ORDER CONCERNING THE STEAMER "FUNAYMA SOLACE" EXECUTIVE MANSION, December 3, 1864. 'A war steamer called the Funayma Solace, having been built in this country, for the Japanese government and at the instance of that government, it is deemed to comport with the public interest, in view of the unsettled condition of the relations of the United States with that Empire, that the steamer should not be allowed to proceed to Japan. If, however, the Secretary of the Navy should ascertain that the steamer is adapted to our service, he is authorized to purchase her, but the purchase money will be held in trust toward satisfying any valid claims which may be presented by the Japanese on account of the construction of the steamer and the failure to deliver the same, as above set forth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. CARD TO SECRETARY OF WAR Secretary of War. Sir: Without an if or an and, let Colonel Elliott W. Rice be made a Brigadier-General in the United States Army. [Without Date.] A. LINCOLN. |