on relations with United States and Seward, 183-4;
  attitude to Seward’s plan of collecting import duties at Southern
    ports, 198;
  views on the conflict:  belief in ultimate Southern independence,
    198-9, 212, 271;
  and the Danish question, 203;
  action in withdrawing neutrality proclamation, and belligerent rights,
    266-7, 268, 269;
  attitude to piracy proclamation, 267-8, and the Reform Bill,
    276, 302, 303;
  quoted on the degeneration of the American Republic, 285;
  succeeds to Premiership, 302

  Diplomatic action and views of, in regard to: 
    Alabama, the, ii. 120, 121, 124;
      interview with Adams on, 128, 131;
      private feelings on 121, 124, 130
  Belligerent rights to the South, i. 86, 87, and note[3];
    reply to Houghton on, ii. 265-6, 267
  Blockade, the: 
    views on, i. 58, 91, 246, 252-3;
    instructions to Lyons on, 58, 244, 248, 263, 267, 271, 272;
    instructions to Bunch, 253 note[2];
    view on notification at the port method, 246;
    on British Trade under, 252, 253;
    aim in presenting Parliamentary Papers on, 252, 267;
    on irritation caused by, ii. 225-6
    Southern Ports Bill, protests against, i. 247-51;
      instructions to Lyons on, 248, 249
    Stone Boat Fleet, i. 254-5, 256
  Bunch controversy, i. 186, 187, 190-5;
    letter of caution to Lyons on possible rupture, 190;
    anxiety in, 190, 191
  Butler’s, General, order to troops: 
    advice to Palmerston on, i. 303-4;
    reply to Adams, 304

  Confederate Commissioners: 
    attitude to, i. 67, 68;
    interviews with, i. 85-6, 158;
    declines official communication with, 214 and note[4], 265-6;
    reception of Mason, 235, 265-6, 267, 268;
    suggestion to Thouvenel on reception of Slidell, 235;
    reply to Mason’s notification of his recall, ii. 181;
    reply to Confederate “Manifesto,” 241-2
  Confederate Shipbuilding: 
    reply to Adams’ protests, ii. 118, 120-1, 127;
    advice to Palmerston on, 131;
    orders detention of contractors, 135;
    seizure of Alexandra, 136;
    stoppage of, 197;
    result of Alexandra trial, 197.
    See also sub-headings Alabama, Laird Rams
  Confederates: 
    negotiations with, i. 161, 163, 166, 168 note[4], 170, 184;
    attitude to Thouvenel’s initiation of negotiations with, 189;
    explanation to Adams of British attitude to, 190
  Cotton supply: 
    attitude to French proposals on, i. 197, 199, 294

  Declaration of Paris negotiation: 
    request to France in, i. 142, 146-7, 156, 157 and note[3];
    instructions to Lyons on, 146-62 passim, 184;
    interviews with Adams, 141-8, 158;
    proposals to the United States, 153 and note[2], 170;