Thinks there is no objection to sending a Minister of the United States to the proposed Congress at Vienna, without a previous acknowledgment of their independence.--Little prospect of obtaining anything by negotiation without successes in America, and the expulsion of the English from the United States. To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, July 16th, 1781, 109 Further remarks on the proposed basis of negotiation.--The imperial Courts have omitted the two preliminaries of the British Court, to which the latter will probably adhere.--The English policy is to amuse the powers with a pretended desire for peace.--No objection to the presence of a Minister of the United States at Vienna without a previous acknowledgment of independence.--His instructions forbid him to agree to the armistice or _statu quo_. To the President of Congress. Amsterdam, July 17th, 1781, 112 Memorial of Amsterdam against the Duke of Brunswick. Count de Vergennes to John Adams. Versailles, July 18th, 1781, 124 The United States cannot appear in the proposed negotiation until certain preliminaries are settled. To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, July 18th, 1781, 125 Feels little disposed to engage in the proposed negotiations.--An American Minister ought not to appear at Vienna, unless the propositions of the Imperial Courts are communicated to Congress. To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, July 19th, 1781, 127 An American Minister at Vienna, must be received as Minister Plenipotentiary from the United States, and by his commission can only treat with Ministers vested with equal powers, which would be a virtual acknowledgment of independence.--Objects to the expression "American Colonies" in the articles.--The United States can never consent to appear as subjects of Great Britain, nor allow their sovereignty to be called in question by any Congress of Ministers.--No such Congress has ever ventured to interfere in the domestic concerns of any power, or to aid a sovereign in reducing his rebellious subjects. To the Count de Vergennes. Paris, July 21st, 1781, 133 A proposition has been made, that each State of the Union should send an agent to Vienna.--The States have no authority to negotiate with foreign powers. To the President of Congress. Amsterdam, July 21st, 1781, 135 Sentiments of the Quarter of Westergo in regard to the Amsterdam Memorial against the Duke of Brunswick.