Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress, December 4, 1893

Mr. Thompson to Mr. Gresham.

Legation of the United States,
Petropolis, December 5, 1893. (Received January 27, 1894.)

No. 95.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of November 20, stating that you were unable to base instructions upon my telegram of November 18.

Referring to the above, I beg to state that the information telegraphed was the same as received by me and I have not been able to obtain anything more definite from Mr. Burke, who reports only rumors of impending dangers at Pernambuco. Information from other sources, however, signifies that all is quiet in that State, and Capt. Picking will not send a naval vessel there.

I have, etc.,

Thos. L. Thompson.