Appeal of the representative of France to the Canadians to detach Canada from England (in a note) 12 Sycophancy of the leaders of Congress to France against England 13 The feeling of the people in both England and America different from that of the leaders of Congress 14 The war more acrimonious after the alliance between Congress and the Kingof France and the failure of the British Commissioners to promote reconciliation between Great Britain and the Colonies 16 CHAPTER XXVIII. COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE FRENCH FLEET AND ARMY, UNDER COUNT D'ESTAING, TO ASSIST THE CONGRESS 17-32 Count D'Estaing arrives in America with a powerful fleet and several thousand soldiers 17 Anchors off Sandy Hook for eleven days; goes to Long Island by Washington's advice, and sails up Newport River, whither he is pursued by the Lord Admiral Howe with a less powerful fleet; the ships, with 4,000 French soldiers and 10,000 Americans, to land and attack the British on Long Island, who were only 5,000 strong 17 The two fleets separated by a storm; only fighting between individual ships 18 Count D'Estaing, against the remonstrances and protests of American officers, determines to sail for Boston Harbour for the repair of his ships 18 Bitter feeling and riot between the American sailors and citizens and French seamen and soldiers in the streets of Boston 19 Raids in New England by British expeditions (in a note) 19 Differences between Count D'Estaing and the American officers as to the mode of attacking the British on Long Island 19 Early in November Count D'Estaing with his fleet quitted the port of Boston and sailed for the West Indies, thus disappointing the hopes of the Americans from the French alliance 20 Count D'Estaing, though strengthened by the fleet of Count De Grasse, could not be induced to come to close fight with Admiral Byron 21 The French take St. Vincent 21 Count D'Estaing complained of by the Americans to the French Court, which orders him to return to the American coasts and assist the Colonists 22 D'Estaing arrives suddenly on the American coasts with twenty-two sail-of-the-line and eleven frigates and six thousand soldiers; his magnificent plans and expectations 22 D'Estaing arranges with General Lincoln to attack Savannah and rescue the province of Georgia, and afterwards other Southern provinces, from the British 23