The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 04

United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources

To the President of Congress. Paris, April 10th,
  1780,                                                                488

      Memorial of the Russian Envoy, Prince Gallitzin, to the
      States General, communicating the declaration of
      his Court to the belligerent powers, and inviting the
      concurrence of the States.--The declaration mentioned
      in the foregoing Memorial, asserting the determination
      of Russia to protect her subjects in the rights of neutrals,
      nd proposing to establish the principles that free ships
      make free goods; that an efficient force is necessary to
      constitute a blockade, &c.

  To the President of Congress. Paris, April 11th,
  1780,                                                                493

      Proceedings of the counties, &c. in England in favor
      of reforms.--Resolutions of the county of York in
      favor of economical and parliamentary reform, of
      triennial parliaments, and condemning the carrying
      on of the war in America.

  To the President of Congress. Paris, April 14th,
  1780,                                                                497

      Violations of neutrality.--Prospect of an armed neutrality
      of the north.--Proceedings in Holland.

  To the President of Congress. Paris, April 15th,
  1780,                                                                501

     Quotations from the European papers.--From an English
     paper proposing the independence of the United States,
     the giving up of Nova Scotia and Canada.--Russia gives
     notice to France that she is arming to protect her neutrality.

  To M. de Sartine. Paris, April 16th, 1780,                           507




  THE

  CORRESPONDENCE

  OF

  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,

  COMMISSIONER AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY TO THE COURT OF FRANCE, AND
  COMMISSIONER FOR NEGOTIATING A PEACE.




  THE

  CORRESPONDENCE

  OF

  BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

  CORRESPONDENCE CONTINUED.

                  *       *       *       *       *

                  COUNT DE VERGENNES TO B. FRANKLIN.

                            Translation.

                                         Versailles, August 23d, 1782.

  Sir,

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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 04

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