Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I 1786–1802
- CHAPTER II 1802–1807
- CHAPTER III 1807–1812
- CHAPTER IV 1812–1816
- CHAPTER V 1816–1817
- CHAPTER VI 1818, 1819
- CHAPTER VII 1820, 1821
- CHAPTER VIII 1821–1823
- CHAPTER IX 1823–1826
- CHAPTER X 1822–1826
- CHAPTER XI 1826, 1827
- CHAPTER XII 1827, 1828
- CHAPTER XIII 1828, 1829
- CHAPTER XIV 1829
- CHAPTER XV 1829, 1830
- CHAPTER XVI 1830
- CHAPTER XVII 1831
- CHAPTER XVIII 1832
- CHAPTER XIX 1833
- CHAPTER XX 1833
- CHAPTER XXI 1833, 1834
- CHAPTER XXII 1834, 1835
- CHAPTER XXIII 1835, 1836
- CHAPTER XXIV 1836
- CHAPTER XXV 1837, 1838
- CHAPTER XXVI 1838
- CHAPTER XXVII 1838, 1839
- CHAPTER XXVIII 1839, 1840
- CHAPTER XXIX 1840
- CHAPTER XXX JUNE, 1840, TO APRIL, 1841
- CHAPTER XXXI 1841
- CHAPTER XXXII 1843, 1844
- CHAPTER XXXIII 1843, 1844, 1845
- RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR T. FOWELL BUXTON
- APPENDIX TO CHAP. XVII
CHAPTER XXVII - 1838, 1839
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2011
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- CHAPTER I 1786–1802
- CHAPTER II 1802–1807
- CHAPTER III 1807–1812
- CHAPTER IV 1812–1816
- CHAPTER V 1816–1817
- CHAPTER VI 1818, 1819
- CHAPTER VII 1820, 1821
- CHAPTER VIII 1821–1823
- CHAPTER IX 1823–1826
- CHAPTER X 1822–1826
- CHAPTER XI 1826, 1827
- CHAPTER XII 1827, 1828
- CHAPTER XIII 1828, 1829
- CHAPTER XIV 1829
- CHAPTER XV 1829, 1830
- CHAPTER XVI 1830
- CHAPTER XVII 1831
- CHAPTER XVIII 1832
- CHAPTER XIX 1833
- CHAPTER XX 1833
- CHAPTER XXI 1833, 1834
- CHAPTER XXII 1834, 1835
- CHAPTER XXIII 1835, 1836
- CHAPTER XXIV 1836
- CHAPTER XXV 1837, 1838
- CHAPTER XXVI 1838
- CHAPTER XXVII 1838, 1839
- CHAPTER XXVIII 1839, 1840
- CHAPTER XXIX 1840
- CHAPTER XXX JUNE, 1840, TO APRIL, 1841
- CHAPTER XXXI 1841
- CHAPTER XXXII 1843, 1844
- CHAPTER XXXIII 1843, 1844, 1845
- RECOLLECTIONS OF SIR T. FOWELL BUXTON
- APPENDIX TO CHAP. XVII
Summary
Mr. Buxton watched with great anxiety the effect that might be produced on the ministers by the statements thus laboriously prepared. In the beginning of September he was summoned to town by Lord Glenelg; he writes thence —
To Andrew Johnston, Esq.
“Colonial Office, Sept. 5. 1838.
“Lord Glenelg sent me word on Monday, that he wanted an hour's conversation with me. With the ardour natural to authors, I construed this into a Slave Trade conference, the acquiescence of the Government in my plan, and Africa almost delivered. I have now been waiting till half of my hour has elapsed, so I am getting fidgetty and fearful that my dreams will not be realised. However, I believe that a good Providence has undertaken the management of this business, and therefore I will not be troubled.
“Near five o'clock. Thank God, I say it with all my heart, thank God, the Government, says Lord Glenelg, are deeply interested by my book. Melbourne writes to him strongly about it. The cabinet meet on Friday on the subject. Glenelg says they accede to all I have said, as to previous failures. They think I have greatly underrated the extent, and still more the mortality. In short, he was convinced, to my heart's content. I have since seen Lushington; he is delighted with the book; accedes to it with all his heart. In short, a happy day.”
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- Memoirs of Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, BaronetWith Selections from his Correspondence, pp. 441 - 453Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010