Viscount Santo Thyrso to Mr. Adee.
Washington, August 28, 1900.
Most Illustrious and Excellent Sir: I received this day the note that your excellency did me the honor to send me yesterday touching the question of the Lourengo Marquez Railway.
As the object of my note of the 21st instant was to elucidate the situation, in view of the reservations made by Mr. Hay on the 27th of last month, I deem it expedient to declare also to your excellency that the Government of His Majesty, having deposited the sum awarded by the tribunal of Berne to the joint order of both the American and English Governments, considers itself released, under the terms of the protocol as well as of the arbitral sentence, from all its responsibilities in the premises.
I improve the opportunity to reiterate, etc.,