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both inclusive, and Article XXXII of the treaty of May 8, 1871, 

 between the United States and Great Britain. 

 I have, &c., 



EDW'D THORNTON. 



Mr. Elaine to Sir Edward Thornton. 



DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 



Washington, May 28, 1881. 



SIR : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of 

 May 28, 1881, in which, referring to mine of the 6th, you convey the 

 gratifying intelligence that Her Majesty's Government has accepted 

 the terms of settlement agreed upon by us of the difficulties at 

 Fortune Bay, occurring on the 6th of January, 1878. 



The understanding of this government is, as you state, that the 

 payment of 15,000 sterling is in full satisfaction of all claims for 

 disturbances of American fishermen in their fishing operations on the 

 coast of Newfoundland and its dependencies up to 4th of March last, 

 including the occurrences at Aspee Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, in 

 the Dominion of Canada, a statement of which is made at pages 138 

 to 141, inclusive, of Ex. Doc. No. 84 of the House of Representatives 

 of the Forty-sixth Congress. 



This government also clearly understands that the above-mentioned 

 payment will be made without prejudice to any question of the rights 

 of either of the two governments under Articles XVIII to XXV, 

 both inclusive, and Article XXXII of the treaty of May 8, 1871, 

 between the United States and Great Britain. 



You can advise me of the time and method of payment, which I 

 leave to be settled by your own convenience. 

 I have, &c., 



JAMES G. BLAINB. 



Sir Edward Thornton to Mr, Elaine. 



WASHINGTON, June 2, 1881. 



(Received June 2.) 



SIR: "With reference to your note of the 28th ultimo, I have the 

 honor to transmit herewith a bill of exchange in triplicate drawn by 

 me on Her Majesty's paymaster.-general, at thirty days after sight, 

 for the sum of 15.000 in full payment of the claims mentioned in the 

 note above referred to, and on the conditions therein expressed. 

 I have, &c., 



EDW'D THORNTON. 



Mr. Elaine to Sir Edviard Thornton. 



DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 



Washington, June 4, 1881. 



SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of 

 the 2d instant, transmitting a bill of exchange in triplicate drawn by 

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