Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 6, 1875, Volume I

No. 174.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Avery.

Department of State,
Washington, July 29, 1875.

No. 54.]

Sir: Your dispatch No. 58, of the 30th May last, relative to the political status of the Lew Chew Islands, has been received.

In connection with this question I have to refer you to the compact concluded between the United States and the royal government of Lew Chew, on the 11th June, 1854, granting certain privileges to American citizens and vessels going to the Lew Chew Islands. (10 Stat, at Large, 1001.)

The attention of Mr. Bingham has been called to the question.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.