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tlie executive power, under the daily and pressing instances of Mr. 

 Eames, to obtain the assent of congress to this convention. When in 

 the act of doing this, it was far from foreseeing that it would ever be 

 pressed upon, and in terms such as are contained in Mr. Eames' note^ 

 for a matter which had been allowed quietly to slumber for two years. 

 Besides this, it took Mr. Eames more than a month and twenty-two 

 sheets of paper to answer the first note of the department, which cov- 

 ered five sheets only ; yet it seems extraordinary to him that, sur- 

 rounded by numerous matters of various kinds, the executive power 

 should take a little more time to answer his latitudinous dissertation. 

 The undersigned has already stated that the executive pov/er is expe- 

 diting the termination of this matter, because he is privy to the inten- 

 tion of Mr, Eames for some time entertained, of returning to his 

 country in virtue of permission asked and obtained from his govern- 

 ment. Yet, although he should depart, means of continued commu- 

 nication would not be wanting between the two governments, since 

 Venezuela maintains a legation in Washington. 



The undersigned renews to Hon. Charles Eames assurances of his 

 distinguished consideration. 



JACINTO GUTIEREEZ. 



Legation of the United States, 



Caracas, June 11, 1857. 



Sir : The undersigned, minister resident of the United States, has 

 the honor to acknowledge the note of the honorable Minister of Foreign 

 Eelations of Venezuela, under date of 2d instant, in relation to the 

 case of the Aves. Many of the views presented in that note wholly 

 fail to command the assent of the undersigned, but in the present state 

 of this negotiation, further discussion of them by the undersigned at 

 this time does not appear to be necessary nor useful. 



The expectations and demands of the government of-tlie United 

 States hot having been complied with by the government of Venezuela,, 

 nothing for the present remains for the undersigned but to submit the 

 state of this case to the consideration of his government in the sense 

 and manner indicated in his note of the 29th ultimo. 



Intending, therefore, to proceed to the United States without further 

 delay, the undersigned has the honor to request that the usual pass- 

 port may now be forwarded to him for that purpose. 



The undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to assure the 

 Hon. Mr. Gutierrez of his very distinguished consideration. 



CHAELES EAMES. 



Hon. Jacinto Gutierrez, 



Ilinister of Foreign Relations. 



Eepublic of Venezuela, 



Caracas, June 12, 1857. 

 The undersigned. Secretary of State in the department of foreign 

 relations, has the honor of sending to the honorable minister resident 



