Mr. Lee to Governor-General of Cuba.

To His Excellency the Governor-General of the Island of Cuba.

Excellency: On the 29th of August last I had the honor to address a communication to your excellency in reference to the American citizen Charles Govin. To the communication of the date designated no reply has been received.

I am instructed by the Department of State at Washington to press for a full investigation and a report on this matter.

I write, therefore, to ask whether any further investigation and report will be made, or whether it is proposed to rest the case, so far as your Government is concerned, upon your letter to me of the 24th August, [Page 708] in which it was stated that “it appears that in the several exchanges of shot had with the rebels at the mountains of San Martin some prisoners were made, among whom appeared, wounded, Charles Govin, who died in consequence of his wounds.”

I take this occasion, etc.,

Fitzhugh Lee.