No. 347.
Mr. Cadwalader to Sir Edward
Thornton.
Washington, November 5, 1874.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the:28th ultimo, informing this Department of the result of the investigation made by the commission appointed to inquire into the conduct of the police authorities at Malta, with reference to the African slave trade alleged to be carried on between Tripoli and Constantinople through that island, and suggesting that it would be far more conducive to the detection of any case of real slave dealing, if the United States consular authorities were to communicate in a more unreserved manner than appears to have been done in this case, by the consul at Tripoli, whose representations led to this investigation, with British officials.
I have, &c.,
Acting Secretary.