| Content Description | Concerns a meeting with Mr Prendergast, the Representative of the Spanish Foreign Office in the Commission for liquidating the debt due to Great Britain; reveals the Commission has made only minor modifications to the debt, which it is hoped will be settled soon; reveals the Commission now agrees the number of rifles supplied to be more or less correct; refers to the 'praiseworthy manner' in which the Commission carried out their instructions; explains the papers regarding the debt 'were in the greatest state of confusion'; reveals previous requests for repayment of the debt, in 1835 and 1841, were ignored by the Spanish Government; explains that as soon as the costs of the arms and stores have been established, 'nothing will remain for arrangement between the two Governments'. |