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Favorable effects of the resolutions of Congress for cancelling the two hundred millions of dollars previously emitted on the currency.—New emission of five millions.—Financial concerns of the confederacy.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 8th, 1780, 54

Instructions of the United Provinces to their Minister at London, on the subject of Lord Stormont's answer to former representations relative to the attack on the Dutch convoy.—Resolutions of the States regulating the trade of foreigners with the Dutch Colonies.—Proceedings of the different Provinces relative to the Russian Memorial; the granting of unlimited convoys; raising of subsidies.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 8th, 1780, 63

Enclosing the letter of the Count de Florida Blanca to the Spanish Minister of the Marine, regulating the treatment of neutrals.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 8th, 1780, 73

Copy of the Swedish ordinance providing convoys.—Answer of the Court of St James to the Russian declaration.—Difference of the English and Russian doctrine of blockade in these documents.—English recruits in Germany.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 8th, 1780, 79

The Russian declaration hostile to the policy of England.—Lord Stormont's letter to the Dutch Envoy.

To an unknown person. Paris, May 9th, 1780, 82

Observations on the Dean of Gloucester's proposals.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 9th, 1780, 84

The Dean of Gloucester's proposals for a general pacification.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 10th, 1780, 86

Proceedings in the Irish Commons relative to the sovereignty of the Irish Parliament.

Count de Vergennes to John Adams. Versailles, May 10th, 1780, 88 To the President of Congress. Paris, May 11th, 1780, 89

Motions of Mr Hartley in the House of Commons, on the subject of reconciliation.

To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, May 9th, 1780, 91

The American party in England hope to make a separate peace with the United States.—The alliance with France will not be violated.—Mr Adams always an advocate of the alliance.

To John Jay. Paris, May 13th, 1780, 93

Difficulty of influencing the views and conduct of European Ministers.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 13th, 1780, 94

Answer of France to the Russian declaration, approving the doctrines of Russia.—Orders issued to the English commanders to detain Dutch ships, having on board effects belonging to the enemy, or which are considered as contraband by the law of nations.

To John Jay. Paris, May 15th, 1780, 98

Facility and importance of intercepting the English West India fleet.—Policy to be observed towards Spain and Portugal.

To the President of Congress. Paris, May 16th, 1780, 100

Rumor of opening the navigation of Antwerp.—Naval preparations of Austria.

To M. Genet, at Versailles. Paris, May 17th, 1780, 101

Objections to General Conway's assertion, that the alliance between France and the United States is unnatural.—Habits; language; religion.—These circumstances will rather tend to separate America and England.—The commercial interests of England and America different.—Boundaries will form a source of dispute.

To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, May 19th, 1780, 106

The Assembly of Pennsylvania cut to pieces the great seal of the Province.—American privateers.

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