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

No. 780.
Mr. Fish to Aristarchi Bey.

Department of State,
Washington, July 28, 1874.

Sir: Referring again to your note of the 19th March last, in relation to the measurement of vessels and tonnage dues on the Suez Canal, I have the honor to inform you that it has been decided by the Treasury Department to furnish vessels bound to Europe and likely to visit the Suez Canal, a special certificate of admeasurement, conforming to the international tonnage commission which recently sat at Constantinople.

I avail myself, &c,

HAMILTON FISH,