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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. VIII.

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.

Difficulty of obtaining supplies.-Letter to Dr Frank-

lin, (St Ildefonso, September 10th, 1781), request-

ing supplies of money to meet the bills drawn on

him; new financial regulations of Mr Morris ;

they will probably spare him the necessity of

making further demands.--Receives advances

from M. Cabarrus.-Dr Franklin permits Mr Jay

to draw on him.-The Court prepares to go to the

Escurial. Note from Mr Jay to the Count de Flor-

ida Blanca; informing him of his intention of re-

turning to Madrid.—Reply of the Count de Flori-

da Blanca to the preceding.-Complaint exhibited

by the Count de Florida Blanca against Commo-

dore Gillon, for retaining deserters from the Span-

ish service on board his vessel.-Letter from Mr

Jay to the Count de Florida Blanca, (Madrid, Oc-

tober 9th, 1781), acknowledging the justice of his

demand of the surrender of the deserters, and en-

closing a copy of his letter to Commodore Gillon

on the subject; Mr Jay urges decisive measures

relating to the negotiations with America.-Let-

ter from Mr Jay to Commodore Gillon (Madrid,

October 9th, 1781), advising the surrender of the

deserters. Receives a statement from Commo-

dore Gillon, showing the charge against him to

have been precipitate.-Representations of Col-

onel Searle against Commodore Gillon disproved

by the Commodore.-Continued silence of the

Spanish Minister.-Letter from Mr Jay to the

Count de Florida Blanca (Madrid, October 28th,

1781), representing the inconveniences of an ordi-

nance requiring the legality of prizes brought into

the Spanish ports, to be tried in the Court of Ad-

miralty, whence the commission of the captors

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