No. 674.
Mr. Thompson to Mr. Bayard.

No. 220.]

Sir: The U. S. S. Boston intends leaving here to-morrow morning direct for New York and will communicate immediately with the Navy Department and send full details as to the case of the steam-ship Haytian Republic and that of the schooner William Jones.

I will forward my report to the Department on these two cases as soon as it can be prepared, as the questions contain a great deal of reading matter.

I have, etc.,

John E. W. Thompson.