Table of Contents

Background; secret diplomacy misfires - 1823; secrecy is abandoned - 1823; the Hervey mission to Mexico - 1823-4; Hervey recommends recognition - January 1824; Hervey faces problems - January to September 1824; Hervey is recalled - October 1824; Hervey is replaced by James Justinian Morier - 1824; six uneasy months for Morier - October 1824 to March 1825; a treaty is negotiated - March to April 1825; reluctant Mexican ratification of the treaty - April to May 1825; the problems faced by Henry George Ward - May to December 1825; renegotiation of the treaty - December 1825 to January 1826; the treaty is finally agreed - January 1826 to July 1827; Ward offends Canning and is recalled - February 1826 to May 1827.

Promotional Information

Based on research on private papers and official sources, this book describes the process whereby Mexico gained diplomatic recognition from Britain. It examines the problems of diplomacy caused by bad communications, and assesses the influence of Canning's pursuit of imperial interests.

About the Author

Henry McKenzie Johnston is author of Ottoman and Persian Odysseys.