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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution.Vol. I.by Various.VOL. I.THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SILAS DEANE, COMMISSIONER FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE COURT OF FRANCE.Silas Deane was born in the town of Groton, Connecticut, and graduated at Yale
- 480 We have news, which I have no reason to believe that M. de la Motte Piquet is not far distant from these coasts.I have the honor to be, &c.LUZERNE.GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON TO M. DE LA LUZERNE.Head Quarters, Newburgh, June 24th, 1782.Sir, I was in the moment
- 479 I have the honor of conveying to your Excellency the enclosed address of the officers of the American army under my immediate command, on the auspicious event of the birth of a Dauphin.Happy in this opportunity of presenting to you this united testimony o
- 478 Office of Foreign Affairs, May 12th, 1782.Sir, The undersigned, Secretary to the United States of America for the Department of Foreign Affairs, has the honor to notify to the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Most Christian Majesty, that Congress have dete
- 477 In Congress, May 1st, 1782.The Secretary of Foreign Affairs having laid before Congress the following minutes of a communication, made to him the 28th of April, by the Minister of France, from letters of the Count de Vergennes, dated the 24th of December
- 476 Philadelphia, April 13th, 1782.Sir, I embrace the first moment after my return from Virginia, to comply with the request of the princ.i.p.al officers of our army, in tendering you their sincere respects.I have already forwarded to your Excellency a letter
- 475 By virtue of the 17th Article of the capitulation signed by your Excellency, the capitulants of this Island were authorised to s.h.i.+p the produce of their estates, in neutral s.h.i.+ps, to neutral ports in Europe, and to receive from them the necessary
- 474 I am convinced, Sir, that it will be the dearest object of your cares and labors to support the cause for which the United States are contending, and to maintain the principles, which serve as the basis of the union between them and his Majesty. Be a.s.su
- 473 I have the honor to be, &c.ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.Translation.Philadelphia, January 20th, 1782.Sir, I thank you for communicating to me Mr Deane's two letters. I shall transmit them to my Court. I am not at present, sending any expr
- 472 Philadelphia, November 23d, 1781.Sir, I have the honor of sending to you a letter, which I wrote to the commanding officer of St Domingo, in consequence of that with which you honored me yesterday.Be pleased to send the two despatches to those interested,
- 471 98;--also in _Fla.s.san's Diplomatic Francaise_, Vol. VII. p. 300.--The papers here inserted are imperfect, but they are all that could be found in the Department of State. They will serve to ill.u.s.trate that part of the preceding communication of M. d
- 470 Sir, I do myself the honor to submit to Congress a letter to the Minister of France, which covered their resolutions of the 28th of October, his answer thereto, and the draft of a letter in reply to his. As the last implies a promise on the part of Congre
- 469 Translation.Philadelphia, October 25th, 1781.Sir, I have received the letter, with which you honored me on the 24th instant, and it is with the most sincere satisfaction, that I see in it your determination to accept the office, to which Congress have app
- 468 The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution.Vol. XI.by Various.THE CORRESPONDENCE OF C. A. DE LA LUZERNE.CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED.TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, September 10th, 1781.Sir, The undersigned, Minister Pleni
- 467 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS. Translation. Philadelphia, August 23d, 1781. Sir, The undersigned, Minister Plenipotentiary of France, has the honor of informing Congress, that the situation of affairs requires, that M. de lEtombe, Consul General of France,
- 466 The Minister told the committee, that the friends.h.i.+p and benevolence of the King for the Thirteen United States had engaged him to trust Congress with these details, observing at the same time, that it would be proper to keep them secret.In giving an
- 465 The Minister told the committee, that whatever might be the resolution of Congress, respecting a peace or a truce, it was necessary to carry on the war with the utmost vigor. He urged reasons too well known to Congress to be related.He desired the committ
- 464 GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON TO M. DE LA LUZERNE.Weathersfield, May 23d, 1781.Sir, The letter, which I have the honor to enclose from the Count de Rochambeau, will, I imagine, inform your Excellency of the intended march of the French army towards the North Rive
- 463 I have the honor to be, with the greatest respect and warmest personal attachment, &c.GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON.TO GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON.Translation.Philadelphia, May 7th, 1781 Sir, I have the honor to send you the copy of a letter, which I write to the Cheva
- 462 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, March 2d, 1781.Sir, The undersigned, Minister of France, has the honor of informing Congress, that M. de Tilly has left the Chesapeake Bay with his squadron. He took there ten prizes, among which are
- 461 Done at Philadelphia, the 22d day of November, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty, by the Congress of the United States of North America, and in the fifth year of our independence.Your Faithful Friends and Allies.SAMUEL HUNTING
- 460 [41] See this _Declaration_, annulling the 11th and 12th Articles of the Treaty, in the _Correspondence of the Commissioners in France_, Vol. I. p. 432.TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, September 16th, 1780.Sir, The undersigned, Minis
