Putting aside the question of official courtesy, was it the duty of the American Consul to report the arrival of the Wyoming, and her intention of drawing supplies from this Port?
5. Is it advisable from your view of the whole case, either to enforce the Proclamation against the ship, or to call on the United States' Consul for explanation?
As the matter presses, I am to request your immediate attention to the case.
I have to,
(Signed) W. H. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
(True Copy)
Attorney General's Office,
Hongkong. 30th April, 1865.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the date of this day, in which you state certain facts in connection with the United States' War Steamer "Wyoming", chiefly that that vessel took up anchorage outside the Harbour of Victoria at a distance on the narrow sea nearer to China than to this Colony, and that her boats came within this
The Honorable
W. H. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary,
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