Slave Trade Conference.
Conversation with
General Concha re-

specting abolition of
Cuban Slave Trade .... 1037

88. Lord J. Russell to Sir A. Buchanan. May 17 M. Lesseps as Acting

107. Lord J. Russell to Sir A. Bu- Dec. 11 Cuban Slave Trade........ 1055

chanan.

108. Sir A. Buchanan to Lord J. Dec. 17 Remonstrances

Russell.

SPAIN (HAVANA).

with Spanish Government on subject of Cuban Slave Trade

1055

142. Acting Consul-General Crawford Sept. 11 Copy of a circular of to Lord J. Russell.

1058

September 4 from Go-
vernor-General for the
prevention of the Slave
Trade

1060

TRIPOLI.

1860

154. Consul General Herman to Lord July J. Russell.

152. Consul-General Herman to Lord April 30 Relative to negroes pass

J. Russell.

153. Lord J. Russell to Consul-General May 16 Approves steps as reHerman.

ported in above de-
spatch

2 Operations of a razzia

1061

1063

made on interior from district of Syrtis ....... 1063

July 18 240 negroes and 300
camels captured by
Colonel Sabri Bey

1065

156. Lord J. Russell to Consul-General Aug. 20 Expedition organized by Herman.

157. Consul-General Herman to Lord Sept. 14 Marauding expedition J. Russell.

158. Sir H. Bulwer to Lord J. Russell. April 4 Excitement at Jeddah

owing to suppression
of the Slave Trade ... 1066

159. Lord J. Russell to Sir H. Bulwer. June 22 Connivance of Turkish

authorities at Slave
Trade. To represent 1067
it to the Government

160, Sir H. Bulwer to Lord J. Russell. Dec. 12 Slave Trade in Turkey 1068

rick.

166. Lord J. Russell to Consul Pethe- Dec. 31 Slave Trade in White Nile

167. Lord J. Russell to Consul-General Dec. 31 Ditto

1076 1077

No. 1.-Consul Brand to Lord J. Russell.-(Rec. April 16, 1860.) MY LORD,

Lagos, March 9, 1860.

FOR some months past, the report spread every year since 1851, of a threatened attack on Abbeokuta, by the army of the King of Dahomey, has been very general in this neighbourhood.

In the month of December last the Basharon or War Chief of Abbeokuta, in writing to me on another matter referred to in this report, and from that time the rumour has been frequently revived, generally coming here from Abbeokuta, where all were well aware of it.