Mr. Hill to Mr. Porter.
Department of State,
Washington, May 25, 1900.
No. 783.]Washington, May 25, 1900.
Sir: Referring to the Department’s reply of the 19th ultimo to your dispatch No. 654, of April 3 last, concerning the towing of the disabled French steamship Bretagne into the port of Bahia by the United States cruiser Chicago, I inclose for communication to the “Société Générate de Transports Maritimes á Vapeur” at Paris a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Navy reporting that a copy of your abovementioned dispatch with its accompanying papers had been forwarded to Rear-Admiral W. S. Schley, U. S. N.
I am, etc.,
David J. Hill
Acting Secretary.
Acting Secretary.