John Adams, minister at the Hague, to Dr. Franklin, March 26. Count de Vergennes to Dr. Franklin, April 23, containing a memorial To the secretary of foreign affairs of the United States, August 12. 154 To the secretary of foreign affairs, September 26, 1782. Richard Oswald, communicating a letter from T. Townsend, British To the secretary of foreign affairs, United States, October 11. To the same, enclosing preliminaries of peace, same date. Dr. Franklin to Richard Oswald, British commissioner, Nov. 26. Facts stated by Dr. F. respecting British merchants demands, &c. - ibid. Henry Laurens to Dr. Franklin, April 7, introducing Mr. Oswald, ibid. Dr. Franklin writes to lord Shelburne, April 18. Minutes of their intercourse with the British and French negociators. 211 Striking notes of a particular diplomatic conversation. Dr. Franklin writes Mr. Adams at the Hague, communicating pro- Lord Shelburne, to Dr. Franklin, same date. Dr. Franklin communicates with count de Vergennes, May 4. Dr. Franklin and Mr. Oswald visit count de Vergennes, acquaints Dr. Franklin to Mr. Fox, May 10, and to lord Shelburne, same day. - 235 The marquis de la Fayette and Messrs. Oswald and Grenville, meet Mr. Oswald about to return to England-conversations with Mr. Mr. Jay complains of the Spanish court-Dr. Franklin's advice on the Anecdote of the count de Nord (afterwards the emperor Paul) and the prince Bariatinski-and a ready mode of discharging the forms Mr. Laurens writes from Ostend, concerning earl Cornwallis, May 17. 243 The answer and his solicitude for the presence of Mr. Laurens at Project of preliminaries enclosed in the preceding. Negociation affected by the action between count de Grasse, and ad- The diplomatic intercourse much perplexed-count d'Estaign appears The Swedish ambassador intimates the desire of his court for a treaty Lord Shelburne writes concerning Mr. Oswald's mission. Parole granted to the British colonel M'Cleod, at the request of the Writes Mr. Adams on the state of negociation. Conversations with Mr. Oswald, and letter of lord Shelburne. Lord Shelburne's memorandums, and particularly of the loyalists. - 286 An article in the London Evening Post, of May 30, 1782, calculated Note to Mr. Oswald, concerning the exchange of Mr. Laurens for Major Ross, aid-de-camp of earl Cornwallis, and the marquis de la Fayette, about two aids of that general, who are released-the let- ibid. Mr. Rayneval, secretary of the council at Versailles, appears on the - ibid. Major Ross re-accepts the terms for lord Cornwallis's release before - ibid The United Provinces desire the mediation of the empress of Russia. *283 New dispatches from England, and new quibbles evading the requisi- tion of independent America, and interesting transactions thereon. *284 American prisoners at Portsmouth, England, 330 embarked for the The two British agents Grenville and Oswald clash; one the agent of Mr. Jay arrives June 23, 1782, and both visit count Vergennes, who Letter to R. Oswald, diplomatic. * See errata at the end of the contents. M. de Rayneval appears again, and intimates information of a power ibid. M. Rayneval advises a visit to the count d'Aranda, the Spanish am- The journal of Dr. Franklin closes with July 1, 1782, being severely - ibid. WITH DIPLOMATIC AND POLITICAL CHARACTERS, DURING THE REVOLUTION. Mr. Adams to M. Dumas, May 21, 1780. To M. Dumas-armed neutrality and law of nations, June 5, 1780. Copy of a judgment in a case of prize, addressed to the admiralty at Cherbourg, interesting to neutral flags, May 16, 1780. Instructions to an agent of American cruizers, May 30, 1780, inte- Mr. Adams to M. Dumas, June 6, 1780, concerning a publication of To M. Dumas, about returning to America, June 22, 1780. Letter from Rhode-Island to Dr. Franklin, giving an account of Ar- - ibid. - To M. Dumas, concerning the triumph of gen. Greene-the murder of col. Haynes, December 19, 1781. 326 II. Preliminaries of a peace said to be formed by the Rockingham party. 325 III. Estimates of costs and situation of Great Britain by the war. - ibid. Commission to John Adams, B. Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens, Declaration of a cessation of arms by the American minister at Paris, Proclamation of British king, same purpose, February 14. Resolves of Congress establishing allowances of foreign ministers, - 329 - ibid.. Comparison of Great Britain and America as to credit, published at - ibid. Dr. Franklin's reputation vindicated against the calumnies of British - ibid. Preface to the votes at Boston on the Tea tax, 1773. Prussian edict assuming claims over England, 1773. Rules for reducing a great empire to a small one, 1774. State of America on Dr. Franklin's arrival in 1775. Proposed vindication and offer of Congress in 1775. |