Record

Document Reference	Bu 46/100
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 6 Nov 1859.
Date	6 November 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Refers to a note sent to Calderón Collantes complaining that the garrison of Tarifa has fired a shot at the mailboat 'Indus' because she was not flying her flag, even though the ship's log states that she was; reveals the testimony of her passengers and crew has been denied by the men on the fortress; reports that Mr Collantes has given his assurances that this type of incident will not happen again.
Term	foreign relations, Spain and Great Britain
	Spanish affairs, government
	maritime vessels, ships, Indus

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA6255	Collantes; Saturnino Calderón- (1799-1864); Señor; Spanish Foreign Minister 1853-63	1799-1864
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878