Mr. Andrade to Mr. Sherman.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the communication of your excellency of the 23d instant, together with the three printed copies inclosed therein and which you mention, of the proclamation of His Excellency the President of the United States, declaring the institution of a blockade of the northern coast of Cuba, between Cardenas and Bay Honad, and of the port of Cienfuegos to the south of that island.

I have the honor to thank your excellency for your attention, and to renew the assurances of my perfect consideration.

José Andrade.