No. 255.] Mr. Geo. H. Yeaman to Mr. Fish. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES, Copenhagen, August 13, 1870. (Received August 30, 1870.) SIR: The Marquis de Cadore left here yesterday, and if he accomplished anything while here, it is wholly unknown, and it is believed that he did not. There can now be no further question about the neutrality of Denmark until the tide of war turns as decidedly in favor of France as it has so far been in favor of Prussia. GEO. H. YEAMAN. FRANCE. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE TO THE UNITED STATES LEGATION IN PARIS. No. 18. Mr. Fish to Mr. Hoffman. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Protection of North Germans in French territory by American representative can only be given at request of North Germany, and with assent of France. Examine request of Mr. Moustier of July 19, '67, to United States to protect French in Mexico. FISH. No. 19. Mr. Fish to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, July 16, 1870. Government and people of United States depend upon German steamers between Bremen and Hamburg and New York for postal communications with Europe, under arrangements with the United States Post Office. Inquire whether, in the event of war with North Germany, these steamers will be exempt from capture. Report by cable. FISH. TES, he accom s believed the neu in favor of AMAN. No. 20. Mr. Fish to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, July 19, 1870. North German government asks United States to exert good offices through their legation at Paris during war, for protection of North Germans in France. President directs you to notify Duke de Gramont of this request, and say that if the French government consent thereto, the United States will extend to North Germans same care which they extended to subjects of the Emperor in Mexico, on Mr. Moustier's request of July 19, '67. TION IN 1870. repred with '67, to SH. No. 21. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] FISH. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Take subjects of Saxony, Hesse, and Coburg under protection, France consenting. * * DAVIS, Acting Secretary. No. 22. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. 70. eam mu. ates eam [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Prussian credit opened for removal of Germans. retary, who is absent; shall communicate further. Have notified Sec DAVIS, Acting Secretary. No. 23. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 16, 1870. be to Cromontia notion of expulsion of Cormons is fully on wuat you can consistently ραση eutral, who has assumed the protection of German residents in France, to mitigate the severity of the order for their expulsion. SIR: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your dispatches, numbered 232 to 242, both inclusive. Your action in regard to the protection of subjects of Saxony and of those of the Grand Duke of Hesse, in France, as indicated in your Nos. 234 and 235, is fully approved. No. 25. J. C. B. DAVIS, Acting Secretary. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B Washburne. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Instead of "expulsion" in first sentence of yesterday's dispatch, substitute "departure." No. 26. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. No. 158.] DAVIS, Acting Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, August 30, 1870. SIR: I have to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of yesterday, which, although not entirely intelligible, has been translated thus: "Am making every preparation for siege of Paris. Military order for expulsion of all Germans without exception. All others who cannot go away invited to leave, and suggested to ask German army to respect American property in Paris in case of need." Instructions will be forwarded by this day's post to Mr. Bancroft, to ask that, in the event of the occupation of Paris by the German forces, American property there may be respected. J. C. B. DAVIS, = a neutral, France, to IS, cretary. 5, 1870. umbered y and of our Nos. S. retary. 870. 1, sub ary. 0. day, rder not ect to ces, No. 27. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 6, 1870. If provisional government has actual control and possession of power, and is acknowledged by French people, so as to be, in point of fact, de facto government, of which you will be able to decide by the time this. reaches you, you will not hesitate to recognize it. No. 28. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] DAVIS, Acting Secretary. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 6, 1870. It appearing by your last dispatch that new government is fully installed and Paris remains tranquil, you will recognize. As soon as situation in your judgment shall justify, tender the congratulations of President and people of United States on the successful establishment of republican government. DAVIS, Acting Secretary. No. 30. Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne, [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 7, 1870. Berthemy asks, under instructions from Favre, whether [the] public sen timentin America has changed since[thelchance of covernment in France. continue so to do; that he cannot wonder the people have little sympathy for a dynasty which countenanced giving aid to rebels during our war, and tried to establish a monarchy on our southern borders; that, in my judgment, the feeling to which he alluded was not against France or the French people, of which he is as competent to judge as I; and that the disposition of this Government is shown in the order of the President already given to recognize the new government. DAVIS, Acting Secretary. No. 31. No. 161.] Mr. Davis to Mr. E. B. Washburne. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 8, 1870. About an hour after the receipt of your dispatch No. 266, Baron Alvensleben (who is, in the absence of Baron Gerolt, in charge of North German interests in Washington) called at the Department, and I took the opportunity to read the dispatch to him at length. He expressed, in the strongest terms, his satisfaction at what had been done. As soon as copies can be made they will be sent to the North German legation for transmission to Berlin. I infer, from two allusions to my telegram of the 16th ultimo and my subsequent telegram of the 17th ultimo, that you have misapprehended any purpose in the second telegram. It was my purpose in the first telegram, not only to give instructions as to the representations to be made in regard to the expulsion of the Germans, ordered by the new ministry, but also to approve the excellent letter, then just received, which you had written to the Duke de Gramont, (of the old ministry,) upon the obstacles which he proposed to throw in the way of the departure of the Germans. In preparing the telegram the word expulsion was improperly used with reference to the latter subject. The second telegram was intended to correct that mistake. I also inclose herein copies of all the other telegrams received at the Department from you, or transmitted hence to you, since the date of the last transmission. J. C. B. DAVIS, Acting Secretary. No. 32. Mr. Fish to Mr. E. B. Washburne. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, September 9, 1870. Request of Favre to instruct you to join other powers in efforts for peace received. 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