§ Sin T. ESMONDE (Dublin Co., S.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if it is true that the United States Government have ordered an additional warship to proceed at once to Samoa; if any British warship is at present stationed there; and if he can state how many German war vessels are at Apia?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir J. FERGUSSON, Manchester, N.E.)According to our latest information, there are no British, United States, or German men-of-war at present at Samoa. The hurricane season is only just over, when it is dangerous to keep ships there.