No. 152.
Mr. Hoffman to Mr. Fish.
Legation of the United States,
London, July 5, 1876.
(Received July 17.)
No. 122.]Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your dispatch of June 23, No. 904, and to inclose a copy of a
note I have today addressed to Lord Derby in pursuance of your
instructions.
I have, &c.,
[Inclosure in No. 122.]
Mr. Hoffman to
Lord Derby.
Legation of the United States,
London, July 5, 1876.
My Lord: Referring to my note of the 26th
April, I am instructed by Mr. Fish to correct an error in my reading
of the cipher-telegram from him, referred to in that note. Your
lordship had requested me to ascertain from Mr. Fish whether the
United States district court was possessed of certain powers. I
wrote accordingly. Mr. Fish replied by telegraph, acknowledging the
receipt of my dispatch, and adding “has eight.” This word I
deciphered “right.” Substituting the word “eight” for right,” I find
that the dispatch could not have been intended to be communicated to
your lordship as an answer to your inquiry.
I have, &c.,
