Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1895, Part I

Mr. Olney to Sir Julian Pauncefote.

Department of State,
Washington, November 8, 1895.

No. 247.]

Excellency: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 31st ultimo, in relation to Lieut. F. S. Van Boskerck, jr., whose presence was desired at Victoria, British Columbia, to testify at the trial of the British sealing schooner E. B. Marvin, and in reply to say, in view of a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury of the 6th instant, that Lieutenant Van Boskerck is at present at Victoria.

In this connection it further appears that a telegram was recently received from him at the Treasury Department, stating that the cases of the Marvin and the Beatrice were awaiting the arrival of Lieut. J. G. Ballinger, of the revenue steamer Rush Lieutenant Ballinger was accordingly directed by telegraph to proceed immediately to Victoria.

I have, etc.,

Richard Olney

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