Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-11-27
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mo. %. LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
LONDON, JUNE 16, 1887.
SIR: have the honor of communicating to you conf
dentially the result of interview have lately had
with Lord Pamerston subject Of very delicate and
interesting character.
You have doubtless SEEN both in the English and French
newspapers the various specuaons which have appear
ed the subject of large Spanish loan, supposed to
have been made by banker in Paris upon condition that
France England would give guarantee connected
with the islands Of Cuba Porto Rco and the Philippines
Having received information, from that could
rely on that propositions from the Government of Madrid
had actually been made for loan Of six millions Of
pounds sterling and that agents had been sent to Paris
and London for the purpose of concentrating the loan
and negotiating with the two Governments the subject
Of the guarantee, deemed it my duty to take early
opportunity Of having informal conversation with Lord
Pamerston and accordingly last week asked interview
for that purpose the result Of which communicate
stated to Lord Pamerston that the object of my visit
to with him, unofcialy and cenfdenally
upon the subject Of this Spanish loan and that hoped
IL he felt any delcacy the subject he would frankly
say His lordshp at said that there not the
slightest objection to the proposed, and that he
would hear with pleasure any thing might be disposed
to communicate.
opened the subject by stating that presumed he had
seen the publications with which the French and English
papers had been filed the subject OF this loan That
had good for believing that propositions had
been made both to France and Great Britain for the
purpose OF guarantee connected with the Island
Cuba and Porto Rico That In the absence of nstruc-
jestys Government had DONE ght be disposed to do
in relation to the matter felt IL to be my duty take
the earliest opportunity of placing his lorshp in posses
sion of what knew to be the views of my Government
the subject Of these islands, and Of reminding him Of
the ii had heretofore felt itself justified taking in
relation to the subject proceeded to give brief ex
PLANTATION of the geographical relation Of these islands to
the United States, and the consequences that would be
likely to follow their separation from the dominion Of
Spain That the possession Of Cuba by great maritime
Power would be little else than the establishment of
fortress at the mouth of the Mississippi commanding
both the Gulf Of Mexico and Florida, and consequently
the whole trade Of theswestern States besides deeply a
fecting the interests and tranquility OF the southern por-
ton Of the Union That, under such circumstances 1t
was to be expected f the subject was even now for
the first time agitated that the United States could
main Indifferent the destiny Of Cuba or its separation
from Spain remarked, however, that the question
not one and referred to the Of our Govern
ment heretofore the subject reminded his lord
ship Of the declaration made by Minister to the French
Government In the year 1896, that the United States
could not see w indifference Tprto Rico and Cuba pass from
Spain into The posseson Of any Other louer That France
At that time, far from complaining Of this course as