Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 7, 1874

No. 487.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Foster.

Department of State,
Washington, August 7, 1874.

No. 126.]

Sir: It affords me pleasure to transmit the inclosed copy of a communication of the 5th instant, from the Secretary of the Navy, making acknowledgments for the valuable assistance rendered to Lieutenant-Commander F. M. Green, of the United States Navy, in his recent surveys on the coast of Mexico, by General Mejia and yourself.

You will be pleased to convey to the minister of war and marine a copy of the letter of the Acting Secretary of the Navy, and of its accompaniment, through the minister for foreign affairs.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.

[Inclosure.]

Rear-Admiral Reynolds to Mr. Cadwalader.

Navy Department,
Washington, August 5, 1874. (Received Aug. 6.)

Sir: The Department has received from Lieutenant-Commander F. M. Green, commanding the steamer Fortune, lately engaged in surveying the coast of Mexico, a report, copy of which is inclosed, in which he calls attention to the valuable assistance rendered in the prosecution of his work by the Hon. J. W. Foster, United States minister to Mexico, and by General Mejia, the minister of war and marine of Mexico.

The Department desires to express its appreciation of the services of these gentlemen, and requests that its thanks may be conveyed to them through the Department of State.

Very respectfully,

WM. REYNOLDS,
Acting Secretary of the Navy.

Hon. John L. Cadwalader,
Acting Secretary of State.

[Inclosure in inclosure in No. 126.]

Lieutenant-Commander Green to Mr. Robeson.

United States Steamer Fortune,
Washington, D. C., July 29, 1874.

Sir: Having completed by your order the survey of the Mexican Gulf coast, I beg to call your attention to the very prompt and cordial manner in which every assistance was given me in the prosecution of the work by the United States minister at Mexico, Hon. J. W. Foster, and by General Mejia, minister of war and marine of the Mexican Republic.

At every point on the Mexican coast where the Fortune touched the local authorities had received the most stringent orders to assist our work in every possible way, thereby contributing very materially to the successful completion of the survey.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

F. M. GREEN.
Lieutenant-Commander, Commanding.

Hon. George M. Robeson,
Secretary of the Navy.