286 AVES ISLAND. 



Witli tlie higliest respect and consideration, I have the honor to be 

 your obedient servant, 



CHARLES EAMES. 

 Hon. Lewis Cass, 



Secretary of State. 



Legation of the United States, 



Caraccas, October 26, 1857- 



Sir : The undersigned, minister resident of the United States, hav- 

 ing returned to Caraccas to resume his official duties near the govern- 

 ment of Venezuela, under special instructions to lose no time in bring- 

 ing in a prescribed form to the renewed attention of the Venezuelan . 

 government the whole subject of the international reclamation now 

 pending between the two governments, in relation to the expulsioD 

 and exclusion by the Venezuelan public force, of certain citizens of the 

 United States, from the guano island of Aves, in December, 1854^ 

 has now the honor, in pursuance of those instructions, to request an 

 official interview with the honorable Minister of Foreign Eolations, 

 and that he will appoint such early time for that purpose as may be 

 compatible with his convenience. 



The undersigned with pleasure avails himself of this first occasion 

 since his return to Venezuela, to offer to Hon. Seiior Gutierrez the- as- 

 surance of his distinguished consideration. 



CHAELES EAMES. 



Hon. Jacinto Gutierrez, 



Minister of Foreign Belations. 



[Translation.] 



Eepublic of Venezuela, Department of Foreign Eelations, 



Caraccas, Octoher 27, 1857. 



The minister of foreign relations of Venezuela has the honor to ac- 

 quaint the honorable minister resident of the United States that his 

 note of yesterday to the undersigned has been received, giving infor- 

 mation of his return to Caraccas to continue his official functions near 

 the government, and that in virtue of instructions respecting the sub- 

 ject of the Island of Aves, he desires an interview with the under- 

 signed. 



The executive power is advised of Mr, Eames's return, and has 

 directed the undersigned to observe to him that, during his absence 

 from the country, the government, having in Washington a minister 

 of the republic, has commenced an understanding in relation to the 

 question of the Aves through that agent with the government of the 

 United States. As to the conference solicited, the undersigned will 



