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No. 269.
(BERMUDA.)
LAW OFFICERS to FOREIGN OFFICE. MY LORD,
Lincoln's Inn, August 29, 1864. We are honoured with your Lordship's commands, signified in Mr. Hammond's letter of the 22nd instant, stating that, with reference to Mr. Layard's letter of the 13th instant, enclosing papers received from the Colonial Office relative to the "Florida" at Bermuda, he was directed by your Lordship to transmit to us a note and its enclosure from Mr. Adams, in which he represents that the reception of the "Florida" at Bermuda, and her subsequent proceedings there, appear to be directly in violation of Her Majesty's regulations, and Mr. Hammond was to request that we would take the same into consideration and furnish your Lordship with our opinion thereupon.
In obedience to your Lordship's commands we have taken this case into con- sideration, and have the honour to
Report
That we have already reported separately on the reference made to us in Mr. Layard's letter of the 13th instant. That we think it may be proper to inform Mr. Adama that Her Majesty's Government have received advices from the Governor of Bermuda on the subject to which his letter refers, from which it appears that, although some disposition was manifested by the commander of the "Florida" to evade the stringency of Her Majesty's regulations, the most commendable strictness and dili. gence in enforcing those regulations was observed on the part of the authorities, and that no substantial deviation, either from the letter or from the spirit of those regula- tions was permitted to, or did, take place.
We have, &c. (Signed)
The Earl Russell, K.G.
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