No. 636.
Mr. de
Muruaga to Mr. Bayard.
Washington, March 8, 1887. (Received March 10.)
The undersigned, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Her Majesty, has the honor to address the honorable Thomas F. Bayard, Secretary of State, in order to call Ms attention to the following facts.
[Page 1027]According to trustworthy information furnished to him by the consul of Spain at Key West, the filibuster leaders Brigadier Ruiz, R. Ramirez, J. Garcia, Perico Torres, and others, are at the present time in the towns of Key West and Tampa (Fla.), publicly recruiting men to be embarked at Punta Gorda and destined for Cuba, there to again disturb the peace and tranquillity of the island.
The undersigned, in compliance with the instructions of his Government, brings these facts to the knowledge of the honorable Secretary of State, and begs him to be pleased to cause, within the limits of his proper action, the necessary orders to be given to the end that the federal authorities of the above-mentioned localities shall prevent the unlawful purposes of the persons mentioned.
The Government of Her Majesty the Queen Regent trust that the Government of the United States will hasten, as on other occasions it has hastened, under identical circumstances, to cause the provisions of the law to be observed by all those adventurers who have no other means of existence than gambling and the irregular contributions which they collect by means of fallacious promises from certain deceived laboring classes, and who take a delight in disturbing the pacific and progressive course of the amicable relations which sincerely exist between the two Governments.
The undersigned, etc.,