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.

[Telegram.]

Legation of the United States,
Petropolis, December 22, 1893. (Received December 22.)

Mr. Thompson reports that the Federal Government, with a view to attacking the insurgent ships which lately adopted the practice of firing upon the troops on shore from amongst the merchant vessels of foreign nations with which they had sought refuge, has issued an order for such exposed vessels to move.