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Document Reference	Bu 46/101
Title	Letter from A. Buchanan, Madrid, Spain, to Lord John Russell [later 1st Earl Russell], Foreign Office, London; 10 Nov 1859.
Date	10 November 1859
Extent	2 ff
Level	Piece
Content Description	Refers to the shot fired at the British steam vessel 'Indus' by the garrison of Tarifa; suggests that the officers of the garrison may not be 'sufficiently acquainted with nautical affairs to ascertain whether a vessel has, or has not, her ensign hoisted'; urges the Spanish Government to discontinue or modify the practice before a fatal accident occurs.
Term	foreign relations, Spain and Great Britain
	Spanish affairs, government
	maritime vessels, ships, Indus

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA136	Buchanan; Andrew (1807-1882); 1st Baronet; diplomat	1807-1882
NA139	Russell; John (1792-1878); 1st Earl Russell	1792-1878

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