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قراءة كتاب The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 10
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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 10
THE
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION;
BEING
THE LETTERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, SILAS DEANE, JOHN ADAMS, JOHN JAY, ARTHUR LEE, WILLIAM LEE, RALPH IZARD, FRANCIS DANA, WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, HENRY LAURENS, JOHN LAURENS, M. DE LAFAYETTE, M. DUMAS, AND OTHERS, CONCERNING THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WHOLE REVOLUTION;
TOGETHER WITH
THE LETTERS IN REPLY FROM THE SECRET COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS, AND THE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
ALSO,
THE ENTIRE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FRENCH MINISTERS, GERARD AND LUZERNE, WITH CONGRESS.
Published under the Direction of the President of the United States, from the original Manuscripts in the Department of State, conformably to a Resolution of Congress, of March 27th, 1818.
EDITED
BY JARED SPARKS.
VOL. X.
BOSTON:
NATHAN HALE AND GRAY & BOWEN;
G. & C. & H. CARVILL, NEW YORK; P. THOMPSON, WASHINGTON.
1830.
Steam Power Press—W. L. Lewis' Print.
No. 6, Congress Street, Boston
CONTENTS
OF THE
TENTH VOLUME.
GENERAL LAFAYETTE'S CORRESPONDENCE.
Resolve of Congress respecting General Lafayette. In Congress, November 23d, 1781,
Expressing their sense of his services, and directing the foreign Ministers and other officers of the United States to consult with him.
To Robert R. Livingston. Antony, near Paris, March 30th, 1782,
Ministerial changes in England.
To Robert R. Livingston. St Germain, June 25th, 1782,
Composition, character, and policy of the Shelburne Ministry.—Defeat of Count de Grasse.—Siege of Gibraltar.
Robert R. Livingston to M. de Lafayette. Philadelphia, September 18th, 1782,
The Count de Segur.—Character of the British Ministry.
Robert R. Livingston to M. de Lafayette. Philadelphia, November 2d, 1782,
Political and military state of America.
To the President of Congress. Brest, December 3d, 1782,
Is about to embark on a voyage in the service of America.
Robert R. Livingston to M. de Lafayette. Philadelphia, January 10th, 1783,
Discontents in the army on account of the want of money.—Regrets the departure of the French troops.
To William Carmichael, at Madrid. Cadiz, January 20th, 1783,
America ought to treat with Spain only on an equal footing.
To Robert R. Livingston. Cadiz, February 5th, 1783,
Objects of his voyage.—Mr Carmichael desires his presence at Madrid.—Disposition of Spain.—Southern boundaries.—Recommends Mr Harrison to be Consul at Cadiz.
To the President of Congress. Cadiz, February 5th, 1783,
Congratulations on the peace.—Desires the annexation of Canada to the United States.—His presence required in Madrid.
To the Count de Florida Blanca. Madrid, February 19th, 1783,
Submitting to his revision the results of previous conferences on American affairs.
Count de Florida Blanca to M. de Lafayette. Pardo, February 22d, 1783,
Acknowledges the correctness of the statements contained in the preceding letter.—The King is disposed to settle the affair of the boundaries amicably.
To the Count de Florida Blanca. Madrid, February 22d, 1783,
The Spanish Minister explains his sentiments concerning the boundary.
To Robert R. Livingston. Bordeaux, March 2d, 1783,
Interviews with the Count de Florida Blanca.—The Spanish Court fears the effect of the American revolution on its Colonies.—Conferences with the other Spanish Ministers.—Disposition of the Spanish Court towards the United States.—Urges the necessity of strengthening the union.
Robert R. Livingston to M. de Lafayette. Philadelphia, May 1st, 1783,
Acknowledges the importance of his correspondence, and his services in Europe in the cause of America.—Proceedings in America in consequence of the ratification of the Provisional Articles.
To the President of Congress. Chavaniac, in the Province of Auvergne, July 20th, 1783,
Russia is determined on a Turkish war.—Endeavors to obtain L'Orient and Marseilles as free ports.
To the President of Congress. Nantes, September 7th, 1783,
Applies to the French Ministry and the American Commissioners on the subject of American debts.—Commerce between France and America.—Warlike preparations in the East.—Necessity of conciliating the army and cementing the union.—Will return to America as soon as his presence in Europe ceases to be useful.
To the President of Congress. Paris, December 26th, 1783,
Changes in the British Ministry.—Affairs in the East.
To John Jay, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Mount Vernon, November 25th, 1784,
Regrets the publication of certain papers relating to the Indian treaty.
To John Jay. Versailles, February 8th, 1785,
Affairs of Europe.
To John Jay. Paris, March 19th, 1785,
Urges the surrender of New Orleans to America, or the declaration of it as a free port.—European affairs.—Opposition of the mercantile interest to a liberal commercial policy.
To John Jay. Paris, May 11th, 1785,
European affairs.—Endeavors to obtain privileges for the American trade in France.—Intends