Mr. Sherman to Sir Julian Pauncefote.
Dear Sir Julian: Referring to your communication of the 14th instant, relative to the pleasure it would afford Her Majesty to have this Government participate in the naval review which is to be held as part of the festivities to commemorate the sixtieth year of her reign, I beg to inform you that the Department has received a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy stating that it is the intention of his Department to order a United States naval vessel flying an admiral’s flag to attend the festivities in question.
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