No. 2

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of Your Grace's despatch
No 35 of the 16th September last, transmitting copy of a despatch
from her Majesty's Chargeé d'affaires at Washington
enclosing copies of his communications with Mr Trescot on the subject of the
substitution of Military for Civil jurisdiction in San Juan.

2. I await your Grace's instructions for the withdrawal of the Civil
Magistrate from that Island whose legal jurisdiction virtually ceased when the sovereignty of the Island was admitted on both sides to be
in suspense. I would therefore, since no advantage can be gained
from his continuing to reside there, recommend the removal of that
Officer from the Island.