Lord Pauncefote to Mr. Hill.

Sir: I have the honor to imform you that I have been requested by Sir A. Moloney, governor of the Windward Islands, to convey to the Government of the United States an expression of the heartfelt sympathy of himself and the people of those islands on the occasion of the terrible calamity that has befallen the city of Galveston.

I have, etc.,

Pauncefote