On November 30, 1861, a letter was sent to Great Britain's minister to the US, Lord Lyons, from the British Foreign Secretary, Lord John Russell, expressing extreme displeasure at the seizure of Mason and Slidell.
The Royal Navy was put on alert but under orders to avoid hostilities with the United States.
Lord Lyons was instructed to be ready to leave Washington, DC, soon if there was no redress of "The Trent Affair."
What was the Lincoln administration to do?
Things Are Heating Up. --Old B-R'er
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