- 459 I have the honor to be, &c.GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON.TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, August 15th, 1780.Sir, I have received the letter, with which you honored me on the 12th instant, with the resolutions of the 5th and 12th instants, wh
- 458 In answer to your Excellency's favor of this day, I have the honor to acquaint you, that the enlisting any deserter in the Continental army being expressly contrary to the direction of the Commander in Chief, the Hessian deserters are quite at liberty to
- 457 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, June 18th, 1780.Sir, The undersigned Minister of France has witnessed the efforts of Congress to enable the Commander in Chief to make a glorious commencement of the campaign; he is convinced of the z
- 456 The committee have stated this information, that Congress may, if they should find it necessary, give them their directions before they digest any plan with the Minister of France on the return of his agent.The committee conceive the establishment of post
- 455 I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, &c.GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON.9 o'clock, A. M._P. S._ I have this instant received a letter from my much esteemed and amiable friend, the Marquis de Lafayette, dated in Boston harbor, the 29th of last mo
- 454 GEORGE WAs.h.i.+NGTON TO M. DE LA LUZERNE.Head Quarters, Morristown, February 4th, 1780.Sir, Major Galvan delivered me the letter, which your Excellency did me the honor to write to me on the 23d of January, to which I have paid all the attention the impo
- 453 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, January 25th, 1780.Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France has received express orders from the King, his master, to inform Congress, that the present situation of the affairs of the alliance in E
- 449 THE CORRESPONDENCE OF C. A. DE LA LUZERNE; MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.Caesar Anne de la Luzerne succeeded M. Gerard as Minister Plenipotentiary from France to the United States. He had previously been employed in a diplomati
- 448 Translation.Philadelphia, September 15th, 1779.Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France, who is preparing to depart immediately, has the honor to request the Congress of the United States to be pleased, in the course of the week, if it be not inconveni
- 447 The resolutions, which have been communicated to the undersigned in the name of Congress, appear to him to leave nothing to be desired; he only hopes that the public will be informed of the opinions of Congress, in whatever form they shall think the most
- 446 Sir, I have the honor to send you the several annexed certificates, which have been sent to me by Mr Rumford of Wilmington. As these papers have a direct relation to the conduct of Mr Rumford, and to the seizure made of the flour bought by him for the Kin
- 445 Translation.Philadelphia, July 28th, 1779.Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France thinking it necessary to lay before Congress all the information relative to the affair of the flour from Wilmington, has the honor to annex the copy of a letter, which
- 444 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, July 26th, 1779 Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France has received the resolution of Congress, dated the 15th of this month, in relation to the supplies of provisions destined for the squadron o
- 443 Philadelphia, July 5th, 1779.Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France has the honor to represent to Congress, that faithful to the promises which that body has asked for, on his part, in relation to the purchase of provisions destined for the squadron,
- 452 The undersigned Minister Plenipotentiary of France, has just received from M. Holker a letter, of which a copy is annexed, in relation to a law, pa.s.sed by the State of Maryland, to authorise the Commissioners therein named to seize the grain, corn, and
- 451 The undersigned Minister Plenipotentiary of France has the honor of informing Congress, that he has received from St Domingo intelligence of the capture of the Greyhound, by eight American sailors. He annexes a summary of some facts relative to this captu
- 450 LOUIS."The Minister being announced, he addressed Congress in the following speech.Translation."Gentlemen, "The wisdom and courage, which have founded your Republic, the prudence which presides over your deliberations, your firmness in execution, the s
- 442 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, May 25th, 1779.Sir, I have received with the most lively satisfaction the letter with which you honored me on the 24th of this month, as well as the resolutions of Congress of the same date, which acc
- 441 Philadelphia, May 19th, 1789.Sir, I take the liberty of addressing to you a note of Don Juan de Miralles, concerning the Spanish s.h.i.+ps carried into New England, and beg you to lay it before Congress, and to represent to them, that there is reason to f
- 440 The Minister Plenipotentiary of France has learnt, by despatches from his Court under date of the 25th of December, that the negotiation, which has been the subject of the overtures which the said Minister has had the honor to make to the Congress of the
- 439 GERARD.TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, March 31st, 1779.Sir, I have the honor to inform you, that the season proper for my departure for France is coming on, and I take the liberty to request you to persuade Congress to hasten the t
- 438 Philadelphia, February 8th, 1779.Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France, being ordered to communicate to Congress subjects of the highest importance, has the honor to inform the President of it, and requests him to inform him, whether he wishes him t
- 437 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, January 10th, 1779.Sir, I cannot forbear to present to Congress the striking observations occasioned by the delay, which the answer to my representation of the beginning of the past month meets with.
