The same day Napier wrote giving an account of an interview between the French Minister and Prince Gortchakoff in which the latter stated Russia would take no chances of offending the North.

_Ibid._, No.

408.] [Footnote 824: Morley, _Gladstone_, II ,85.

To his wife, Nov.

13, 1862.
Even after the answer to France there was some agitation in the Ministry due to the receipt from Stuart of a letter dated Oct.