No. 620.
General Sickles to Mr. Fish.
United States Legation in Spain,
Madrid, November 17, 1873. (Received December
11.)
No. 842.]Sir: I have the honor to forward herewith a
copy and translation of a note received yesterday from Mr. Carvajal,
under elate of 15th instant, assuring rne that the necessary orders
have been sent to Cuba to permit our consul to have access to the
American citizens made prisoners on the Virginius, and to assure to
them the guarantees of the treaty of 1795, as requested in my note
of the 11th instant, of which a copy accompanied my No. 815. I am,
&c,
[Inclosure.—Translation.]
Mr. Jose de
Carvajal to General Sickles.
Ministry of State,
Madrid, November 15,
1873.
Sir: In answer to the note you were
pleased to address me under date of the 11th instant, expressing
the wish that the government of the republic should give the
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necessary orders to
the authorities of the island of Cuba, to the end that no
difficulty should he put in the way of permitting the consul of
the United States to visit and confer with the American citizens
who may have been found among the passengers and crew of the
steamer Virginius, I have the honor to inform you that,
immediately after becoming acquainted with the note to which I
refer, the executive power hastened to send the proper orders to
the aforesaid authorities of Cuba, enjoining them, besides, very
particularly to be careful to extend to all the American
citizens comprised among the passengers and crew of the
Virginius such guarantees and means of defense as are allowed by
our judicial procedure and are conceded by the treaty of 1795 to
American citizens.
I improve this occasion, &c,
