ABSTRACT
CA STLEREAG H O N M ISSIO N —T H E G R A N D A LLIA NCE
L o r d C a s t l e r e a g h arrived at Bale on January 18 1 8 1 4 . His presence was eagerly anticipated no t only by the British envoys accredited to the three allied sovereigns but by at least one o f those sovereigns and by all their ministers. The Czar Alexander was particularly anxious, fo r reasons w hich will appear, to get in the first w ord w ith the British statesman. Fortunately, however, the Czar had already left for the Army Headquarters, and Castlereagh, consequently, seized the welcome oppor tunity o f a preparatory talk w ith Metternich.
