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, Nide 6N. Hale and Gray & Bowen, 1830 |
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Sivu 293 - States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank, and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the sea, where the inhabitants of both countries used at any time heretofore to fish...
Sivu 149 - Neither of the two parties shall conclude either truce or peace with Great Britain without the formal consent of the other first obtained; and they mutually engage not to lay down their arms until the independence of the United States shall have been formally or tacitly assured by the treaty or treaties that shall terminate the war.
Sivu 201 - I have received the letter, which you did me the honor to write to me the 4th instant, as also those which accompanied it.
Sivu 289 - They will all wish to make of us a makeweight candle, when they are weighing out their pounds. Indeed, it is not surprising ; for we shall very often, if not always, be able to turn the scale. But I think it ought to be our rule not to meddle ; and that of all the powers of Europe, not to desire us, or, perhaps, even to permit us, to interfere, if they can help it.
Sivu 151 - I have the honor to enclose to your Excellency a copy of a letter, which Lady Asgill has just written me.
Sivu 293 - It is agreed that the people of the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank and on all the other banks of Newfoundland ; also in the Gulf of St.
Sivu 60 - Britain endeavored to make of the propositions for peace under the mediation of Spain. I shall now proceed to the second proposition under the mediation of the Emperor of Germany and the Empress of Russia; the general outline of which was, that a congress of the several powers at war should meet at Vienna, in 1781, to settle preliminaries of peace. I could wish myself at liberty to make use of all the information...
Sivu 293 - Newfoundland at three hundred leagues distance from the people of America, and at six hundred leagues distance from those of France and England, did he not give as good a right to the former as to the latter ? If Heaven in the creation gave a right, it is ours at least as much as yours. If occupation, use, and possession give a right, we have it as clearly as you.
Sivu 293 - Orleans, and spent the whole day in discussions about the fishery and the tories. I proposed a new article concerning the fishery ; it was discussed and turned in every light, and multitudes of amendments proposed on each side ; and at last the article drawn as it was finally agreed to. The other English gentlemen being withdrawn upon some occasion, I asked Mr. Oswald if he could...
Sivu 261 - Ministers shall advise us to, and to do nothing without their consent. I never supposed this to be the intention of Congress ; if I had, I never would have accepted the commission, and if I now thought it their intention, I could not continue in it. I...