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Mr. Thornton to Mr. Fish. 



Washington-, June 5, 1870. 



Sib: In compliance with instructions which I have received from 

 the Earl of Clarendon, I have the honor to transmit for your informa- 

 tion copy of a letter addressed by the Admiralty to the Foreign Office 

 inclosing copy of one received from Vice Admiral Wellesly com- 

 manding Her Majesty's naval forces on this Station, in which he 

 states the names of the vessels to be employed in maintaining order 

 at the Canadian Fisheries and forwarding a copy of the instructions 

 which were to be issued to the commanders of those vessels. 



I have the honor to be with the highest consideration, Sir, 

 Your most obedient humble servant 



Edwd. Thornton. 

 The Hon. Hamilton Fish. 



[Inclosure No. 1.] 



Mr. Lushington to Mr. Hammond. 



Admiralty, May 19th, 1870. 



Shi: I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Ad- 

 miralty to transmit, for the information of the Earl of Clarendon, a 

 copy of a letter from Vice Admiral Wellesley, dated April 27th, 

 No. 151, stating that the Plover Royalist and Britomart are about to 

 be despatched to the Bay of Fundy, and the Coasts of Nova Scotia and 

 Prince Edward's Island for the protection of the Canadian Fisheries. 



Enclosed is a copy of the special instructions furnished to these 

 ships as stated in Vice Admiral Wellesley's letter, in addition to 

 Instructions similar to those which were issued last year for the 

 guidance of H. M's. officers employed on this service. 

 I am, &c, 



(Sigd.) Vernon Lushington. 



The Rt. Honble. Edmund Hammond. &c., &c, &c. 



[Inclosure No. 2.] 



Vice . I 'I niii-<il W( llesh y to the Admiralty. 



"Royal Alfred" At Bermuda, April 27th, 1870. 

 Sir, You will be pleased to inform the Lords Commissioners of 

 the Admirality, with reference to your I< 1 1 <-r of the 9th instant, (hat 

 the "Plover" will Leave Bermuda tomorrow for St. John, New 

 Brunswick, to protect the Canadian Fishermen, and to maintain 

 order in the Bay of Fundy, and thai the "Royalist" "Philomel" 

 and "Britomart" will Leave in ;> few days to occupy the different 

 stations on the coa I of Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards [sland. 



I enclose b copy of the in tractions which will 1><- given <<> the 

 "Plover" and with which nil the other .-hip- to be employed on 

 Bimi'ar duty will be supplied. 

 I have, ^' , -- 



i ^iL r d. i George G. Welleslby, 



I it ■ Admiral, 

 The Secretary to phe Aj>miralty. 



