HC Deb 19 February 1867 vol 185 c586
MR. CRUM-EWING

said, he would beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Whether any reply has been received to the letter addressed by him to Sir John Crampton, dated 8th February, instructing him to demand the immediate release of the crew of the Tornado?

LORD STANLEY

Sir, last night I received a telegram to the effect that forty-five of the crew of the Tornado had been liberated, and that seven officers and one seaman still remained in custody; but I have not yet received any explanation of the cause of the distinction being made between those who were liberated and those who were still kept in custody.