No. 559.
Mr. Fish to Mr. Cushing.

No. 18.]

Sir: Inclosed is transmitted for your information a copy of further correspondence between this Department and the minister of Spain at Washington respecting the Virginius, and the course of the United I States towards the insurrection in Cuba. You will please regard these inclosures for the present as confidential.

I am, &c.,

HAMILTON FISH.

Inclosures.

1.
Admiral Polo to Mr. Fish, December 30, 1873.
2.
Mr. Fish to Admiral Polo, January 9, 1874.
3.
Admiral Polo to Mr. Fish, February 2, 1874.
4.
Mr. Fish to Admiral Polo, April 18, 1874.

(For above inclosures, see Nos. 16, 17, 18, and 19.)