The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05 — John Shaqi
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05
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The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. 05
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1775-1783; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 4th, 1780, 159
Extracts from numerous European journals.
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 5th, 1780, 166
Extracts from the journals.--Petitions of the Corn
Merchants of Amsterdam to the States-General and to the
States of Holland and West Friesland, praying for
protection of the commerce.
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 10th, 1780, 170
Preparations for supporting the armed neutrality.--An
East India company formed at Trieste.--English losses
in Africa.--Critical situation of the British power in
India.--Duty imposed on sugars imported from England,
by the Irish Parliament.--Violation of neutral ground on
the Dutch coast by the English.--Representations of the
States of Holland and West Friesland to the States-General,
and of the latter to the Dutch Minister at London on this
subject.
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 12th, 1780, 181
Extract from Lord Shelburne's Speech, relating to the
policy of the Ministry towards Russia, Prussia, Austria,
and Turkey.--The American war was the true cause of that
policy.
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 12th, 1780, 186
Copy of Governor Pownal's bill, empowering the King to make
peace with the United States.--Meeting of merchants at
Dublin to obtain a duty on sugars imported into the
kingdom.--Proceedings of the Irish House of Commons on
the same subject.--Port of Vendre on the Mediterranean
repaired.
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 16th, 1780, 190
Extracts from pamphlets published under the name of Mr
Galloway, but probably written by the refugees.--Refutation
of the statements therein contained.
To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, June 16th, 1780, 201
To the President of Congress. Paris, June 17th, 1780, 201
Governor Hutchinson's death and character.--Further extracts
from the pamphlets abovementioned.
To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, June 20th, 1780, 207
On the paying off of the loan office certificates.
Count de Vergennes to John Adams. Versailles, June 21st,
1780, 208
Injustice of obliging the French holders of the American
paper money to suffer by the depreciation.
To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, June 22d, 1780, 212
Requesting a delay of the orders instructing the French
Minister in America to make representations against the
resolutions of Congress for the paying off the paper money
at its depreciated value.
To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, June 22d, 1780, 213
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