horses and of wheat forbidden | 1109 |
| 458 | do | April 15 | Change of ministry; general considerations | 1110 |
| 459 | do | April 19 | Protocol extending European capitulations to Tripoli. | 1111 |
| 460 | do | April 21 | Judicial reforms in Egypt | 1112 |
| 461 | do | May 16 | Changes in the ministry | 1117 |
| 462 | do | May 29 | Great Britain accepts the plan for judicial reform in Egypt. | 1118 |
| 463 | do | July 2 | The new political relations with Egypt | 1119 |
2. Egypt.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 464 | Mr. Beardsley to Mr. Hale | 1872. Oct. 16 | Operations of Egyptian troops in the country of Borgos. | 1119 |
| 465 | Mr. Beardsley to Mr. Fish | Nov. 15 | The Sultan’s firman of September 10, and the Hatt of September 25, 1872, regulating the relations between Egypt and the Ottoman Porte. | 1122 |
| 466 | do | Dec. 12 | Railroad connections with Upper Egypt. Political relations with Abyssinia. | 1123 |
| 467 | do | 1873. Jan. 3 | Sir Bartle Frere; suppression of the slave-trade | 1124 |
| 468 | do | Jan. 7 | Arrival of the Congress at Alexandria | 1125 |
| 469 | do | Jan. 25 | National schools at Cairo; distribution of prizes | 1125 |
| 470 | do | Feb. 15 | Marriage of Prince Hassan and the marriage festivities. | 1126 |
| 471 | do | Feb. 24 | The Soudan railway | 1127 |
| 472 | do | Feb. 25 | Arrival of the Hartford at Port Said | 1129 |
| 473 | do | April 3 | Arrival of the Wabash and Wachusett at Alexandria; visit to Suez Canal. | 1129 |
3. Tunis.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 474 | Mr. Heap to Mr. Hunter | 1872. Dec. 31 | Review of the political, financial, agricultural, and industrial condition of the Regency for the year. | 1130 |
| 475 | do | Dec. 31 | Murder of the United States Consular Agent at Bizerta. | 1133 |
| 476 | do | 1873. April 8 | Same subject. Obstacles in the way of punishing the murderers. | 1133 |
| 477 | Mr. Heap to Mr. Hunter | 1873. May 29 | Same subject. Interview with the Bey; the Consul informs him that a naval force will be sent to Tunis. | 1136 |
| 478 | do | June 2 | Same subject. Trial of the murderers | 1136 |
| 479 | do | June 7 | French occupation of a portion of Tunisian territory. | 1137 |
| 480 | do | June 11 | Official information respecting trial and sentence of the murderers of the dragoman. | 1137 |
4. Tripoli.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 481 | Mr. Vidal to Mr. Hunter | .1871. April 10 | Visit of the Guerriere to Tripoli. She takes away the main anchor of the Philadelphia. | 1138 |
| 482 | do | May 26 | Visit of the Guerriere. No consular flags hoisted. Details of the reception bv the Pasha. | 1138 |
| 483 | do | 1872. Dec. 28 | Slave-trade between Tripoli and Constantinople by way of Malta. | 1141 |
| 484 | do | 1873. Jan. 6 | Same subject | 1144 |
| 485 | do | Feb, 14 | Efforts of New York Bible Society in Roumania would be more advantageously employed on the, coast of Africa. Social, political, and religious condition of the people. | 1145 |
| 486 | do | Feb. 19 | Sketch of the political relations and connections between Tripoli and the Ottoman Porte. | 1148 |
| 487 | do | Feb. 25 | Political relations between Tripoli and the Ottoman Porte. Reasons for regarding the treaties between the United States and Tripoli as still in force. | 1157 |
| 488 | do | May 27 | Speech of Lord Clarence Paget at Malta, indicating a British intention of occupying a part of the northern coast of Africa. | 1167 |
xxxiii.—venezuela.
| No. | Date. | Subject. | Page. | |
| 489 | Mr. Pile to Mr. Fish | 1872. Sept. 9 | The steamer Virginius | 1169 |
| 490 | do | Sept. 23 | Same subject | 1170 |
| 491 | do | Dec. 10 | A German fleet at La Guaira | 1171 |
| 492 | 1873. May 7 | Inclosing a copy of decrees issued by Guzman Blanco, Dictator, and calling attention to laws affecting foreigners domiciled in Venezuela. | 1171 | |
| 493 | do | May 26 | Political condition of the country. Extra session of Congress. Questions with the United States, &c. | 1172 |
| 494 | do | June 27 | Suspension of diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Colombia. Action of Congress on the claims of the United States. | 1174 |
| 495 | do | July 1 | Correspondence with the minister of foreign affairs respecting the authenticity of the message of the President of Venezuela to Congress. | 1174 |
XXXIV.—PAPERS RELATING TO EXPATRIATION, NATURALIZATION, AND CHANGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
[For a complete list of these papers see post pages 1180 to 1183.]