The Diplomacy of the United States

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. TREATIES OF AMITY AND COMMERCE, AND OP AL-, LIANCE OF 1778, WITH FRANCE. Confederation little hopes, or means, of obtaining foreign assistance? Deane sent to France in '70 to obtain supplies?Remarkable letter of Vergennes?Franklin, Deane and Jefferson elected Commissioners in '76?Jefferson...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. TREATIES OF AMITY AND COMMERCE, AND OP AL-, LIANCE OF 1778, WITH FRANCE. Confederation little hopes, or means, of obtaining foreign assistance? Deane sent to France in '70 to obtain supplies?Remarkable letter of Vergennes?Franklin, Deane and Jefferson elected Commissioners in '76?Jefferson excused from going?Private aid early from France?Lee chosen in his place?Not officially received?Alarming situation?Private account of affairs at French Court?France disposed to withdraw all succour?Commissioners had secret Correspondence in London?News of Burgoyne's Surrender?Treaties signed?Account of Negotiation?Difficulty respecting Molasses? Commissioners presented at Court?Treaty of alliance dangerous? Great attention to Franklin?Anecdotes of him?Gerard appointed Minister to America?Sails in d'Esta'tns Flag Ship?Presented to Congress?Ceremonial?Franklin elected to Versailles?Franklin complains of number of Ministers?Complimentary Letter to Lu- zerne?Misunderstanding between Adams and Vergennes?Franklin's request to return?Medal to Luzerne?Returns to America? Succeeded by Jefferson?De la Luzerne succeeds Gerard?Jefferson buys Deane's papers. The means of intercourse with foreign nations, accessible to the confederation, were exceedingly limited; of the States in Europe, most able to afford assistance, little was known, except as enemies, and, while under the royal government, the provinces, entering with spirit into various wars against France, had powerfully and very cheerfully contributed to the conquest of the French possessions in North America. Indeed, one of the principal motives of the Convention at Albany, held in 1754, and consisting of commissioners from eight of the colonies, was to agree on a scheme of mutual protection against the encroachments ofthe Fren...