Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 5, 1881

No. 251.
Mr. Morton to Mr. Blaine.

Legation of the United States,
Paris, September 23, 1881. (Received October 6.)

No. 39.]

Sir: On the 2d instant I had the honor of transmitting to the Department a partial list of the gentlemen composing the different French delegations to the Yorktown Centenary. I have now to state that yesterday I received from the French foreign office a new and revised list of these delegations, a copy of which is herewith inclosed.

This list is now complete; it comprises the names of all those who will represent France at the Yorktown celebration, whether delegated by the French Government, delegated by the Lafayette family, or invited specially by the Yorktown Association. AH the gentlemen named on this list, except the members of the French legation at Washington, and the officers of the two men-of-war, the Magicienne and the Dumont d’Urville, will sail to-morrow, the 24th instant, from Havre, on board the French transatlantic steamer Canada.

I have, &c.,

L. P. MORTON.

[Inclosure in No. 39.]

the french delegations to yorktown.

1. Delegation of the President of the Republic.—M. Lichtenstein, commander of cavalry, of the staff of the President.

2. Delegation of the foreign office.—M. Outrey, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Washington; M. de Corcelle, secretary of embassy at the foreign office at Paris; M. Gerard, secretary of embassy at Washington; M. Berard, secretary of embassy at Washington; M. de Pouqueville, secretary of embassy at Paris; M. de Canx attaché d’ambassade at Washington.

3. Delegation of the army.—M. le General Boulanger; M. Bosson, colonel of dragoons; M. Blondel, lieutenant-colonel of artillery; M. Bureaux de Pusy, chief of battalion; M. Mason, colonel of infantry; M. de Sahune, lieutenant of dragoons.

4. Delegation of the navy.—Rear-Admiral Halligan; M. Musset de Pagnac, captain of vessel-of-war; M. Thomas, lieutenant of vessel; M. de la Barrière, captain of frigate; M. Cavalier de Cuverville, captain of vessel; M. Deschamps, captain of frigate; M. Shilling, lieutenant of vessel; M. de Grasse, lieutenant of infantry of marine.

5. Delegation of the department of fine arts.—Mr. Regamey, artist.

6. Delegation of the Lafayette family.—Count Paul de Beaumont, son of Gustave de Beaumont, who married a daughter of George Washington Lafayette; M. Gaston de Sahune, subprefect. His father married another daughter of George Washington Lafayette; M. Sigismond de Sahune, brother of the former; M. Bureaux de Pusy; M. de Corcelle. The two former delegated by the war department, the latter by the foreign office, are also members of the Lafayette family, who will therefore have five representatives in the delegation.

7. Delegation of descendants of French officers who commanded at Yorktown.—Marquis de Rochambeau, delegated by the French Government; M. de Grasse, delegated by the navy department; M. Henri d’Aboville, lieutentant of cavalry; M. Christian d’Aboville; Count d’Ollone, retired officer; Viscount d’Ollone, son of the former; M. de Lestrade; M. de Noailles, lieutenant of infantry. The six last named are invited by the Yorktown Association.