Mr. Townsend to Mr.
Sherman.
Legation of the United States,
Lisbon, February 25,
1898.
No. 26.]
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a
translation of a note just received from the Chamber of Commerce of
Lisbon, expressing the profound sorrow of that body on receiving the
news of the loss of the Maine in the harbor of
Habana.
I have, etc.,
[Page 1076]
[Inclosure.]
Note from Lisbon Chamber of
Commerce.
[Translation.]
Sir: The awful catastrophe that befell the
cruiser Maine in the wat rs of Habana has
mournfully resounded in Portugal, as it has all over Europe. The
loss of so many victims is matter for profound grief, not in one
nation alone, but for humanity in general. It is for this reason
that the Commercial Asssociation of Lisbon, in the name of the
entire commercial body of this city, approaches your excellency to
give expression of its sorrow, begging your excellency to be kind
enough to convey this note of condolence to the Government of the
Republic of the United States of America, which your excellency so
worthily represents at this court, and which so many ties of
sympathy connect our own country.
God preserve your excellency.
Commercial Association of
Lisbon,
AJ. Simves
d’Almeido, President.
February 21,
1898.
