in the views expressed by him, and ordered that the libel be dismissed.
This case occurred in the first instance in the Mercantile Magazine, published in London, in 1854.
I mention the above cases to show His Excellency that American Consuls in other places, and British Consuls in American jurisdictions, claim the same courtesies that I have claimed of this Government.
With reference to that part of your letter relating to the conduct of Magistrate Mitchell, I have only to say that I never did, nor do I claim a right to sit upon the Bench on behalf of the foreign Count, during the trial of an American Citizen; but it is a courtesy that has always been gladly extended to foreign Consuls, in every country during such trials.
But neither in my letter to His Excellency, nor in my letter to you, did I ask that this privilege should be conferred. It is merely a courteous attention that is yielded without coercion or obtained by solicitation.
Moreover, it is not likely that I will again, if it can be avoided, place...
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