American crisis, question in
  Commons, i. 94; Russell’s idea
  of amending, ii. 124, 196;
  Russell’s advice to Palmerston
  on, 131; debate in Parliament
  on, 132, 133-4, 135; Forster and
  the violation of, 133; Government
  reply to Liverpool shipowners
  on, 142; Kearsarge incident,
  202
British Press. See under names
  of Papers and under subject
  headings
British Standard, The, i. 70 note[1]
British travellers’ views on America,
  i. 23 and note, 24, 28, 30; ii. 274-5
Brooks, i. 80
Brougham, i. 94 note[2]; ii. 282
Brougham, Lord, i. 19
Brown, John, raid of, i. 33 note[2]
Browning, Robert, pro-Northern
  sentiment of, i. 70; on stone-boat
  blockade, 256; on Slavery a
  factor in the struggle, 238-9; on
  British dismay at prospect of
  war in Trent crisis, 240; mentioned,
  228 note[4]
Bruce,—­, British Ambassador in
  Washington, ii. 255 note[4]; report
  of American intentions against
  France in Mexico, 255 note[4];
  comment of, on Lincoln, Seward
  and Sumner, 262; warns Russell
  of probable American demands
  at end of war, 266, 268; attitude
  to “piracy” proclamation, 268. 
  Otherwise mentioned, ii. 262, 269. 
Brunow, Baron de, Russian Ambassador: 
  on British policy,
  i. 50-1, 74; interpretation of
  Russell’s “three months” statement,
  272 note[1]; report of, on
  Russell’s mediation plan, ii. 45
  note[3]; interview of, with Russell
  on joint mediation offer, 73
  note[1]
Bryce, Lord, i. 30; ii. 188 note[3], 274
Buchanan, President, i. 16, 49, 52, 117, 259; ii. 278
Buckingham, James Silk, America, Historical, Statistic and Descriptive,
  cited, i. 29
Buckley, Victor, ii. 120 note[2]
Bull Run, Northern defeat at, i. 135, 154, 176, 201;
  as affecting Seward’s policy, considered, 154, 155-6;
  effect of, in Great Britain: 
    press views, 176, 177-8, 179;
    official views, 178, 179 and note[1];
    public opinion, 201
Bullock, Captain J.D., Confederate Agent in Britain, ii. 118, 129, 145;
  on the proposed use of the Laird rams, 122 note[1], 143;
  shipbuilding contracts of, ii. 156, 157;
  Secret Service under the Confederacy, cited, ii. 118, 149 note
Bunch,—­, British Consul at Charleston,
  description of Jockey Club dinner, i. 43;
  on Southern anti-British sentiment, 44 note[2], ii. 71 note[2];
  instructions to, on the secession, i. 53 note[1];
  appeal of, to Judge Black on seizure of Federal customs house, 52;
  characterizations of Southern leaders, 59;
  view of President Davis, 59;
  views on the South and secession, 59, 93;
  characterizations of Southern Commissioners,