- 436 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Translation.Philadelphia, December 6th, 1778.Sir, The Minister Plenipotentiary of France, considering that it is of great importance for the interests of France and the United States of America to prevent, or to delay as much
- 435 _July 30th._ Resolved, That Thursday next be a.s.signed for giving audience to the honorable M. Gerard, Minister Plenipotentiary from his Most Christian Majesty._August 5th._ Resolved, That when the Minister is introduced to his chair by the two members,
- 434 That will be the happiest moment of my life, in which I shall be able to contribute to it in anything. I shall, at the same time fulfil my duty, as an officer charged with the orders of his Majesty, and I shall satisfy my principles and my inclination as
- 433 GEORGE R.THE CORRESPONDENCE OF CONRAD ALEXANDER GERARD; MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY FROM THE COURT OF FRANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.Conrad Alexander Gerard was the first Minister from any foreign Court to the United States. When the American Commissioners went
- 432 The information of M. Dumas, that we encouraged the idea of entering into engagements with the Dutch, to defend the freedom of trade, was not well founded. Our sentiments on that subject exactly correspond with those of Congress; nor did we even think or
- 431 Pa.s.sy, September 5th, 1783.Sir, We have received the letter you did us the honor to write yesterday.Your friendly congratulations on the signature of the definitive treaty meet with cordial returns on our part; and we sincerely rejoice with you on that
- 430 It is further agreed, that his Britannic Majesty shall cause to be evacuated the ports of New York, Pen.o.bscot and their dependencies, with all other posts and places in possession of his Majesty's arms within the United States, in three months after th
- 429 PROJECT FOR A DEFINITIVE TREATY OF PEACE._Project for the Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friends.h.i.+p, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, concluded at ---- the ---- day of ---- 1783._ Be it known to all those, to whom it sha
- 428 3dly. That in all places belonging to the United States, in the country adjoining to the water line of division, and which, during the war, were in his Majesty's possession, all persons at present resident, or having possessions or occupations as merchan
- 427 London, June 20th, 1783.Gentlemen, Permit me to refer to what I had the honor of writing to you the 17th.You will recollect my suggestions, as soon as we perceived the falling off from those warm a.s.surances, which had been pressed in March and April. Th
- 426 Every public proceeding in England, since the commencement of our present negotiation for opening the intercourse and commerce between our two countries, will, I am sure, support me in saying, that we have very liberally taken the lead; that we have not w
- 425 JOHN ADAMS'S PROPOSED AGREEMENT.June, 1783.ARTICLES Agreed upon by and between David Hartley, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty for and in behalf of his said Majesty, on the one part, and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and Henry
- 424 D. HARTLEY.AN ORDER OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL.Copy of the Order in Council, the 14th of May, 1783, read to, and left with the American Ministers, this 21st day of May, 1783, by Mr Hartley.At the Court of St James, May 14th, 1783.Present. The King's Most Exc
- 423 Given under the seal of the United States. Witness, his Excellency ELIAS BOUDINOT, President, this twelfth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightythree, and of the sovereignty and independence of the United States the s
- 422 And whereas the ratifications of the said Preliminary Articles, between us and the Most Christian King, in due form were exchanged by the Ministers of us, and of the Most Christian King, on the third day of this instant February; and the ratifications of
- 421 We have the honor to congratulate you on the signature of the preliminary treaty of peace, between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, to be inserted in the definitive treaty when France and Britain shall have agreed upon their terms.
