Lyons to Russell, April 19, 1864, and F.O., Am., Vol.

948, No.284.Lyons to Russell, April 25, 1864.

A Captain Goodenough was sent to America and fully confirmed Lyons' reports.] [Footnote 1162: Russell Papers.

Lyons to Russell, May 9, 1864.

The tone of the _New York Herald_ might well have given cause for anxiety.