Record

Document Reference	Bu 15/11
Title	Letter from 2nd Baron Bloomfield [J. Bloomfield], Vienna, Austria, to Sir A. Buchanan; 4 Mar 1863.
Date	4 March 1863
Extent	4 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Reports that he has no news of importance; understands that Rechberg has heard nothing from either London or Paris regarding the situation in Poland; has heard atrocious reports of the behaviour of the Russian army; there is fear in Vienna that Galicia would join in the struggle; the details of the Convention [on Poland] are not known and it seems they will not be ratified; Rechberg is angered by Bismarck and the Prussian/Russian attitude to Poland; suggests Bismarck acted out of 'sheer wickedness'; discusses the nature of alliances between the great powers over the Polish question and Bismarck's attempt to manipulate them.
Term	armies, Russian
Term	civil disorder, Polish Rebellion 1863

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA140	Bismarck; Otto E.L. von (1815-1898); Prince; German statesman and Prussian minister-president	1815-1898
NA6540	Rechberg; Johann B. (1806-1899); Count; Austrian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister	1806-1899
NA6057	Bloomfield; John A.D. (1802-1879); 2nd Baron Bloomfield; diplomat	1802-1879
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882