Foreign Relations of the United States, 1894, Appendix I, Chinese-Japanese War, Enforcement of Regulation Respective to Fur Seals, Mosquito Territory, Affairs at Bluefields, Claim of Antonio Maximo Mora, Import Duties on Certain Products of Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela, Affairs in the Samoan Islands

Mr. Denby, chargé, to Mr. Gresham.

No. 22.]

Legation of the United States,
Peking, July 8, 1894. (Received August 24.)

Sir: I have the honor to state that I received last night from Mr. Read, United States consul at Tientsin, a telegram as follows:

Viceroy desires legation telegraph Washington to take initiative urging powers to unite request Japan Government to have Japanese troops withdrawn Korea.

In compliance with this request, which I did not feel at liberty to refuse to bring to your attention, I telegraphed you to-day as follows:

The Viceroy Li requests the United States to take the initiative urging powers to unite in request to Japan to withdraw troops Korea.

I have, etc.,

Chas. Denby, Jr.