Produced by Frank van Drogen, Chris Logan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. VOL. VIII. THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION; BEING THE LETTERS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, SILAS DEANE, JOHN ADAMS, JOHN JAY, ARTHUR LEE, WILLIAM LEE, RALPH IZARD, FRANCIS DANA, WILLIAM CARMICHAEL, HENRY LAURENS, JOHN LAURENS, M. DE LAFAYETTE, M. DUMAS, AND OTHERS, CONCERNING THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES DURING THE WHOLE REVOLUTION; TOGETHER WITH THE LETTERS IN REPLY FROM THE SECRET COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS, AND THE SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. ALSO, THE ENTIRE CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FRENCH MINISTERS, GERARD AND LUZERNE, WITH CONGRESS. Published under the Direction of the President of the United States, from the original Manuscripts in the Department of State, conformably to a Resolution of Congress, of March 27th, 1818. EDITED BY JARED SPARKS. VOL. VIII. BOSTON: NATHAN HALE AND GRAY & BOWEN; G. & C. &. H. CARVILL, NEW YORK; P. THOMPSON, WASHINGTON. 1830. Steam Power Press--W. L. Lewis' Print. No. 6, Congress Street, Boston. CONTENTS OF THE EIGHTH VOLUME. JOHN JAY'S CORRESPONDENCE, CONTINUED. Page. Robert R. Livingston to John Jay. Philadelphia, December 13th, 1781, 3 Military operations in the South.--Requests more frequent communications. Robert R. Livingston to John Jay. Philadelphia, February 2d, 1782, 5 State of affairs in the South.--New order introduced into the financial department.--Interest of Spain to attack Britain in America.--Apostacy of Mr Deane. To Robert R. Livingston, Secretary of Foreign Affairs. Madrid, February 6th, 1782, 8 Correspondence interrupted and examined in the post-offices. To the President of Congress. Madrid, February 6th, 1782, 10 Delays of the Spanish Court.--Thinks it advisable to demand a categorical answer. To Robert R. Livingston. Madrid, February 16th, 1782, 12 Capitulation of Fort St Philip. To Robert R. Livingston. Madrid, February 18th, 1782, 12 Encloses the articles of capitulation for Fort St Philip. Robert R. Livingston to John Jay. Philadelphia, March 8th, 1782, 13 Military operations in the South. Robert R. Livingston to John Jay. Philadelphia, April 27th, 1782, 14