No. 366.
Mr. Hoppin to Mr. Evarts.
Legation of the United States,
London, November 28, 1879. (Received December 10.)
No. 113.]London, November 28, 1879. (Received December 10.)
Sir: Referring to my dispatch No. 112, of the 25th of November, I have now the honor to inclose Lord Salisbury’s formal answer to my inquiry [Page 565] as to when a reply might be expected from him to your instruction, No. 347 to Mr. Welsh in relation to the claims of the Fortune Bay fishermen. You will observe that he explains his delay in this matter by the necessity of a reference to the authorities of Newfoundland.
I have, &c.,
W. J. HOPPIN.