No. 393.
Mr. Bingham to Mr. Fish.
Tokei, September 8, 1875. (Received October 7.)
Sir: I have the honor to report the arrival in this capital of Brevet Major-General Upton, Brevet Brigadier-General Forsyth, and Brevet Major Sanger, United States Army, under commission to examine and report upon the military service in Japan and other countries in the East and in Europe.
General Upton handed me your circular of the 24th of June last, commending him to the diplomatic and consular officers of the United States.
In accordance with your instructions, I have extended to these gentlemen due courtesy, and have presented them to the Japanese minister of war.
To-day they were honored by a general review of the troops of the empire in the capital.
It gives me pleasure to say that these gentlemen have been most cordially received by this government.
I am, &c.,