Cession of Danish Islands in the West Indies volume 2
Cession of Danish Islands in the West Indies volume 2
United States Congress Senate Committee On Fore
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In addition there is a monthly service by the West India and Pacific Company from Liverpool, proceeding to Colon. Jamaica, etc. St. John is an island with an area of 12 square miles and a popula- tion of 915 souls. The product of the island is sugar. The first negotiations of the United States for the purchase of the Danish Islands were begun by Mr. Seward, then Secretary of State, in January. 1st;:. , at Least so it is supposed. There is mention in contemporarv pamphlets of a dinner party at t...he French embassy, where Mr. Seward' first expressed to General Raaslof, the Danish charge d'affaires, the desire of the United State- to buy the Danish 12 CESSION OF DANISH ISLANDS IN THE WEST INDIES. Islands iii the Antilles. Afterwards other conferences followed of an unofficial character, Mr. Seward urging the Danish minister, who replied that Denmark had no desire to sell the islands. Great secrecy was insisted upon and preserved. This was under the Presidency of Lincoln. General Raaslof, who was himself opposed to the sale, re- ported these interviews to his Government, who replied that it would be advisable to drop the negotiations, as the Danish Government had no desire to part with these colonies.
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