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reason to be that the treaty of indem
nifty has not been executed by France
The President especially directs tina
you shall comply with these instruc
lions SO early, that the result may be
known here before the meeting of Cor
gresS, which takes place on the eth oi
December next.
| am sir, your ohedient servant,
JOHN FORSYTH.
No. 3.-Mr. Barton 10 The Duke de
BrOglie.
TRANSLATION. d.
LEGATION OF THE U, S. OF AMERICA.
Paris, Oath October, 1885.
His Excel'cy the Duke de Broglie,1 !
Minister Of Foreign A.fairS 5
MONSIEUR LIE Due: Having execu
ted 10 the letter the last instructions
of my Government, in the interview
which | had the honor TO have with
your excellency on the 2ojh of this
month, in order further 10 comply
with those instructions, | am about to
return 10 the United States. Before
leaving France, however, I have
thought that it might not be altogeth,
er useless TO address your excelIeacy,
and to submit to you the conversation
which then took place between US,
word for word as understood it. Ia,
pursuing this course, | am prompted
by a double motive; first, by sincere
desire 10 avoid even the slightest mis-
understanding as 10 the precise mean
ing of any expression used on either
part; and also with view, in presen.
ting myself TO my Government, to
iurnis.i indisputable proof of my flol,
ity in cxecudng the instructions with
which | had The honor to be chsrged.I
This last motive, Monsieur lie Due,
does not interest you personally, but
the 6rSt, | am sure, will not appear
without importance in your eyes.
Having said that was instructed
to employ both language and manner
the most concilaiory,I begged you
10 believe, should any thing appear
to you not 10 partake of that charoc.
ter, that the fault must be attributed
10 ne alone, and not TO my Govern
ment, as in that case | should be Ger.
tain that neither represented its dis
positions nor faithfully Obqyed its or.
dcrs.
! began the conversation by inform
Ing you that had requested an inter.
view by order of my government, and
that on the result of that interview
would depend my future movements.
| said that | was ordered to convey
TO the French Government assurances
of the very lively satisfaction felt by
the President on receiving the news
and confirmation of the Kings safety;
and that | was further instructed by
the Secretary of State TO assure you
personally Of his high consideration.
After an obliging answer of your ex
cClIency, | had the honor to submit
Ihe following questions:
~ am instructed by my Govern.
ment TO inquire of your excellency
what are the intentions Of His Majes
Iy's Government in relation to the
funds voted by the Chamber"
And understood you to make the
following answer;
"Having written despatch TO His
Majcaiy's Charge d'Ad'airs at Wash
iuglon, with instructions 10 comnu
nicatO il to Mr.. Forsyth, and M Pa.
geot having read il to Mr., Forsyth, |
have nothing 10 say addition to that
| said ~ also instructed to inquire
Of your excelIency whether Ills Ma
iesly's Government is ready to pay
those fundsl"
And you returned this answer:"Yes
in the terms Of the despatch"
| added, 81 am instructed TO ask
another qnestion--Will His Msjesty's
Government name any Fixed determi.
nate period when they will be dispo.
sed 10 pay those fundsr
TO this question, thOtollowing was
your excellency's answer, as | under.
'tOod it: "To morrow if necessary;
which the Government of the United
States shall BY q wriIten official com.