680 Etats-Unis, 1858 
May 16. No. 106, American opinion on Belly's 
mission to Nicaragua; interview with Secretary of State 
on subject (ff. 270-273). 
May 25. No. 110, U.S. difficulties with England 
over visit and search in suppression of slave trade; con- 
versation with Buchanan on subject (ff . 303-307) . 
May 30. Private, Napier's private opinion on 
Anglo-American slave-trade controversy ; Napier considers 
British Admiralty imprudent in inaugurating quarrel at 
inopportune time (ff. 317-321). 
119 (1858, June -Aug.) 
Correspondence of Belly, Sartiges, Walewski 
Other Material 
Clippings from American newspapers. 
Subjects Treated 
Central American affairs, and mission of Belly to 
Nicaragua; Anglo-American dispute over right of visit 
and search in suppression of slave trade; U.S. relations 
with Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, Santo Domingo; Franco-British- 
Chinese war; domestic difficulties of U.S.; proceedings 
of Congress; Mormons; American military strength; European 
events; party politics in U.S., Buchanan administration. 
Important Documents 
Sartiges to Walewski 
June 7. No. 113, hostility of American official 
and public opinion toward France as result of Belly mission 
in Central America (ff . 4-11) . 
June 27. No. 119, interview with Cass on Central 
America and attitude of France; Mexican affairs (ff. 80-83). 
July 4. No. 121, Belly spends forty-eight hours 
in Washington on way back to France; unofficial interview 
with Cass and Buchanan's secretary on Nicaragua canal project 
(ff . 99-104) . 
Walewski to Sartiges 
June 9. No. 11, Sartiges to explain private 
character of Belly's mission; Anglo-American difficulties 
over visit and search; French policy in China (ff . 36-37) . 
July 15. No. 15, new British attitude should 
end difficulties with U.S.; France having same difficulties; 
need for general convention concerning recognition of 
nationality of commercial vessels; minor details of Franco- 
American relations (ff . 124-126) . 
120 (1858. Sent. -Dec.) 
Correspondence of Cass, Cortes, Dallas, Lamar, 
McSpedon, Molina, Sartiges, Tassara, Terez, Walewski 
Other Material 
Invitation tc celebration of laying of Atlantic cable. 
Minutes of conversation between Cass and Tassara. 
