Mr. Hay to Count Lichtervelde.

No. 267.]

Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 11th instant relative to the fine imposed upon the Compagnie Générale des Philippines by the customs authorities of Manila, and to inform you that I have sent a translation of the note, with its inclosure, to the Secretary of War, with a request that he have the matter investigated.

Accept, etc.,

John Hay.