§ MAJOR ANSTRUTHER-GRAYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign. Affairs whether he has received any report of the alleged seizure of Mr. Clark Kennedy, a British subject, by Moors, near Tangier; and what action His Majesty's Government intend to take in the matter.
§ MR. LONSDALE (Armagh, Mid.)At the same time may I ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has received information of the capture of Mr. Clark Kennedy, a British subject, by Moorish brigands near Tetuan; and what steps will be taken to procure his release.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYHis Majesty's Government have received no information beyond the bare fact of Mr. Clark Kennedy's capture. The British Chargéd' Affaires at Tangier has reported that he and the Vice-Consul at Tetuan are taking steps to secure his release.
§ MR. ASHLEYAre we to understand that the declaration of His Majesty's Government that they are not responsible for the payment of ransom in the case of Raisuli's captures still holds good?
§ SIR EDWARD GREYCertainly it holds good. It is intended as a warning that if people go to dangerous places they do so at their own risk. But in the case of a British subject being captured we should use what influence is in our power to obtain his release.