77/98 18, 1861.] [Footnote 453: Maxwell, _Clarendon_, II, p.225.Lewis to Clarendon, Dec. 18, 1861.] [Footnote 454: _Parliamentary Papers_, 1862, _Lords_, Vol. XXV. Russell to Lyons, Dec. The Government did not make public Adams' confirmation of "no authorization of Wilkes." Possibly it saw no reason for doing so, since this had been established already by Wilkes' own statements. |