Napoleon.”
]

[Footnote 620:  Richardson, II, 239.  Slidell to Benjamin, April 18, 1862.  New Orleans was captured on April 25.]

[Footnote 621:  Mason Papers.  Mason to Slidell, April 30, 1862.]

[Footnote 622:  Russell Papers.  Cowley to Russell.]

[Footnote 623:  Mason Papers.  Slidell to Mason, May 14, 1862.]

[Footnote 624:  Ibid., Mason to Slidell, May 14, 1862.]

[Footnote 625:  A Cycle of Adams’ Letters, I, 139.]

[Footnote 626:  Ibid., p. 146.]

[Footnote 627:  F.O., Am., Vol. 830.  No. 338.  Lyons to Russell, May 16, 1862.]

[Footnote 628:  Russell Papers.  Lyons to Russell.  Private.  May 16, 1862.]

[Footnote 629:  Lyons Papers.  Russell to Lyons.  Private.  May 17, 1862.]

[Footnote 630:  Documents Diplomatiques, 1862, p. 124.  May 15.]

[Footnote 631:  Mason Papers.  Mason to Slidell, May 21, 1862.]

[Footnote 632:  Mason Papers.  Spence to Mason, June 3, 1862.]

[Footnote 633:  F.O., France, Vol. 1439.  No. 668.  Cowley to Russell, May 23, 1862, and Documents Diplomatiques, 1862, p. 127.  Thouvenel to Mercier, May 21, 1862.]

[Footnote 634:  U.S.  Messages and Documents, 1862, pp. 97-99.  Adams to Seward, May 22, 1862.]

[Footnote 635:  Newton, Lord Lyons, I, 88.]

[Footnote 636:  Mason Papers.  Spence to Mason, June 11, 1862.]

[Footnote 637:  All the letters are given in Adams, C.F.  Adams, Ch.  XIII.]

[Footnote 638:  Ibid., pp. 248-9.]

[Footnote 639:  Ibid., p. 251.]

[Footnote 640:  Palmerston MS.]

[Footnote 641:  Ibid.]

[Footnote 642:  Adams, C.F.  Adams, pp. 253-55.]

[Footnote 643:  Ibid., pp. 256-60.]

[Footnote 644:  Mason Papers.  Mason to Slidell, June 13, 1862.]

[Footnote 645:  Palmerston MS.]

[Footnote 646:  Hansard, 3rd.  Ser., CLXVII, p. 543.  June 13, 1862.]

[Footnote 647:  Mason Papers.  Mason to Slidell, June 14, 1862.]

[Footnote 648:  Ibid., Lindsay to Mason, June 18, 1862.  Lindsay wrote: 

“Lord Russell sent to me last night to get the words of my motion.  I have sent them to him to-night, and I have embraced the opportunity of opening my mind to his Lordship.  I have told him that I have postponed my motion in courtesy to him—­that the sympathy of nine-tenths of the members of the House was in favour of immediate recognition, and that even if the Government was not prepared to accept my motion, a majority of votes might have been obtained in its favour—­that a majority of votes would be obtained within the next fortnight, and I expressed the most earnest hope that the Government would move (as the country, and France, are most anxious for them to do so) and thus prevent