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

Mr. Olney to Mr. Terrell.

Department of State,
Washington, December 27, 1895.

No. 740.]

Sir: I inclose for your information and files a copy of a letter from the Navy Department embodying telegraphic instructions sent on the 17th instant to Bear-Admiral Selfridge in regard to the protection of American citizens by our naval vessels in Turkish waters.

I am, etc.,

Richard Olney.

[Inclosure in No. 740.]

Mr. McAdoo to Mr. Olney.

Navy Department,
Washington, December 18, 1895.

Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the following instructions were cabled on the 7th instant to the commander in chief of the United States naval force on the European station at Mersina, Syria:

The Minneapolis ordered to Alexandretta, Syria, Marash, Turkey, center of danger. Suggest the concentration of vessels United States Navy, and taking missionaries and other Americans on board, if necessary. Act promptly if in your judgment advisable to land force. Keep Department fully informed. Acknowledge.

Herbert.

I am, etc.,

W. McAdoo.