Adams, J. Q.: candidate for the
presidency in 1824, 31; atti-
tude toward Cuba in 1822,
92; expectation that the United
States would ultimately pos-
sess Cuba, 94.
Alaman: foreign minister in Mex-
ico, 67, 74; high appreciation
of British friendship, 68; fa-
vored British interests, 74; in-
fluence over President Vic-
toria, 77; opposition to, and
resignation of, 77, 121; his
hostility to, and published
criticism of Poinsett, 81; con-
ferences with Ward and Poin-
sett concerning the French
fleet, 119; declarations con-
cerning the Santa Fé road,
171-173, 175; opens the nego-
tiations for a commercial
treaty, 206; negotiations con-
cerning Texas and the boun-

dary, 291-296.
Aldama: Hidalgo's agent to the

United States in 1811, 5, note.
Alexander I, emperor of Russia:

asked by Clay to mediate be-
tween Spain and the former
Spanish colonies, 108-114.
Alpuche: a York Mason, 192.
American party in Mexico: 78, 80,
83; relations with York Ma-
sons, 190.

Anderson, minister to Colombia:
notified of Clay's attitude to-
ward Cuba, 142; concludes a
treaty with Colombia, 206.
Arispe: influence in effecting the
ministerial change, 78; friend-
ship for the United States,
78; a York Mason, 192; at-

British mediation between Spain

and Mexico, 65, 66.
British minister at Washington:
absents himself from a ban-
quet in honor of the Mexican
minister, 14; on the attitude
of the United States toward
Cuba, 95.
British recognition of Mexican in-
dependence: 52, 55, 58, 64,
65 and note, 76, 85; motive
for, 71-72; invited by the
United States, 198.
British treaty: negotiated, 49; in-

structions for, 65, 69; favor-
able to Mexico, 69; concluded,
70; rejected by Canning, 70,
83; reasons for rejection, 83-
84; Morier sent to negotiate
a new one, 84, 85; his failure,
87; a Mexican agent sent to
London to negotiate, 87; con-
cluded and ratified, 88; urged
by the Mexican plenipoten-
tiaries as a model for a treaty
with the United States, 210;
exception to "most favored
nation" rule, 211.

Brown, James: minister to France,
Clay's instructions to

cerning Cuba, 115.

con-

purchase Texas, 342; his chr
acter, 343, note; warned
against interfering in Mexi
can affairs, 373, 376.

Calhoun: his desire to have Caba
for the United States, 91.
Camacho, secretary for foreign re
lations: to go to England to
negotiate a treaty, 87-88; 50-
cessful, 88; a negotiator for
a commercial treaty with the
United States, 213 and fo
lowing.
Cambreleng, C. C.: advice to

Poinsett, 48, 74-

Cañedo, secretary for foreign

fairs: a negotiator for a com
mercial treaty with the United
States, 244 and following.
Canning, George: British foreig
minister, 55; early attitude
toward Mexican independence,
55; opposes a European con
ference on Spanish-American
affairs, 57; proposals to Rush
concerning the Spanish-Ameri
can states, 60, 97; Adams's
answer, 61; rebukes his com
mission to Mexico for its
hasty report, 62-63; opposi
tion to the influence of the
United States in Mexico, 70-
73; opposition to the United
States at the Panama con
gress, 73; personal letter to
Victoria, 76; reasons for re
jecting the treaty with Mex
ico, 83-84; suspects Frenc
movements in the West In-
dies, 122; declares England's
policy toward Cuba, 125; cyd-
ical attitude toward Clay's
overture, 126; his counter
proposal, 127; instructions to
the British representative to
the Panama congress, 156;
considers seizing Cuba, 161.

Canning, Stratford: British min-

ister in Washington, 15, note;
comment concerning the atti-
tude of the United States to-

ward Cuba, 95.

Casas: head of an insurgent gov-

ernment in Texas, 5, note.
Centralista: a political party in

Mexico, 82; relations with the
Scottish Masons, 190 and fol-
lowing.

