Hammond to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I am directed by the Earl of Malmesbury to transmit to you, to be
laid before Secretary Sir E.B. Lytton, a copy of a despatch from Lord
Lyons, inclosing a copy of a Note which, in accordance with Lord
Malmesbury's instructions as communicated to you in my letter of the
25th of April, he has addressed to General Cass respecting the
encroachments of American Citizens on the Island of San Juan.