| Content Description | Reports that Marshall Serrano has sailed for Cuba; before leaving he told him [Buchanan] that he had every intention of suppressing the Slave Trade, but that the vested interests of the island would be against him; he believed that General Concha's conduct towards the Trade had been "entirely pure" although he had failed to suppress it; they discussed possible means of suppressing the Trade; he [Buchanan] believes that the Marshall's intentions are good; Mr Crawford should use evidence taken from the African coast and elsewhere to convince the Marshall of the scale of the evil practice. |