Mr. White to Mr. Hay.

No. 548.]

Sir: Referring to your instructions No. 862 of the 17th ultimo, I have the honor to inclose herewith copies of a note which I addressed to the Marquis of Salisbury relative to the death of Mr. F. W. Ramsden, [Page 382] Her Majesty’s late consul at Santiago de Cuba and of his lordship’s reply to the same.

You will observe that Lord Salisbury requests me to convey his thanks to you for the communication I was instructed to make to him on the subject.

I have, etc.,

Henry White.
[Inclosure 1 in No. 548.]

Mr. White to Lord Salisbury.

My Lord: I have the honor in accordance with instructions from my Government to convey to your lordship an expression of their sympathy with Her Majesty’s Government in respect to the death at Kingston, Jamaica, of Mr. Frederick Wollaston Ramsden, formerly British consul at Santiago de Cuba.

I am also instructed to express my Government’s appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Ramsden in guarding American interests at Santiago during the recent hostilities with Spain.

I have, etc.,

Henry White.
[Inclosure 2 in No. 548.]

Lord Salisbury to Mr. White.

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge your note of the 28th ultimo, expressing the sympathy of the United States Government at the death of Mr. F. W. Ramsden, late Her Majesty’s consul at Santiago de Cuba, and their appreciation of the services rendered by him in guarding American interests during the recent hostilities with Spain.

I shall be obliged if you will convey to the United States Secretary of State my thanks for this communication.

I have, etc.,

Salisbury.