| Content Description | Had despatched Haviland; was awaiting outcome of events, not in Sebastopol but Vienna; speculates on Austrian participation in the war; hoped for Swedish co-operation; understood their hesitation, as did Lord Clarendon; Plessen was still 'Russian' or in favour of neutrality; informs him that [Rear Admiral] Dundas had succeeded Napier; public opinion demanded the fittest man for the job; a bad impression had been created in Copenhagen; comments on his social life and the ability of his servant. |