| Content Description | Letters received by Sir A. Buchanan, St Petersburg, from the Foreign Office; refer to the maintenance of good relations between the British and Russian governments and attempts to improve commercial relations; the letters illustrate the instability of Europe at this time and the tensions between the European powers, especially with regard to the Balkan states; they contain information on the abdication of Prince Couza as head of state in Moldavia and Wallachia and the establishment of Prince Charles [Carol I] of Hohenzollern as the new ruler; the volume also contains references to Russian domestic affairs; the attempted assassination of Alexander II, the death of the Tsesarevitch and the visit to Russia by the Prince of Wales. |