File C227. - Nassau William Senior, [K.], to Lansdowne, [? Bowood],

Encloses extract from letter by Tocqueville, which is more alarming than Sir Howard Douglas's postscript. Tocqueville believes that Louis Napoleon may 'turn his arms against us.' Has heard a number of comments which he relates. Criticisms of Duke of Newcastle and Lord Hardinge: 'neither... are good judges of men.' '.... Dr Smith, the head of the Medical Board is a worn out selfish old man, who does nothing but complain of the trouble that the war gives, and has sent both to Scutari, and to the Crimea a set of surgeons whose ignorance and inhumanity are frightful.' Critical of General England and Napier, Chads, Plumridge, Boser and Dundas of the navy. 'Pray forgive this painful letter. It has cost me much to write it.'. Copy. [Attached also is a typed copy by Mrs Strachey].