- 420 ARTICLE VIII. The navigation of the Mississippi, from its source to the ocean, shall forever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain and citizens of the United States.SEPARATE ARTICLE. It is hereby understood and agreed, that in case Great B
- 419 Articles agreed upon by and between Richard Oswald, Commissioner of his Britannic Majesty, for treating of peace with the Commissioners of the United States of America, on behalf of his said Majesty on the one part; and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and
- 418 Approved on my part, Mr Franklin having acted with propriety as Secretary to the commission from the time of my arrival here. Paris, January 10th, 1783.HENRY LAURENS.Approved on my part, Mr Franklin having acted with propriety as Secretary to the commissi
- 417 Done at Philadelphia this fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightyone, and in the fifth year of our independence.By the United States in Congress a.s.sembled.SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, _President_.INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CO
- 416 TO JOHN JAY.Paris, October 15th, 1787.Sir, The present state of politics having been laid before Congress, I shall the less intrude on their time with repet.i.tions, as the late transactions in Holland have nothing pleasing to dwell upon. That the republi
- 415 TO JOHN JAY.Paris, February 11th, 1786.Dear Sir, I have not for a long time had the honor to address you, either in public or private letters. This has been owing to a tour I made through several parts of Europe, and to a derangement in the packets, which
- 414 TO JOHN JAY, SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.Mount Vernon, November 25th, 1784.Dear Sir, Although I hope in a few days to have the pleasure of seeing you, I must beg leave to mention a matter, which has not a little hurt my feelings. You probably know that o
- 413 Hoping that my voluntary excursion to Madrid may have somewhat prepared the way to fulfil the intentions of Congress, I hasten to join Mr Jay, whose abilities will improve the account I shall lay before him.I have the honor to be, with the most affectiona
- 412 Former letters have acquainted Congress, that, upon my intending to leave France, I had been detained by their Commissioners. To my letter of the 3d of December I beg leave to refer them for a further account of my conduct.Now the n.o.ble contest is ended
- 411 The Ministers of Congress in Europe have in former letters acquainted them with the request they made, that I should defer my departure to America. They thought I might serve her in the political field, and I yielded to their opinion.Now, Sir, that I am g
- 410 The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution.Volume X.by Various.THE CORRESPONDENCE OF GEN. LAFAYETTE; ON THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE UNITED STATES.Although the services of GENERAL LAFAYETTE to the United States were rendered chiefly in the mil
- 409 I have only to a.s.sure you of, &c. DUMAS. END OF THE NINTH VOLUME.……
- 408 We have returned the prisoners on both sides, and Congress have made a considerable reduction in the army, by permitting those who are enlisted for the war to return home on furlough. We cannot yet learn with certainty from General Carleton, when he means
- 407 _P. S._ M. Van Berckel speaks English very well. If this circ.u.mstance is fortunate for him, it will be no less so for those with whom he is to be connected in America.TO JOHN ADAMS.The Hague, March 6th, 1783.Sir, You must have already received, as well
- 406 Sir, The letters I had the honor to write you on the 24th and 28th inst., are the most faithful picture of the sentiments of our republicans. I have added nothing of my own; on the contrary I have softened the matter as much as possible. If the affair can
- 405 TO ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON.The Hague, January 20th, 1783.Sir, This morning M. Thulemeyer, Envoy of Prussia, presented the Memorial hereto annexed to their High Mightinesses. I shall say nothing about it, because I should have too much to say, and because it
- 404 _November 18th._ On my return, Friday evening, I found, Sir, your favors of the 5th and 12th of September, to which I can only answer succinctly, that the present may not be delayed.I have thought a long time how much it might be advantageous both for Con
- 403 Sir, At length the treaty of commerce has pa.s.sed, and was approved day before yesterday in the States of Holland; and the States-General proposed immediately a conference with Mr Adams, to put a final hand to it._August 19th._ The States of Holland sepa
- 402 JOHN ADAMS TO C. W. F. DUMAS.Amsterdam, May 2d, 1782.Sir, Your favor of the 30th I had the honor to receive yesterday, with Mr Nolet's letter and your answer. What shall I say to this affectionate, as well as polite invitation to dine at Schiedam? I am n
- 401 FOOTNOTES: [45] See General Bedaulx's letter to M. Dumas on this subject, above, p. 452.TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.Amsterdam, January 7th, 1782.Sir, It would require a volume and several hands, to relate the events of which I have been a daily witness,
