Office of the Historian

Mr. Hill to Mr. Russell.

Department of State,
Washington, July 3, 1901.
No. 426.]

Sir: Referring to your No. 629, of the 15th, and the Department’s telegram of the 22d ultimo, I have to say that the Department is in receipt of a letter from the Acting Secretary of the Navy stating that his Department is unable to understand how the Mayflower violated treaty stipulations with Venezuela by visiting Porlamar, inasmuch as that port is declared by the Hacienda code to be open for export and for the importation of certain articles.

You may take this statement to the Government of Venezuela.

I am, etc.,

David J. Hill,
Acting Secretary.