Chihuahua: a United States con-

sul for, appointed, 169, 170;
governor of, sends a report
concerning the frontier, 173,
295; Escudero, a citizen of,
in the United States, 177.
Claims: of United States citizens

against Mexico, 252-276.
Clark, William, superintendent of

Indian affairs at St. Louis:
relations with Escudero, 177.
Clay, Henry: exchanges portraits

with Iturbide, 6, note; Mexi-
can regard for, 20-22, note;
Adams's plan to get rid of
him by making him minister
to Colombia, 35; his advocacy
of the cause of the Spanish-
American states, 36; secretary
of state, 44; instructions to
Poinsett, 46; cautious advice
concerning British influence,
75; far reaching negotiations
concerning Cuba and Spain's
relations with her former col-
onies, 105-163; his instruc-
tions to Poinsett concerning
Texas and the boundary, 286-
288; attempt to purchase
Texas, 306-310.
Cockpit: Poinsett meets two mem-
bers of the Mexican cabinet

in, 51.
Colombia: intention to send an

expedition to Cuba, 94, note,
99, 100, 101, 105, III, 132-
134, 143-147, 154, 159; Clay's

effort to restrain, from attack-
ing Cuba, 142.
Colombian treaty: a copy of, given
to Poinsett to use as a model
for a treaty with Mexico, 205.
Colonization: Mexican law regu-
lating, 285; Mexican restric-
tions on, 285.
Colorado, the river: a possible
boundary, 287, 293, 308, 340,

341.

66

Comanche Indians: attacks by,
'along the Santa Fé Trail, 186.
Commercial controversies: 252-
276; over consular certificates,
252-259; over unfair tariff
charges, 259-261; seizure of
cargoes for various causes,
262-266; disorderly conduct
of United States shipmasters,
267-270; Mexican complaints
of the seizure of their vessels
in United States ports, 273-
274; United States seamen
forced into the Mexican serv
ice, 274.
Commercial treaty: obstacles in the
way of concluding, 205-251;
opening of negotiations, 205-
207; reciprocity treatment,
208-210, 212, 221; proposed
exception to the most fa-
vored nation" clause in favor
of the Spanish-American states,
211, 214-221; "free ships,
free goods" principle with
an exception against Great
Britain, 221-222, 227; ac-
cepted, 235-239; attempt to
exclude from Mexico Span-
iards naturalized in the United
States, 222, 226, 234; con-
cluded and signed on July 10,
1826, 224; Mexican delay in
ratifying, nullifies, 224, 225,
228; United States Senate ac-
cepts, with certain modifica-
tions, 226-228; adverse report

of the committee of the Mex-
ican Chamber of Deputies,
228-232; fugitive slave pro-
visions opposed in Mexico,
229-231, 240-242, 243, 245;
negotiations resumed, 232;
treaty of limits concluded and
signed as an indispensable
preliminary to resuming com-
mercial negotiations, 233;
"reciprocity" treatment se-
cured, 235; second treaty con-
cluded on February 14, 1828,
239; prompt ratification of,
at Washington, 242; delays
in ratification at Mexico, 243-
249; fourteen articles of, re-
jected, 245; negotiations re-
sumed by Butler and con-

cluded and ratifications ex-
changed, 250-251.
Consular certificates: required by

Obregon's regulations, 252;
penalty for neglect to procure
them, 253; cost of procuring,
254; controversies occasioned

91; attitude of the United
States government toward, in
1822, 92; Poinsett visits, 93;
his advice concerning, 93;
possibility of attacks upon,
from Mexico and Colombia,
94, note, 99, 100, 101, 105,
111, 131-134- 143-147, 154
159; expectation of Adams
that the United States would
possess, 94; belief in the
United States that Spain
planned to cede Cuba to Eng-
land, 95; memorial to Canning
concerning the advisability of
seizing, 95-96; attitude of the
United States government to-
ward, in 1823, 96-99; Mexican
interest in, 99-104; Obregon
instructed to watch move-
ments in and cultivate friend-
ship with, 99; Torrens to
learn the attitude of Colom-
bia toward, 100; Bolivar ex-
pected to seize, 101; Mexican
ambition for, revealed to
Canning by Michelena, 102;
Clay's instruction to Poinsett
concerning, 105; Clay's rep-
resentations to Spain concern-
ing, 106-108; Clay's represen-
tations to Russia concerning,
108-114; Clay's representa-
tions to England concerning,
114-115; Clay's representa-
tions to France concerning,
115; Spanish government of,
desires Spain to recognize the
new Spanish states, 116;
French war vessel accom-
panies Spanish transports to,
117-119, 122; French fleet in
the neighborhood of, causes
uneasiness, 119-123; Clay's
protest to France against
French movements, 124-125;
Canning's declaration of Eng-
land's policy toward, in 1823,