Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the President, December 3, 1888, Part I

No. 657.
Mr. Thompson to Mr. Bayard.

Legation of the United States,
Port au Prince Hayti, September 5, 1888. (Received September 20.)

No. 207.]

Sir: The commander and three officers of the U. S. S. Galena, accompanied by myself, paid an official call on the members of the provisional government by appointment at 10 o’clock this morning and were received most cordially. It was the intention of the members of the provisional government to return the call, but as the Galena would leave today they found it would be impossible, so sent me a courteous dispatch to that effect.

The Galena left about 4 p.m. for Kingston, Jamaica, to coal in order to proceed directly after to New York.

I have, etc.,

John E. W. Thompson.