676 Etats-Unis, 1856 
Other Material 
Account of American political party conventions. 
Extracts of protocols of Congress of Paris. 
Petition from French residents of New Orleans, La. 
to Walewski. 
Report on financial condition of U.S. (fiscal year 
ending July 1856) . 
Reports of U.S. Government departments. 
Affidavits concerning death o.f a French citizen in 
New Orleans, La. 
Extracts and clippings from American newspapers. 
Subjects Treated 
Central American affairs; Declaration of Paris; cam- 
paign of 1856 and election of Buchanan; French consular 
reports; minor Franco-American difficulties; Anglo-American 
differences and attitude of France; party politics in U.S.; 
U.S. relations with Spain over Cuba; domestic difficulties 
of U.S.; attitude toward Mexico; European events; proceedings 
of Congress; U.S. relations with Far East, Persia, Santo 
Domingo, South America; Pierce's annual message. 
Important Documents 
Walewski to Sartiges 
June 19. No. 23, attitude to be adopted by 
Sartiges with regard to Anglo-American difficulties; obser- 
vations on American press attacks on France (ff . 44-45) . 
June 27. No. 25, has told Mason France will 
not take sides in Anglo-American quarrel; discussion of 
diplomatic rights and privileges under U.S. Government; 
minor Franco-American difficulties (ff . 59-61) . 
Sept. 18. No. 29, U.S. -Dominican relations; 
desires U.S. cooperation in Franco-British accord for armed 
protection of nationals in China; Franco-British-American 
relations in South America; British-American relations in 
Honduras and attitude of France (ff. 172-175). 
Nov. 27. No. 34, French reply to American 
counter-proposition to Declaration of Paris; Central America; 
Mexico; Santo Domingo; Spain; observations on proposal to 
guarantee neutrality of Isthmus of Panama (ff . 282-285) . 
Dec. 11. No. 38, activities of Peter Parker in 
China on behalf of U.S.; necessity of joint French-British- 
American naval force there ; concessions to be obtained from 
Chinese Government; France sending new representative to 
China with new instructions; these latter to be communicated 
to Marcy; cooperation needed (ff . 337-338) . 
Sartiges to Walewski 
June 30. No. 18, has communicated Declaration 
of Paris to Marcy; Marcy complains that it does not go far 
enough; formal reply to follow (ff. 63-66). 
Aug. 4. No. 25, sends formal reply and counter- 
proposition of U.S. to Declaration of Paris (ff. 119-124). 
Sept. 28. No. 34, private conversation with 
Pierce on Franco-American relations in general, activity 
of American filibusters in Central America and Declaration 
of Paris (ff. 189-192). 
