Mr. Wharton to Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Department of State,
Washington, June 6, 1892.
Washington, June 6, 1892.
Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 2d instant, inclosing a copy of the instructions that have been issued to commanders of Her Majesty’s vessels in Behring Sea, under the modus vivendi, and to inform you that a copy of the same has been communicated to the Secretary of the Navy.
I have, etc.,
William F. Wharton,
Acting Secretary.
Acting Secretary.