Mr. Hay to Mr. Tower.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

(Mr. Hay states that the Venezuelan Government requests the United States minister to communicate a proposition to Great Britain and Germany that the present difficulty respecting the manner of settling claims for injuries to British and German subjects during the insurrection be submitted to arbitration.

Mr. Tower is instructed to communicate this proposal to the German minister for foreign affairs, and to advise the Department of State of his reply.)