To the Committee of Foreign Affairs. Paris, November 30th, 1779, 271 Change in the British Ministry.--Ascendancy of the war party. To the Committee of Foreign Affairs. Paris, December 8th, 1779, 273 King’s speech.--Memorial of the English Ambassador at the Hague. To Count de Florida Blanca. Paris, December 16th, 1779, 273 Plan of operations in the south. To the Committee of Foreign Affairs. Paris, December 25th, 1779, 274 Exertions of the English for the ensuing campaign. To the Committee of Foreign Affairs. Paris, January 19th, 1780, 275 Receives the King’s picture on taking leave. To John Jay, Minister from the United States of America at Madrid. L’Orient, March 17th, 1780, 276 Necessity of secrecy at the Court of Spain.--Gardoqui. To the President of Congress. Philadelphia, October 7th, 1780, 278 Deposits the King’s picture with the President.--Requests a hearing before Congress. To the President of Congress. Philadelphia, December 7th, 1780, 280 State of Europe.--League of the neutral powers.--Difficulty of obtaining a loan in Europe.--Necessity of a Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.--Importance of Russia. WILLIAM LEE’S CORRESPONDENCE. Instructions to William Lee. Philadelphia, July 1st, 1777, 289 Commissioner to the Courts of Vienna and Berlin.--Instructed to propose treaties of friendship and commerce with those Courts, and to solicit the acknowledgment of the independence of the States. To the President of Congress. Paris, Oct. 7th, 1777, 291 Acknowledges the receipt of his instructions. To Charles Thomson, Secretary of Congress. Paris, November 24th, 1777, 292 Anglo-German troops.--Supplies from the North. To Charles Thomson. Paris, Dec. 18th, 1777, 294 Prussia forbids the passage of the German troops; desirous of commerce with America. To Charles Thomson. Paris, January 2d, 1778, 296 Emperor discountenances the use of German troops by the English.--Commerce through Emden. To the President of Congress. Paris, Jan. 22d, 1778, 298 Imperfection in his commission. To the President of Congress. Paris, February 28th, 1778, 300 Threatened rupture between Austria and Prussia.--Situation and measures of the British Ministry.--Spain.