To the Committee of Secret Correspondence. Paris, 4th March, 1777, 269 Complain of want of intelligence. To the Committee of Secret Correspondence. Paris, 12th March, 1777, 270 Want of intelligence from America.--Particular accounts of their proceedings, and favorable but cautious policy of the French Court.--Disposition of Holland.--Of Spain.--Secret supplies from the latter.--Loan of two millions sterling.--Applications for service from foreign officers.--Contract for 5000 hogsheads tobacco with the Farmers-General.--All Europe favorable to the American cause.--English and French fleet.--Sir J. Yorke's memorial to Holland.--Contract for monthly packets. Agreement between Messrs Franklin and Deane and the Farmers-General of France, for the sale of a quantity of tobacco, 282 Agreement for packets between M. Ray de Chaumont, on the one part, and Benjamin Franklin and Silas Deane, on the other, 284 To Jonathan Williams. Paris, 1st May, 1777, 285 From the Committee of Foreign Affairs to the Commissioners. Philadelphia, 2d May, 1777, 286 Urge them to engage French merchants in American trade.--British Generals discouraged.--Return of Congress to Philadelphia.--State of the army. From the Committee of Foreign Affairs to the Commissioners. Philadelphia, 9th May, 1777, 290 Introducing J. Paul Jones.--His captain's commission. To the Committee of Foreign Affairs. Paris, 25th May, 1777, 291 Mr Lee goes to Berlin.--Necessity of a free port in Germany.--Cunningham.--Lafayette goes to America. To the Committee of Foreign Affairs. Paris, 26th May, 1777, 296 Warfare on the British successful and important.--Importance of a naval force in the German ocean; and of carrying the war into Great Britain. From the Committee of Foreign Affairs to the Commissioners. Philadelphia, May 30th, 1777, 300 Loan.--Importance of America to Britain in the French war.--Facilities for an attack on the West Indies. To John Jay. Dunkirk, 2d June, 1777, 302 Importance of a naval force on the British coast, at St Helena to intercept the East India fleet. From the Committee of Foreign Affairs to the Commissioners. Philadelphia, June 13th, 1777, 304 Position of the armies; in the Jerseys; in the north.--Favorable aspect of affairs.