- 400 I have the honor to be, &c.DUMAS.FOOTNOTES: [42] See this Memorial in _Mr Adams's Correspondence_, Vol. V. p. 481.[43] See the above remonstrance against the Duke of Brunswick, and his reply, in _John Adams's Correspondence_, Vol. VI. pp. 70, 76.[44] Se
- 399 TO THE PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS.The Hague, March 5th, 1781.Sir, Since the Memorial presented on the 1st instant to their High Mightinesses by the Russian Amba.s.sador, offering the mediation of the Empress between them and Great Britain, a letter of February
- 398 Since my last, they have advised in the States of Holland, not to answer at all to the Memorial of Sir Joseph Yorke. This I think is the best they can do in these circ.u.mstances. But Sir Joseph Yorke has presented a new Memorial, as offensive at least as
- 397 DUMAS.JOHN PAUL JONES TO C. W. F. DUMAS.Ariel, Road of Croix, September 8th, 1780.I dare say, my dear friend, my silence for so long a time must have an extraordinary appearance to you, and have excited in your mind various conjectures not much to my adva
- 396 JAMES LOVELL TO C. W. F. DUMAS.Philadelphia, July 10th, 1780.Sir, I know not how I can profess all the regard which I feel for you, without appearing, on the one hand, to do it upon slight grounds, or, on the other, to have delayed it too long.I have been
- 395 Whenever he comes, he may dispose of my faithful services.I have the honor to be, &c.DUMAS.FOOTNOTES: [38] See this Declaration and the Memorial in _John Adams's Correspondence_, Vol. IV. pp. 488, 490.B. FRANKLIN TO C. W. F. DUMAS.Pa.s.sy, April 23d, 178
- 394 I am sorry you have any difference with the Amba.s.sador, and wish you to accommodate it as soon as possible. Depend upon it that no one ever knew from me, that you had spoken or written against any person. There is one, concerning whom I think you someti
- 393 P. H. REYNST.JOHN PAUL JONES TO VICE-ADMIRAL P. H. REYNST.Alliance, Texel, December 17th, 1779.Sir, In answer to the letter, which you have done me the honor to write me this day, I must observe, that I have no orders to hoist the flag of France on board
- 392 That their High Mightinesses will also give orders, that he set sail as soon as his vessels can put to sea, and when wind and weather will permit, and even will compel him in case it should be required. That their High Mightinesses are a.s.sured, that it
- 391 The Hague, November 11th, 1779.Sir, I have received the letter that you addressed to me the 9th of this month, and that of M. Cottineau, which was annexed. I learn with pleasure what you tell me relative to the object, which induced me to urge your depart
- 390 The Hague, October 29th, 1779.High and Mighty Lords, In thanking your High Mightinesses for the orders your humanity has dictated in relation to the wounded, who were on board two vessels of the King, the Serapis and Countess of Scarborough, I only discha
- 389 1st. Captain Jones freely consents, _in behalf of the United States_, to land on the Island of Texel the dangerously wounded prisoners now in his hands, to be there supported and provided with good surgeons and medicine, at the expense of the United State
- 388 1 frigate 36 " 230 " = 36 " 230 "1 " 20 " 150 " = 20 " 150 "-- ---- ---- 5 vessels and frigates, 216 guns 1320 men.The expense of this enrollment of seven thousand nine hundred and twenty men amounts, at thirtysix florins a head, by the month, to
- 387 TO THE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.The Hague, March 1st, 1779.Gentlemen, I have nothing to add to the extracts here annexed, except to press anew the necessity there is that the most honorable Congress send me a commission in all its forms of _Charge d'
- 386 FOOTNOTES: [33] This Declaration is missing.[34] Several letters from M. Dumas, on the affairs of Holland, in the year 1778, may be found in the Commissioners' Correspondence, in the first volume of the present work.TO THE COMMITTEE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.Th
- 385 I have had the honor of informing you, that I intended answering your favor of the 31st of July last, wherein you did me the honor of charging me to send to the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, in Paris, the testimony of the satisfaction
- 384 Our States-General are a.s.sembled; and they have begun with labors, which by no means please your enemies. The first was to make a claim directly, in the name of their High Mightinesses, upon the English Minister for the Dutch vessel destined for St Eust
- 383 SILAS DEANE TO C. W. F. DUMAS.Paris, June 7th, 1777.Sir, I understand that the British Minister's emissaries are very busy in Holland propagating reports of an accommodation between the Congress and Great Britain. They are playing the same game here. I h
- 382 As to what you add, Gentlemen, that my expenses and labors shall be reimbursed and compensated, I have the honor to say to you, that I should esteem myself the most happy of men, in being able to make without return all the advances and services of which
- 381 WILLIAM CARMICHAEL TO C. W. F. DUMAS.Havre, January 21st, 1777.Dear Sir, Were I to acknowledge the receipt of all the letters you mention having written, it would be necessary to apologise for my silence; this I fear would require a detail long enough to